The blogging game is really a set of several smaller games isn’t it?  It’s rare I find a 100% kindred spirit blogger whose tasks are the same as my own.  One blogger may be obsessing with her/his pagerank and emailing me periodically to note their incremental rise or fall.  Another may consider her/himself a “purist” and ask me to stumble posts only on world peace and spiritual sites.  Still another may be a joker who eludes any form of financial success in favor or sarcasm and humor.  The fact is: I love all these types!  Still, in my blogging adventure I’ve had to select my mission and set my goals individually based on that.  I’m not speaking for anyone else but myself when I say that is how I measure my success.

So how did I get here and am I now a “success?”  That’s a great question and one I can simply answer.  I started blogging on December of 2006.  I was purely an “online diarist.”  Through time and due pressure from my family about the hours, I put those words to work for us and started monetizing my blog through adsense and sponsored posts.  At first I made $10-20 a month.  After a few months I was often making $300 a month.  I discovered I valued income along my journey.  I am not saying every blogger should, I’m simply saying every blogger should explore and know what they value. My goal is to interact with other bloggers and profit a little from blogging.  Based on those 2 goals, I am a success.

My family understands my success and they appreciate a new tradition I started in December: a weekly treat to a nice night out, paid for with dad’s Paypal card (blog money).  I encourage you to define why you blog on paper when you have the chance (and it doesn’t necessarily have to include compensation).

Below is my wife Sarah’s email signature.  Those are our 3 kids.

Time management is often a challenge in blogging.  I’ve discovered and created a method I use to prioritize tasks I do online.  It is geared toward my personal goals and helps me manage my time.

What are your blogging tasks and how do you prioritize them?