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DO YOU BLOG for MONEY or JUST FUN?

Posted by jazevvox • 1/04/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
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DO YOU BLOG for MONEY or JUST FUN?

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1/04/08

Kiwipulse

I was starting blogging as a hobby. Now I try to monetize it and earn some extra money for my next vacation.

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1. 1/05/08
  
  jazevvox
  
  thats really great, blogging to get a nice vacation :-)
1/04/08

voodooKobra

For fun.

www.kobrascorner.com/rant/blogging-for-money.php

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1. 2/18/08
  
  thenearbyfuture
  
  I blog for fun too It kind of takes the fun out of it if you blog for money, don't you think?
2. 2/26/08
  
  voodooKobra
  
  I agree.
1/04/08

ImBloggingThat

Neither, I'm blogging to build a strong writing portfolio. To teach myself to expand my range of knowledge, to share my life, and to meet new people that will change my perspective on the world.

www.imbloggingthat.com
www.raiseitcleanitblogit.com

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1. 1/05/08
  
  jazevvox
  
  mee too, i always wanted to write, and blogging surely gives me a heas start and its great training to be more articulate and better writer
  Cheers, jazevox.blogspot.com
2. 5/17/08
  
  witewood
  
  That's a great perspective for blogging.
1/05/08

DOUGGOFFdotCOM

I blog for food!

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1/05/08

gusland

Both !

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1/05/08

humorvice

The money isn't an equal exchange of time I spend blogging - but it allows you to sort of experiment with maximizing content vs. advertising... So your a journalist and a bit of marketing junkie at the same time... But it all falls under the fun category.

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1. 2/26/08
  
  StyleSwag
  
  Oh boy , you said it. The money doesn't equal the time put in so I guess the fun makes it worth it. Making money from it would then make it LOTS more fun!
1/05/08

kdawg68

I guess both. I don't earn direct money, but my blog is about horse racing and the wagers I make on them....so it kind of tracks my supplemental income adventures.

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1/05/08

offendedblogger

Fun, fun, fun here.

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1. 3/21/08
  
  philellis
  
  You seem to ALWAYS have fun.
  
  Phil Ellis
  www.divesports.com
1/05/08

funepets

Basically for fun and to help promote funepets. :-)

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1/05/08

bobmeetsworld

Both, blogging pays the bills.

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1/05/08

bloggernoob

wouldn't do it if it wasn't fun. but then again, part of the fun is making money

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1. 1/05/08
  
  Xight
  
  Yep, making money is always fun. Cept I don't make money from my blog.
1/05/08

dzrbenson

Fun

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1/05/08

stephaniec

Just fun. Besides, I don't think I can make money off of such a silly blog.

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1/05/08

mtchick

Fun, but I don't mind a little money too.

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1/05/08

Descartes

Mostly fun, with the occasional bit of money.

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1/05/08

sultana

started of for fun then I thought of earning some pocket money.

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1/05/08

femikey01

I do both... hehe :-) its fun to write a blog especially if you make some extra cash :-)

femikey.blogspot.com

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1/05/08

emiltsch

For Fun Money!

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1/05/08

monkeytale

Blogging is just a creative (yeah, I'll use that word loosely) outlet for me.

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1/08/08

harvey96

Blogging is fun when I see the $. Sad to say that, it is not a fun thing to me yet...

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1/08/08

yhc

I plan on taking my blog public sometime in the next fiscal quarter.

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1/08/08

exinco

at first place just blogging. now start making money due to courage from friends

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1/08/08

Merlyn73

I just looked at my Google Analytics stats for the last month. People from 47 different countries have read the words that I wrote, and some of them have probably laughed. THAT'S why I blog. To connect with the rest of the species and maybe get a chuckle or two out of them. There's no money in the world that can take the place of that feeling. I do use some affiliate programs, but not with any overblown gusto. If by some crazy miracle I end up making money too, I'm not opposed to it. It's just not my focus.

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1. 3/17/08
  
  webdiggin
  
  It's neat seeing the statistics and maps of where all the visitors come from. I've noticed that since I've started to comment on here, more people have visited our site, which is cool.
1/08/08

VioletsVintage

I blog for fun but I have picture links to my jewelry designs that I sell on Etsy. I'm never sure if people are using my blog to go to my shop or not!

