Yes, that is how I felt when I came across the website http://www.johnchow.com.
And hence this blog name.
Today, just now I created this blog for the purpose of writing this review.
He says in his website that when he started, hs intention was not to make money but to note down his ramblings. But I was doing internet search on money making and somewhere (I dont remember where) I came across a link to http://www.johnchow.com. Considering the fact that today, at the moment, I dont have sufficient free time to go through his website in detail and submit a detailed review, I will just write here what I feel.
Last year, after a reasonably long period of familiarity with internet, I had tried to put in some serious effort into website creations and monetization. And, I am in the process of establishing my regular income sources. It gives me a great pleasure to come across someone who started around the same period and who has succeeded.
I fully appreciate what he says about placing links to own earlier posts in a blog. It is informative to note that he has adopted several parallel channels of income.
When I came across the section about writing a review and getting a link back, (http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-get-a-free-linkback/) I could not resist the temptation and here I am.
Layout of the website http://www.johnchow.com : Neat, pleasant looking and very organied.
The writing style: Lucid and direct.
Content: Very useful.
The pictures: Impressive.
And I plan to keep coming back and updating my reviews.
See you all until then.
Cerebral Palsy
1 comment:
I see you posted your whole entire blog entry in my comments section... I never thought about doing that before but since you like to do it I should probably give it a try myself and see how it works out... Let me know how you like it... *smile*
Here is my blog entry on the very same subject:
-Anna Bloggers for Dollars
Last week I didn't even know who John Chow was. Now I'm a frequent visitor.
The first time I had heard of John Chow dot Com was in this post on the Digital Point forums. At that time I just shrugged and didn't bother checking to see what his blog was all about. My mind is on information overload as it is now and I wasn't looking for yet another crowded, ad-ridden, jumbled up mess that so many of the revenue blogs look like to me. (And if you read no further please realize John's blog is anything but those things.) I'm not sure now how I finally did arrive to his blog but I'm sure glad I did.
John's blog is what I call an "easy read". Since I surf the web a lot I don't like to spend a lot of time on confusing websites trying to find information. I like to get in, read, and get out. Except in the case of John Chow Dot Com, it seems like I get in, read, and read and read and read. I eventually get out but not for long as I keep coming back for more.
If you have never visited John Chow Dot Com his lists is a good place to start. There is a lot of good information there on all aspects of blogging, such as monetizing, promotion, content and just about anything else regarding blogging. Some of this information is invaluable for a new blogger such as myself.
There has been speculation regarding the reason(s) for John's success and I believe it is his personal way of interacting with his visitors. But wait, maybe that's not the key to his success at all! Maybe it is his "Fine Dining" category! Personally, I think taking pictures of the food you eat and then posting the pictures on your blog is a bit bizarre, but hey, if it works for John Chow maybe it will work for me! Here is what I had for lunch today, yum yum. :)
Ramen noodle soup!
I would have probably written about John Chow dot Com anyway but at the moment John is running a campaign to review his blog in return for a permanent link-back from his site. That was an opportunity too good to pass up so I had to take him up on it. If you would like to review John Chow dot Com and get a link-back yourself you can find out more about in his post.
signed:
Anna Bloggers for Dollars
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