Are you blogging for fun or money?
Who would say no to money? Everyone needs it. On my first attempt to blogging last year, I wanted to make some serious money and gave up blogging after only 3 months without making any money. Now, I’m on 6th month of consistent blogging and I learned a lot compared to my first attempt.
Money can be a good motivation to blogging but if your goal is merely to make money from blogging then you won’t make go far. Blogging needs deep interest and never expecting. Personally, I’m a comeback blogger too. I gave up and return back. This time I won’t leave blogging as I’m more addicted to it than ever before.
Here is a good example of those who don’t make any money from blogging. It is none other than the famous Monkey Fables who gets an average of 700+ visits each day for his blog and still not monetizing it. With that kind of traffic, he can be closer to Pro Blogger, Darren’s or John Chow traffic range.
If you don’t want to make any money from blogging, then you don’t have to worry about visit counts, SEO, attracting advertisers or sit like owl to grab paid post opportunities. If you want to make some money from blogging, then it is time for you to do some homework on all the above matters. A real blogger who wants to make money must be good in SEO, must know how to increase those rankings, and need to diversify ways on attracting more visitor mainly targeted visitors.
So, who said blogging for money is easy? Things can get real tough if your goal is to make money from blogging. All we need is the fire to never ever give up.
Now tell me again, are you blogging for fun or money?
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September 6th, 2008 at 7:45 am
I’ve never been in it just for the money, but, saying that it is great when some money comes in from my blogging it certainly makes more of an incentive to blog.
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September 6th, 2008 at 8:58 am
I am blogging for complete experience.
I picked niche I am very familiar with and I am not very eager about money… But still figuring out monetizing is part of fun for me.
I am not looking for “making money”, I am looking for “making money from something I like to do”.
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September 6th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
You’re right. I’ll follow your lead. Enjoy blogging first.
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September 6th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Both! But when i started, my purpose was really to earn. But never thought it could be this fun. So, it’s like having fun while earning at the same time. Great, isn’t it?
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September 6th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
i started for fun but eventually got motivated because of financial rewards. still it is fun but to monetize it is hard word. real good one!
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September 6th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
both…
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September 6th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
I started blogging to be able to learn and enhance my English. But when I learned that we could actually earn money from blogging I eventually started loving it…
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September 6th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
This was a great first post to read in the morning. I blog for fun, but certainly enjoy making a little money at it, too.
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September 6th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
I have two blogs, one is making a little money, the other one is not. I don’t have plan to monetize my other blog
Although it has PR 
So I guess my answer will be BOTH
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September 6th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
first fun and second money and that is important since i want to have fun while making money…
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September 6th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
I don’t blog for money at all–no paid posts, no advertisements. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have to worry about analytics and SEO. I want people to read my political blog; that’s why I write, and it’s why I chose writing as a career. So yes, these things still matter.
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September 6th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
Both. I have blogs that I’m not enthusiastic about but make money, but then I have other blogs that I love due to the subject/niche.
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September 7th, 2008 at 2:26 am
on my main blog, is all for fun. on my other blogs, i have tip jars, but don’t expect to quit my day job….whatever pennies fly my way, i pick them up.
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September 7th, 2008 at 10:47 am
When I started blogging, I have no intention to make money. In fact, I never knew then that I can make money from it. I started to make money after two years of blogging. Now, I’m blogging for fun and money.
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September 7th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
At first I blog bec. I love writing like a diary, but when I learn about money in blogging I did it and gets frustrated if I don’t get the opps. Now I learn my lesson,.. Today I blog, to enjoy to learn and if I get a chance to grab an opps I’m lucky and happy But if not well, its just OK. There still next..ehhe
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September 8th, 2008 at 3:18 am
I blog for the love of blogging. My blog contains only one ad and I even think of pulling that ad out! But in the near future, I will blog for money as I’m learning about that right now. However, I will continue to keep my present blog as a personal, non commercial blog even as I start new blogs that are aimed solely at making money for me.
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September 8th, 2008 at 7:05 am
i just love blogging..designing blogs and playing with codes… money is of course a motivating factor…
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September 8th, 2008 at 7:18 am
i just love blogging..designing blogs and playing with codes… money is of course a motivating factor…
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September 8th, 2008 at 9:39 am
wow I never knew that monkey fable blogging just for fun hehe, yup it’s true no adsense at all
But he is active in entrecard rite, that is why he is so popular there.
i love blogging for fun and money. Blog,complain and share what I like and make money out of it
lankapo
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September 8th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Money Money money ..but just enjoy blogging, building the traffic and brand…money is coming slowly.
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September 8th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
i’ve been blogging for almost 2 years now.I blog at first only to pour out all my emotions as I am living in a country that’s completely different from where I originally from.6 months later,I found out that I can actually money from it so,who am I to refuse money?
Blogging for money is not easy at all! Huh,lots of things to do to maintain your blog’s traffic and all that.SIGH!
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September 8th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
I see a lot of bloggers out there who are making big money monthly and it somehow motivates me. I never cosidered of giving up, even though during my first months, I did not make money at all. I think it is all a matter of patience, hardwork and determination. It is not true that you can make BIG money overnight. It is a pure lie.
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September 8th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Both
But for the amount of money I see, it’s definitely mostly for fun!
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September 9th, 2008 at 3:29 am
I’m blog for fun but if have opportunity to make money why not..
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September 9th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
I originally started my blog to make money, but now it seems I do it for the fun. I love the challenge it offers along with the freedom to share my thoughts and stories. I do hope to eventually make a decent income from blogging, but that has yet to happen. But it does open up some pretty good freelance opportunities.
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September 9th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
I’m actually blogging for fun and money. I’m a return blogger as well. I tried blogging once before back when Live Journal was really popular but quit after a few weeks. I just started to blog again about 2 months ago and chose to stay committed to it. Now I’m not trying to get rich or turn paid blogging into full time job but it’s nice to grab some dollars while doing something fun.
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September 10th, 2008 at 8:05 am
Originally, it was for fun. But then I got a Twitter from you mentioning Entrecard, and that has slowly made me develop my site with all sorts of extras to try and make a little bit of money!
I’ve still got a lot to do, but I blame you
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September 11th, 2008 at 2:37 am
This is of course a very interesting topic. Like you said you can’t have any success if money is the primary goal. While Monkey Fables is well-known in the blogging community, I understand why the webmaster wouldn’t monetize it. 700 visits a day is hardly enough to make money. It would only get maybe a few cents a day while risking losing visitors. At the same time, I monetize my blogs and I get about 100 unique visitors a day so it is really up to you. For me, I don’t mind the ads I like to think that I do not place them anywhere that would make you shy away from the core content.
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September 15th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
I blog because I love to. I blog to share insights and of course, to make money. I would be hypocrite if I say I don’t blog to make money, because I do. That’s the reason my blog has ads in it.
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September 17th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
hi..your posts are very helpful and interesting..im new to blogging and im doing this for money and fun but im not doing so good on the earning part,lol.i however am having so much fun blog hopping from one site to another..but blogs like yours make me want to stop and read and read and come back..thanks
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