Nov 17, 2006
Blogging for a living
In the Economist we can read that apparently more and more people are quitting their day jobs and doing blogging professionally.
Until recently, there were two main kinds of blogs. Most of the 57m blogs in existence are personal diaries that happen to be online. These blogs have tiny audiences and make no effort to sell advertising. Services such as Google’s AdSense, which places text advertisements on blogs and generates a few cents per mouse click, might bring in some spare change. But according to Pew, an American research organisation, only 7% of bloggers say their main motivation is to make money.
I would think few people start a blog with the direct intention to make money. But I think it’s true that pretty much anyone could actually blog for a living, but unless you’re incredibly lucky to find a special topic/niche/audience, don’t look for an easy time. It’s probably going to require more time and effort than the full time job you already have. But that’s my guess since I still have that full time job and blog on the side. But often I think that blogging already take up more time and the full time job. If only it would pay as well, then I could also start blogging for a living 