How Wordpress (and blogging) has determined my destiny

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Wordpress Vienna Meetup 29. 04. 2013

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How WordPress hasdetermined my destiny

How WordPress hasdetermined my destiny

and blogging

Andrej Mikulablogger, time mamanagement speaker & coach

my blog

“Five years ago, I wanted to be a copywriter...”

“If you want to become a (copy)writer, write!”-- DAVID OGILVY

“If you want to become a (copy)writer, write!”-- DAVID OGILVY

Hmm. Sounds legit...

So, I’ve started a Wordpres.com blog - January, 2008

BTW: If you want to see how (almost) any weblooked like in the past, use http://web.archive.org.

Google.com December, 1998

After years of being self-employed,I got the dream job...

“I am marketing director. Yeaaah!”

“I am marketing director. Yeaaah!”not so much...

Don’t work on “once big” startups, whenwannabe investors can’t even read email.

#1

I had to do something else, because...

It’s not immoral to makemoney from blogging.

#2

How could I know I am doing any good?

Have a goal! Collect email subscribers.

#3

Have a goal! Collect email subscribers.

#3

pretty f****** important!

You don’t have to be an expert.

#4

You don’t have to be an expert.

#4

Be an enthusiast

It was because of fail, I havestarted blogging seriously.

Don’t wait for fail. Start now.

#5

Don’t wait for fail. Start now.

#5

not tomorrow :)

And love what you do. You can monetize everything today.