The Golden Triangle of Great Guys who Really Help Struggling Bloggers
If you have come to blogging, thinking it will make you big money and you are dreaming of that huge mansion, that really fantastic car and sitting on the beach while your blog generates your income automatically, I am sure you will find out at one point or another that it is just isn´t all that easy.
Many people give up after a while, dissappointed with their results. Some have only spent a lot of time with little investment, others actually have invested big bucks in all sorts of “money making programs” and crappy ebooks which supposedly are written to teach you how to make money online but the real purpose of many of these books is not how to teach you to make money, but to make money for the author of the ebook.
Some people however will see the light and weed through the pile of crap found all around the internet. Some people will just change their methods accordingly.
Only a few will take action and stand out in the crowd, not allowing more crap to be sent out and this post is dedicated to a few of them as a little thank you for all that they do for all those struggling bloggers out there.
I have said it in my blog a few times before and today I will say it again, I am absolutely amazed by the high number of RSS readers some “MMO” bloggers have without actually sharing their real techniques while other bloggers who are actually offering a huge base of really helpful, high quality information for free, “only” have a few thousand readers.
I have thought about this a lot recently, especially since I am finally starting to see through all the marketing techniques some folks use in order to get richer themselves eventhough they have it look like they want their readers to become richer.
3 Months ago I came across this really fantastic blog, Internet Marketing School by Courtney Tuttle. I was hooked the moment I started reading the first post I found and have ever since kept on reading and digging through the archives. In my opinion, Court is one of the few guys who is really trying to help other bloggers making the best of their blogging experience, offering sound advice on SEO and Internet Marketing, without using any of the hyped up and overused techniques you can see nowadays in the MMO blogosphere.
When I first started reading his blog, he was around 2000 subscribers, something that did not make sense to me at all, but fortunately he is rapidly climbing. His post on whether selling ads is evil or not is well worth reading, very interesting to see all the different points of views in the comment section as well.
It was his article that lead me to writing this post, especially a part which I am quoting here: “I have seen that put a strain on him - in reality it costs Vic money to teach people because it takes away from his time to work on other projects, not to mention the fact that he is creating more competition for his other sites.”
Now, the guy he is referring to is Vic Franqui from BloggerUnleashed.com and it completely represents a thought I have every time I watch any of his videos. If you are not familiar with the BU blog and are struggling to make money online, I would certainly recommend you to go to his blog and watch his videos.
This guy is very passionate about helping other people to make money. His videos are wake-up calls on their own, or specificly show you how to do certain things. And eventhough some posts go well over hundreds of comments, he actually takes the time and makes the effort to respond to every single one, picking out the best comments in his comment videos to highlight important issues.
He is not selling ebooks or trying to have you buy crappy products he never used before. He is not a follower. He is not a copycat. He might seem a bit rough around the edges, swearing a lot on his videos, but he sure does get your attention! He has been critiqued many times on his grammar and writing abilities, and of course because he puts a lot of high profile bloggers on the spot, calling out scammers where he sees on.
His actual content on how to make money though does not get any bad critique at all and there is a reason for that. This guy knows what he is talking about, is sharing it freely and spending a lot of time really helping bloggers in need, trying to get cash in their pockets as soon as possible.
I can´t even count the lightbulb moments he has caused me to have on two hands, making me think about longstanding ideas I had and telling it like it is. He calls for action and says many of us just overthink things too much and thus not get to the point to actually DO IT, and I think that rings a bell to many of the strugglers out there.
On his About page he says “This made me think how many more bloggers where struggling to make one dollar in blogging and reading the supposed A-list bloggers and following there self serving bullshit would have no opportunity what so ever to be successful in making blogging a viable business for them.”
Dead right there, Vic!
Word is out he will cut down on posting frequency around September, but I am sure by that time he has helped so many bloggers who will want to pay it forwards and start helping others in the same way he is doing right now.
You can already see that happening all around blogosphere and I will be sure to pay back my debts to him one way or another.
Now the last guy I want to mention is Griz and I must admit to have been a bit of a Wordpress Snobby Princess and initially did not pay a lot of attion to his free blog hosted on blogspot. My loss but I have grown wiser since. But the more I started reading Court and Vic, the more I started reading his blog aswell and the more I read it, the more I realize that this guy knows what he is talking about and actually shares some pretty darn valuable information free for the grab.
If you are looking to make money with adsense, pay a lot of attention to his sidebar where you can find 5 lessons on adsense and a real testcase to see how it is really done. There you have it, valuable knowledge for free PLUS the proof to back it up.
If you are still falling for hyped up products and supposed to be A-list blogs in the MMO circle, read his post about How to Game your Stats and if you still don´t see the light, prefering to copy people you really should not spend your time on, it´s your own decision.
However, if you pay close attention to all that Griz is writing in that particular post (and the rest of his blog for that matter), you will soon be able to start seeing the underlying reasons and intentions some MMO bloggers have. Be warned … the sight can be pretty ugly.
Quoting Griz´ tagline says it all: “Don’t let the stunning graphics and good looks of this blog fool ya’… if you want to know how to make money online… for free… without all the crap… do yourself a favor… get a cup of coffee and do a little reading… Griz”
So there you have it, The Golden Triangle of Great Guys who really help Struggling Bloggers. You might agree with me, or think I am full of crap and suffering from blurred vision.
