When To Monetize Your Blog
To continue from the last post Can You Make A Living Just From Blogging?, I want to talk about monetizing your blog. There are many theories on the subject, and it’s my turn to chime in on the debate.
Should You Be Monetizing Your Blogs?
There was a time when blogging was never considered an advertising medium whatsoever. In fact, there is a large population in the blogosphere that believe blogging for money is an insult to their art. I can understand that view of course, but the reality is that humans want money, need money, and prove time and time again, they will even go as far as killing for money. It was inevitable, and I give credence to the fact that if there is a way to make money, people will line up to pay for the resources to do it.
I am not ashamed to state that when I began pubishing on the internet, my ultimate goal was to make money (enough money to make it my full time job). It has been a blessing to say the very least. What I discovered through out this process and journey, is that I enjoy writing. I discovered that making money via the internet can be fun. I never imagined that working 8 hours a day (at anything) could be fun! So I’ve made it clear that I am barefaced, unabashed, and quite brazen about making online income for myself and my famliy. Read more »
