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What if blogs did not make money? Would you still blog?

Posted by psshakkottai • 3/02/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Tags: blogger, blogging, earn money with blog, hobby.

Would you consider blogging if there was no way to earn money, I mean just as a hobby, investing so much time, driving traffic? Honest answers please....

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3/02/08

nursarahlam

I am trying to earn money from my blog but at the same time i enjoy blogging..

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3/03/08

DrowseyMonkey

I do it every day...and I don't do it for money. It's a hobby and I enjoy it, I wouldn't know how to go about making money with it, and to be honest ... I don't really want to.

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3/03/08

bloggernoob

i would, but i wouldn't make time for it. i think most for most people, money becomes a motivating force. the prospect of money makes people start up blogs every day. and because they realize that it's not easy to make money online, they give up. this explains why most blogs online are rarely updated. most of the blogs i've seen via Blogcatalog are either inactive or updated rarely

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1. 3/03/08
  
  jojoblue
  
  I agree with you.
  
  Good thing I like blogging.
2. 3/03/08
  
  DrowseyMonkey
  
  Wow...I never visit blogs that are making money from it, so I can't say I agree. I think it depends on why you blog ... since I just blog as a hobby I visit similar kinds of blogs ... and none of them make money and they're updated daily, or at least several times a week.
  
  As for the amount of time ... I do put a lot of time into my blogs, but obviously I put more hours into my job, so I get what you're saying.
3. 3/03/08
  
  helix
  
  I need to do so many things such as final year project, reports, tests... untill I got no time to blog. I wish I can have more than 2 posts in one week. My blog can make money?
3/03/08

SilverSpikes

BLOGS MAKE MONEY???? lol

Yes I would love to make just a couple of dollars from my blog one day (if I could figure out how) - but I prefer to accumulate traffic for the social side - comments, contests, etc That too is something continue to strive at. I probably wouldn't blog if there was not a social side to it.

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3/03/08

imhar

Off course you can earn money from your blog, but it just the end of result. If you make a blog just for money, you'll be boring and leave it as internet trash. I agree to make some blog because enjoy to do it.

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3/03/08

GratciaNulis

Yep...I blog because I want to blog, thinking of making money out of it since came to this forum and heard abt it, but... I don't really into making money by blogging, I make money outside blogging, hehehee...blogging is just a fun thing to do

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3/03/08

BlogBadly

I suppose I would, but with 3/4 as much enthusiasm.

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3/03/08

suburbqueen

I do not blog for money...the enjoyment from writing is payment enough.

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3/03/08

ThriftShopRomantic

I do blog for the sake of blogging. For a writer looking for readers, blogging can be pretty rewarding as a hobby, no money involved.

I'd be putting the same effort forth if I were actively seeking print publications, but the exposure is less, and the oopportunities are often fewer.

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3/03/08

pointlessbanter

I have been blogging for four years and I really didn't start making money at a decent clip until June when I severed the umbilical cord with myspace. The fact that I am making some money now has motivated me any more or less, I still write the same amount because I enjoy entertaining people.

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3/03/08

nawabzadah30

Enjoy blogging but if it makes money, i have no problem with it.

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3/03/08

jafabrit

neither a hobby or for money, my blog is an extension of what I do as an artist. I love doing it. The added advantage is that the public ask about my work and I am able to send them to my blog. I don't have a lot of traffic, but I do have long term regulars, and visitors who I respect professionally.

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3/03/08

FLOOG

I do it for pleasure, but I say good luck to those who can, and do make money from it

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3/03/08

Anok

Er, yeah LOL! I don't make money now...so why would I stop blogging if ...I...um....wasn't making ....er...money?

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3/03/08

legbamel

I'm in the same boat as some here. I didn't start blogging to make money, it's working (I'm not making any), and I get my reward from doing the writing and knowing that people are reading it, few though it may be. Should someone feel the need to start paying me to do it, that would be nice, but I don't see that in the cards anytime soon.

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3/03/08

markstoneman

I have not monetized my blogs, so I guess the answer is clear.

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3/03/08

LeisaWatkins

That depends on the blog. Most of the time I do for the pure enjoyment and to give back.

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3/03/08

filmasia

if i have a outside job, why not? But I mean if you are able to attract huge traffic you can earn money with advertising, and this would also mean extra pocket $$ to spend

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3/03/08

soarkaios

My blog doesn't make money. So yes. I have no intentions of making money with it either.

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1. 3/04/08
  
  TheMrs
  
  Ditto.
3/03/08

voodooKobra

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

Speaks for itself

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3/03/08

ghostytwofish

I've been blogging since 2002. I only made any serious money for a few months doing paid posts on my current blog - the rest of the time, it's my hobby. I don't do it for a paycheck, I do it because I love to write and I have something to say. Which makes me 10 times the blogger anyone who gets into it just for the money, IMHO.

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3/04/08

bobonism

depends. If I'm free why not. But my priority is money.

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3/04/08

LisaT

ABSOLUTELY!

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3/04/08

Enlight

I haven't made a single dime from my blog, nevertheless, it your looking to travel you can visit for free - clearlyenlight.net. I'm in Egypt at the moment.

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3/05/08

begga212

I see earnings and traffic as a daily grade/mark that reflects what I've achieved.
Money is one of things that keep me posting, but I do enjoy the process.

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3/05/08

denzimation2

I don't agree if we just concern about how to monetize blog. If that's true, blogging is just become another black market. People who blog just for money is have no humanity, they are web-machine-maniac!
I love great content, and if the reason is about spirit of giving, I do nod for it.

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1. 3/05/08
  
  begga212
  
  True, just like what Paul Saffo has said, "Today, web pages are mostly created by people, for people. But in 10 years, the vast majority of web pages are going to be generated and read by machines"
3/05/08

fineartathome

Instead of trying to make it a commercial success (although Adsense is present), my blog is more of a catalog or journal of the art I've collected over the years. It's a personal thing, but I feel the need to share my enthusiasm and hope others will comment on what they see and how it affects them. I've tried to include as many resources as possible to make it a valuable destination to all those interested in art.

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3/05/08

genopianist54

YES, not interested in monetize my blog although like seeing one or two flash ads on my sidebar..

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3/05/08

AmyWeber

I blog for fun.

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3/05/08

ModelElaine

There is no money in blogging. At least not for me LOL

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3/05/08

hirfoanbhg12

not 4 only money

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