Hey guys and gals, I'm starting a blog where I interview web entrepreneurs. I am looking for people earning more than $1500 USD/mo to interview. The money has to come from real, quality websites. Not from arbitrage, selling info products or from "internet marketing". Full name, age, location and picture does not have to be disclosed in the interview, but is greatly preferred. If interested, please PM me some basic background information and the URLs of the sites that make you that money and I will review it. The interview is free and will get you publicity and linkbacks.
I may be wrong, but most people do not want their income listed, in conjunction with the website that the income comes from. The internet never goes away, and I don't want any of my readers or customers on any of my sites to read that I make, $xxxx from that site. It's not good for business. You will never see a smart marketer saying in print, "I make over this much on this site". It is only said about big companies when they have surpassed all others, and their income is a matter of public record through taxes, or shareholder statements. and even then, after that, they have to beef up network security. The best thing about the web is not divulging income publically, and making money anonymously. And also, any interview that discusses income by number, is not a good idea, security wise for anyone on the internet. Lastly, if you put the person, the income, and the website together, you are opening the subject up to competitive sabotage. The internet is not a nice place. Competition is steep, and people will do what ever it takes to "crash" someones program so they can get a leg up. To put it plainly, "There is a lot of Player Hating on the web". Jmo but something to think about.
Sorry, my misunderstanding. I thought the prerequisite was those earning over $1500, so I assumed that was largely the subject matter. If the interview is not about income, can I ask what information will be discussed?
Sorry to rain on your good idea but someone has already done this, but made it better than just an interview by top bloggers faceoff check it out you might get some ideas. http://www.dailyblogtips.com/category/bloggers-face-off/
We will discuss background, ideas, how it started, how the environment reacts with you earning money online and all that. Yeah, except my idea is different. Bloggers aren't necessarily entrepreneurs.
If they're earning at least $1500 / month independently from a blog, then they're entrepreneurs. I do think you're going to run into problems... even if you don't detail specifics, if you even mention that they're earning "over $1500 / month" that could be enough to scare a lot of them off. Competitive sabotage is one problem; as would be people simply seeing the niche, knowing it's doing well, and suddenly your market's saturated. Maybe a slightly different spin would be more attractive to them (like talking to bloggers who do it full-time or something similar... just an idea).
There's no way you will get me on there...LOL Not even if you pay me. However, why not? It's a good idea as far as interviews go. For some uncanny reason I like reading interviews of people. You get some interesting views of people from their answers. Col
Yeah, I gotta agree, like I said, the web is not a nice place, people are desperate to have success on it. I get scared just having a sig link
That was kind of heavy, and a little disrespectful to your potential subjects. I don't think you truly understand the nature of this business enough. It's not a nice place. the internet. You have to protect everything.
He said 'bloggers aren't necessarily entrepreneurs'. He never said that someone with a blog is never an entrepreneur.
If you get paid for blogging (Administering a website that you own), and you are the boss, why wouldn't that make you an entrepreneur? If you get paid for cleaning pools, and you are the boss, aren't you an entrepreneur?
To be an entrepreneur requires more than earning money on your own. Basically, all dictionary definitions of entrepreneur also require the person to actually take significant risk. What is significant risk? That is up for everyone to decide for themselves. As far as interviews goes, I've got a few secured. Some with owners of high profile sites, but only through contacts. None from DP.
That's a rather dated definition. There are thousands, if not millions, of entrepreneurs who didn't have to take a significant risk due to the nature of the Web and business growth there. Heck; I didn't take a "significant risk" when I launched my PR-firm offline several years ago. I'm certainly an entrepreneur. Many of us are simply able to launch our businesses in creative ways to minimize that risk... that's certainly an entrepreneurial way of life, and definitely good business.
1. I never stated I agreed with him, I was merely clarifying your misinterpretation. 2. You said 'if' you get paid for blogging. I can have bloggers blog for me and still make money. So he is correct. Bloggers aren't necessarily entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs must have a business (As in, business Tax ID, DBA, etc,...)