Hey Nathan, thanks for stopping by, I know exactly what you mean.

I started my first serious blog in 2010, and it was a small success in itself, but of course when Google Panda and Penguin came along, all that changed, and I was forced to start over again in March 2014. I’m doing everything I possibly can now differently, with the knowledge I gained over the last 4 years.

One thing I’m more focused on now is the community building in blogging, which I never really paid much attention to before. I mean I knew it was kind of important, but if only I had paid more attention to building an audience, more than I did trying to get more traffic from Google.

Anyway, enjoy the weekend too my friend.

– Fabrizio

Hey Mi, thanks for commenting mate, well there are plenty of posts telling people they should start blogging in the new year and reach their goals and everything else. I didn’t want to write another one of those posts.

Instead, I thought about all the core elements involved in blogging, and thought that if people weren’t prepared to do this, they might as well not bother starting a blog in the first place. So this is how this post unfolded.

Yes I agree there are two paths to starting a blog as you outlined in your comment. I prefer to learn the basics of starting a blog, do some careful planning, then start. Learning to blog and other elements will come with time. But I definitely believe that grasping the core basics first will be most beneficial for anyone wanting to start blogging.

have a great week mate, thanks again for stopping by.

Hello Maddison, thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving an honest comment, that I appreciate at least.

I think you need to re-read the post again and this time read it carefully. Nowhere in the content have I said that “one of the main reasons why people start blogging is to make money”. But I guess that’s what you assumed I meant when I said:

“there is this over exaggerated conception that blogging will make you rich instantly”.

However, the number one motivation for new blogs starting up from my experience and collaboration with many new bloggers is… for making money.

Number one… Main reason… Primary objective… Ultimate goal… to make money.

Here’s the truth of it all, people who know nothing about blogging don’t suddenly get the motivation one day to start doing it for no reason, what would be the point?

But if there was something to actually gain from it, and like I said most people are motivated my the possibility of making an income from blogging, and in my 5 years of experience working with new bloggers week in and week out, that has always been the number one motivation for starting to blog, THE MONEY. Generating income online, part-time or full-time.

Granted some bloggers have started or want to start blogging because they simply want to be able to network and reach out to people, promote their brand, build a community and so forth, but the majority of bloggers I’ve helped set up over the years have started because they want to make money, they want to generate some form of income from their blogs in exchange for providing valuable information.

Of course, If you’re blogging just for fun, to network with a few people and make some cool friends online, or to post pictures of your cat, your dog, your last meal even, or your daily events in life then that’s fine. But let’s face it, the majority of people aren’t doing that are they, most people get into blogging because they want to share information and knowledge that’s a little more valuable to read than posting pictures of their cats and dogs. And most people see blogging as a viable business model, a venture that will make them money in what ever amounts, and it’s also partly because there are plenty of roll models and A-list bloggers, entrepreneurs out there inspiring them to want to do the same, make money from blogging and live a free life.

In response to your next disagreement, I appreciate your thought, however there is no rule to say what title I should use to grab my readers attention on my blog, just as long as it’s not misleading. This title is far from deceiving anyone, and trust me if it was, someone in my community who regularly reads my blog would let me know promptly. What this title does do however is create curiosity!

Why wouldn’t it be a great idea to start blogging in 2015?

Because most new people who want to start a blog have no idea of the work involved in building a blogging business that will succeed. Most people aren’t willing to put in the effort to succeed either, so actually starting a blog in the first place, would be nothing more than a bad idea, because starting a blog that no one is going to read or comment on, or starting a blog that just adds to the existing noise, is a waste of time in my opinion.

Unless… You simply want to post pictures of your pets, or your latest hair style or pictures of your family… which frankly really no one cares reading about. People go to blogs to find solutions to their problems.

Hope that helps to clarify some things with regards to this post.

Thanks for your visit, have a super week ahead Madison.