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Some bloggers are dead set against monetization. They think it taints their content and ruins trust with their readers. I’m no expert but beg to differ:

1. Put more valuable time in blogging, create better content. If you could replace your income blogging, or even just replace a few days a month with the cash you make from your blog, it would be fair to say you could spend more time writing valuable content(and less time working.) Lets say you spend 10 hours writing and drafting a blog post. How many people have that much time unless they don’t have to work?
2. Get you more serious about blogging. If you’ve been blogging long enough, you’ve probably had times when you wrote up a blog post and published it off, later regretting the sloppy errors you made. Monetization demands a little more attention. Would you read a blog, that asked for money, and had sloppy content?
3. It takes little effort, if you already have the traffic and the dedication. It’s really simple, just copy the strategy of someone else who has a successful blog(successful in terms of helpful content and makes money) and if it doesn’t work, try a new approach.

I’d love to hear your opinion!

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“Both Anastasia rip [formal and self education] are important. I think formal education helps you learn how to learn. Self education helps you do. Both are key.”

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“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.“ – Henry Ford

“There’s no substitute for real-life education; would take work exp over advanced degree any day (in business) Beverly Hills Cop III movie [...] there are some concepts you just have to learn (basic finance, etc.) to deal with investors. School is best for those.” – Danny Belize

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Most people will agree that education in general is important, not only to you as an individual, but primarily in preparing for a good career. What “most” people have told us for a long time is that education cant be undervalued. And this is true. The career advice we often get in high school is, check out some options, decide which collage you want to go to, and then complete the required subjects and a diploma and then you can go to collage.

From my understanding formal education is not as good in North America as it is in other nations. Though I’m glad we have the opportunity to go as far as we do.

I think formal education can teach lessons about sticking to it, or following through. High school tests our ability to study and focus and no doubt it tests our patience as well. However I think the best lesson I’ve learned so far in high school is not about the subject matter but rather that life isn’t always easy and sometimes you just got to do what you got to do. Even though I chose to do it, instead of feeling like I HAD to, I felt like there was no good reason not to.

“I prefer formal because I think its easier to get resources, more social interaction, and the expertise is there.“ Spaceballs rip – Jenny She

I don’t like to bash people who choose to drop out. I think everyone has their ultimate justifiable reason for how they deal with their own education. Besides, it’s a free country. and school doesn’t necessarily draw a line between the winners and losers. Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard when he didn’t want to continue on with his studies. Steve Jobs jobs did the same. Many of the people who built America throughout the century weren’t highly educated, in terms of how society views the “highly educated”. Some of the smartest people I know are drop outs. But we cant take these examples and say formal education is worthless. Because it by far isn’t. I think it’s one of the most valuable assets we can provide to the future generation. And it should be taken seriously, because it can literally make or break a nation.

“I think you need to have a formal education, to show others (investors, etc.) you have the discipline to get through it.” – First Sunday download

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“[in terms of formal or self education] I think it depends on the application..like anything else, what do you want to do?” – 25th Hour dvd Keith Burtis

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“Formal education will make you a living; self education will make you a fortune.” – Jim Rohn

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I read a book when I was 16 called Rich Dad Poor Dad. There’s a lot of controversy over this book and lots of people who label “Rich Dad” a scam who made money from selling books instead of what he claimed he did in the book. It was this book that got me interested to learn more about business and marketing, so I thought it was pretty good. Early in his book Robert Kawasaki says that the worst career advice you can give to your kids is to “finish school, get a degree and get a well paying job”. I might slightly disagree with this but I think it holds a lot of truth. For people who have plans for becoming a doctor or a lawyer, they will need a degree. No uneducated doctor is going to be operating on me

But times are changing and relying JUST on a degree wont take care of your education entirely. Sure it gets you a job, but what happens when things go rotten?

“College is great and certainly has significant value, but it is WAY overestimated for MOST careers.” – Christian

So for certain professions a degree is a must! However I think degrees are way too overrated. Having one wont ensure you’ll always have a job. But it will get you closer to your dream job if that’s where your ambitions are. Just look at how many people are getting laid off now days. There is really no stable solution. Eventually you need to rely on your own thinking when unexpected problems arise.

Self education will allow you to further in your knowledge in a particular interest. Formal education gives you momentum.

“I think that formal education can only get you to a certain point, and after that self education carries you into a specialization that truly interests you. At that point you can focus and refine your skill set, and you are self motivated.” – Nick Wiltshire Frankenstein rip

Who was right?

The answer is … both were right! Formal education is important in the start of your lifelong journey, self education is a continuation. Formal education “teaches you how to learn” as David Garland said and self education furthers your knowledge in the areas we are most motivated to learn. Formal education taught us how to read, write, add and subtract while self education allows us to use this framework and take it further so we can continue to excel and reach a deeper level.

“Writing is a lot easier if you have something to say” – Sholem Asch

I sometimes wonder what the full advantage of having a blog really is. When I first started blogging there was a lot of hesitation before I decided to actually set up a domain and write a real blog. Bblogging can seem like a waste of time. So many readers click in and out of your site without so much as a hi or bye. Comments are scarce and getting linked to is even harder. And to make money at it you need to know a lot more than just how to write.

So why do I bother writing and blogging?

Blogging is like being an author without having to pay to publish your material. Blogging allows you to reach people and give you a chance to get noticed, for example being invited to speaking events or meetings etc. Everyone blogs for their own reasons for blogging. Even though having an online blog may not have all the monetary benefits the “pros” try to sell you, it still is one of the most powerful tools on the web, and I’d say almost just as powerful as the web itself. The Internet has changed many things, including people’s ability to exercise free speech openly to a lot of people.

