I'm sure everyone imagines how great it would be to be able to work from home. At least for me it was always something that I'd hope for, and had looked into for years. The thought of working in my pajamas and not having to drive anywhere was very enticing.
Fast forward to now, and that's exactly what I do! I can tell you from my experience that it's great, but as with any type of work I now face different challenges each day. Motivation is self driven, and committing to setting aside time to do the work that needs to be done without distractions is unbelievably hard.
Some of the work that I do from home is for my day job. It requires me to sit at the computer and research. While I love my job it's lacking the social aspect of working in a office, and ultimately without those normal office distraction the hours I work can seem to make for a much longer day.
In addition, I have my small photography business, which I also love. Right now since it's still in it's infancy stages I'm learning about marketing, working with my leads I do receive, and essentially how to run a business. This has been particularly challenging because there is just so much available on the Internet. It makes it difficult to sift through it all, and determine what is really useful.
Lastly, I have my blogging! Again, I love blogging as I do the other two things I do, but for me blogging is a hobby. I would love to make money blogging, however if I don't then that's okay too. Some people go into blogging purely for the purpose of making money. If they can do that then that's great, and I applaud them for being able to make it work.
When I started blogging it was a way for me to get out there and express my opinions, thoughts, and feelings. Once I started blogging and having fun at it I started doing research in hopes that I could get more readers and my blog would grow in popularity. During the time I was researching about blogging I discovered that people could actually money from doing this. What a surprise to me! So, I attempted to give it try, and redirected my posts and ads on my page to try to monetize the blog. What a mistake! It turned from a hobby I loved to a stressful task to make money that I felt I could never accomplish. I was posting about random stuff that really had no purpose being on the web, but just for me to add content that day. I can honestly say that a lot of the "content" was a waste of space. I got so frustrated that I wasn't making money that my posting slowed down, and I wasn't motivated to work on it at all. Eventually, when it came time for me to renew my domain name I just didn't. What a huge waste of time and disappointment.!
As a result, I learned something very important, and I wanted to share that with the universe. So here is my belief, and maybe someone will read this and not agree with me. Sure, I may even get a few comments with examples on what I'm about to say isn't true, and that is perfectly fine with me, but here it is;
I believe that if you do something that you LOVE, you do it WELL, and most importantly it makes you HAPPY, then you'll be successful!
So, if you love blogging like I do, then go for it! You may not see one red cent, but who cares if you have the satisfaction of doing a hobby that makes you happy. You're going to be more excited about logging into the computer each day, and you'll think of things randomly all the time about what you can post about.... and most importantly you'll love connecting to the world unknown. I believe that people who read your posts will see that, and come back for more. One of the most important things I EVER learned in sales was... if people like you then they will buy from you. Really, it doesn't even matter what your selling too, and you never know... people may love your blog so much that it might spark interest from advertisers who are willing to pay you just to be apart of you blog. Wouldn't that be awesome?
I want to read your blog, or a blog that your really love. There are so many out there that it's hard for me to weed through them all and find one I really like. Plus, I would love to help fellow bloggers by supporting there blog. I know it's just not the words on the page, but blood, sweat, and tears that have gone into it, and it stinks when no one reads or comments on your posts. So, please send me blog addresses that are out there that you LOVE to read, so I can read them too. Thanks a million! :)
Anyway, that's me sitting on my soap box today. I hope that you will come back and visit again. Please feel free to subscribe to me and my ramblings... it would make me unbelievably happy!
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