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Blogging Mix Sold and Some Words from the New Author

New Project, But I’ll Still Be Here!

My Review Site, which is my first big project online, is almost done. My programmer is doing the final touches before I could officially launch it anytime this month. This project is the reason why I wasn’t able to update Blogging Mix as usual. Now that the project is nearly done, I thought I could resume regular posting here at Blogging Mix. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Over the next three months, I will be doing extensive advertisement and promotion of my review site, which will require a huge amount of my time. Because regular updates are essential in a blog, I was worried that I might not have enough time to update BloggingMix. This could have an adverse effect on Blogging Mix’s search engine traffic, rankings and subscribers.

Considering all the circumstances, I decided to sell Blogging Mix. I thought I will not come to this point but I was left with no choice. I have already invested a considerable amount of resource in my Review Site so giving it up is not an option. I was also running short on finances to complete the project so selling Blogging Mix can help raise more funds.

whydowork logoAfter two days of negotiating with Matt from WhyDoWork.com, we were able to close a deal. You can read more in his comments below.

Just to make it clear, I’M STILL GOING TO BE AROUND so this is not intended as a goodbye post! I’m still going to share blogging tips and advices through this blog. And I’m still going to keep you company. I’m just lucky that Matt agreed to keep me as a regular contributor.

To all of you guys, thank you very much for your support! Without you, Blogging Mix is not where it is today. With Matt as the new owner, I’m pretty sure that things will be a lot better.

Hello World

As Rocky mentioned above, we recently acquired this great site. But what do I know about blogging? Well, I’m currently authoring whydowork.com/blog which is my main communication channel to our members at that site. I’m one of the founders of WhyDoWork.com which boasts around 31,000 subscribers who work from home and make money online. My specialty is making money online, which I’ve been doing for the past seven years.

Why Buy a Blog?

I was actually just reading the post Buy Or Start Your Own Blog? which has some interesting commentary on the subject of buying and selling blogs. Blogs did indeed start off as personal web-logs and online diaries of daily life. One of the comments suggested that because of this transformation from “dear diary” to small business they have lost inherent value. I’d disagree and suggest that blogs are more valuable than ever despite some of the fears associated with selling. With such blogs as CashQuests and more recently OneMansGoal there has been quite an uproar regarding the risk vs. reward of buying a blog. While I would agree it is impossible to successfully sell a blog that tracks your daily activities, a blog that covers blogging, design, and monetization tips can definitely change hands with little impact to the content (given the new owner isn’t a total newbie :D)

Changes in Progress

Much of the old content from this blog will be migrated to WhyDoWork.com and redirected to its new home there. I have invited Rocky to guest blog whenever he has something on his mind both here and at WhyDoWork.com/blog once the content has all been migrated. We will be updating the feed address shortly to reflect these changes.

My Promise to You

I am confident that there are many out there interested in learning how to make a living online, and that’s what I teach. I’m not here to replace what Rocky has created. I have my own writing style and thoughts. What I can promise is that I will pass on the money-making and blogging knowledge I’ve accumulated over the last seven years. If that sounds good, stick around and we’ll have some fun. :)

Matt

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    By Noobpreneur on May 2, 2008 | Reply

    Hi, Matt.

    Happy to see the new owner of Blogging Mix (it’s a great buy, btw…)

    What a coincidence, I just wrote about BloggingMix a while ago - and since the ownership changes, I really interested in interviewing you (by e-mail, perhaps?). Should you interested please contact me at my blog.

    Cheers and good luck!

    Noobpreneurs last blog post..Iron Man: The Entrepreneur

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    By Matt on May 2, 2008 | Reply

    Hey Noob - No problem!

    I recently did an interview for my good friend bloggernoob.com so I don’t mind squeezing another Noob in :)

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    By Mert Erkal on May 2, 2008 | Reply

    Hi Matt,

    Congratulations, it is a clever decision to buy Blogging Mix.

