The Truth About Bloggers
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All "bloggers" are alike. They’re here to share stuff about themselves and whatever skill they possess with the rest of the world. Always aiming to add some form of value on their own corner of the web. There was a time when people got into blogging because they wanted another outlet, an outlet to just write because they felt like and to connect with like-minded people. Today everyone’s in it for a quick buck.
Here are Top 10 reasons you became a blogger. Pick one, any one -
- You hate your job.
- You don’t have a girlfriend or wife.
- You don’t have a social life.
- You weigh too much.
- You think making money online is as simple as posting what you eat for dinner and where you went last night. Not too mention putting an affiliate ad on your sidebar.
- Because your mom said you’re funny.
- You got fired.
- You haven’t been able to hold a steady job.
- Nobody leaves comments on your MySpace page anymore.
- You typed "Mad Cow" into Google and ended up here.
If you’re outside of the spectrum of the above 10 reasons, Congratulations! Pat yourself on the back because you really are here to talk about stuff that hopefully a lot of people are interested about. Hopefully other people reading you will also agree with your mom about how funny you are.
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I choose No. 1:You hate your job. ! Haha
Single and proud of it. That’s me. I plan to live my own life for the moment, rather than living somebody elses life.
1. Hated our job.
2. Have a beautiful girlfriend.
3. Only in the weekends.
4. Check.
5. But it IS easy
6. She does, we are.
7. Many a time.
8. Check.
9. Too old for MySpace.
10. That’s just silly!
1. Not technically, but it becomes a scapegoat for 3 (i.e. I WORK TOO HARD!)
2. Yes, but see Jamie’s reply. Just come back from Latvia, name a self respecting woman who’d go there ;).
3. Yeah
4. Yes
5. Yes, but I
6. I am funny. Won Butlins Pwllheli “Best Junior Comedian” in August 1995.
7. From delivering the North Wales Pioneer in 1997.
8. See 7.
9. Only from bands and hot women. Who may not actually be hot. Or women.
10. Actually I typed in “Hot Cow Sex”, an odd fetish I know, but it keeps me sane.
I bet at least one of you typed in “hot cow sex” into google.
It’s true. There are just too many blogs on the Internet that look spammy and put no thought into good design or content–especially in the “make money online” niche.
Too many people these days are just trying to make a quick buck by founding a blog, filling it with link bait and pasting ads in every spot available. I just had to purge my RSS reader of every blog I originally thought might be useful before realizing it was just recycled info from other sources and more knowledgeable bloggers on the Web.
I contradict every single item on your list. I blog because I want to connect with others, share my thoughts and because I have always had a desire to write.
Splendid mannn..
Looks like you’ve got all the plans laid out & carefully executed when you started this blog.
Yeah, kinda agree with no. 1 “You hate your job” really fits the description. Most of us always end up on the wrong & underpaid job!
haahhaa!! that’s funny. i think i’m doing it because of 1-4…
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I can only pick one? I can pick 4. Well, 4.5. But, I’m not telling which 4.5.
Nr 8 for me i think - just because I hate work for someone else and i just CAN’T wake up on early mornings - I am OWL!!! Thanks God my husband understands me (so far) and lets me just sit at home
i started blogging as a teen with no hope of marriage…or even a lay.
Now I’m 25 married and still blogging…just not making money, like a certain cow i know
I blog with my sisters - it really helps us communicate better.
Yep, I hate my job and I probably fit a few more points on the list, though I won’t admit to them!
I blog because I’m mouthy. Very mouthy.
Wow! This is my read of the day
Keep up the good work!
-Mike
Ouch, not the most complimentary list.
Nah, don’t belong to anyone. Well, maybe the last one
Nice post probably that is why blogger like to blog.
I can say that blogging is the new generation now where people can enjoy their leisure time writing anyting they like and of course to earn a little bit of money. Who dont need money anyway?
I like to blog and hopefully be able to earn money so that I can fire my boss
http://kita-kitz.blogspot.com/
We don’t take getting pissed on lightly!
If I can only pick one then it has to be #1. I like many others hate my job, however unlike most others have chosen to do something about it. Anyway I had to pick #1 because the rest don’t apply to me
you listed 10 reasons and none of the reasons were the reason for me
None of the above ‘reasons’ apply to me.
Somehow I get the impression that the list above applies only to kids or anybody up to 25 years of age. So you must be somehow ‘kidding’.