I just enjoy people reading my blog and commenting, I love when I get comments!

violetsvintage.blogspot.com/

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1/08/08

ThriftShopRomantic

Just for fun. I love to write and I love to uncover interesting vintage items, so together the two activities keep me (and I hope my readers!) merrily entertained.

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1/09/08

genopianist54

JUST FOR FUN...

is it really true blog can earn you money?
(hmmm.....)

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1. 1/11/08
  
  jazevvox
  
  yes its true, there are some bloggers somewhere that sure make some/lots
2. 2/19/08
  
  CreativeFossil
  
  If you write so much you can eventually produce an ebook then yes.
  
  Quite undeliberately I have now amassed a whopping 20,000 words (which grows by 1000 weekly) re dating and relationships and an ebook and perhaps even a paper book is now my next project.
  
  Also my blogging is what brought me to my present spot as relationship columnist and paid blogger, so it can pay. But not without considerable effort.
3. 3/17/08
  
  webdiggin
  
  It's exciting that you're making an e-book.
  
  Have you been successful in generating income with an ebook, or is it a free giveaway to get email names to do targeted outbursts with later?
1/09/08

seoxtream

I started for fun. Not any plan to make money with my blog.

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1/09/08

BL

Therapy

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1/09/08

ayouthofvalour

lol I have fun because I make money mastersofseo.com

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1/09/08

shearyadi

First I do it for fun and to support my favorite soccer team, but since my wife is asking me what do I get from wasting my time infront of my computer browsing the internet, I try to monetize my blog

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1/09/08

onemansgoal

I'm happy to say that I was blogging full-time in under 6 months. It's great to be able to say that.

onemansgoal.com

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1/09/08

femikey01

I do both! i am blogging at the same time I make it for fun! :-) happy blogging everyone!

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1/09/08

femikey01

femikey.blogspot.com

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1/09/08

JamesV

hey femikey how are you

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1/09/08

artscapes

I started my blog to get me to 'journal' my inspirations and the process of art making for my own work. So, I guess it is for fun and to hopefully allow people into the experience of a working artist. Maybe I'll use it for making money later, but I doubt it's the best candidate for that!
www.artscapes.ca/blog/

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1/09/08

quachee

I blog mainly to share my ideas... and to keep a journal of my thoughts

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1/09/08

jackpayne

Fun, fun, fun. No ads, no popups, no gimmicks.
Couldn't be anything else.

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1/09/08

WebBlogger

Making money from my blogging is all good, but I am so obsessed with blogging it's beyond imagination!!

I blog because I love it! I live to blog! I love reading ten different bloggers forums and posting on them! I love BlogCatalog! I love StumbleUpon so much!

I carry a notebook with me all the time, just to write down all my ideas for my blog! There have been so many nights when I am blogging intensely and I look up at the clock and it's 7AM in the morning already! Yeah, I blog a lot of all-nighters! How else do ya think I'm gonna be able to network with 2200 MyBlogLog bloggers? It's hard work but it's a labor of love!!

I blog because I LOVE TO BLOG!!!

Ready...................Set.....................BLOG!!!!!!!!!
BTW....Check out my blog!
www.probloggersmatrix.com/the-best-of-2007-at-the-probloggers-matrix/

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1. 1/10/08
  
  jazevvox
  
  wow, thats a lot of passion for blogging, definitely 100 percent certified blog addict, thats great, doing the things you love to do
1/09/08

celhub

Hi, I am David Chew. I am not sure anyone would recognize me, you can find me at the top commentator on some blog. My blog celhub.blogspot.com has been started around 1 month ago and have a number of visitor. About the blog for money or for fun, i guess many people would like to earn some from blog and for people who like to blog for fun will maybe blog for money once they have a lot of visitor which is a good thing.

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1/10/08

BlaineFridley

Since last year, I've grossed rougly 3 bucks in adsense revenue...so hopefully, I'm not doing it for the money. Though I would love to figure out how to make my blogging more lucrative. Maybe more traffic would help...

www.diaryoffools.blogspot.com
Life is ridiculous. Read about it here.

