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title: "Making Money from Blogging"
date: 2009-04-22
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# Making Money from Blogging
For anyone with the same questions, I recommend that you read Penelope Trunk's latest post, ["Reality Check: You're not going to make money from your blog."](http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/04/21/8-reasons-why-you-wont-make-money-from-your-blog/) She writes,

> Almost everyone should forget about making money directly from blogging. It's so unlikely that it's a total waste of your time trying. I am actually shocked at how ubiquitous the idea is that blogging is a get-rich-quick scheme. Or even a get-rich-slowly scheme. It's not.

Given the time that blogging requires, and the near complete lack of monetary return, it's amazing to me that so many people blog. I have never known anyone who earned substantial money from his or her blog. 

I admit that last week my ears did perk up when I heard that [Dooce](http://dooce.com) makes $40,000 a month from advertising. And that my two friends Michael and Laura Moncur make enough from their [Quotations Page](http://www.quotationspage.com/) to stay at home. But they are rare exceptions, not the rule.

[Jane](http://whataboutmomblog.com) makes about $60 a month from her BlogHer ads. I've managed to fill my sidebar with about 10 ads, which has helped pay for things like car repairs, a bicycle, my taxes, and other ancillary expenses. However, I would never rely on my blog for primary income.