High earning bloggers like Morrow, Rowse and Goins recommend a few things to keep in mind from the beginning:
Believe in yourself and what you have to offer.
Don't be in a hurry -- blogging success takes time.
Start selling from Day 1. If you are in the blogging game
to make money, you must have something valuable to sell.
Build a solid mailing list as soon as possible by adding a service like
Mailchimp to your blog that allows people to opt in to receiving emails from
Tip
Sharkov recommends a pop-up product like Ninja Popups that allows people to opt in to more than one of your offerings at the same time. For example, your readers can Like your Facebook page and sign up for your mailing list in one screen. He warns against having the pop-ups launch with the page and recommends a delay for browsing -- his time delay is 37 seconds.
Finally, Goins sees blogging as something "you should only do if you love it." Your passion will shine through and engage more readers.