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1/10/08

thegnr

I blog to give mt business that little boost.I also enjoy writing

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1/10/08

Xight

from drawwriteplay.com/2007/10/08/problogger-pixie/

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1/10/08

rhyandotnet

both I guess ....

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1/10/08

PastExpiry

I blog to meet WOMEN! Not working well so far though....

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1/10/08

AngkarA

OMG! Why i blog? I forgot! sigh

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1/11/08

kristilinauer

I do it for fun, but I spend so much time at it that I need it to make some money for me!!

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1/11/08

mp3jiwang

both...
hahaha

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2/18/08

estertey

actually both...but sometimes its stressful to think how to make more money esp if you're not a full time blogger.

I think you should always keep in mind to have more fun than making money from your blog. Money is just one incentives in blogging.

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2/18/08

happyfoodgirl

I do it for fun, but I hope to do this on a full-time basis one day. The net is the only place where I can say what I want and not be worried about HR pulling me aside.

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2/18/08

MeghnaK

Isn't making money fun?
I do it for fun; but also welcome some pocket money, even though not getting!

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1. 2/19/08
  
  CreativeFossil
  
  you're still 12 I see, aren't you due a birthday?
2/18/08

recyclecindy

I blog for the fun and joy of recycling trash into treasures. I do make some money which helps allow me to continue and that's wonderful because I'm having lots of fun in the process!

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2/19/08

musampa

I am a writer and i want to express myself

but now I am launching new project which will be commercial

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2/19/08

africana

blogging is my therapy, i make nothing from it.

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1. 6/03/08
  
  EelKat
  
  yea... me too!
2/19/08

Adventurelust

Just FUN!!

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2/19/08

junkiedeluxe

Both. And also as a therapy. But I´d like to meck a few bucks out of it too. Any ideas?

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2/19/08

FLOOG

Fun

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2/19/08

whojaybe

I think I do both because I have two main blogs.

I started with DatCurious.com for fun and DatMoney.com was to try to make money... and so far so good!

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2/19/08

Jturnmerich

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2/19/08

suburbqueen

Although I tried adsense for a couple of months, I blog for fun.

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2/19/08

wehireu

I blog to improve my writing skills and push myself to try new things in my profession and in life. Only a little bit of it is about money.

www.bookcalendar.blogspot.com

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2/19/08

sarahspy

i blog for fun. i have adsense and amazon ad units on my site & if i make any money off them down the line it'll be a bonus. so far i'm up to $4.83 with my adsense -- rollin in dough!!!

sarahspy.blogspot.com

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2/19/08

Mewie

I blog for a different purpose - to reach out and encourage others to explore and improve how they share life on life - in essence, I blog for a cause.

Yes, it's fun and if I ever get super-traffic, I'm still not sure if I'd like to 'sell out' or not. Money can't hurt, that's for sure.

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2/19/08

ishi

i originally started my blog to promote my jewelry shop, but i don't post much about things that i make... its mostly for fun now.

thingsimakethingsilove.blogspot.com/

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2/19/08

RobertDi

both I enjoy the stuff I write about

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2/25/08

maddy1325

funnnnnnnnnn
2 b lil bit famous

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2/25/08

Sylvia

Money is fun, I like collecting money as a hobby.

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2/25/08

detz

its fun, make me addicted lol esp. i met lots of friends around the world.

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2/25/08

Kraziquban

Well I'm definitely not making money, so I guess I'm having fun. You need to offer other choices...why indeed.

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2/25/08

Greekgeek

Both and neither. I've always blogged for fun on LJ, but it's been friends-only. Friends I've known for years, rather than the web 2.0 version. I started on Cafepress and Squidoo to earn a little money on the side.

But now I've started a blog as a service, for whoever's out there that's looking for the content I'm trying to write.

I've got some obscure knowledge and interests and skills which would've looked really good on a "Bard" resumé in Celtic society (or Greek, except women didn't get to be bards much). But where are bards employed nowadays? Not in a 9 to 5 job.

So I've decided to take bardic arts to the blogosphere and see what happens. I hope to make a little money to brush off self-doubt: "hey, that's not a REAL job!" But that's not what the blog's for. It's something I should do, because it's something I can do, and give. That's all.

Which probably sounds totally loony toons to y'all.

