Thanks Jag, that's very interesting.
It seems to me (i might be wrong) that you are creating communities which are based around a specific interest and then try to feed merchandise to its members (in that order). You say that you have been working on your site for a long time, and have gained the confidence of your members. But in this sense, I am not sure that "product blogging" is the most appropriate term, because the blog is not a product blog, but rather an interest blog which feeds merchandise to its members. People dont go to your blog to buy stuff, and if they did they wouldn't come back so often - they go to your site because they have an interest in your nieche.
It must be hard to start a 'product blog' from scratch, instead of starting an 'interest blog' and then monitizing it later (as i think you did).
Zach
It seems to me (i might be wrong) that you are creating communities which are based around a specific interest and then try to feed merchandise to its members (in that order). You say that you have been working on your site for a long time, and have gained the confidence of your members. But in this sense, I am not sure that "product blogging" is the most appropriate term, because the blog is not a product blog, but rather an interest blog which feeds merchandise to its members. People dont go to your blog to buy stuff, and if they did they wouldn't come back so often - they go to your site because they have an interest in your nieche.
It must be hard to start a 'product blog' from scratch, instead of starting an 'interest blog' and then monitizing it later (as i think you did).
Zach