Think about this though:
Any time any of these three fellows critique methods, products or bloggers, they have the knowledge and proof to back it up. They actually teach methods without the hyped up, selfish crap you can see anywhere in the blogosphere and they do it for free.
So if you are serious about making it online, you should really visit and read these blogs if you haven´t already:
Courtney Tuttle´s Internet Marketing School
Vic Franqui´s Blogger Unleashed
Griz´s Make Money for Beginners
Guys… if you happen to read this, thank you so much for all your hard work!
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My name is Mirjam and I welcome you to my blog about personal growth and the things I think about. I´m on a journey of improving my life and I hope you will drop in often and participate. Thanks for visiting!
Mirjam bless you for already being paying forward by just letting others know that we are trying to make a difference. Just wonderful to wake up and read such a great post and to know there are more then qualified folks to carry the torch in this crazy quest of helping others.
Bless You!
Vic
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Vic,
all thanks should go to the three of you!
The more I read, learn and put into practice, the more I get to see just how many of us are being fooled into buying things that are really worthless and reaching full potential because of all the hypes and bad info out there.
You are all setting a great example for many bloggers out there and I am convinced many will eventually pay back to the blogosphere. Especially your blog has truely impressed me, making me have a hard look at what I am setting out to achieve in the future and I believe every day, more bloggers will wake up
Thanks again for all your efforts and taking the time to leave your print here, I know you are very busy
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Wow Marjam this is the first thing I read this morning and gosh thanks a million. Vic and Grizzly are the real deal and you are doing a service to your readers by pointing them to those guys.
Please let me know if there’s ever anything that I can do for you.
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You are more than welcome, Court,
I think the three of you are doing a great job helping others and this was the least I could do at the moment. Glad you and Vic woke up with a positive note LOL.
I might pick your brain at one point in time when I come across some SEO prob I am not able to locate the solution for on your blog, so chances are there won´t be any brainpicking at all
Take care and thanks for the visit, I really appreciate that!
Hi Mirjam,
I posted a long winded thank you earlier but got an error message so it may have been eaten. I’ll keep this one short in case the original comment does show up. Thank you so much for getting the word out and you couldn’t pick two better bloggers than Court and Vic to send your readers to. Thanks again for the kind words. If I can ever lend a hand please let me know.
Griz
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Make that three bloggers Griz, I didn´t call it a Golden Triangle without reason
and I am glad more and more bloggers are catching up on that!
I checked but your former comment has been lost in cyberspace, but I really appreciate you took the time to re-comment and offer you helping hand
That’s a great list. Both Court and Grizzly are awesome. You can learn a lot playing with Yahoo Site Explorer and their sites. LOL But then they tell you most of it up front. Vic’s got some great tips also, but I am not much of a video guy. Much of my work is done when I have to be a little quiet, at night when kids are sleeping. Plus the computer injects a little ADHD into my bloodstream that doesn’t allow me to be inactive just watching a video. I must do something, even if it means scrolling a page to read a long post.
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Hey Stephan
I am not a big fun of vlogs either, dont have a landline here and it takes forever to download a 30 min. video so I usually start doing something else while they are loading or only listen while doing other stuff, but still, I think he has got some pretty darn interesting information for people who just can´t see the light
You know one thing I have learned the last few months reading your stuff is that you know what you are talking about. When I am ready to go from foundation setting to monetizing I now know where to look for ideas. You so rock!
I have always prided myself on having a knack for sniffing out the BS and you my friend pass with flying colors.
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Oh man, you are giving me way too much credit Jim, seriously.
But yes, if you need really good information, go to those three sites and you will find what you need
Take care my friend
I think you’ve just sent me off on a reading frenzy. I haven’t read any of those 3 blogs but I’ve just been browsing and reading until my eyes hurt. I’ve subscribed to all 3 so I don’t “lose” them.
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Happy reading! :D:D
Hey Mirjam,
These are actually people I’ve heard about around the blogosphere, but have never found the time to read their blogs. So, thanks for the referral. Griz’s post on gaming the system is ridiculously good. There’s a lot in there that I’m going to have to go back and sink my teeth into.
So. Now, my question is what does your schedule look like? The problem I’m starting to have is between article marketing, developing affiliate marketing sites, tweaking my PPC search marketing campaigns, exploring web design, social marketing, learning from the forums, commenting on other blogs, responding to comments on my blog, and posting on my blog… starting to have trouble juggling it all.
How do you break down your day?
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Hey Mark
good question and I am answering that in my new post today
Thanks 
Great post Mirjam - I’ve read Court from way, way back in the day when he just started, it’s so cool to see how he grew over time! We kind of “grew up” in the blogosphere (with an old blog of mine), and it’s neat to see how far he got!
Griz is pretty cool too, from what I’ve read - very helpful info!
As far as Vic, if you’re in to making money with Adsense, then it’s definitely the place to go, which is probably why he attracts a lot of newer folks to IM. He does have a unique style!
Take care and best of luck!
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thank you Ryan
I just wish I had known about their blogs when I first started out, since they are really helping to put together the pieces of the puzzle 
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Hi Mirjam,Griz is very usefull and this information is very very helpful to all of us.
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The Golden Triangle of Great Guys who Really Help Struggling Bloggers
Interesting Name and with a lovely blog thanx for the info..
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