My First Blogging Meme
Ok, I used to get so sick of these when I was on LiveJournal.. BUT, I was tagged by Frank C over at OpTempo, so I feel it’s only fair for me to participate, since he’s helped me out so much…
(1) How Long Have You Been Blogging?
EricSocia.net is a little over a month old. I’ve had other “blogs” before then, but nothing serious at all. Mostly LiveJournal entries specifically geared towards real-life friends. This is my first “real/serious” blog.
(2) What Inspired You To Start A Blog and Who Are Your Mentors?
I first wanted to start a “real” blog because I, for some reason, felt the need to have myself heard on the internet. I’d gotten so much from the ‘net that I felt I really needed to give something back.
As for mentors; At the moment, I have to say: Ruchir, Frank C, and Courtney Tuttle.
(3) Are You Trying To Make Money Online Or Just Doing It For Fun?
I started as doing it just to have some fun, have a place to vent, and have a way to get my voice heard in the online community. But since I realized that it was even possible to make money doing this, I decided to at least try a little bit for some money here and there. AdSense is the only advertising I use right now, and probably will be for a long time to come. If nobody clicks the links, fine. If they do, great. I put them up there so there’s at least the possibility of making just a little bit of money from this.
(4) Tell Me Three Things You LOVE About Being Online
1. Learning new things, 2. Teaching other people things they didn’t know about beforehand, and 3. As I said, the possibilty of making a little bit of extra money. 
(5) Tell Me Three Things You Struggle With In The Online World
1. Trying to make money (I’ve stopped trying so hard), 2. Getting people to come back and read more of my articles, 3. Trying to keep a regular schedule to update my blog.
Now I’d like to tag; Ruchir, Court (even though he’s been tagged already), Becky, and Costa.
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Frank C
Hi Eric,
I’m not a big fan of these memes either but this one seemed worthwhile to me. I had already planned out a post that talked about 2 of the points anyway.
Frank C’s last blog post..Suzanne Vega Performing Luka Live in 1986
Nov 13th, 2007 at 9:31 am
Preblogging
done , it can be seen here : http://www.preblogging.com/updating-about-me/
Preblogging’s last blog post..Updating my about me page
Nov 23rd, 2007 at 7:22 am
Alex Liu
1. 6 months
2. The first time I saw a blog full of valuable knowledge, I think “This is BLOG?!! It gives me so much value and knowledge. I want to do that to others too.” Blog mentor is Yaro Starak- So called Blog Traffic King.
3. Make money
4. Free knowledge, Making money and easy to start a business
5. Making a living online, Traffic, Subscribers.
Alex Liu
Alex Liu’s last blog post..The Secret Quote By Most Millionaires
Dec 29th, 2007 at 5:19 am
poor jokes
ya blogging is tough i hav earnd quite less using a blogger blog
Jul 8th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
PMI-001
Very interesting, Good points you have mentioned, how to start blogging and then how to make money out of it. i really appreciate your this effort.
Oct 11th, 2008 at 12:22 pm