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Make Money Blogging (Part 2)
By Karthik | July 16, 2008
How to make money blogging? It isn’t all that hard, you know? Well, since you are reading this and I presume that if you continue reading this, you would actually be interested in knowing how. So, let me tell you how to make money through blogging. I am not an expert of any sort in this field, but I would confidently tell you that I know the basics (like perhaps, really basic?). Well, it’s a good start, isn’t it? Also note, this post is not just about making money, it talks in detail about THIS very blog.
Excerpt from Part 1
I love to write. I have always wanted to start blogging since I was aware of such a thing called online journals. I think it was year 2000, when I first started to have the desire to have an online journal. This is what we call today or maybe even then, a blog. But back then, I created a website on my own and did everything from scratch in the oldest language that it seems now, HTML. Haha..
Every time I started, I somehow procrastinated and never bothered to consistently update it. I know this is an old habit that seems to belong to many out there. I first created an online journal for my friends to read and comment, but then, I started realizing it wasn’t the easiest thing to be done.
In all these years, I have created blogs, and left them to rot. I created a blog, which I would update it frequently for a month or two, and then I totally get carried away and never return to my blog(s). When I finally get the inspiration again, I start a new blog on a new address or host. And that’s how the cycle was for years.
Back is when I was completely unaware of such a thing as Monetizing your blog. Blogs were meant to be a space for expressions, not making money. So, when I finally got around the idea of making money through blogging, I thought why not create a blog this time around, and with money being an extrinsic motivator, I hope I would not stop blogging and have the motivation to blog and at the same time, earn more money.
Well, it was good that I started off somehow. Through this blog, I have learnt a lot about the blogosphere. I have also had the opportunity to get a taste of the fundamentals of blogging as well as monetizing your blog. Which is what I set to share to the blogosphere, just like many out there. I stuck myself to the oldest philosophy of humankind, “Everyone is Unique”. Since everyone is unique, I felt confident with my uniqueness and offered to share the bits of what I have learned thus far.
Of course, what I have learnt needs a lot more substance to it, and therefore I continue learning.
The not-so-obvious twist is that I have become passionate about blogging that it isn’t about making money online anymore. This is my personal blog, where I will have an opportunity to rant simply about anything and everything. Of course, when I do rant about my personal life, I have to sugar coat it and make it as vaguely as possible because one thing about the internet and having a public domain is that, you never know who’s reading it.
There isn’t going to be much advertisement on this blog, only minimal (for your reading pleasure). Thanks to all those who have been visiting this blog, because you have been the inspiration for me to keep this blog alive thus far. You have also made me realize my passion to improve my writing and this blog will be a channel for my expression, be it good or bad.
And oh, this Make Money Blogging, Part 2 wasn’t much about Making Money Blogging, was it? Well, it’s just the Part 2. It was not meant to stop here, and to you who has been faithfully following my blog, stay tuned and I will make sure your visits to this blog be fruitful at the final end!
Topics: Money making, Personal |
