Problogging: How Much Cash Do Bloggers Make From Blogging?

Remember just a few months ago how we had a couple of workshops on Blogging For Money? The idea really was to show our participants how to make extra cash by putting in a few hours a day churning out a few posts on a blog worthy of attention.

Yes, you can blog for money. Some locals actually have gone completely professional, and have foregone a regular job to do just that: blogging.

The real question is, how? How can you make money from your blog?

The answer to this seemingly very important question can easily elude the amateur blogger. And while most blogs are really a labor of love more than anything else, it doesn't really matter to a lot of people if they make cash or not.

But you might want to check this out: A poll made by Darren Rowse on Problogger.net came out with some very interesting results:

1. Of the 3000+ survey respondents, some 28% said that they did not earn any money blogging- either they never tried to, or they tried but failed.

2. Of the remaining 72%...

Almost half (49%) earned under US$100 in October 2007 alone. As for the rest- about a quarter (23%) made over US$1000, 16% earned over US$2500 and about one-tenth (9%) made over US$15000- all in just one month (October 2007)!

So exactly what can we learn from this study? Most people who do blog probably don't make any money out of it. Even those who do make some cash don't make a lot. That's a reality check right there.

But there are bloggers who make a substantial amount of cash- US$1000 or more per month, and some who can completely live off on blogging at more than US$15k/month.

According to Darren Rowse, the number of successful professional bloggers are slowly growing- which is a good sign for anyone who's up for a little challenge.

What does this mean for us? It means, yes you can be one of those making more than US$1000 a month blogging about the things you like. Or even better, one of those making US$15k/month if you play your cards right!

So keep on reading, attend workshops and seminars, invest in books, network with others who dig blogging as much as you do, share what you have learned, and put everything into good use. You'll be a pro just like the best of 'em in no time!

Cheers, everyone!