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Blogging As A Profession?
I was reading through an article by Ben Arnoldy of the Christian Science Monitor regarding bloggers making money blogging: The author interviews Darren Rowse, one of the Internet’s most famous professional bloggers, and a co-founder of the b5media blog network.
"A lot of people say it’s sort of like a little investment. They write something every night before they go to bed, and another page on their website gets added. And the more pages they’ve got, the more chance they’ve got of earning a little bit of money," says Darren Rowse, the webmaster of problogger.net, a site that helps bloggers improve their income.
Darren is one of the first people I think of when I hear of making money for advertising on their weblog. It’s tough work to make the kind of money Darren does, and in most cases it is more in line with the other blogger mentioned, Kevin Vahey of Charlie on the MBTA who is purported to have made $1,000 in the whole year. The article is correct, it’s probably not the time to quit your day job even if it’s paying you minimum wage.
For me, Darren’s comment sums up the thought of blogging for money:
Several highly successful bloggers also caution that there’s no free lunch. "I worked anything from eight- to 16-hour days over the last three or four years just trying to do this," says Mr. Rowse. "And a lot of people don’t see that."
I do see that Darren as I sit here at my computer trying to get out a post or two and to get my own blogging business at Bloggers For Hire ready for work on Monday and the rest of the week. All this while the Super Bowl is on. I am making enough to make the mortgage payment these days, but if I could finally teach myself to go without sleep, I might be able to make the car payment too!
Tags: Ben Arnoldy, Christian Science Monitor, Darren Rowse, Professional Blogger, b5media, blog network, Kevin Vahey, Bloggers For Hire, Blog Advertising, Business Blogging
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I feel so much better reading this post, especially in regards to Darren spending those long days, as I feel like I am always at the computer, unless I’m sleeping. Yes, I eat here at the computer. 
I perhaps too shall agree with this opinion
What do they have in common?
Politicians, Preachers, Judges and Lawyers; Communication Skills.
Soliders, Terrorists, Cops and Thugs; Guns and authorization.
Salepeople, Marketeers, Consultants and Customer Representatives; Quota pressure and Phone ettiquette.
Economists, Bankers, Brokers, Investors and Daytraders; Money and Suits.
It should be noted, regarding Vahey: He’s a thief.
He co-founded the Royal Rooters message board. Supporters and co-mods donated money both for board upkeep and for the Red Sox foundation (primarily intended for pediatric cancer charities). Vahey, under the moniker “Nuf Ced” disappeared with this money, taking it from accounts to pay for hotel stays, everyday purchases and simply taking it from accounts through ATMs.
http://www.redsoxnation.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=11336
He now seems to have disappeared from his new blog as well.
Ben Arnoldy should followup on the twist to the Vahey story. The Charlie bloggers are demanding Vahey to respond, though I doubt they’ll ever get one from him. Many are doubting he’s even ill as he claimed in his last blog. Goes to show you the publicity you get can be used to your advantage and to your own disadvantage. What Vahey did a few years ago has come back to haunt him.
