Pro Blogging Is Not a Get-Rich-Quick Tactic

May 10, 2009 by Shivendu Madhava

It sometimes disappoints people when I tell them to look elsewhere if they want instant riches. Unfortunately for the impatient, it takes time to build a profitable blog. You do not just become a professional blogger overnight any more than you just instantly become a professional golfer. If only this was the case!Though it does involve making a decision that you are going to earn money from blogging, it is also something you have to work toward over time.

Yes, you could make a lot of money from blogging. Read the stories that are going around on blogs of people making decent full-time incomes from blogging and you will get an idea of the sort of earning potential that exists. Take care also to read about and investigate the hard work and investment of time that it has taken them. Remember that for every well-publicized success story you do read about, there are plenty of others around who have tried and failed that you do not read about. There are a lot more people who struggle to make any more than a few dollars from their blogs than who earn those headline making five-figures-a-month totals.
Don’t get me wrong; I am not saying this to dampen the excitement and dreams of pro bloggers! The whole point of this book is to help you achieve exactly those dreams, but I think it is the responsibility of those of us who are “talking up” blogging to also keep giving reality checks. There are no magic wands, no hidden tricks, and no secret handshakes that can bring you immediate success, but with time, energy, and determination you will get there.