The blogging community is powerful. Blogging is less journals and diaries and more commonly used as networking tools for businesses and individuals. Everyone from book authors, music artists and big business icons(like Donald Trump) are involved in blogging. Why? Because you can reach a different audience, information flows faster with RSS and now days, “everyone’s doing it”. But mainly the people who know why they use it, besides the fact that it’s popular, are the ones who get the most out of it.

Information is powerful, because that’s how human beings interact. You can imagine how powerful reaching large groups of people is. Having a loyal audience who read your articles on a daily to weekly basis is valuable. What you decide to write has become a part of these people’s every day lives. It may not be a big part, but if it’s a part at all, it’s something.

There’s already tons of “bloggers” and writers on the Internet. Overall I think there’s more blogs than bloggers, meaning lots of blogs have been abandoned or forgotten all together. The regular person becomes bored and moves onto the next thing(like Twitter:D). Lots of people do blog however, a crazy amount. I’m amazed at all the “good” blogs there are out there on the web, how many blog writers there are. Some times I wonder where all these bloggers come from, how do they have the time?:D

There’s those who would be great at blogging but don’t think that what they have to say is worth anything and that they could never “write as good as so ‘n so does” … and there’s those who just don’t see the need to go on and quit. The ones who quit most likely had the wrong impression in the first place. If you’re reluctant to start a blog or share opinions with an audience you should know the RIGHT reasons and the WRONG reasons to go ahead:

WRONG Reasons(short term):

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• To make money.
• To get rich quick(popular, even now days).
• “Get more hits” to my site

RIGHT Reasons:

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• Share opinions and thoughts with friends and or a your community or groups of your readers.
• Talk about your hobbies and interests.
• Teach things you know about.
• A method in which to improve writing skills.
• Journaling, diaries
• Business networking
• Add your own personal touch to the blogging community.

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I think I’ve benefited in a few different ways from blogging. First I’m a better writer from writing about stuff I like. It’s helped me in school quite a bit. At one time I remember barely being able to write two paragraphs before I’d run out of ideas. Practicing writing through blogging has made quite an improvement since before I started, however I’m still not that great.

Overall I think writing is a great way to share what you’ve learned. And of course, my opinion is worth a lot:D:)Kiss Kiss Bang Bang trailer

I remember when I started blogging(I like to call it blog writing) I did it for my own entertainment. There were a lot of people making money from blogging. And a lot of people, like me, who thought I could get rich from blogging also. After a bit of playing around with various blogs I started to enjoy writing. Not that it ever was my thing, I’ve been a tech nerd for a long time that never really cared about presenting ideas or sharing something that might inspire someone else. Lots of my blogs just got trashed and they turned out to be extremely worthless. At the beginning, getting caught up in the “bloggers get filthy rich” idea and putting in a 0.05% effort kind of ended up discouraging me, as you could of guessed, it didn’t work. Then eventually I became driven to write for the readers. I finally realized that it is more about who’s reading it than who wrote it!

What I’ve learned from blogging is this: To own a truly successful blog, you need to write for someone besides your self!
This blog is no where near what you’d call successful but I write it for a reason. I know everyone’s out there to “get their voice out” or to get heard. That’s fine. But lets remember that your blog doesn’t mean a thing unless it sticks to your readers. And unless you are writing it for your readers you’re writing it for no one but your self. And being your only reader isn’t too rewarding! Seth Godin said that the two elements of a great presenter are: “Respect (from the audience) and Love (to the audience)”, and I believe that this applies to bloggers also. We’re presenters of our own ideas and thoughts.

Blogging shouldn’t be solely about entertainment, if your blog is based on entertainment you’ll only be committed as long as you’re entertained. If you’re a “cheapo” blogger who jams keywords into posts to get search engines excited you loose the authenticity your writing needs to make your blog worth while. One thing I love about the Internet is the information every day people are capable of passing along. These people all have something important to share. They don’t have to be best selling authors, politicians or award winners to be heard. And some times the most inspiring people are hiding away. Add the Internet to the scene and there adds a load of information and ideas that we would have otherwise never heard of. When you think of it it’s amazing. Not the technology, but the people behind it all.

We make the biggest impact on the very few we come in contact with when we write for the reader.
This may sound overly simple but it’s entirely true. Authors who offer us the most value through their writing always write for the reader. They’re not always the ones with the fanciest words or the most complicated vocabulary but the ones who leave the most impact on others through words. Using words to do what they are intended to do, communicate. Not impress. Maynas Eric Chua, a writer who I find very inspiring said this, “Many people are writers, but not all writers write for readers. That is your window of opportunity.”

So many people have started blogging in the past 3-8 years. But lots of those same bloggers quit. Why? Could it be because they felt that they were wasting their time? If you feel you’re helping other people succeed there’s no reason to give up blogging(or general writing for that matter), however there’s a reason to not start blogging unless you’re planning on doing just that.

A few steps to more effective blogging:

1. Use the right words instead of “big impressive words”!
2. Write so they’ll understand exactly what you are trying to say!
3. Read to be influenced, write to influence. If you read the right stuff(exclude the news) you’ll write the right stuff. Always think of ways to influence people!
4. Think of blogging as “open source”, you find something that influences an aspect of your life in a positive way, and then it’s only fitting to share it in your own words. Pass it along.
5. Always stay authentic! It is what it is.

Read much, read wide, and if you do write, write it so people can and will read it. They are investing their time in what you have to say and time, is it not one of, if not the most precious thing in life? *Smiles*- From
by Maynas Eric Chua

I hope you’ll pass this along! I’d like you hear your thoughts on the subject. If you have time, please drop a comment!