How Can I Help You In 2010?

66 | Posted In Personal by David

2009 was an exciting year.

question 2009 was my first full year blogging about blogging. :) I began this blog in 2008. Before that, there was nothing but a placeholder page here with goofy images of myself.

As my long-time readers know, I’ve been blogging since before this was even called blogging. However, I was a tech blogger. I managed to make my living at it fairly comfortably. Then, in 2008, a series of events led me to the idea of starting a second blog where I would talk about what I did for a living.

It has been SO rewarding. I really enjoy helping and interacting with others with the same goals as I have. I love helping bloggers realize their goals in this medium. So, this has been very rewarding for me on a personal basis.

And, yes, I’m not going to lie, it has been rewarding on a financial basis as well. This move has brought my online business in a different direction than it was and the effect on income has been a positive one. I may provide a final year-end income report later (it has been awhile since I’ve posted one), but I will say that I surpassed $200K in gross revenue in 2009, increasing my income about $60K over 2008.

I have big plans for 2010, and I want you to be involved with them. I’ll post some of my 2010 goals a little later, but overriding all of it is this….

YOU.

That’s right, because I wouldn’t succeed in anything if I was not providing value to you.

Money, traffic – all the things we like as bloggers – all of it comes from delivering a result to your customers (actual customers as well as blog readers).

Our job, as bloggers, is to take our market and provide them with results. And, even higher up the totem poll, to give them HAPPINESS.

That’s what all people are after. More happiness.

So, the question has to be asked…

HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

What would you like to see from me in the coming year which would really help you? How can I make you happy?

I hope this doesn’t seem like a corny question. I could have asked this in a private survey to my list (and maybe I will), but I figured just starting a public discussion would be interesting. And, hell, maybe some other probloggers out there who blog about blogging can learn from my audience. ;) We’ll see.

So, the ball is in your court. Now is a time to put your order into David’s kitchen. ;) Let me know what I can “”cook” for you this next year.

I look forward to helping you in 2010.

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  • http://davidrisley.com David Risley

    Good suggestion.

    Yeah, it is always interesting. Blogs like this one talk about making money, but that's because that's what we're all interested in at the end of the day. It is easy to assume that you have to play “me too” and also talk about making money to make money. It just isn't the case.

    I'm going to continue to feature other bloggers as I can – and yeah, people who DON'T talk about making money. :)

  • http://davidrisley.com David Risley

    Yeah, common concern. And, no, you don't have to talk about making money to have a chance.

    I'll need to do something on this. Seems like a very common issue.

  • http://davidrisley.com David Risley

    Thanks for the well wishes, Bill.

  • http://davidrisley.com David Risley

    Windows Live Writer. It is fantastic. And free.

  • http://www.grangewebdesign.com Kieran Daly

    Thank you for the reply – I will check it out!

  • http://twitter.com/PaysonWeb Dick Schaefer

    I am being told that mobile apps will be the coming thing in 2010, Google is about to introduce a tablet product that will surpass anything we have used before. What is it that us bloggers can do to take advantage of mobile apps.

  • http://twitter.com/PaysonWeb Dick Schaefer

    I'm with you Jordan. I can't really see myself hawking my own products other than a couple of PDF's I would give away for registration info. But if someone like David came up with a list of products along with a step by step guide I would buy it too. And I'm cheaper than Jordan!

  • http://www.atticmantrader.com atticman

    Hi David,
    firstly I’d like to say a big thanks from over here in London, your blog is a great read. I really believe that your transparent approach, not just to your blogging but also the way in which you discuss your life on general, really makes for a great ‘blogging model’. I for one, can connect with that approach.
    Secondly, in terms of how you could help me in 2010. I run a trading website http://www.atticmantrader.com and have for sometime considered ways of leveraging my growing readership in an attempt to sell useful and related product. You’ve blogged in the past about methods to increase readership, but I don’t recall any detail about the costs involved in doing this (for example Adwords campaigns, exhibitions etc). It would be really If you could blog about costs and ROI for various methods you have used in the past to generate eyeballs on the blog. Cheers and keep up the great work.
    AtticManTrader

  • http://www.trainwithshane.com/ Deborah Shane

    Hey David, I am also new to your blog and emails on a regular basis. I had the pleasure of having you on my weekly radio show and meeting you in person, which I so enjoyed!
    I've been blogging for about a year, but I am going to get serious in 2010, with a redesign on WP and a commitment to make it a resource center for all of the areas I serve. For me, I'd love to hear more about building community, engagement, interactivity. The making money part is kind of a result of that. Thanks for all you give and share and I have also learned a lot in just a few weeks! You are the real deal!

  • Gary

    I'd like to see a new photo of you instead of the old one, cmon bro!

  • Techno_pen

    What I like about Dave Risley: good solid info without empty calories. Dave, this year, the best thing you can do is keep the info-overload to a minimum- keep doing what you already have been. Short, sweet, and to the point. I deleted half of my e-newsletters from 2009 because only a fraction of the material had value and the rest took up way too much of my time. Not so with your material. Even if I don't use everything you post, it's quality meat, not a cheap nano-wave dinner with little substance. You tell it like it is in basic terms so I don't have to waste time guessing at your intent and motivation.

  • Milton

    David,..I created a free report to offer my visitors. I am building a mailing list as well. How do i use Aweber to automatically offer up my free report, rather than me manually sending it to each person that asks for it?

  • ucomeau

    Well, I'd really like to try your course, but it's been closed for the past 6 months… also, if you do open it up, could you perhaps offer a 12 month payment option at all, to break up the payments further?

    I absolutely love your writing style in your blog – it makes you very approachable, and the information you share is always useful, so keep up the great work! :)

  • Techno_pen

    What I like about Dave Risley: good solid info without empty calories. Dave, this year, the best thing you can do is keep the info-overload to a minimum- keep doing what you already have been. Short, sweet, and to the point. I deleted half of my e-newsletters from 2009 because only a fraction of the material had value and the rest took up way too much of my time. Not so with your material. Even if I don't use everything you post, it's quality meat, not a cheap nano-wave dinner with little substance. You tell it like it is in basic terms so I don't have to waste time guessing at your intent and motivation.

  • Milton

    David,..I created a free report to offer my visitors. I am building a mailing list as well. How do i use Aweber to automatically offer up my free report, rather than me manually sending it to each person that asks for it?

  • http://www.ucwebcreations.com/ Ursula

    Well, I'd really like to try your course, but it's been closed for the past 6 months… also, if you do open it up, could you perhaps offer a 12 month payment option at all, to break up the payments further?

    I absolutely love your writing style in your blog – it makes you very approachable, and the information you share is always useful, so keep up the great work! :)

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