Posted 6/4/08 - Kellex
At this point in the game, I'd have to say "yes". In a comment the other day at Yardbarker.com on Cuzzy's 25 Traits post, I saw someone that was surprised that people are making money at sports blogging. It actually brought a smile to my face as I instantly realized the potential of this site and everyone else's.
This is a wild guess, but I would suspect that 80% of sports bloggers have no idea how to market or monetize their site. I would also take that a step further in saying that the majority of those 80% have no idea that they can even make a dollar at doing this!
How are we doing?
This site, after being up for almost a full 3 months now, is starting to see substantial increases in advertising income, subscribers, and traffic. My guess is that once Google does their next PageRank update, we will have fully established ourselves and this thing could really start to boom. (Note: Many advertisers and affiliates won't deal with your butt unless you have a PageRank.)
We've posted a position for a second writer at our Job Board that is close to being filled with the post being up for less than 10 days. (Not bad eh?) We're receiving more and more guest posts from some incredible people that we can't thank enough. And lastly, we're finding a ton of motivation these days to bring you every little bit of knowledge we can rip out from our sports obsessed brains!
Now to you!
With that said, I'd love to hear any stories that any of you have had after dealing with our site. Have we helped? Brought you major success or traffic? Are we full of shit? Do you want more/less affiliate info? Do you want more/less guest posts? What are we missing that you are dying to know?
Let us know!
Thank you again for joining us on this journey.
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Yes that comment does make me smile as well. The money is there for the taking for those of us who are willing to work hard and go and get it.
Just like most things, you have to put in the time and effort and very little is handed to you for nothing.
I read the sports dollar everyday and at the very minimum it has added a strong connection in my overall online network.
Kellex knows his shit and I am sure all that is holding him back from doing more is all those things like jobs, friends, social stuff etc.
I personally would like to know more about affiliates and getting into an ad network.
I have the traffic and am making money but of course once you get a taste, you want even more.
keep up the great work K
Hey if people think there is nothing to be made from doing this.........more for us.
"Hey if people think there is nothing to be made from doing this.........more for us."
I hear that! But at the same time, for us all to really grow, we need to open all their minds to the idea of making money with their sports blog.
Other blogging niches have realized it, the sports world is just a little behind.
And I'll get you some more affiliate news!
I'd personally like to see more posts on how money is being made or at least ideas or plans for making money in the future on your actual basketball blog and the sports blogs of the people who are doing the guest posts.
You are doing great things in developing this blog and growing revenue here but in essence this is a making money blogging blog not a sports blog.
Basically "specifically" how to grow and making money sports blogging, not how to grow and make money blogging that is what all the big wigs talk about already. If that makes sense.