Comments on: eBook Review: How To Develop Money-Making Niche Sites with WordPress

By: Mark Mccoy

Mark Mccoy — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:20:33 +0000

Anyone who has actually read caroline’s blog would know she is here to help. Its a great book, for every level blogger. A day gone by without learning anything is a wasted day. great post.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:13:12 +0000

Well…….i hate to say it but this is about like any other “free” books out there, for the novice its great and leaves you with just enough questions that might make you buy her next book. Dont get me wrong, I love the writing style, but lets face facts we are all here to make money and a free ebook is one way to market yourself. Just my take on it. Great review. thanks.

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:21:54 +0000

Is there an update or a Part II, from beginnier to more advanced?

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:38:20 +0000

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By: jfc

jfc — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:09:21 +0000

Hi Caroline,

Unfortunately by using “Money Making” in the title it changed expectations about the book. It was a good marketing strategy because it got attention for your book that it otherwise wouldn’t have received. On the flip side, some of that publicity hasn’t been 100% positive.

That isn’t necessarily bad though because it gives greater exposure to your blog and your book. It may also help set the stage for your next steps either with eBooks or other forms of marketing.

By: Caroline Middlebrook

Caroline Middlebrook — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:20:40 +0000

I think one thing that I have done wrong with this ebook is leave the impression that it is about making money, which it is not. It is a technical guide to setting up WordPress - just setting it up in a way that is easy to configure with AdSense. What you do with AdSense (or any other type of monetization) from there is up to the reader and I deliberately don’t elaborate on that point as pointed out, I simply do not have the expertise.

By: jfc

jfc — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:21:41 +0000

Thanks Markk,

She is an expert at generating social blog traffic. However, I think there is a perception out that that traffic to a blog alone will generate money. The problem is that it doesn’t. What’s more, even a small amount of traffic can outearn a huge amount. It’s almost counterintuitive to someone who’s been successful at social blogging.

As for my comments, I’ve been posting on forums for years and before that on CompuServe, GEnie and BBS systems back in the 80’s. It’s a writing style that I’ve gotten comfortable with over the years.

By: Markk

Markk — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:20:42 +0000

Frank, your review of Caroline’s ebook is pretty awesome but I suspect you held back a bit. Caroline has a good writing style but her one-hit wonder about “Comment Strategy” let some people to believe she knows her stuff about making money and traffic. It also blinded her to the fact that there’s more to it than meet the eye. Her subsequent posts were not much to shout about and she has unconsciously admitted in her writing about “certain failures” to get things right. I go along with most of you good folks that she was too much sold on the A-listers’ hype. Yes, she will do better as a technical writer for beginners. That may be her storng point

jfc: I’m amazed by most of your comments. You have won my respect. Your reviews are usually on the mark. I’m usually late into the conversation but better late than never!