If you wanted evidence that the "Make Money Online" blog niche is a saturated and flooded area, look no further than Entrecard. 220 make money blogs have virtual business cards now, and I don't expect that to slow down. Maybe 500 by end of the year? Soon we will be seeing a stat at Entrecard, "a new make money online blog is born every 5 seconds".
This speaks volumes about the category though. Here's some simple observations:
- There's many John Chow/Problogger/Shoemoney wannabes. Not all of them will continue blogging or succeed.
- Make money blogs could easily recycle everything read on the other bigger blogs, but that won't set them apart. Presenting new ideas and concepts will, because the internet is constantly evolving.
- Make Money blogs need to put a unique spin on the topic to gain readers. I see a lot of blogs listed that claim they "know the way" or "know the secret" to make money online. No wonder John Chow is doing so well.
- Too many of the "make money" blogs like to discuss how they earned their first $10 on Adsense. It can be exciting, but it might be better to report you're getting monthly payments from Google Adsense. I think by now everyone realizes it is possible to earn money from Adsense and that a lot of people do.
- There's a Serial Monetizer. I'm truly honored, but I'm wondering if he targets Monetizers online. :)
As a longtime NBA fan, I can make the comparison of John Chow to Michael Jordan in this blog category. There will never be another Jordan, but there's now a Lebron James and a Kobe Bryant. The main point is that they haven't copycatted and they've achieved their own unique successes. The same can be done in this category.
With that said, I've noticed money maker blogs that wisely put themselves into the other Entrecard categories, like Internet Marketing or Business. It gives them less competition to worry about, at least on EC. The Monetizer's always been competitive so I'm glad this "Make Money" category is flooded. It's a lot less fun to win when there's just one other competitor. With at least 219 right now (maybe more by the time I hit "publish"), it makes it much more of a rewarding challenge to achieve results!
I'm also close to unveiling my first contest here so stay tuned folks..
1/5/08
Entrecard's Make Money 220
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I'm famous!
But seriously though, your post is so very right about the constant need to differentiate and innovate, rather than to re-hash all that others are doing (even if we are in a pool of 220+).
I'm trying to chronicle my entry into making money online, and while it is starting simple with adsense and proxies...it is sure to expand to meet my goals :)
Keep up the good work. I'll be sure to keep reading.
- The Serial Monetizer (Mark)
www.serialmonetizer.com
Hey Mark thanks for stopping by...I haven't looked into proxies much yet, but have heard they can do quite well... It's a tough niche for us to be in, but the strong Monetizers will survive! :)
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