Blog for Love

Dave Winer: “Now I’d like to take you back to a discsussion that was had many years ago that resulted in this conclusion. You don’t make money from this work, but it leads to opportunities where you can make money. Ideas and information make their way to you and if you are so-inclined you can make money by investing in those ideas. No sure things, but some bloggers have made billions, and others have made millions. And others have made a decent living. Not from their blog but because they blog.”

I’ve talked about blogging to people a lot over the past 16 plus years. Some folks don’t understand what it is after you’re done explaining it, others feel they don’t have anything to say, and still others say they don’t know how to make money at it.

I always have to stop people that make that last statement. Blogging doesn’t have to be about money. I’ve been doing this since February 2001 and haven’t made any money directly from writing. I’ve described my blog as my front porch on the internet.

I think the most important point to make is this: Own your content. What you write is yours and yours alone. Giving your words to Facebook only helps them. Make sure you own your work.

See also, Why We Blog. I’d also recommend following Dave Rogers if you don’t. I think he’s a great writer.