It looks like the infamous AGLOCO viewbar has been delayed yet again. So, to all those die hard AGLOCO fans who claim you can make thousands from it, have you gotten a check yet?

Note: I am a die hard anti-AGLOCO person, I think it’s a joke.

I have experimented several times with Adsense on here, and each time I may make a few dollars from it but there is definitely a direct correlation between when I put Adsense up and a decrease in traffic.

So, no more Adsense ads on here. I promise. At least for a while, anyways.

Not a day goes by when I don’t see one of those “I made so much money from my home based business I bought a new home” type commercials. Those ads are completely misleading, and I am really surprised the FTC doesn’t fine the hell out of those companies. They have created a great deal of home based business myths, so I have decided to blog about it.

Here is a quick list of the various myths about running a home based business.

Hardly Any Hours

A lot of people seem to think home based business = no hours. That can’t be further from the truth. If anything, a lot of people who work from home work longer hours, especially when they first start their company.

Believe it or not, if you work from your house you will probably be tempted to work long hours. This is especially true if you run an Internet business. Just imagine it, sitting there waiting for that chicken to finish cooking in the oven and you look over at your closed laptop, just wondering if you can suck out that extra dollar or two from your website. It is a disease, really.

There are some people who work from their home for 2 hours a day and make a good income, but they had to do a ton of hard work to get to that point.

High Pay

Very few home based business make good money. During the initial startup of your company you will be lucky to make more than a few hundred per month.

Although the potential is there to make a great income, you have to work incredibly hard to be successful.

Anyone Can Do It

You have to be really smart to run your own business. If it is a one-person operation you have to manage money, websites, etc. 99% of the people out there are too dumb to run their own business. Just keep your day job while starting out (assuming you have one), so you can have some cash coming in during the beginning..

Low Risk

Low risk? Hah. I think the only thing riskier than running a home business is buying millions of lotto tickets. You risk a lot, like losing your initial investment, getting your pants sued off, etc. The govt. may even fine you if you are running a business in an area that is not zoned for commercial purposes.

Low Initial Investment

How big your initial investment is depends on the business model. Generally Internet-based business cost much less to start than regular companies, but they still cost something.

No Need For Childcare

Although you will have more flexibility with your hours, you may still need childcare. Could you imagine trying to work out a huge deal via a conference call with a two year old screaming in the background?

You Can Act More Casual

You should always remember that although you can act however you want in your own house, you should still act professional while working. If you don’t, no one will take your business seriously.

It seems like the blogosphere has become addicted to money as of late. Far too many bloggers, even some really popular ones, have forgotten what blogging is all about.

It isn’t about the money.

It isn’t about fame.

It isn’t even about giving out information.

It is about having fun. Writing a blog entry shouldn’t be some painful experience, you should have fun with it. Your readers should have fun, and you should have fun.

It seems like a lot of bloggers are forgetting that. Don’t forget it, or else you may fall flat on your ass one day and wonder “Why did my blog fail?”

One of the biggest problems in the blogosphere today is all of the amateur “learn how to make money” blogs. I hate those things, and I wish whoever started them would drop off the face of the planet, and here’s why…

Content Regurgitation

The vast majority of those “make money” blogs are either splogs or the entire blog is about information that is common knowledge. I am in no way against writing on a topic that has already been discussed, but an entire blog shouldn’t be on an already saturated topic. A lot of those blogs cover the same information that thousands of other blogs cover, which is probably why 99% of the time they fail in a few weeks.

Bad Advice

Giving bad advice is horrible, and a lot of those “make money” blogs give absolutely terrible advice.

A while back I saw one of these things pop up, I took a quick look, and post number one was “Why you should click on your Adsense ads”. I mean, good grief. How stupid can they be?

Plus, a lot of these blogs are nothing more than landing pages for ebooks and such, so they will constantly say “if you buy this ebook you will become rich!” Problem is, most “make money” ebooks contain worthless information.

Lack Of Experience

Most of these bloggers give bad advice because of a lack of experience. Now, if you admit you have no experience in a field that is fine, but most of these people act like they are hot-shots and they know everything, when in reality they know nothing.

If you have a lack of knowledge and experience in your blog’s market, then admit it from the beginning. Readers like honestly above all else.

They Make No Money

A while back a person instant messaged me on AIM who wanted to talk with me about advertising programs. He ran a few blogs, and I checked them out. He seemed like he know what he was talking about when he explained where the best ad placement is, the best colors, etc. I asked him how much he made from all of his blogs from advertising, and guess what he said.

$1.

That is right. He ran 3 “make money” blogs (with one blog that was about advertising income), which have been around for 5+ months, with ads up the whole time, and he made $1 from advertising revenue.

One friggin dollar.

The only people who should teach about making money should be those who make it themselves, or those who admit their faults from the beginning and are running a “my journey to $1,000,000″ type blog. People who act like experts when they are not are scum. Absolute scum. The kind of scum that you wipe off the bottom of your shoe.

Splogs

As I said above, a lot of “make money” blogs are nothing more than splogs. They copy content that was previously published by experienced bloggers, without their permission.

No blogger wants their content taken without their permission. If you find a splog that you suspect is illegally using an article, the blogger who wrote the article would greatly appreciate it if you informed them. And yes, even I (who can be a bit lenient with sploggers at times) greatly appreciate being informed of possible copyright infringement.

They Are Stupid

I’ll just come out and say it. The vast majority of “make money” blogs are run by complete idiots who shouldn’t be allowed to blog. Period.

End of rant.