Just a Guy

I use the Stumble Upon add on for Firefox. One of my topics for stumbling is weblogs. I would say at least half the blogs I have stumbled upon are about gaining readers and how to make money blogging. I have been reading these entries for about 2 weeks now and I have discovered that I will never make money writing a blog. I am not a niche writer. I don't have something that interests me that much to devote my writing to it. I write about whatever interests me at the moment. I then spend the next couple of hours researching and making sure that I am not talking out my butt. I don't write about what I think people want to read about. I write about what things I would take the time to read.

The real question is do I want to make money blogging? I would say yes and no. I would say yes because to get paid for exploring the world around me through writing would be awesome. I say no because I am not willing to pigeon hole myself. I say no because I write a variety of stuff that does not have enough appeal to enough people to keep them coming back. I write here not so much to get read but see if I kind other ADD people that can appreciate that I go all over the place. I think to think people will be interested and my ego tells me everything I write is worthy of being published and commented on. We all like to think that from time to time.

I really think the only that I will get paid for writing is if I take a job as a writer somewhere that allows me to be the oddball writer on the staff. At the end of the day I will continue writing and people will read occasionally. I am quite happy with the way things are. I think if I was writing for money it would take the fun out of it and make it a job.

So this is what happens when I wake up on a Saturday and can't think of anything else to write about. Have fun.