Motivate Yourself By Earning That First Blogging Dollar

When you earn that first dollar doing what you love to do, it has a psychological effect.

Proving that you can earn something from Blogging, no matter how small, can make a huge difference in your motivation.

After all, up to that point for me it had only been a dream, and I heard over and over again from family and friends it couldn't be done.

My first payment for writing online was $6.24 on February 10, 2010. I distinctly remember the satisfying feeling of actually accomplishing what I was told couldn't be done.

Yeah, it wasn't much, and it took me nearly 18 months to earn that first dollar. Now understand, at this point I had only dipped my toe into the waters of freelance writing. I had no real strategy, had only learned a few very basic tenants of the business.

From that point on I was fueled, a burning desire to learn as much as I could, and spend the lion-share of my free time toward the pursuit of earning income online.

From manual laborer to easy money?

One of the biggest misconceptions I had was thinking I could just push a button and sit back and relax while the income rolled in.

Now, their is some truth to this when considering passive income.

You build a niche site, or build a niche on third party sites that you spend a portion of time on, and then after that initial hard work, you sit back and watch the income roll in off of affiliate products or affiliate links from places like Amazon, eBay, or Commission Junction.

For you to earn meaningful income it will not be easy. You need to have the tools to do it, the community helping you, and the passion to build your own brand.

Just start writing about things you are passionate about, and start learning...
The foreign will eventually become familiar, and before you know it, you'll be earning something.

First, you need a blog. Blogger.com is a fine place to start.

You can sign up for Google Adsense. If you don't already have a Google account, you really do need one. You can have one account for easy signing in and out, you can use a whole menu of tools like Adsense, Blogger, Webmaster Tools and GMail. Just take action!