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2/25/08

Fedor23

for your pleasure

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2/25/08

gosmelltheflowers

We blog for mostly fun, but we've got to admit we're using it to build up buzz about our books!

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2/25/08

bluecyberman

It's fun to blog for money and make friends around the world...cheers!

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2/25/08

jas

Just for fun. I don't think I'd realistically make any money or profit from it unless I was writing stuff people went goo goo gah gah for.

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2/26/08

7masterheathen

I blog to vent my insatiable hostility toward an insane society that tears at the very fabric of the space-time continuim.... Did I spell that right? Continium? Communism? Ah, yes, well. Something was being torn. And it's for... uh... fun. Yes, fun.

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2/26/08

gosmelltheflowers

For f-f-f-f-f- fun mainly with occasional giveaways and flower sales around the world to top it off.....

Do whatcha love - $ will follow!

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2/26/08

PetLvr

I hope to one day make money somehow, either "end game" (sell ventures and make millions) or just afford a nice vacation once a year .. and, maybe contribute to some household expenses .. My ventures are more than a hobby though, as I need to keep throwing fuel on the fire to keep it going. Sometimes it's fun . sometimes, it's not as fun.

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2/26/08

PurpleCrayonBr8n

Just for FUN!

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2/26/08

smcsharry

I do it for both...because making money IS fun!

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2/26/08

atomickarma

Bit of both - I'm hoping that my work on Quintessential Comedy and Led Zeppelin Love can be developed at some stage into something more than "just" a blog.

but it's all fun, and stumbling upon blogcatalog has been an eye opener

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2/26/08

bulos45

both I guess... I blog for money and if money comes that would be fun.

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2/26/08

Vex

For the fun of it I guess, since there are no seizure inducing ads gracing my blog.

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2/26/08

optimizer

For fun!!!!

I eventually got tired of blogging for $$.. and missed the way how i used to blog about whatever. no rules. just "bloggin for real'

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2/26/08

soupnumber5

I blog for beer.

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2/26/08

harvey96

Me too! tired of blogging for $$ now.

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2/26/08

dannyvice

Most people who earn minimum wage or above will make more giving an hour of their time at a job than they will from their blog...so I think it's fair to say even those who try to glean a little income from a blog, aren't really, truly after the money.

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2/26/08

Norski

Money, but it's fun, too. I'm trying to find a way to make a living without going bonkers.

I probably wouldn't be posting as often, or as regularly (two distinct concepts), if I wasn't trying to generate revenue.

The need to make money has a wonderfully focusing effect on one's attention and actions.

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2/27/08

aleare

I started my blog 3 years ago, and I'm still writing just for fun, because sometimes I have things to say that maybe nobody matters, but I need to take off my head. I don't care about making lots of money online, because I have a good job now ('good' not for the money, but I simply enjoy my job as a creative web developer)... but of course, every extra $$ are welcome.

Cheers from someplace else in Buenos Aires city.

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2/27/08

friendsofmissi

I blog to relieve my soul...

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3/08/08

hartcone

yeah, it's just for fun, but if can makes money why not? but i never made money from my blog...

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3/08/08

atimetodance

Definitely for fun. Right now I don't make any money off my blog. Occasionally I get free tickets to dance performances and events or exclusive parties and that has its own benefits. However, I am hoping to learn more about putting ads on my site so I can at least finance my dance classes with my blog. But whether or not I make any money I am going to continue to do it because it is so fun.

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3/13/08

mygeotlin

for me is for update information for members

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3/13/08

aunjar

Since I have not made much money from blogging, I guess so far it's only for fun. Businesses make money, Hobbies do not...

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3/13/08

shravan1000

kinda both!!

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3/16/08

bichobambino

both

rate me please

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3/16/08

acabanave

both. for fun and to earn extra money

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3/17/08

webdiggin

Money. But, I agree, if it wasn't fun, we wouldn't stick to it. We're experimenting with a number of different ways to make money online.

Sure we're journaling our adventures about making money (Hey we've only lost $260 so far, but we're gaining ground! webdiggin.com/130/cashflow-feb2008/), but we also blog about other things: Japanese-Canadian cooking (gohanyo.ca), travel (whattheduck.ca), good things in life (ripplesofkindness.com) and crappy things (snitchandbitchcafe.com)

It'd be nice if the money part was easy as the bloggin part, though.

