Is Blogging a Passing Fancy or Is It Here To Stay?  

Thanks for the input, I think it may morph into other things, but still be a part of our life

That is a good question. I think many are tuned out from the traditional forms of communication now

True. I think there are so many news agencies pushing agenda's, people don't trust any of them. Of course, with blogs, all you're getting is opinion, but at least you expect it.

In this day and age when no one believe there is truth, opinion is sufficient for most!

Constant change is the only thing we can count on, right?

one of the reasons for asking the question is wondering if the income from blogging is sustainable!

I think it is sustainable, but I'm not 100% sure as I just started looking into this. There are sites that you can look at that will pay you to blog for them. payposter, blogvertise and blogative are three of the ones that I am aware of. Hope this helps.

I think one of the biggest problems with people wanting to make money blogging and not being able to is that they think they can get paid a lot of money for writing about what their dog did last night. I'm on a few blog sites and the content is generally very personal in nature, not open for very much discussion. On several of them, you get paid if people click on ads that are generated based on your content. Well, if the content isn't good for ads, they don't pay much and people might not click on them.

I don't make a lot, but sometimes it's because the topics I choose don't make for good or desirable ads. I write though to inform and because I like to write. Also, if a post is very controversial, more time is spent on the debate rather than looking at ads.

I think people want to get paid what syndicated columnist get, but the topics and readership just isn't there.

my income from blogging has increased siginficantly since I diversified. I have several blogs generating a stream of revenue from several sources. I am enjoying it, but I do not know whether it will be sustained for a long term.

that is true, I was wondering about the phenomenon itself

I am certain it will grow in the near future, but what about long term?

Yeah, I am hooked on blogging, but that also makes me wonder how long the fascination will last.

I have done all those things, but mylot is not the place to make significant money, as it is now structured. I make a bit posting links in my blogs, but I still wonder if it is sustainable income.