Niche Blogging Plans for 2009

I've been getting a lot of emails and messages asking if I'm still doing "the Niche Blogger." And the answer is: kinda sorta! After five months I decided to cancel my membership. I think Amy offers A LOT of valuable info. However, most of that value I found to be in the first 2-3 months. I certainly don't think I wasted my money and I learned a lot from Amy.

That being said, I'm still continuing to build niche blogs. And I still use a lot of what I learned in Amy's course. This weekend I completed my first blog based on some advice I gathered reading Grizzly and Garry Conn's blogs. I'm not exactly sure what Griz and Garry think of each other but I'm certainly learning a lot from both of these guys. And yes this blog is FINSIHED-COMPLETE-DONE. I didn't just register the domain name and say, "I'll get to that later." The posts are written, scheduled, and waiting to be indexed in Google. And while that's happening I'll be working on blog number two . . .

Something I've learned the past couple months is that the Internet is filled with many different types of blogs. There's so-called "flagship" blogs and "Adsense" blogs. Each one requires a different approach in terms of acquiring readership and generating revenue. You definitely want to take these different characteristics into account when you build your blogs!

Are you building your blog to attract readers? Or clicks? When it comes to blogging you sometimes can't have your cake and eat it too.

So the big question: How much am I up to? From the blog I put together during my stint at the Niche Blogger I made a few dollars in Adsense and $11.09 in Clickbank sales. However, that blog now has about 25 posts and a pagerank of 1. I've since taken off the Adsense and am tweaking the theme a little. I used to get about 35-40 unique visitors per day, but now 20 seems to be the norm.

This "virgin" blog has been my little guinea pig for sure! Originally this was supposed to be a "set it and forget it" type of thing but thanks to my perfectionist nature I'm not ready to let it go yet. But like I said, I did complete my first blog "Garry Conn" style this weekend and I'm going to be tracking it closely. It got indexed in around 48 hours and I can't wait to see when it starts ranking for some keywords. So I think this "officially" will be my first blog.

Let's keep track shall we? Here's my progress report for today:

1. Blog #1 indexed in Google
2. Writing content for Blog #2--goal is to finish writing all blog posts by January 24th

Total Adsense earnings today: $0.00

I know this is probably a bit confusing but I guess you can say that I'm starting 2009 with a total clean slate. Lots of lessons were learned in 2008 to make the blogs of 2009 even better than the ones we built before!

Niche Blogger Review Continues--I'm Ranking in Google!

Image via CrunchBaseWell today I'm on Day 57 of the Niche Blogger membership course. With a lot of hard work and a little sweat, I'm finally beginning to rank on Google for keywords related to my first blog. I'm also ranking for some "accidental" keywords I hadn't even planned for!

No, I'm not ranking on the first page yet (but I'm pretty close for a couple of keywords). Keep in mind that Amy's course is not about getting on the first page of Google in less than 24 hours (and then getting sandboxed the next day). It's about building a high-quality blog that eventually will rank high on Google and stay there for months to come (while you work on another blog to build long-term passive income).

If you read some of my earlier posts, you know that I said that the pace was a little slow for those with IM experience. Well--things are really starting to pick up now near the end of Month Two! Since I work full-time I haven't been able to implement Amy's marketing and link building plan 100%. But with the progress I've made so far--I have little doubt that I'll be making some income soon.

The great thing about the Niche Blogger is that you can build your blog at your own pace. It's taken me a while to get this first one started, but each blog I build will get easier and easier.

Remember, sign-up through my affiliate link and you'll receive some great bonuses to help you get a jumpstart on creating your first money-making niche blog.

Niche Blogger Review--Month Two

I know I haven't posted to this blog in a while, but the truth is, I've been busy learning Amy's Niche Blogging system. This girl has me working really hard but I know eventually all this hard work is going to pay off!

What I really love about this membership is that everything is completely hands on. A lot of ebooks I've read are full of ideas and theories but no action plans. This course is 100% full of "do this and do that."

Amy has explained that her "Top 20" blogs make her a passive income of $5000/month. All together she has put 40 blogs on the Internet. She says that not all her blogs are successful. Luckily Amy explains all her successes and failures throughout the course so even though it took her more than a year to build her empire, someone following her system exactly could do it in less time.

Yes, this takes work. But the beauty of The Niche Blogger, is that once the work is done, you can move onto another blog. This is passive income. It may all sound strange to you, but it will all make sense once you take a peek inside the Niche Blogger. This is not complicated at all. In fact, I was surprised to learn how simple it really is.

In Month Two, we get down to the nitty-gritty of monetizing and marketing our blogs. No, I haven't made any money yet. I knew it would take a while to learn the blueprint (I signed up for the monthly membership). That's why when I wrote my goals I aimed to be making $10/month by the end of November, not October. ;-)

I work full time--so I'm not moving forward as quickly as others in the course (there are already success stories being posted in the forum). But you can follow the blueprint at your own pace. Some people are working on several blogs at one time, but I prefer to do one blog at a time.

I know October is going to be a busy month for me, but I haven't gotten tired of this yet. Which is really saying a lot for what Amy is teaching. Any other report, ebook, or membership and by now I'd already be scanning the WSO of the Warrior Forum looking for something new.

In fact, since I signed up for Amy's Niche Blogging membership, I haven't visited the WSO forum once. I think that's saying a lot. :-)

If you have any questions about the Niche Blogger I'd be happy to answer them. Just post them in the comments section below.