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.