Never know who might be reading this, so have a look at the auction on flippa.com
http://flippa.com/auctions/82274/Established-TV-Site-for-Sale—-Over-25000-revenue-in-2009

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This seemed like a suitable topic to write about, since I’ve just gone through the process of hiring a full time blogger for one of my other sites. The best place to either find a blogging job, or to find blogging talent, is the Problogger Job Board. There are more ways to find writers, but a lot of the responses I’ve received from the PB job ad were quite good. Unlike some forums, where people will do anything for a quick buck. When it comes to getting solid content for your blog, you need a solid blogger. Don’t cut corners, you’ll make the money you had to spent  to advertise back in no time with a quality writer on your staff.

After all the replies I got for the job, I have a lot of comparison material, and I’ll give you several examples of how to – and how to not apply for an advertised writing position.

If you want to have a good shot of landing the blogging gig you’re about to apply for, please make sure you’ve covered these points.

The Don’ts.

At least act like you know what you’re getting yourself into.

1. The most important aspect would probably be; Make sure that you’ve familiarised yourself with the blog that is seeking to hire a blogger. Often a link is included in the job application, but at times you have to be slightly more creative, and find the site, based on the email address domain, or do some quick research on Google. – Several of the candidates that were applying seemed to have absolutely no clue as to what blog they were applying for. Either that, or they just chose to ignore the blog topic, and sent in extremely random sample material. If I want to hire someone to blog about TV shows, how is a school paper on gardening going to get me excited about you?

Can you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?

2. So the entire blog you are applying for is written in English. The entire ad for the job was written in English. What on earth are you doing, emailing me a complete application letter in Spanish? Besides me no speaky that muchos Spanish, why would you think that your Spanish articles will get published on my English blog? Please make sure you’ve written down point 1, then come back and try again. Hasta la Vista baby!

Minimalistic anyone?

3. I’ve worked hard on my blog to get it where it is today. I’ve put the hours in, I’ve spent money on advertising the job application. So do you really think that an email containing one single link to your blog is going to get me impressed with your high standard of work? Do you think I would feel good spending more money on someone that not only seems extremely lazy, but is also showing no interest in my blog whatsoever? BZZZZ! Think again.

can I haz spellcheckz?

4. Ok, so I can see that it’s not Spanish, but are you sure that your application letter was written in English? I’m not too thrilled to think of my new blogger to be writing articles as if they were typing on their cellphone. “I wuld luv 2 b a writer 4 u. Plz chk my appl. and get bck 2 me asap”. No thanks. Sure, I might not be the greatest writer myself, but for someone whom I am going to have to pay, I at least expect you to present me with a usable end-product.

We don’t do Pulitzer.

5. The email in which you’re applying for the TV blogger job could very well make the New York Times Editor in Chief offer you a job. University this, author of bestseller that…I think you might be slightly overqualified for this job. I don’t think that the people that visit my blog are expecting to read  Time magazine articles. Thanks for applying, but I can’t see you connecting with my target audience. But don’t worry, I’m sure you can do much better with all those credentials under your belt.

And there’s my main don’ts you need to consider. I’ve cut the article in half, so come back tomorrow to find out what the Do’s are to get you hired as a blogger.

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Just a question that came to mind, after I got a rather anti-social tweet from someone who is best know for his social media skills. I’ve been following Supernova17 for a while now, since he does tweet some interesting links every now and again.

Today, I caught one of his tweets about 35 sites to get ebooks. So silly me replied, asking to let me know when he came across a list for audiobooks. You know, just trying to have a social chitchat.

Whoa Nelly. No, he doesn’t know me. I’m just one of his 3400 followers.

Guess he’s just having a bad day. Then again, I do always seem to draw out the asshole in everyone.

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Its been a while since I’ve felt the urge to write a post like this. Derek ‘douchebag’ Salyers from ClickConsultants.com however managed to get me in the mood, after I got fucked by him, AND had to pay him for it – twice.

On the 5th of November, I came across Derek’s (spam) marketing forum, after reading a couple of, what seemed to be solid, recommendations regarding his ClickConsultants forum. I read the promises that are made (mirror) on the site, and I decided to take the leap – I sign up for the $29.99 per month membership forums.

Unfortunately you can’t see anything on the forum, until you are a paid member.

Great, so the first thing I notice is that there has hardly been any more posting since April 2009. I’m looking for the ‘free monthly landing pages’, which are promised by Derek, but to no avail – These also stopped coming in since April.

Ok, so I get a little annoyed and figure I’d sent Derek a private message on his forum. Surely he’ll have time to reply. It’s not like he’s been busy on there since April or so…

Guess what? No reply. I kinda forget about the whole thing, since I’m a rather busy person (at times!). So surprise, surprise – I get a notification that I have sent Derek another $29.99 via PayPal. Subscriptions tend to do that I guess. So I did what I should have done the first time after I discovered how utterly empty Derek’s promises and forums are. I wrote him a quick email via the contact form.

