I agree that content is absolutely key along with building your brand from the ground up. As exciting as a $300 comment is, if you don't have many people interested in your personal blog, that might be the only real money you see.
I also love the interesting content paragraph where you snuck in "My wife took our dog to the kennel today!"
It is quite fun to call BS on people if you asked if you read some sort of paper where you inserted the occasional intentional oddity.
The only minor thing I disagree with you on, is about writing about what people want to see. I could try to write an article about anarchy, as it is a very popular topic, but I don't believe it would be the right step for me to do.
I personally think it is more important and enjoyable to write whatever you are passionate about. I'd rather receive a smaller reward telling people about something I love, than crafting content for the sole sake of a larger reward.
I think that's why people who may make less money doing a job they love tend to be happier than the person whose main goal is to chase a dollar.
Now I'm pretty sure you may have meant it as a warning to some people (for example there was someone writing dental articles that were very good, but had almost no upvotes because nobody was reading them).
I think we would be on the same page then if we agreed that you should write about something people are interested in that you are also passionate about. I enjoyed this article and will follow you now.
Thank you for your comments. It is always insightfull @bendjmiller222 and definitely . I am now offically follwing you :)
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