What is blogging
- Thread starter Xue Sheng
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A blog is just an online journal, where a person talks about whatever it is they wish to talk about. Could be anything, from personal thoughts to political diatribes to religious comparison to what-have-you.
Make money? Most don't, I'm sure. However, there certainly are a lot of very popular blogs that are followed daily by many people; these make money via selling advertising on their sites and click-through revenue from banner ads.
It's pretty basic. Whether or not a person can make money on it depends very much on the person's focus, their abilities to attract readership, and the fickle nature of readers.
Steve
Mostly Harmless
There are a lot of people who work very hard to make money from their blogs. It's not only possible, but it's relatively easy to generate a modest income from a blog. Just do a quick search for "monetizing" a blog and you'll get TONS of information.
But to answer your question, I wouldn't consider that a reason to blog. I started blogging because it was a convenient way to chronicle my training. I continue to blog because I enjoy it. It's creative and it has allowed me to network with like minded people throughout the world.
It's also my space. Here, I follow (well, I try very hard to follow) the stated rules. But on my blog, I can say what's on my mind. Of course, nothing happens in a vacuum. I can (and have) written articles on how to correctly clean a gi, with a few reasons included about WHY it's important. I can give my sense of humor some exercise, or write about something that's been bothering me.
The difference is that, on a blog, while it can generate conversation, the intent is different. Here, I would presumably start a thread to generate discussion. On my blog, I write an article for its own sake, and if it generates discussion, that's a by product not a goal.
I've got 5 blogs. Made a couple bucks, almost enough for a pizza. lol.
