Calvin Harvey dot Com » Featured http://www.calvinharvey.com I'll Blog About Whatever The Hell I Want To! Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:38:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en Blog Contest: Review My Blog And Win Big!!!! http://www.calvinharvey.com/blog-contest-review-my-blog-and-win-big/ http://www.calvinharvey.com/blog-contest-review-my-blog-and-win-big/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:38:37 +0000 Calvin Harvey http://www.calvinharvey.com/blog-contest-review-my-blog-and-win-big/ I felt it was time for me to finally do a blog contest like everyone else.  My mom always use to ask my if your friends were to jump off a bridge would you.  In this case yes because it just simply works.  Sorry Mom :)

Rules:

  1. Reviews must be at least 200 words
  2. Must link to homepage and this post
  3. Say whatever the hell you want to!
  4. Contest ends April 1, 2008

Prizes up for grabs:

  1. 421+ Entrecard credits (however many I have in my account when contest ends)
  2. Full Review of site/blog.
  3. Free 2 month 125X125 ad spot.
  4. Free 2 month 125X125 blog stripe ad.
  5. Maybe more if I get any sponsors(if you want to sponsor this contest then leave a comment and I’ll hit you up)

There’s only going to be one winner.  I’m going to be picking the winner at random. Eevery blog that I get a ping from will be entered into the drawing after I have verified their review meets the requirements.

]]> http://www.calvinharvey.com/blog-contest-review-my-blog-and-win-big/feed/ Why Most Bloggers Will Never Be Successful http://www.calvinharvey.com/why-most-bloggers-will-never-be-successful/ http://www.calvinharvey.com/why-most-bloggers-will-never-be-successful/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:49:44 +0000 Calvin Harvey http://www.calvinharvey.com/why-most-bloggers-will-never-be-successful/ Everyday when I’m on the net reading numerous blogs about making money online or whatever I see many people who will never make more than a few cents. I used to be a statistic too. I think the reason why most people fail at blogging is because they are inconsistent. They posts every blue moon and when those posts come about they are mediocre. So the key is consistency and good content and just be yourself. Quit trying to “Copy Blog”! What I mean by that is trying to copy someone elses niche or their style of blogging. What works for them may not work for you. Plain and simple! I tried to blog how others were blogging and found myself at a loss for words because it wasn’t me at all. I was emulating someone else. That’s why I started my blog back from scratch just barebones with no old posts or anything. Some may say that it was stupid because I had quite a few posts but, I don’t give a f#$%! Those posts didn’t represent me it represented who I was trying to be. It took me like a week to come up with my tag line because I wanted something that really represented who I am not just as a blogger but as a person. I do what I want when I want! I’m in control of my own destiny. If I see something that I want I get it and there’s no one who can stop me. Here’s a few tips that I think help me finally find out what exactly I was going to blog about.

  1. Be yourself damn it! People like uniqueness and what’s more unique than you! There’s only one you so show the world who you are.
  2. Blog about things you like. Don’t just blog about what’s popular. You’ll find that you’ll get more readers because you have something different to say than the rest of the bunch.
  3. Be bold. Don’t be afraid the say what the hell is one your mind.
  4. Be consistent. Set a schedule and stick to it. If your going to post once or twice a make commit to it and do it. If there are some random posts in between that fine but just make sure that you still stick to the schedule that you’ve set for yourself.
  5. And last but not least Monetize your damn blog. You can’t make any money off it if it’s not monetized plain a simple. Like John Chow says in his January Income Report don’t put all your eggs in one basket. He made over $30,000 dollars from his blog in January.

Well I’m thru babbling for now hoped this helped you a little bit. This is Calvin Harvey signing off and I’ll Blog About Whatever the Hell I Want To! Peace.

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