A few weeks ago, I created the $3k challenge as an effort to promote other small blogs and help encourage them (and myself) to $3000 of revenue through blogging efforts.
17 people signed up. Some had been at it for a few years, but hadn’t gone to the next level (like myself). Others were brand new and saw this as a way of starting right. Who are they? Well, meet the challengers below:
Nicole Mladic – The Budgeting Babe: http://www.budgetingbabe.com
Nicole Mladic, 32, of Oak Park, Ill., is an award-winning Communications professional. Her blog, created in November 2004, chronicles her journey from over-spender to power saver. Nicole has been quoted on the CBS Evening News, in Financial Times, The Wall Street Journalonline, US News & World Report, www.msnbc.com, www.
cnn.com , Yahoo! Finance and Glamour magazine, among others. She is also quoted in “The Everything Blogging Book” and featured in “Generation Earn: The Young Professional’s Guide to Spending, Investing, and Giving Back.” Read more about Nicole here: http://thebudgetingbabe.com/about/ .
Aubrey Rose – Discovering Adulthood: http://discoveringadulthood.blogspot.com
I am 19 years old and I started blogging on Discovering Adulthood about a year ago, but I didn’t get serious until a few months back. I blog mainly about Personal Finance and growing up. All of the money I make off of my blog this year will be going towards my adoption Fund. My Fiance and I hope to begin the adoption process of either a deaf or blind child in just a little over a year. You can read more about how to help us out on my Adoption Page on my blog.
Crystal – Sophisticated Spender: http://www.SophisticatedSpender.com
SophisticatedSpender.com is all about practicing good financial planning. I am currently an engineer who works for the government. I am also a landlord of a multi-unit property, a former day trader, a former real estate agent and a former property rehabber. I have learned a lot from all of my trades and have a lot to share with you guys. I love personal finance and the complex tax code. So come along for the journey!
Brent Pittman – OnTarget Coach: http://www.ontargetcoach.com
Personal finance and coaching website http://www.ontargetcoach.com.
I offer 1 on 1 coaching and book keeping
Kris – Simple Island Living: http://www.simpleislandliving.com
My name is Kris and I just began my blog http://www.simpleislandliving.com. My blog is about personal finance, life and love on an island in the middle of the sea (things are pricey here!).
Danielle – Odd Cents: http://www.oddcents.com
Hi there! My name is Dannielle and my blog is Odd Cents. I have blogging since September 2011, so I’m still fairly new to this. I post almost everyday, but I’m in the process of starting a travel blog, so that might decrease.
Katie – What Gnau?: http://www.whatgnau.blogspot.com
My blog What Gnau? is a place to document our family’s story. It’s largely a place for my musings about motherhood, but I’ve also begun to talk about our minimalist aspirations, our Dave Ramsey inspired budget, and some of the work I’m doing as a work at home mom (spoiler alert – I’m making more than I was working full time!?). I’d say my 2 big interests are personal finance and home improvement so those themes are likely to appear often.
Don – Money Smart Guides: http://moneysmartguides.com/blog
Hi, my name is Don and I have a personal finance blog, http://moneysmartguides.com/blog where I attempt to provide basic personal finance for everyone. After all, no one taught us this stuff in school!
Stephi – Glitter & Salt: http://www.glitterandsalt.blogspot.com
Hi! My name is Stephi and my website is http://www.glitterandsalt.blogspot.com. It is a crafting/DIY/food and recipes website that I just started up.
Mark – Primal Low Carb: http://www.primallowcarb.com
my name is Mark and I run the diet website Primallowcarb.com. I will be posting my regular blog, podcasts and hopefully if I find time videos.
Lianna – Song of Mystery: http://www.songofmystery.com
Hey there, my name is Lianna and I just started up The Song of Mystery in December. Every day I post music videos from up and coming bands — it gives viewers the chance to be that one cool friend everyone goes to for new music ideas.
Andi – Bun in the Toaster: http://www.buninthetoaster.com
Hi! My name is Andi, and I started http://www.buninthetoaster.com in October 2008 to chronicle my first pregnancy for out of state family and friends. Little did I know that in three years time, I would STILL be blogging, but this time, about two kids, the chaos and, ahem, bodily functions that come with them.
Renee – Counting Our Pennies: http://www.countingourpennies.blogspot.com
My name is Renee and I am the blogger of http://www.countingourpennies.blogspot.com which is mostly about personal finance & personal goals.
Matthew – Matt’s Respite: http://www.mattsrespite.com
Hi – my name is Matthew. I started my blog – http://www.mattsrespite.com – around Christmas. It’s a personal travel blog that I mainly started to get into the groove of it before I move to South America in June or July. Until then I plan to post a couple of times a week, either about past trips or books enjoy.
Rebecca – Bloody Mary Mom: http://www.bloodymarymom.com
I’m Rebecca (aka Riot718 and/or Bloody Mary Mom). I’ve helped my kids with their blog (http://www.chowderkids.com) since 2008 but I moved it from Blogspot to WordPress a year ago and it all kind of fell apart. I also recently started up my personal blog (http://www.bloodymarymom.com) and started a blog for my consulting company (http://410partners.wordpress.com/).
Beth Anne – The Catholic Couponer: http://www.thecatholiccouponer.com
Hi I blog at http://thecatholiccouponer.com. I blog about couponing tips, deals, pinterest, crafts/recipes (when I feel called to), and catholic things. I just started this blog in June 2011.
Lorilla – Your Money Mentor: http://www.yourmoneymentor.com
My site http://www.yourmoneymentor.com, I am a licensed financial professional, but my site does not offer any financial advice. My site is about personal finance and wealth building.
Oh hi everyone! I’m ready to get left behind in the dust. See you all at the finish line, I’ll be the one panting through while you all are enjoying some cocktails!.
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Always think positive. You never know when you may get “discovered” and launched into the big time!
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I am hopeful.
But this is much harder than I anticipated.
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Yeah, but that makes it much more worth it!
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It’s awesome to see everyone and learn more about you! I’m going to put this on my blogroll so everyone can ‘meet’ you all.
I didn’t make one penny in January. But I did sign up for FinCon12, spoke with an ‘affiliate’ sponsor and will be placing some ads this weekend, and met in person with another blogger who successfully makes income from her site to get some ideas. I believe this is called “laying the foundation.”
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Even if you didn’t make any money last month, you indeed did put together a good foundation for making money in the future.
I don’t live too far from Denver, so I may be trying to sneak into the after-party.
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Hey Edward – My first ads are up! I might make a whole $2 this month
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Good luck!
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