Comments on: This guy is delusional about building a blog, but see how I’d bring him back to reality

By: Frederik

Frederik — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 04:35:25 +0000

wow!! what an article 😀 you should have a dream but at the same time you do possess the skill to make that dream reality. i also built my site from the grass root level, using my skill i’m earning significant amount of money now. my advice is be a dreamer, at the same time create a burning desire to make that dream come true.

By: Sarah Walker

Sarah Walker — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 21:52:23 +0000

Can you at least give us ONE tip on building a blog that converts right now? I don’t want to wait until Christmas 😉

By: Ivan Widjaya

Ivan Widjaya — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 01:06:28 +0000

What an inspiring lesson. What is surprising is that most beginner bloggers start out with big dreams. That’s because of all the get rich quick schemes on the Internet. It’s nice to see a little bit of reality in all these delusions.

By: Alison Smith

Alison Smith — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 19:43:09 +0000

This is a very timely article for me. I created my website only 7-months ago, and it’s hard not to get caught-up in comparison-syndrome. I spent the last week being so worried that I wasn’t doing the right things because my list is building so slowly. But, in the end, that is reality. Hardly anything successfully explodes onto the scene. Thanks, Derek, the reminder is greatly appreciated.

By: Jane Frankland

Jane Frankland — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 20:01:33 +0000

This is a great post Derek & one that I’m sharing. I now know that an online business operates as per a J-Curve model. Your graph demonstrates this beautifully. Now I’ve built a 7-figure business before (within 2 yrs too) but it was a consultancy – very different. Building an online business takes much longer, but if you persist, with time, it’s totally possible. BTW I couldn’t agree more about taking a shortcut via those who’ve done it before. The trick of course is to know who’s genuine 😉

By: Paul Jordan

Paul Jordan — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 16:56:59 +0000

Definitely true that getting noticed is a lot harder than it used to be. People starting out need to be totally new and original to even get noticed. No good copying just what everyone else is doing.

By: Akash Agarwal

Akash Agarwal — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 12:14:15 +0000

The main benefits of blogging are exponential because instead of serving your viewers you are serving someone else’s audience. Thanks for sharing such nice article.

By: Miri

Miri — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 22:27:25 +0000

Your really know how to turn random visitors to subscribers…

By: Craig McBreen

Craig McBreen — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 18:14:34 +0000

Derek,

I’m two years in to a 2-5 year plan. How’s that for patience 😉

I like Sonia Simone’s “Surviving “Content Shock” piece where she wrote about “Rainmaker Content.” Content that solves problems, brings forth passion and authority, finds a fresh approach to a topic and makes it interesting to read. That’s the recipe.

A blog works, but it also takes time to find the approach that truly works for you, to network properly, and to build the type of authority necessary to make it all work.

By: Jon Dickson

Jon Dickson — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 03:39:06 +0000

It seems like far too many people I talk to have unrealistic expectations on making a business successful and what it takes. Everyone wants to get rich quick but no one wants to do the ground work. Thanks for this post. I know a few people that would benefit from it.