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suellen · 02-21-2008, 10:47 PM

Hi Steve, thanks for a great read on blogging for money. Your article was both focused and concise and came at an excellent time for me, as I have been seriously considering shifting the focus of my blog to generate an income that, in the best of all possible worlds, would support me and allow me to grow my business further. I happen to think I have a great basis for that sort of venture. However, I find myself wondering about one thing. To attract clients who are prepared to pay money to have me review their products/services, surely I would need to have substantial reader numbers, in order to get the ball rolling (I currently have an average of 400-500 a day). It's a chicken or egg situation: how do I generate the reader numbers before I have a service to offer?

Grateful for any tips. Thanks.

ADDENDUM: I've just read a bit further upthread, and see you've addressed this issue already - however, do you have any concrete tips on how to generate more traffic?

02-21-2008, 10:47 PM	#30 (permalink)
suellen Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1	How to generate traffic before offering a service? Hi Steve, thanks for a great read on blogging for money. Your article was both focused and concise and came at an excellent time for me, as I have been seriously considering shifting the focus of my blog to generate an income that, in the best of all possible worlds, would support me and allow me to grow my business further. I happen to think I have a great basis for that sort of venture. However, I find myself wondering about one thing. To attract clients who are prepared to pay money to have me review their products/services, surely I would need to have substantial reader numbers, in order to get the ball rolling (I currently have an average of 400-500 a day). It's a chicken or egg situation: how do I generate the reader numbers before I have a service to offer? Grateful for any tips. Thanks. ADDENDUM: I've just read a bit further upthread, and see you've addressed this issue already - however, do you have any concrete tips on how to generate more traffic? Last edited by suellen; 02-21-2008 at 10:53 PM.