So many people have personal blogs these days, but who really has the time to follow all these blogs? I can certainly understand following blogs of interesting people like athletes, musicians, actors, politicians, CEO’s, etc., but what about following ordinary people? I mean, how much do we really need to follow the lives of other people? Even if my family and friends write blogs, I’m probably not going to read them on a regular basis. If something spectacular happens (i.e. engagement, baby, promotion, etc.) in your life and you want all of your friends to hear about, then send a text message or e-mail. Personally, I’m a thousand times more likely to read your text message then your blog. Now that I’ve addressed the point of who’s reading blogs, who has the time to continuously update their blog? I know that I don’t live the most interesting or demanding life, but even I find it difficult to find the time to post two Web 2.0 blogs a week. With the growing popularity of Facebook and Twitter, blogs should become obsolete in the not-so-distant future.
So, that’s why I dislike the idea of blogging, but here’s why I can still understand why people continue to blog - to get paid. Specifically, Google AdSense is a program which allows bloggers to handpick advertisements to display on their website. AdSense was one of the very intriguing ideas that Eric Bosco presented in last week’s class. Realizing the potential for blogs to make money helps me to understand why regular people sustain blogs - for the advertising revenue. Who wouldn’t want to get paid for summarizing their daily life on a website? That’s what I like to call easy money.
The advantage of Google AdSense is that it allows users to choose ads relevant to their website’s content. Money is earned any time someone clicks on an ad from your website. Therefore, for any blogger with a loyal following it seems like a no-brainer to take advantage of AdSense. AdSense is a free program and it grants users access to all of the advertisements available through Google’s network. I still don’t advocate blogging unless you qualify as one interesting people as defined above, but if you’re determined to blog then at least try to make a quick buck by posting advertisements through AdSense.
So, that’s why I dislike the idea of blogging, but here’s why I can still understand why people continue to blog - to get paid. Specifically, Google AdSense is a program which allows bloggers to handpick advertisements to display on their website. AdSense was one of the very intriguing ideas that Eric Bosco presented in last week’s class. Realizing the potential for blogs to make money helps me to understand why regular people sustain blogs - for the advertising revenue. Who wouldn’t want to get paid for summarizing their daily life on a website? That’s what I like to call easy money.
The advantage of Google AdSense is that it allows users to choose ads relevant to their website’s content. Money is earned any time someone clicks on an ad from your website. Therefore, for any blogger with a loyal following it seems like a no-brainer to take advantage of AdSense. AdSense is a free program and it grants users access to all of the advertisements available through Google’s network. I still don’t advocate blogging unless you qualify as one interesting people as defined above, but if you’re determined to blog then at least try to make a quick buck by posting advertisements through AdSense.
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