Live Life your BlogShop way!

Argh! One thing I hate about talking to other people about my BlogShop, is that they always repeat the SAME OLD THING.

"Wow Clemence, I really envy you! You have such a successful BlogShop running! I really hope that my BlogShop can be as successful as yours but O WELL I am not as lucky as you."

FIRST THING FIRST, My BlogShop did not become successful because I WAS LUCKY GOD-DAMMIT! My BlogShop achieved the success it has today because I have was willing to sacrifice my playtime into marketing it. When my friends were having busy doing shopping sprees or having fun at the beach, I was cropped at home marketing my blog. It wasn't easy, but i endured and was able to achieve a little success.

Everywhere I go, I did marketing for my Blogshop. Enter my Facebook, and you see the link of my BlogShop there. Enter my friendster profile, and you see my link of my BlogShop there. Add me as a friend on MSN, you will see the url of my BlogShop on my nick. Enter any classified ads/ social forums, and you will see the URL of my BlogShop there. Even when I first meet people in a party or social event, I would try to incorporate my BlogShop into the conversation.

The only way for your BlogShop famous is be constantly trying to market your BlogShop, no matter where you are or what you are doing. Basically, you have got to live life focus on your BlogShop. When you are talking, you are talking about your BlogShop. When you are sleeping, you are dreaming about your BlogShop. Even when you are shitting in the toilet, you have got to be thinking about your BlogShop.

Only through constantly marketing your blog shop online and offline, you will be able to attract more and more people into your BlogShop. You cannot ONLY rely on the usual C-box advertisement only to drive traffic to your site as the traffic from it would not be enough for you to truly become a successful BlogShop owner!

When i tell how I market my blog and how they should try doing it to gain more traffic, they will stare blankly at me and tell me lame things like:

"I can't do that! I got a life one you know!"

"I won't do it, my friends will think that I only think of money!"

"I no time to do that la!"

"Spending time with my friends is more important"

Guess what? girls and guys, THATS THE freaking reason why your BlogShop is only still drawing in 20-50 people daily through your C-box advertising (and the sad thing is the main reason for this people to come to your blog is not to buy, but to post their own advertisement and then leave) and THAT is THE FREAKING REASON why you are still not earning anything from your puny little BLOGSHOP!

If you want to be successful in this competitive BlogShop industry, you got to REALLY sacrifice and put in your heart and soul into doing it! I do not mean totally fosaking your family and friends and just focus on your BlogShop. But you have got to dedicate a larger portion of you time to marketing your BlogShop, and a smaller portion for entertainment.

p/s: I do not propagate totally isolating yourself from your friends and family while engulfing yourself in work! I believe that there has to be a balance in life between LOVE, FRIENDS, WORK and HEALTH. Lacking any part would lead to leading an unhappy and dull life.

I even know of people who are actually ashamed that they own a BlogShop! They say that it is paiseh to tell their friends that they own the shop, because their friends will think that they are out to earn their money!

If you have this mentality, you will NEVER make a single cent in the BlogShop industy!

Think of it this way..

If your friends are not even willing to give you the support when you first start your BlogShop, what kind of friends are they in the first place? True friends are people who will give you the support you need them. (Some people just post as friends when they need you, and hide away when you need them)

And its not that you are ripping them off or something. For example, when they buy a blouse at Topman, they would have to pay $43 for it. But if you can offer them a cheaper price of $29, you will be doing a favor for your friends instead! In this situation, your friend will be happy because she can get a similar blouse at a cheaper price, while you would be happy too because you are being paid for your effort (of importing the blouse and spending the time to sell it)

And people who think that your friends are ripping you off when they approach you to buy from their shop, SHAME ON YOU. BlogShop owners spend tons of their time importing stuff from overseas, taking pictures of the stuff and creating the BlogShop. It is more than acceptable for your friend to earn a little profit from you because they are spending their time and taking the risk to actually bring this stuff over from overseas. Whats more, most of the items sold at BlogShops are actually 30% off the retail price. That means YOU SAVE A WHOLE lot of money buying from your friends!

One last thing to note: Success do not come to people who are lucky. Success do not only go to rich people. AND success would definately go to you just because whining and complaining. If you want to taste true success, you must be willing to put in the time and EFFORT. I know I may sound naggy and emphasis alot on that but thats how people become successful, they are willing to SACRIFICE and BLEED before they slowly but surely start to see the fruits of their labor.

If you are not willing to put in the time and effort, do not even bother creating a blogshop. You will just en up wasting your time, which would cause you to whine and complain more. >=/

p/s: sorry for the slightly fiery post. I was just pissed by my friend who couldn't stop whinning about her blogshop and actually blames me for 'forcing here' to create a blogshop.

I sincerely believe in the following quote I watched on the Apprentice:

"The only way to become truly rich, is to help others become rich"
-Donald Trump

Therefore if you feel that the content in this Blog can help your Friends and Families earn more money through the internet, I sincerely hope that you can will be kind enough and share this with them by linking http://www.BlogShopHelp.com to your blog!

As usual, do leave a comment if you feel that you have anything to comment about this article! I believe wholeheartedly that everybody should have the ability to speak their mind, so that we will be able to learn from each other =)