Its been slightly more than two years since I started this blog at the suggestion of my wife. I have stuck to my principle of providing original content and stock research rather than up the frequency of my posts and providing second-hand links or garbage. I am a subscriber to the slow blogging philosophy, and feel that this philosophy is more appropriate for medium- to long-term value investors. My posts have a tendency to be long and meandering, and are not suited for the attention span of the typical online reader. The price I pay for this is to be consigned to a negligible role in the blogosphere.
Still, I am happy that I started the blog. The past two years have brought me much knowledge about my own investing strengths and weaknesses, as well as technical knowledge about how to use WordPress and run a blog. To recoup the costs of running the blog, I have used Google Adsense advertising on my site, and recently added a tip jar. Over two years, my earnings from the blog totals less than $50, which is barely enough to cover hosting expenses. However, I have built up a very small base of readers, and am thinking about moving to an ISP with better bandwidth if the increased ad revenue allows me to.
Far more valuable to me are the advice and ideas I get from commenters and fellow bloggers. I have also recently added a blogroll, and the first two entries are fellow bloggers with which I’ve had very fruitful interactions. From Old School Value, I’ve obtained the investment idea of GEOY, which has already given me returns of over a thousand dollars (disclaimer : I still have a position in GEOY). From TMWTFS, I’ve obtained the RCI investment idea, which has given me several hundred dollars in put writing, as well as a new appreciation for Canadian stocks.
In the coming year, I aim to find more investment ideas through conversations in the blogosphere, as well as have others critically look at my own investment ideas. Hopefully, 2009 will prove to be a good year for both investing and blogging.
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2 years is a great achievement. I’ve been told that the average blog lasts onl 3 months at best lol.
Honored to be on your blogroll. I wish I could have made mroe than $1k off GEOY but unfortunately, I bought at a too high price.