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The Truth About What It Takes to Become a Blog Success Story

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Hey everyone!

A while back, I did a podcast interview with my good friend Pete from DoYouEvenBlog.com. It's actually the third one that he and I have done together, and I always have a lot of fun talking to him.

He just released it on Christmas day, and I listened through it and realized that it has a tooooon of great information for anyone that is hoping to start a blog/podcast/youtube channel, or any online business for that matter.

It's 100% unedited, fairly long, and I did accidentally cuss a few times (sorry…old habits die hard!!!!).

This podcast episode is SUPER laid back and is more like sitting in on a private conversation about growing a business than some kind of formal podcast interview.

Here's what we talked about

  • What to do when you hit a wall with your business
  • Why money and site traffic is exactly the same
  • The private Millennial Money Man Facebook community
  • Why normal business owners would laugh at bloggers for their unrealistic expectations
  • The reason that bloggers have unrealistic expectations in the first place
  • The Make Money Marketing course
  • How to know if you suck (and need to pivot)
  • Three things that you need to have success with an online business

You can listen here:

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Posted in: Blogging

About Millennial Money Man

Bobby Hoyt is a former band director who paid off $40,000 of student loan debt in 18 months on his teaching salary and then left his job to run Millennial Money Man full-time. He helps other Millennials earn more through side hustles, save more through budgeting tools and apps, and pay off debt. He is a personal finance expert who has been seen on Forbes, Reuters, MarketWatch, CNBC, International Business Times, Business Insider, US News, Yahoo Finance, and many other personal finance and entrepreneurship media outlets.

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Comments

  1. Thanks for the insights!

    Being brand new to the blogging world, I knew coming in that I would first have to work harder than everybody else. I read a great blog post recently about setting goals and how instead of setting outcome oriented goals, you should set action oriented goals. An example of this could be instead of setting a goal of wanting 500 viewers per day on your blog, you can make it more actionable by setting a goal of commenting on 10 different bloggers posts per day. That action of getting your name out there will then compound over time, eventually leading you closer to your outcome oriented goal.

    I also like the point where you suggest you need to be straight and honest with yourself coming in if the purpose of your blog is to make money or not. Coming from a sports background, I can 100% relate to this because just as in sports, you need to set your bar at the beginning of the journey so you never lower it during the process stage.

    Thanks for the share, and I wish you continued success!

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  2. Great episode Bobby. I thought your comments about easily recognizing bloggers who are solely in it for the money versus those looking to build a ‘tribe’ were interesting. It is easily apparent when I see a blog to see which camp they’re in, although some may straddle both camps at times.

    Something tells me the ones taking the easy-road are probably doing better, which is frustrating.

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    • I think initially they are doing better, but to me building an audience is much more enjoyable and very profitable as well!

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  3. Hey Bobby! Really enjoy listening to Pete’s podcast and was excited to see you featured again.

    Especially loved the introspective conversation about how bloggers influence newbie or wanna-be bloggers’ expectations. I imagine it’s tough to balance being truthful and marketing effectively with tempering you audience’s expectations. For what it’s worth, I appreciate the big bloggers who don’t “sell their souls”! 🙂

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    • Thanks!

      It is tough – you want to make money, but you also want to do it the right way. Maybe I’m leaving money on the table, who knows? Still the right thing to do 🙂

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  4. Loved this podcast and your previous podcast with Pete. So much valuable information.

    Thanks for sharing your insights and knowledge.

    Thanks!
    Brad

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