Guest Bloggers Wanted
Here I am again, wondering what I was thinking starting a blog. Well, yeah, I wanted to write about the cats, the craziness of being a multi-cat household, dole out the cute stories along with real tried and true advice for pet owners, and everything in between. I've mostly been hitting that target. However, I do tend to fall off my routine of posting regularly.
I do bits and pieces of "research" here and there about how to get more followers/readers, how to make money on the blog, and all that good stuff. Honestly, I never truly believed I could support my lifestyle on income from a blog. My life is interesting, but not money-producing interesting!
Recently, I went down the rabbit hole of how to make money on the blog - advertising, paid subscriptions, selling items, etc. All the usual things I have seen a million times over. Currently, I don't feel anyone should pay for my content (I'm barely getting a once-a-week blog posted, let alone extra content for paid subscribers). One thing I absolutely despise - advertisements, commercials, you know the deal... wait 30 seconds for a video to play before you close it. X out of a million pop-ups just to read something that takes you a total of 3 minutes. So yeah - letting advertisements pop up on my blog - hard NO. I get I'm essentially turning down free money there. But it's not worth it - feel differently? Please try to change my mind.
Now, if I just look at trying to get more followers/readers of the blog, I stumbled upon something: guest bloggers! What?!?! That means I could potentially get more than one post hitting the internet every week, not to mention about different topics. Win/win/win, right?!
I know a few people who have things to talk about—they could just as easily write it. Bloggers don't even have to use their "street" names! I'm going to dig a bit deeper into finding some "guest" bloggers or even someone who wants to blog on a regular basis.
Blogging success seems to be directly related to the topics you write about, if that topic is currently trending, etc. Much like everything else in our lives—what's trending is the major focal point. So, got some good finance insight, amazing healthy dinner recipes, or some lifestyle tips & tricks? You could be the next top blogger or my guest blogger!
To my dedicated readers: What topics would you like more of? Pets, technology, psychology, politics, video games, food? Share your thoughts in the comments or email me. I'm also looking for guest bloggers. If you're interested or know someone who is, please get in touch. Anyone can write a blog; there's no right or wrong way to do it.
Till our tails cross again,
Melanie
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