Do You Blog For Love Or For The Love Of Money?
Posted on June 18, 2007
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Have you wondered why most people are inclined to set up a blog?
Are you self promoting yourself and business, sharing your daily ramblings, or solving a problem for your readers?
As I was getting through a huge backlog of unread RSS feeds I came across the title
“Giving Up on Making Money”
I first read it on Robin Good’s blog which links directly to Darren Prowse.
Blogging for money is a highly debated subject.
Frank Gruber’s weekly tidbits he mentions a post written by Nick O’Neil entitled:
Can You Make A Living Blogging?
I do agree that the friendships you make through networking can be a lifelong asset as well as giving you the opportunity to partner with other like-minded people.
Of course, building trust and a relationship with your readers is of paramount importantance.
With blogging you are in control of what you write so in theory the most logical course of action is to pick a subject of interest to you. Or get other people to write on your behalf.
In fact if you have a passion for a subject that others also enjoy then making money from advertising or products that you review or recommend can be an added bonus.
So if there is value in your writing and you enjoy blogging then making money along the way is an added bonus.
Do you consider that earning a substantial income from your blog is the main reason you continue to write or are the people you connect with through your content your most important aspect of blogging?
For me personally if I didn’t enjoy writing I wouldn’t blog regardless of any monetary gains.
I do treasure the lasting friendships I have made and the new contacts, especially through MyBlogLog, Bumpzee and many other social networks.
People from many backgrounds, countries and topics of interest to me but not necessarily on the same subject field as my current blogs.
Have you stopped to think about why you blog - for love or FOR the love of money?
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