What is Blogging?....an article that I wrote in 2009

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What is Blogging?



What is blogging? And why are so many people doing this these days?



Well frankly the reason more people are "blogging" is because there is money to be made, or so we have been told. Blogging is in basically chatting or journaling about your life, your neighbors' life, the economy, jobs, weather etc. It's basically just getting paid to ramble about whatever suits your fancy at the moment.



Blogging can be fun, it can be a way to generate income, and if you're very successful, you may eventually make a lot of money blogging. But don't count your chickens before they hatch as you will find it is a highly competitive field. For every one person you see who does well there are many who have not, possibly hundreds.



But don't be discouraged because with time and effort you could be one of those who become successful.



Take a little time to read various blogs, and read the blogs of those who are making lots of money because it will help you to stay encouraged, and may possibly help you to find ways to make money easier yourself.



Loving money is not good it is true, but without adequate income to at least meet daily needs, you may often find yourself dwelling on how to obtain money. Especially if you are under employed or not employed at all.



With enough income to meet daily needs a great deal of stress is reduced, with enough income to be of some help to others is freedom.



Provided that you want to be able to help others that is. It is not good to feel obligated to help others who may not even give you the time of day if they find out you have little to no income. It is not a good feeling to feel used because someone else only cares about you or wants to be around you when you do have money.



But we won't dwell on the negatives in life, there are too many news media outlets making sure we do not forget the negatives in our lives, such as a declining employer base, unemployment, health care crisis's etc.



Sometimes I wonder if bad news feeds off of bad news, and if so if the reverse would be true, such as good news reports making it so more good news stories were easier to find. Maybe if everyone clicks the news off when bad news is told more good news would be reported?



Well blogging it is not for everyone, but it may be helpful for those who need an outlet of some kind, or those who are unemployed trying to find a way to make a few dollars.



Just my thoughts on this topic today, below you will find a few articles about blogging that you may find helpful...



http://www.thedigeratilife.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/12/make-money-blogging-top-bloggers-and-how-much-they-earn/



http://www.confoozled.com/archives/july_online_income_grand_total.php



http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/