Comments on: You’re Brand One?

By: Weekly Digest: SOBCon Conference, My New Book, and Other Odds and Ends « Lorelle on WordPress

Sat, 19 May 2007 03:04:22 +0000

[...] 901AM’s “You’re Brand One?” coverage of who is making money how from their blogs or because of their blogs, from my post, Who is Making Blogging Bucks and How?, is getting a lot of attention. The idea that blogs aren’t about making money but as a device which generates money outside of the blog is a new concept to many and one that I believe will change the way people think about blogs as income. [...]

By: Who is Making Blogging Bucks and How? « Lorelle on WordPress

Who is Making Blogging Bucks and How? « Lorelle on WordPress — Fri, 18 May 2007 12:02:49 +0000

[...] is Making Blogging Bucks and How? Darren Rowse of Problogger points to an article by Roj Dash on personal branding and the chart Dash created which shows the various sources of income top bloggers reply [...]

By: BloggingCoach.com » How Bloggers Make Money | Blogging 101 for small businesses

Mon, 07 May 2007 16:47:07 +0000

[...] bloggers make money. It started when Raj Dash posted how big name bloggers use their blogs to earn money. The diagram below lists various sources of income including consulting, speaking gigs, workshops, [...]

By: Blogger, Name Thyself | 901am

Blogger, Name Thyself | 901am — Fri, 04 May 2007 19:41:55 +0000

[...] that a blogger needs to build a brand. But in light of the response that the infographic on the You’re Brand One? post received, it’s evident that branding is important for some bloggers. That is, if you [...]

By: Raj Dash

Raj Dash — Fri, 04 May 2007 15:54:06 +0000

Well, put Sharon. I think I even know some of the bloggers you’re referring to. Or at least I can guess. How else do you stand out amongst 70 million blogs? Or is it 15 million now :)

By: Sharon Sarmiento

Sharon Sarmiento — Fri, 04 May 2007 15:49:51 +0000

Raj, it’s interesting that you bring this up, because I was just thinking that there are some bloggers that I am drawn to reading who I wouldn’t want to have lunch with or meet in person. The personality they convey on their blog is too over-the-top for an in-person experience, but absolutely pays off in terms of getting attention on a blog.

One thing that’s kind of interesting is that, at least from my experience, some of the most in-your-face, aggressive bloggers are quite sweet and shy in real life. The face they show on their blog is an extreme exaggeration of one facet of their personality and is (thank God) not what they’re really like.

But I think you’re right–Attention grabbing seems to be a huge part of blogging success, and an easy way to do that is to stir up stong emotions in the reader, either of intense love or hate.

By: Direct vs Indirect Blogging Income | Andy Wibbels

Direct vs Indirect Blogging Income | Andy Wibbels — Thu, 03 May 2007 14:24:54 +0000

[...] With millions of websites/weblogs, aren’t strong personalities required to win out? Name a few A-list bloggers that do not have “strong” (i.e., self-promoting) personalities. Okay, maybe Darren Rowse and Steve Pavlina. These two earn most of their income from revenue-producing websites (or just one in Steve’s case). The others above mostly earn their income from offline activities. [...]

By: Raj Dash

Raj Dash — Wed, 02 May 2007 15:27:08 +0000

@Elaine: The bloggers listed in the diagram were mentioned in Valleywag’s post. That’s the only, reason pure and simple. No chauvinism intended.

@anyone: Follow Elaine’s link to see how she’s added a few A-list female bloggers into the Venn diagram. Good work, Elaine, and thanks.

By: Blogger Income Sources | Elaine Vigneault

Blogger Income Sources | Elaine Vigneault — Wed, 02 May 2007 15:26:58 +0000

[...] pointed me in the direction of 901 am to see this image of bloggers’ income [...]

By: Elaine Vigneault

Elaine Vigneault — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:22:15 +0000

Hmmm… Interesting. I think there’s even more potential you’re missing here. But more importantly, why are all the bloggers you plotted men?