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You're (Probably) Not Going To Be a Pro Blogger

Posted by timothy on from the but-you-could-still-win-valuable-prizes dept.

ThousandStars writes "Contrary to what the specious Wall Street Journal article Early Transition to Blog Pro says, You're Not Going to be a Professional Blogger argues that not that many people can make money through web advertising. The WSJ article 'doesn't discuss how people actually use their blogs to make money, which is by selling ancillary services.'"

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  1. Not true at all by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Get your blog posted as a Slashdot article and watch the money come in.

    1. Re:Not true at all by Mordok-DestroyerOfWo · · Score: 3, Funny

      From what I've read of most people's blogs, I'd call that win/win.

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  2. Well . . . . by arizwebfoot · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The WSJ article 'doesn't discuss how people actually use their blogs to make money, which is by selling ancillary services."

    What ancillary services are we talking about here? 1/2 hour, 1 hour, or 2 hours "donations" for services rendered?

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  3. Re:Not true by stoolpigeon · · Score: 4, Funny

    So basically what you are telling us is that Google ad sense has payed you almost nothing?

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  4. You must be new here by monkeyboythom · · Score: 2, Funny

    That is, if your servers can withstand being slashdotted in the first place.

    503-b Ad Revenue Unavailable

  5. Re:Building a website takes time by mcgrew · · Score: 2, Funny

    or post derogatory comments abour your ex-boss (or ex-wife,

    I don't know, tales of Evil-X a few years ago at K5 gained me lots of fans. No money, but I wasn't after money. Now I mostly blog here at slashdot about hookers and other women, and drinking.

    I've come to realize that hookers are popular among my fellow nerds. And blackjack. Wait, forget the blackjack.

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  6. Macropayments dammit! by mrmeval · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes some are comics, deal with it.

    I buy
    Your book, (Schlock Mercenary)
    Your mug (Glow in the dark messiah of the moment)
    Your stupid grin on a signed photo.
    Your MOM
    Signed pictures of your cat (Hi Kyle Cassidy and Roswell!)
    Your T SHIRT! (Yes you Dr. McNinja!)
    Your verbally abusive T- SHIRT! (NUKE THE MOON!)
    Your wordless T SHIRT! (WWWBatmanD)
    Your rather funny T Shirt (Blogger, novelist of Better to Beg Forgiveness) -> BOOMY
    Your hysterical mug if you had a damnable CLUE (Some comic that had a banner ad with a coffee mug emblazoned "Not for use with crotch" BUT DIDN'T SELL THE DAMN THING)
    Your doodads (Alien Dice key fob thingies).
    THE CUTE OMG THE TERRIBLE TEETH DESTROYING SUGARY CUTE (DMFA)
    The strange T-Shirt (Oh My Gods)

    In other words all the 'side bidness' you need to be able to EAT. :)

    Feed your artists and authors people.

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