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   4/22/08

   ccRicers

   I'd say less than 1% of bloggers are able to make a living just from their blogs.

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      11/06/08

      bradhart

      Less than that. Barely 1% make enough to cover their hosting costs, and I would put down to maybe 1% of those people make enough to not need another job. Even those final 1% are foolish if that is their sole source of income. This business can change fast and no matter who your advertisers are, their policies are subject to change and you being dropped like a rock. I am only in that final 1% because of the amount of other blogs I manage, edit and ghost write on top of the personal blog projects you see in blog catalog.
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   4/22/08

   LoveCollective

   I don't think I'll be rich doing this, but the cool method of expression is worth it.
   
   
   boughettonews.blogspot.com/

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   4/22/08

   creative666

   Blogging is a difficult job full time! There are so many people blogging about so many different topics it can be difficult to be heard above all the noise. But I do think that blogging can bring in some extra cash, but its tough to make it as a full time blogger!

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   4/22/08

   timethief

   I think I pass on reading the "hole" post thanks. It's my opinion that the blogosphere is full of people, who are not likely to make more than loose change from their blogs.

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   4/23/08

   wolfieb

   I don't think it's really possible to make blogging your sole income source, unless your blog is very, very successful already, so that advertisers are queuing up to give you their online-advertising budget.
   
   Having said that, none of the really successful blogs I can think of uses blogging as their only income source.
   
   For the majority of bloggers who want to try and earn money from their blog (which is not a very high percentage of the total number of bloggers in the world), all they'll ever do is earn a few dollars here and there.

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   4/23/08

   animalsneedhelp

   I think you have to write for a reason not for a raise.
   
   www.animalsneedhelp.com

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7. 

   10/09/08

   ladyinpurple

   You can earn money through blogging but of course much time and effort are needed if you want to earn big. In my case, I don't earn much but I love what I'm doing...writing my thoughts inspires and relieves me

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8. 

   10/09/08

   muffin

   Hi,
   
   i strongly believe that blogging should be out of interest, instead of making a living. Cheers and happy blogging!

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9. 

   10/10/08

   travelingmom

   yes read my blog and change your way of thinking. Listen to the heavy hitters Donald Trump and Warren Buffett they know and I am telling you to read my blog and then you will know it is nothing like this company work to have fun

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10. 

    10/10/08

    psychosolodiver

    If you can actually make a living blogging, go for it! I'm trying to do that and I'm still living out of my car, posting on the WIFI at Starbucks!

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    10/10/08

    dosox

    I don't think... i can
    
    If you think... you can

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12. 

    11/13/08

    gley

    Making money blogging is possible....
    - Create a blog in a hot niche
    - Write or hire a writer to write 10-20 articles everyday.
    - submit 10- 20 articles everyday to articles directories.
    - Create as many inbound links as you can.
    - Post 3 artiles or so every week to your blog.
    - Monetize your blog.
    
    Once you start to seeing results...Create a new blog and so on until you start making the amount of money you want. Reinvest 60% or so of your profits to...
    
    - Hire people to help you maintain your blog.
    - Hire more writers
    - Hire someone to write comments
    - etc....

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       11/13/08

       MadameX

       Your numbers seem kind of arbitrary. What do you see as the specific value of submitting 10-20 articles/day to directories?
13. 

    11/15/08

    problogger99

    www.free-ebooks-source.blogspot.com >> Download Free Adsense,Blogging,Hospitality Ebooks & Videos from this web site...

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14. 

    11/15/08

    CrankyChick

    No if you can make enough $. I hate my cubicle, I hate the rude people and stuch up bosses and yet like a friend of mine says "you've got to eat"

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    11/15/08

    mytechworld

    No, blogging in that way is not wrong at all, its already become a trend in our blogging community

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16. 

    11/15/08

    bloggernoob

    no way. i'd say start up a lot of different types of sites and see which are worthwhile. www.bloggernoob.com/bloggernoob-a-year-of-making-money-online/14/

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    11/15/08

    carrieburrows

    I don't think bloggers get rich, but I do believe you can make some extra $$ doing it if you play your cards right.

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18. 

    11/15/08

    Sebastyne

    I LOVE blogging, I love writing, I love the Internet, and would do nothing rather than spend my time online, but I STILL say it is foolish to think that "just anyone" can make a full income living by blogging. I certainly don't come close, nor do I believe I will, but then again, I don't try either. It is a real job to do well enough to deserve a good following... And I don't consider it an easy job.
    
    If I was determined to find an online job, I would probably try affiliate marketing instead. Spend a lot of time and effort in selecting the perfect products to promote and spend another shit load of time to promote your affiliate shop. Then I would probably start a blog to promote the shop.

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19. 

    11/15/08

    COOLINGSTAR9

    Making money on line is possible but we need to put a lot of efforts
    The blog site must be easily accessed by internet user.
    If we want to make money on line. I think seo is a main factor. How to generate the targeted traffic is crucial.
    The problem is how to attract targetted visitors?
    I believe we can improve the traffic if we study good tips and implement it.

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20. 

    11/15/08

    wehireu

    Sell expensive things on ebay and etsy and you might make some money. Bloging is not a way to make lots of money.

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21. 

    11/15/08

    Financialnut

    Oh I believe that you can; it's certainly possible.
    
    But not probable.

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22. 

    11/17/08

    parrotcentral

    i agree, you can make a living, you just need to own several if not a dozen or so site and blogs i own one and im at 80 usd a month, so i figure i own 10 i'll be at around 800 usd, far from retirement you get the picture
    
    www.parrotcentral.net

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