Grandma, Can I Have Your Recipe?

My wife has a full blooded Italian grandma. She is an awesome cook. The meals I’ve experienced in her 1960’s vintage single-wide trailer could have come from a chef at a five star restaurant. So all the younger gals in the family try to glean the recipe and she gives them one. When they try to use the cherished recipe from the pasta master, it never turns out the same. Here’s the secret from the female secret service in our extended family – Grandma never gives you the whole recipe. The truth is, the recipe is her claim to fame and competing females will never extract the complete recipe from Grandma. She’ll take her secrets to the grave and will be remembered as a legendary cook that none in the family will ever rival.

I’ve recently got the fever for blogging simply because I love to write. Then I became aware that some people make a good living with their blogs. Then I figured out that the site that I’m on (which I love the ease of use and all the cool features) doesn’t allow advertising. So, now I’m trying to figure out how to make money with a blog. I scour the internet. I read articles until I fall asleep at night. Articles on how to do this are abundant on the internet.

I’m a reasonably intelligent person. I can figure this out, or can I? I read all the recipes for internet stardom. I’ve joined a few other sites. I’m still not getting it. Then I remembered Grandma. Could it be that no one ever gives you the whole recipe and for their own ego’s sake leave out some of the key ingredients? I’m suspicious.

Admittedly, I’m a newbie to blogging. Being a newbie, I’m anxious. Now I’m tryng to figure out how to set up my own site because I read an article that said you have to have your own site. I’m not a techie. That side of my brain has restricted blood flow. I just want a good blog site that I can use my creative juices on and make some money at the same time. Did I mention that I’m between jobs and rolling pennies for gas? All I can say is, “Thank God for ebay.”

I realize that success in any arena takes time. I just don’t want to spend a lot of time only to find out that I should have done something else to begin with. If there are any blogging millionaires out there reading this, I beg you, “Can I have your recipe?” And please don’t leave anything out. – Jeff Burke