Money is the enemy of most entrepreneurs and marketers. Actually, that’s not true. The search for money, the need for money and the desire to spend the money you have are the enemy.

From movies (Superman vs. Syriana or WordPlay) to coffee (Maxwell House vs. Starbucks) to technology (Microsoft vs. a kid in a room in Germany) we see it over and over again.

First rule: great product development and marketing almost always comes from organizations that don’t have enough money. Having less money keeps you from trying to buy your way out of trouble.

Second rule: learning to live with less money means you will develop skills and resources instead of buying them. And it means that when you have less money (again), you’ll be prepared.

Third rule: When you need money for something specific, go get it. But just for that. With good terms. As soon as you spend money to protect your money or leverage your money or account for your money or send a message about your money, the money is not only wasted, it hurts you.

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There are many, many outlets dedicated to this exact question. Just as I wouldn’t want to get my financial advice from a blogging site, I wouldn’t want to get blogging advice from a financial site.
Stick with what you do best and let others do what they do best.

I’ll put in for a yes.

Learning about how others succeed is very inspirational, and I think very much in tune with the rest of your entries here.

Go for it! I can’t wait to see what you have to say.

Adriana

I’ve read your site for awhile, pondered off and on about starting a blog [not a Get Rich Slowly rip off, but my own niche ] To see your input, venture, return, etc. would be really informative, inspirational, and many other big intelligent words.

I look forward to the future articles on teh topic! (Face it, you’ve got to do it now!)

I’m more interested in duplication of your success rather than updates on your business (I can’t seem to make that not seem callous, but I think that’s just a human sentiment).

–Michael

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http://bargaineering.com/articles/25-steps-to-a-wildly-successful-personal-finance-blog.html

Further to Josh B’s comment, I would be shocked if J.D.’s signal-to-noise ratio dropped very much, for any reason. He’s put far too much effort into this site to let it deteriorate so easily.

funny you should say this — I think putting the $ stuff out in the open is a great idea (as long as you’re comfortable with it), and I’ve been considering it myself.

I think a single post on the topic would be best, for those of us who are contemplating starting a niche blog like this one (and tips for those who are unhappy with the performance of the blogs they’ve already launched). But if you have more to say, a weekly series with links back to the earlier entries would be good, to ensure your readers continue to get their fix of personal finance advice & inspiration.

A recurring theme of GRS is that the key to building wealth is by spending less than you earn. How do you do that? By spending less or earning more. Often, you talk about tne entreprenurial spirit and how side business are a way to increase your earnings so that you can build wealth. A discussion about your personal experiences with turning a hobby into a business is certainly on topic and absolutely would be valuable to the readers of GRS.

As a thematic blog, I think a big part of your strength comes from your fairly narrow editorial focus. I wouldn’t want to have an article about your dog (for instance) pop up in my feed reader, because it dilutes the value of your blog.

As a point of comparison, I subscribed to the feed for The Simple Dollar in November or December, based on a recommendation from some PF blog or another. But the signal-to-noise ratio from a recurring category of posts over there (“Building a Better Blog”) totally overwhelmed the finance/money-related posts, and I ended up unsubscribing from the feed entirely right before Christmas.

It’s not that I wouldn’t want to read the posts necessarily. They could be very interesting. (And I enjoy your writing style more than TSD, plus you are a fellow MeFite) I just would encourage you to be careful — unanticipated side-effects and all that.