I want to start a discussion here and I hope it will get good response from all of you,my valuable readers.I read in Daily Blog Tips how Daniel discuss about this,but it is more open where it isn't just about blogging,but about getting it right and being successful on the Internet.Chris Garret did a survey among his readers recently,and one of the results is that 87% of almost 1,000 bloggers who participate have a university degree,but Chris himself left school at the age of 15.
My personal view is that it depends actually not on the education background that you have but more towards this 3 things.
My personal view is that it depends actually not on the education background that you have but more towards this 3 things.
- Are you willing to work hard to achieve your target.Most bloggers have set a goal that they want to achieve when they started blogging.I have set a target of wanting to monetize my blog,maybe I wouldn't be able to achieve what Darren of Problogger have got,but still I think it is a realistic target to at least manage to monetize my blog so I can earn my living doing it.My work experience have taught me that education alone is not enough to be successful.You have to have a strong will to do what you do best,and be very good at it.It all depends on your willingness to be the best and put a lot of effort in trying to achieve it.
- Do you have the resources to achieve it.There are a lot of resources available for everybody on the Internet to become successful.It is just a matter of getting the right resources and getting it done.There are free blogging platform to start your own blog.You can learn from a lot of blog about skill and trick in becoming a good blogger.You can earn money from your blog through a lot of making money resources available.
- Are you willing to learn to achieve it.With the available resources,it is up to you whether you want to learn and apply it to become successful.I'm sure most of us can write and read,and most of the things are easy to learn,there are even videos to guide you about some of the things that you have to know about blogging and if you want to make money with it,or to be a good and successful blogger.
I once read a book by one Internet Marketer.He wrote,people always say that knowledge is power,but to him it is wrong.Applied Knowledge is Power..and I agree with him.Having knowledge but not doing anything with it means nothing,but learning about something and then applying that knowledge to be become successful,that is true power.It doesn't promise instant success or a guarantee of success,but it does increase your chances of becoming successful.
What do you think?
What do you think?
I agree. Having the knowledge is not enough to make you succeed with what you want to do. Therefore you need to apply it, test it and learn from it again.