Comments on: My Blogging Retrospective Part 2: Build Your Personal Brand http://xfep.com/blogging/my-blogging-retrospective-part-2-build-your-personal-brand/ Tips on Being a Better Blogger Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:53:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Farina http://xfep.com/blogging/my-blogging-retrospective-part-2-build-your-personal-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-1859 John Farina Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:19:44 +0000 http://xfep.com/?p=600#comment-1859 David - lots of great information. Thanks a bunch David – lots of great information. Thanks a bunch

]]> By: David Peralty http://xfep.com/blogging/my-blogging-retrospective-part-2-build-your-personal-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-1839 David Peralty Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:42:15 +0000 http://xfep.com/?p=600#comment-1839 I really do believe without that one event, that I wouldn't be where I am today. I wouldn't have had the career that I had. (by the way, it was guest posts... I posted multiple short posts a week for a month) That doesn't mean I couldn't have found another way to get here, but taking the time to give freely of my time to work on Darren's site almost gave instant credibility to me as a blogger. Also, it gave me a chance to really prove my worth and work. The opportunity was really only a part of what got me into blogging full time though. It was my passion and persistence during that time that got me my first full time gig. I see far too many bloggers going out there and expecting boat loads of money to be dropped on their head the first day that they start, but that isn't how I got my start and that isn't how many people have proved their worth online. Many people that I know very well got their start by guest posting on a blog that later hired them on part time or full time and so I don't want anyone to ignore that fact. Like I mentioned in the article, chasing after the money will blind you to some amazing opportunities. I really do believe without that one event, that I wouldn’t be where I am today. I wouldn’t have had the career that I had. (by the way, it was guest posts… I posted multiple short posts a week for a month)

That doesn’t mean I couldn’t have found another way to get here, but taking the time to give freely of my time to work on Darren’s site almost gave instant credibility to me as a blogger.

Also, it gave me a chance to really prove my worth and work. The opportunity was really only a part of what got me into blogging full time though. It was my passion and persistence during that time that got me my first full time gig.

I see far too many bloggers going out there and expecting boat loads of money to be dropped on their head the first day that they start, but that isn’t how I got my start and that isn’t how many people have proved their worth online.

Many people that I know very well got their start by guest posting on a blog that later hired them on part time or full time and so I don’t want anyone to ignore that fact.

Like I mentioned in the article, chasing after the money will blind you to some amazing opportunities.

]]> By: WTL http://xfep.com/blogging/my-blogging-retrospective-part-2-build-your-personal-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-1838 WTL Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:30:07 +0000 http://xfep.com/?p=600#comment-1838 This is a great series of posts, David - lots of great information in there. One of the cruxes of your success seems to come from your guest post on one of Darren Rowse's blogs - would you agree with that? This is a great series of posts, David – lots of great information in there. One of the cruxes of your success seems to come from your guest post on one of Darren Rowse’s blogs – would you agree with that?

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