Ok, so basically I’m letting Derek know that I fell for it the first time around. Fair play, keep the $29.99. However, since I’m obviously entitled to a refund because Derek is not keeping his promises (I’d say ‘blatantly lying’, but I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt), and the product he is selling isn’t all which he makes it out to be. Now I think that’s a pretty sweet deal for Derek. Making nearly $30 for nothing.

But Derek wants more.

Like the private message I had sent him a month before, this email also never got a reply. Guess Derek doesn’t want to talk to me. Actually, I’m quite certain of it, since he did not even bother having his say when I just opened up a PayPal dispute.

So all in all, Derek has made $60 off myself, and never had to get off his ass for it. All he’s done is click the ‘refuse refund’ button on PayPal.

Obviously Derek does not give a fuck about his customers, ergo, his business. My suggestion for anyone that was tempted to follow in my footsteps and sign up with Derek to learn about online business, is to turn around and run.

Unless you’re not satisfied with all the FREE PORN ORAL SEX, EMMA WATSON and BRITTNEY SPEARS UPSKIRTS, and even FOOD PORN on his forum…I’m sure Derek would be more than happy to fuck you over himself.

Take care of yourself, and each-other.

Bob

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Don’t ask me how, but for some reason I came across a reference online, which told me that one of my old blogs (Bobmeetsworld.com) had one of it’s articles quoted and published in a real book.

So that might not sound like much, but I bought the book just now, and reading back my own words on actual paper, gave me the urge to write a blog post! Trust me, seeing your words in a paperback is SO much different than seeing them on your computer screen.

Blogging is what got it all started for me. Before Bobmeetsworld, I was an average Internet user. I emailed, I browsed, I downloaded, I chatted. then, I started blogging, out of sheer boredom and a bit of curiosity.

Today, I consider myself as an ‘Internet Insider’. I run a popular TV series website which attracts over 1.5 million page-views per month, I have connections with many other successful insiders, and I make more money online than what I earn in my day-time job. To be honest, I just have my day job so I get to spend time with real people during the day.

The Internet is a magnificent tool, a place to communicate with the world. Getting ideas, passing knowledge, making connections. There isn’t a thing you cannot do online. What you need to learn though, is how to use it. How to behave and communicate with other people online. You only get out of it what you put into it.

Collaboration is key in most online success stories. Bloggers collaborate with their readers. Social networks collaborate with their users. We all need each other to gain success, and that’s why you need to respect other views and opinions. It’s all too easy staying anonymous and give out. It’s much harder to adapt and engage on more levels than your comfort zone has.

The book: (Now Is Gone: A Primer on New Media for Executives and Entrepreneurs)

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Hello Twitter fans. You’ll be excited to hear that Twitter has finally made re-tweeting a bit more interesting on their website. Here’s a special message I noticed when I logged in -

So what does it actually look like when people use the new feature?

What I like most about this upgrade is the following: Whenever someone you follow, retweets someone they follow, that persons tweet will appear in your own timeline. Great way to finally discover new people on twitter!

You can find me here on twitter – http://twitter.com/bobjones

*Special thanks to Sugarrae. This post wouldn’t have been the same without her.

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Seriously. All the time and effort you have to put into a blog. If you add it all up, was it really worth your time? You could be blogging, just for the fun of it. But chances are, you’re in it for the money. (Haha, who ever told you there was money to be made in blogging?)

There are a select few bloggers that actually make (quite a lot of) money with their blog. I hate to burst your bubble, but it is safe to say that you are not one of them. I can count them on one hand.

The trick.

Remember what a magician does when he pulls a rabbit out of a hat? They distract you with one hand, and do their “magic” with the other. Po0f! instant rabbit!

The distraction these bloggers use is simple yet effective – They tell you how they do it! WTF!

Over the years they have managed to build-up an online profile that is recognised by hundreds of thousands of readers. This is one of the main reasons they make money. With time comes mass, with mass comes credibility, with credibility comes more mass. You get the picture.

I’m not going into specifics, but if you just have a look through their archives, you will see that they have touched base on the same subject over and over again throughout the years, but by slightly rewording things, mixing in new examples of recent “achievements”, their information always seems fresh.

It’s just not for me, rewriting the same old bullshit, over and over again. Sure, it gets you a popular blog. It will earn your readers respect, AND it will bring in the money you are looking for. But what about job satisfaction? I simply cannot derive any pleasure or satisfaction out of repeating myself – over and over and over again.

*Edit – This post was about twice as long, but for some reason, WP gave me 404 errors every time I updated the post! See? Another reason why I think blogging isn’t for me.

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I’m such a slacker! Haven’t updated in weeks. Been too busy with buying a house and my other sites. ( Best free TV site online!).

I’ll be back!

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