Comments on: Why You Won’t Make Money With a Wine Blog http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/08/12/why-you-wont-make-money-with-a-wine-blog/ A Serious Wine Blog For the Not-So-Serious Drinker Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:01:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bill Bartmann http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/08/12/why-you-wont-make-money-with-a-wine-blog/#comment-9051 Bill Bartmann Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:44:02 +0000 http://1winedude.com/index.php/2009/08/12/why-you-wont-make-money-with-a-wine-blog/#comment-9051 Cool site, love the info. Cool site, love the info.

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]]> By: 1WineDude http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/08/12/why-you-wont-make-money-with-a-wine-blog/#comment-7864 1WineDude Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:57:55 +0000 http://1winedude.com/index.php/2009/08/12/why-you-wont-make-money-with-a-wine-blog/#comment-7864 Or the eye of the blogger :-). Thanks for the kind words, my man! Or the eye of the blogger :-).

Thanks for the kind words, my man!

]]> By: 1WineDude http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/08/12/why-you-wont-make-money-with-a-wine-blog/#comment-7865 1WineDude Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:57:26 +0000 http://1winedude.com/index.php/2009/08/12/why-you-wont-make-money-with-a-wine-blog/#comment-7865 Wonder what tax-deferred IRA interest you'd rack up at the end of the 55K years... think of the compounding!!! Wonder what tax-deferred IRA interest you'd rack up at the end of the 55K years… think of the compounding!!!

]]> By: Tim http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/08/12/why-you-wont-make-money-with-a-wine-blog/#comment-7861 Tim Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:39:46 +0000 http://1winedude.com/index.php/2009/08/12/why-you-wont-make-money-with-a-wine-blog/#comment-7861 Indeed, success is in the eye of the beholder. I'm not retiring from the income from my blog anytime soon, but it does well commensurate with traffic. At the end of the day, I dedicate "part time job" time to it and I get part time income from it. At least it's a job I enjoy. ;-) And I'd agree, that you're successful with 1WD... you do a great job here. Indeed, success is in the eye of the beholder. I'm not retiring from the income from my blog anytime soon, but it does well commensurate with traffic. At the end of the day, I dedicate "part time job" time to it and I get part time income from it. At least it's a job I enjoy. ;-)

And I'd agree, that you're successful with 1WD… you do a great job here.

]]> By: @suburbanwino http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/08/12/why-you-wont-make-money-with-a-wine-blog/#comment-7838 @suburbanwino Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:04:30 +0000 http://1winedude.com/index.php/2009/08/12/why-you-wont-make-money-with-a-wine-blog/#comment-7838 I thought the $40 of Adsense money I made i the 9 months my blog's been up was a sign of things to come! That's almost $0.15 a day! At this rate, I'll be able to retire in a scant 55,000 years!!! I thought the $40 of Adsense money I made i the 9 months my blog's been up was a sign of things to come! That's almost $0.15 a day! At this rate, I'll be able to retire in a scant 55,000 years!!!

]]> By: 1WineDude http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/08/12/why-you-wont-make-money-with-a-wine-blog/#comment-7836 1WineDude Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:45:28 +0000 http://1winedude.com/index.php/2009/08/12/why-you-wont-make-money-with-a-wine-blog/#comment-7836 You said it quite well, my man! Like anything else, I suppose it's a balance. You need to define what *you* consider success to be for your blog, and then be willing to do what you can to achieve that success. I'm quite happy with the success of 1WD after I factor in the balance of an IT career, music schedule, and family - I'm not prepared to overly neglect any of those for the sake of the blog, for example. You said it quite well, my man!

Like anything else, I suppose it's a balance. You need to define what *you* consider success to be for your blog, and then be willing to do what you can to achieve that success. I'm quite happy with the success of 1WD after I factor in the balance of an IT career, music schedule, and family – I'm not prepared to overly neglect any of those for the sake of the blog, for example.

]]> By: Tim http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/08/12/why-you-wont-make-money-with-a-wine-blog/#comment-7835 Tim Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:28:32 +0000 http://1winedude.com/index.php/2009/08/12/why-you-wont-make-money-with-a-wine-blog/#comment-7835 Wait... did I say that? Oh, yes I did. And somehow, I'm still half-assing it. If only I had the time/discipline to post more frequently AND improve the quality of my content, I would. I'll keep pushing myself, and I encourage everyone out there to try a little harder to do a little more too, whether they're wine blogging or doing something else. Nice post, Joe. Wait… did I say that? Oh, yes I did. And somehow, I'm still half-assing it. If only I had the time/discipline to post more frequently AND improve the quality of my content, I would. I'll keep pushing myself, and I encourage everyone out there to try a little harder to do a little more too, whether they're wine blogging or doing something else.

Nice post, Joe.

]]> By: 1WineDude http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/08/12/why-you-wont-make-money-with-a-wine-blog/#comment-7788 1WineDude Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:13:13 +0000 http://1winedude.com/index.php/2009/08/12/why-you-wont-make-money-with-a-wine-blog/#comment-7788 One thing that a blog can do, for sure,is help to build your on-line "brand." And that *is* worth something - it's an opportunity, and what you make of it is up to you. One thing that a blog can do, for sure,is help to build your on-line "brand." And that *is* worth something – it's an opportunity, and what you make of it is up to you.

]]> By: Dylan http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/08/12/why-you-wont-make-money-with-a-wine-blog/#comment-7778 Dylan Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:39:09 +0000 http://1winedude.com/index.php/2009/08/12/why-you-wont-make-money-with-a-wine-blog/#comment-7778 I appreciate the realism laid out in this post. It's almost impossible to compete with the amount of content being produced. However the quality of your content at the highest frequency you can produce can lead to other possibilities. As mentioned, a wine blog is a great platform for up-and-comers to display their credibility. After an established reader base is made, a few key posts can lead to paid speaker requests and even an outlet for promoting other writing, like books. I appreciate the realism laid out in this post. It's almost impossible to compete with the amount of content being produced. However the quality of your content at the highest frequency you can produce can lead to other possibilities. As mentioned, a wine blog is a great platform for up-and-comers to display their credibility. After an established reader base is made, a few key posts can lead to paid speaker requests and even an outlet for promoting other writing, like books.

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