    I can highlight you and Blogging Mix in the coming editions of Bloghology if you like. Please check at http://www.bloghology.org

    Wish you all the best!

    Mert Erkal

    Mert Erkals last blog post..What is Your Main Source of Traffic - Join my Poll

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    By Matt on May 2, 2008 | Reply

    Hey Mert thanks for the generous offer. That sounds great :)

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    By Larry Elam on May 2, 2008 | Reply

    Congratulations on the sale! I hope your review site does well.

    Hi Matt, I look forward to seeing how you merge the two blogs.

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    By Matt on May 2, 2008 | Reply

    Hey Larry,

    I’ve actually been writing a series of posts on how to merge blogs. You can read here if you’re interested in the topic:
    http://www.whydowork.com/blog/wdw-insider/459/

    Thanks! ;)

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    By Rocky John on May 3, 2008 | Reply

    @ Larry,

    Thanks. I’m excited with the review site. It’s nearly done.

    Cheers,
    Rocky

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    By exinco on May 3, 2008 | Reply

    congratulation to new owner. i hope that blogging mix continue to provide tips or anything about blogsphere. i’m so excited what might be blogging mix do in the future.
    i have learned a lot from this blog previous and present

    thanks.

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    By Cristiano Ronaldo on May 3, 2008 | Reply

    Congrats on getting this great blog! Hopefully you can continue to build on what the past owner had done.

    Cristiano Ronaldos last blog post..Manchester United will face Chelsea in final

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    By Mr. Javo on May 3, 2008 | Reply

    Nice to meet you Matt. Welcome to this community, feel free to visit my blog ^^.

    Good luck!

    Mr. Javos last blog post..Selling In Your Blog

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    By Anca on May 3, 2008 | Reply

    Hey Matt, congrats on the buy. I’ve just discovered this blog, so I guess it was right on the day of the change.
    I like what I see here, plus it’s right on my subject. I already subscribed!

    Ancas last blog post..Warren Buffet

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    By Wakish on May 3, 2008 | Reply

    Hey Matt.. welcome! ;)

    @Rocky John:

    Well, it’s a sad news for your dear friends and fans.. was not expecting you to drop this blog, but anyway all the best in your future projects.
    And please let me know when your review site is ready, do email me and I hope you will still keep some contact..

    Sincerely,
    - Wakish -

    Wakishs last blog post..Bloggers Should Polish Their Old Posts - Old Is Gold!

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    By Jay on May 3, 2008 | Reply

    Okay, we all want to know how much you guys sold/bought it for…

    Jay

    Jays last blog post..Who is an Entrecard Addict? Here’s 20 Reasons That Say You Are!

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    By Matt on May 4, 2008 | Reply

    Thanks for all the kind welcome messages all.

    We have begun migrating much of the old bloggingmix community content to my blog. I’ll probably have to enable CommentLuv over there as it seems to be a popular feature here :)

    I’m glad Rocky has agreed to write on occasion, I’m sure he still has a lot of great things to share.

    @ Mr Javo:
    I love your template :) It’s very clean and reminds me of ours.

    @ Jay:
    We sold/bought for a fair price both sides agreed on! :P

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    By seo blog on May 4, 2008 | Reply

    Lets hope things will only get better from now on. Good luck!

    seo blogs last blog post..A few quick updates

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    By Link Building Bible on May 5, 2008 | Reply

    It’ll be nice that you’re still around, but it’ll also be nice to see a new voice…

    Thanks a bunch for all of the visitors you sent when i did advertise on your projectwonderful!

    Link Building Bibles last blog post..Link Building Tip: Free Backlinks For Everyone With Blogs

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    By PChere on May 5, 2008 | Reply

    I wish you all the success. Blogging Mix is a wonderful blog and I hope it continues to rock.

    PCheres last blog post..Microsoft Unable to Buy Yahoo!

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    By Cristiano Ronaldo on May 7, 2008 | Reply

    Congrats on the purchase!

    Cristiano Ronaldos last blog post..Chelsea keep title hopes alive

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