thanks alot

So, I have been reading up on blogs and have decided to give it a go…
I have always wanted to write and since no one around the house has been listening… I created my own blog (I know original – right…wrong..I know). But hey I figure it’s worth a shot (maybe more like a shot in the eye). I wanted to thank all of you guys for the wealth of information. I am a long time viewer and this is my first post… so here goes nothing… I’ll keep you guys posted!

I responded to your comment on my blog.

LOL! That post about writing for donuts was funny. Goodness, I didn’t think craigslist job posts are that bad…donut coupons are (marginally) better than working for free.

Craigslist Curmudgeon

Link didn’t work for me initially, but it did when I tried it later. When link doesn’t work, either it is broken or the site itself is busy (too much traffic for bandwidth) at that time.

Happens some with Disney-related sites during rush times and with much smaller sites as well.

I want to pick up where I left off and try again. Unfortunately, what I don’t have right now is the time to do it.

I finally posted pictures of my Brontë books on my blog!

Sorry for the off-topic comment, everyone, but I couldn’t remember which thread it was that Mariella and I originally discussed our shared interest in the Brontës!

It is possible for that kind of pay but I would expect it would be for a corporate blog, rather than a purely “write what you like” type of blog.

I don’t see how that kind of pay could possibly be true for anyone but the very top tier of bloggers (the Instapundits of the world). Most of the bloggers who have revealed their income that I have read say it’s more in the $500/month/blog range, and it takes a lot of work to get to that. I hope I am wrong, but that’s what I’ve gathered. One of these bloggers reported that with four blogs going and a couple of years of advertising under her belt she has yet to earn enough to get cut a Google check. Pretty grim. I’m not going to bother with AdSense, or at least, put it way down on the list.

I’m not advertising yet because my blogs are new and I haven’t figured out how to mess with the HTML (scared to touch it) to put in the Pay Direct Widget. Don’t know if that’s a good place to start.

One of the ad companies (I’ve read so much my brain is overloaded — sorry I can’t remember which one) won’t run advertising on sites with multiple authors. You might want to look into that before starting a multi-author blog. Though it would be fun and would attract many more readers.

Here is my total sum of knowledge about making money blogging.

I’d like to see that … if you don’t mind sharing. My email is wabbitoid47 at yahoo.com if you are in a sharing mood.

Another thought came to me – what if a bunch of us went in on a blog together? Would there be some advantages to having a shared space, if we all agreed on a topic? The idea of 3-4 talented writers in one place seems appealing to me. Then again, we’d have to split the expenses and income … Anyone interested?

Anyhow, it says the average rate is $1000 to $1500 a week from two to five posts per day.

Is this really “average”? It sounds like unusually good pay to me. So ofcourse, I’d like some expert input.

One question: How old should your blog be before submitting it to blog directories?

For SEO blogging, it’s definately a Ponzi world. Blogs with real content can indeed make money, and I like what Deb has to say here. I’m worried about the long-term sustainability of the google model, but there are other sources of revenue.

I wonder if I should move mine over to something more “real” just to see if I can get anything from it. More than anything, I’d like to have a tip jar …

The overall problem is that no media companies have found a way to be sustainably web-only and profitable. What I’m seeing is that blogs, with tiny overhead, can make a profit. That makes sense to me. Now what can we extrapolate from that? Dunno.

This is more interesting than I thought at first.

I would think that the most successful blogs are the ones that have developed an audience or readers who aren’t also bloggers and are only coming for the content. Just my speculation.

Thanks for the good advice and explanation on how to make money. Maybe one day….