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3/18/08

proson

well, blog for fun and make money, to me making money is always fun. Just like watch your son coming from the mother's womb : )

Proson
www.prosoncheng.com
www.jvgiveaway.info
www.monthlygiveaway.ws

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3/18/08

kennethnygaard

I don't think my blog is nearly popular enough for me to be able to make any money on it, mainly because the topic is quite narrow. It's all my more or less random thoughts about the country I come from, Norway.

Thus I blog mostly for my own amusement.

But another maybe more important reason is that I use my blogging as a way to stay somewhat intellectually involved with what is going on back home, since I no longer live in Norway. I feel that if I write about stuff, it forces me to have more articulated opionions and to think things more through.

Also, blogging is a great way to improve my writing skills.

If you have any interest in the topic of my blog, here's the address:
randomthoughtsonnorway.blogspot.com/

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1. 3/18/08
  
  jazevvox
  
  Norway is a great topic, there are plenty of people who are interested to visit and travel Norway.
2. 3/18/08
  
  kennethnygaard
  
  Actually, you are right - a lot of people seem to be interested in Norway. In fact, I have met quite a few people in other countries that have a great interest in Norway, and who also speak some Norwegian.
3/18/08

WendyWings

My own amusement,overly monetized blogs actually annoy me but that is a personal thing.

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3/18/08

musampa

I have two blog and none of them for money

I just support Human Rights 4rights.blogspot.com/

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3/21/08

Grahito

Hai Jazev, I just blogging for 4 months. Blogging is realy for fun and more happier when many trafic and more money get.

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3/21/08

VolunteerForum

For fun, as a hobby.

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3/21/08

rosescollection

I started this blog ( rosescollection.blogspot.com/ ) as our blog shop and it is very helpful.

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3/21/08

ginahomolka

Made $4.70 with Adsense in 3 weeks, can't quit my day job just yet. Blogging has become more of an addiction these past few weeks.

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1. 3/21/08
  
  webdiggin
  
  I know what you mean. I have to set a timer or I'd be blogging forever.
3/21/08

jjwright85

I would say I blog for fun, probably because I have not made much money yet. But the goal is to some day quit the crapyp day job. Lets hope!

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4/05/08

shravan1000

i blog for fun and yea i try to monetize it to get extra benefits!!

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4/05/08

vjlenin

For both, my mission is to create good writing cutewriting.blogspot.com It is a monitized blog in order for me to write freely on it . I need to promote good writing as a cause.

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4/05/08

MarkPogue

Neither! I do it out of conviction.

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4/05/08

lulubelleb

For fun...I already have a job.
lulu-haiku.blogspot.com

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4/07/08

ccRicers

For fun, to give advice to people. Because I soon learned that knowing how to make websites != knowing how to market them. I wish both these talents are mutual because I would be rolling in the $$$.

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4/07/08

cmw4562

I blog to provide a source of useful information for people. If I make money, then that is all fine and good. If not, I don't lose sleep over it.

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4/07/08

dayrecipe

BOTH .

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4/08/08

sephiroth2483

both! but it would be difficult earning though

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4/09/08

revenue

for fun n some cash i think but i agree with sephiroth

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4/09/08

southdreamz

Hello, i want to earn money, but i'm not able to eran, because My Adsense account has been rejected from google, please advise me, how to earn?

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4/09/08

lavameanslove

I blog for fun.

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4/09/08

emerson

Anything that is done for fun is a waste of time. Time cannot be returned thus it should be monetized.

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4/11/08

webdiggin

Fun and money.

We got tired of talking to ourselves in the blogosphere, so now we're trying to build up our readership. We're taking on sponsored posts to make some cash, and then we're giving it away to people just for commenting on our site or subscribing to our site.

Last month, we made $75 in sponsored posts, so our plan is to run a $25 comment contest for the next 3 months...

webdiggin.com/195/win-25-dollars-for-subscribing/

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4/16/08

zulhusni89

fun making money..huhu
bestretirementplans.blogspot.com/

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4/17/08

Chie

I just started to blog. For now I will do this for fun and as a hobby. But when I got better I plan to monetize it. lol!

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