The Bloggers Buff 2007 doesn’t count though it was called a workshop come forum come Malaysia bloggers gathering. Lately, I’ve noticed a growing number or trend of bloggers, internet marketers and entrepreneurs starting seminars and workshops.
You will more likely find them covering common topics like building a website, making money online, online marketing tips, learning how to use Flash and the list goes on. However, the most popular Internet seminar or workshop is to make money from blogs.
So what would participants expect to cover?
Well, I personally believe each seminar or workshop is almost similar in topic. The only main difference is probably the presenter and the presentation. The standard topics covered in a seminar or workshop to make money from blogs are:
- How to register a blog for free?
- How to choose a blog name or domain name?
- How to generate traffic to your blog?
- How to monetize your blog?
- How to spend less time maintaining and more time writing?
- What is
- How to apply SEO?
Now here’s the most interesting part everyone knows about but are simply too lazy to do it most of the time.
Would you believe you can find all the related information of the topics above in this blog; Websites Made Simple, totally free without even having to think about spending a single cent?
I forget to mention to attend the seminar or workshops of the above would normally cost anywhere between RM1000 to RM5000 per person. So why would you pay a large sum of
Wouldn’t you be more comfortable sitting in your own chair, in front of your computer, reading and then applying the information provided for free?
The human mind baffles me half the time but seriously…
Question of the Day: How much would you pay to attend a blog seminar or workshop?
[tags]Blog seminar, Blog workshop, Blog marketing[/tags]
I wouldn’t. But then I’m not the typical joe who wants to start a blog so… :P
Even before you dropped the ball and said all this info can be found on your website, I was thinking, “This kinda stuff is all over the Web, what…”
But then newbies probably wouldn’t know that. We know it because we’ve been on the Net for quite awhile and have been reading other blogs too. Most bloggers would have posted about this at one time or another since bloggers tend to be concerned about attracting more traffic, whether they are maintaining personal blogs or more topic-specific blogs.
You’d be surprised how a complete newbie has much difficulty in navigating the Web, nevermind finding info like this. My mom asked me how to make a comment on my brother’s blog and I said just click on the word “Comment”, which is at the end of every post. She still didn’t get it and I had to go through with her right from the beginning: “First, you see the date, then the big title of the post in brown, then the post itself, and at the end, in small wording, ‘Posted by XXX at 10:10am 4 comments’. Click on ‘comments’ and a box will pop up and you get to read other people’s comments. You can input your own comment at the bottom of that box.” Only then did she manage to do it.
To such people, all things Internet are such a mystery that they wouldn’t even think of looking for such information on the WWW.
Nicholas:
You know what, if you started a home-cooked food blog – you could get a very high ranking food blog. Not to mention a moolah generator. ;)
Sunflower:
Hmm, that could mean a few things from the scenario you’ve described.
Very very interesting findings. Thanks for sharing as it helped open a new sight for me. Now I really have to think if my new blog design can overcome the first 2 things. :)
This brings me to a new question. Who is more likely to pay for the seminar or workshop? The women or the men?
More people are diving into the internet business world nowadays. It is either over hyped or these average jane/joe’s are being brainwashed by people who wanna make money out of them.
Unfortunately not everyone is on the right track. I am seeing some of my highschool juniors starting business online. I’m starting to feel bad for them when I saw their website on Tripod/Geocities with ads all over (not even their own ads.)
The internet can a gold mine, but it is really not for everyone. I am not sure if I can say this is common sense.
Lately I’m learning about investments and I am so tempted to get a book about it (recommended by a friend.) Just today I’m holding back and try to Google for it instead. It’s mainly because I’m quite stingy. :D
Being a total noob all over again, some of these things are really quite tempting. You see, I can buy the book and read from A to Z, or cluelessly look all over the net and guide myself up.
The first choice always look better for me as a noob because the first thing I know is that I don’t know a thing.
A book isn’t that expensive therefore I might just get one but to my surprise, seminars like these actually costs RM1000+ and that is too much.
Worth it? For me no way. Who is more likely to pay for the seminar or workshop? Average jane and joe definitely, but personally I see less women in this.
Maybe your friend wants to produce a 1-page sales letter for the many average joes/janes in the US. Weird but true – it works there. :P
As for the investment, I know a personal friend who’s in this and she’ll allow you to start investing from RM50 onwards. Why you can start so low? Top up every month to accumulate enough to start investing big.
After all, higher investment equals to higher returns later. :)
As to seeing less women in this, I really don’t think so since we have ChanLilian leading the way for female housewife bloggers.
So everyone wants to jump onto the bandwagon.
It isn’t one page sales letter, but a webspace for people to buy and sell things. Imagine their ideas are like Lowyat.NET Garage Sales or Lelong. I don’t have much comment but everyones wanna start something online these days.
About the gender thing, I personally haven’t seen much women in the field globally. I don’t mean the blogosphere alone, since I am not a pro/casual blogger. :)
I’ll hit you up on MSN about the investment stuff. :D