Comments on: How to Break Up with Your Blog

By: Selling Your Blog: Breaking Up Can Be Hard To Do

Selling Your Blog: Breaking Up Can Be Hard To Do — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:17:51 +0000

[...] Cook at Flipping Easy writes about the difficulty of letting go…of your blog. In his article, How to Break Up with [...]

By: Ben Cook

Ben Cook — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:52:29 +0000

@Franklin Bishop: I think it depends on what the person is planning to do and whether their blog will help them get there. I've seen people sell their blog on a domain name that was their name etc that in the end regret it, but I've also talked to a LOT of people that have been really relieved that they cashed out when they did. For example, even though I'm not doing anything with skitzzo.com I'd probably regret selling it (assuming someone wanted it) but a blog like bloggingexperiment.com I wasn't as attached to.

By: Franklin Bishop

Franklin Bishop — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:06:18 +0000

I think most people regret it when they sell their Blog. It is definitely a hard breakup. Sometimes it can be more difficult than breaking up with a guy or girl. Hopefully it means that you have made some money and not that you are missing something in your life now. Great post Ben.

By: Ben Cook

Ben Cook — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:05:51 +0000

@Missy (from G34 Media): you know, that's a good point. Going back and figuring out what you could have done better is always a good idea. I usually find that it's easier to do that the further you get away from the site and the sale though. When I've just sold something as long as I got a decent price for it I'm thinking I did everything right, ya know? Of course that's not the case and later on I'll recognize more and more of the mistakes I've made. @Demian Farnworth: I'm glad you like it bro. I'm not so sure about never needing to hire you for copy work but I appreciate the sentiment in any case. @Pops: Not only that, but I think it is wise in blogging to "love the one you're with."

By: Pops

Pops — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:23:58 +0000

Neil Sedaka said, “Breakin’ up is hard to do.” But apparently you side with Paul Simon and believe “there must be 50 ways to leave your blog.”

Anyway, one recommendation I would make is that you set aside a percentage of the cash from your sale to finance the start-up of your next project.

By: Demian Farnworth

Demian Farnworth — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:15:01 +0000

I love it, Ben. Way to connect two different ideas to create a new, potent one. Definitely good work. You’ll never need to hire me to write copy, that’s for sure. You’ve got chops.

By: Missy (from G34 Media)

Missy (from G34 Media) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:38:25 +0000

Clever analogy Ben. lol. Good stuff. I would add that try to look back and see what you did wrong, why the blog is sitting there stagnant.

Is it because you took on too much at once? Is it because the blog is in a niche you’re not passionate about? etc.

Reflecting and learning is also part of breaking up. (with your blog)