Comments on: Blogging For Hobby Or Money http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Maria http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1121119 Maria Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:05:07 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/#comment-1121119 This post is just simple such a big oxymoron! You're either in pro of something or not. You can see pros and cons but you can't list the same thing as both. Cool, many years ago photography was really expensive so not many people had a camera. People would make pictures and they will publish them even for free (your words, not mine) and they would be really happy to say their picture was on XYZ magazine. Of course it didn't affect professionals very much because it was EXPENSIVE! Now that digital cameras as super common and supper cheap and EVERYONE can take a picture then you just have A LOT more competition! What's the difference between you boss telling you they don't want to pay you $100 for a good picture when he can pay $25 for a bad one (which might be actually good anyway) or telling you he doesn't want to pay you $100 because someone who likes photography is really exited about publishing a picture for free? Is it really different? Probably someone publishing a picture for $25 is just happy that the picture got published and that's it. Maybe he bough a beer to celebrate with that money and he only sold that picture in all his live. Still, your problem is the market and technology change, not the people who sell or not their hobbies. And just so it's clear, I don't get money from any of my hobbies and if I would then I would think that I'm becoming better and I would see it as a compliment. I love photography too. Would I publish a picture for $25 SURE! Why? Because I would published for free also!!! And $25 given all the pictures I have taken and the time and effort it would be doing it for free as well. This post is just simple such a big oxymoron! You’re either in pro of something or not. You can see pros and cons but you can’t list the same thing as both.

Cool, many years ago photography was really expensive so not many people had a camera. People would make pictures and they will publish them even for free (your words, not mine) and they would be really happy to say their picture was on XYZ magazine. Of course it didn’t affect professionals very much because it was EXPENSIVE! Now that digital cameras as super common and supper cheap and EVERYONE can take a picture then you just have A LOT more competition! What’s the difference between you boss telling you they don’t want to pay you $100 for a good picture when he can pay $25 for a bad one (which might be actually good anyway) or telling you he doesn’t want to pay you $100 because someone who likes photography is really exited about publishing a picture for free? Is it really different? Probably someone publishing a picture for $25 is just happy that the picture got published and that’s it. Maybe he bough a beer to celebrate with that money and he only sold that picture in all his live. Still, your problem is the market and technology change, not the people who sell or not their hobbies.

And just so it’s clear, I don’t get money from any of my hobbies and if I would then I would think that I’m becoming better and I would see it as a compliment. I love photography too. Would I publish a picture for $25 SURE! Why? Because I would published for free also!!! And $25 given all the pictures I have taken and the time and effort it would be doing it for free as well.

]]> By: Eric Graham http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1121068 Eric Graham Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:30:05 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/#comment-1121068 I found this very helpful sites...i enjoyed reading it...I really appreciate your effort...thanks for sharing with us... I found this very helpful sites…i enjoyed reading it…I really appreciate your effort…thanks for sharing with us…

]]> By: Lorelle VanFossen http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/comment-page-1/#comment-358700 Lorelle VanFossen Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:45:52 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/#comment-358700 @<a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/#comment-358535" rel="nofollow">sashok</a>: I hope you have not. You did not ask, nor did you receive permission, which is a violation of copyright. Ask first. @sashok:

I hope you have not. You did not ask, nor did you receive permission, which is a violation of copyright. Ask first.

]]> By: sashok http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/comment-page-1/#comment-358535 sashok Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:35:38 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/#comment-358535 ooo, good article, i have done the translation of it in rissua ooo, good article, i have done the translation of it in rissua

]]> By: The Art of the Artist Web Design Collboration : The Blog Herald http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/comment-page-1/#comment-352481 The Art of the Artist Web Design Collboration : The Blog Herald Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:22:37 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/#comment-352481 [...] the experience as an artist collaboration. Any hint of commercialism or “how others do it” that might violate their “creativity” so monetization [...] [...] the experience as an artist collaboration. Any hint of commercialism or “how others do it” that might violate their “creativity” so monetization [...]

]]> By: Christian http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/comment-page-1/#comment-349413 Christian Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:12:06 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/#comment-349413 It's just shameless to see private bloggers display adsense ad's on the same page where they describe yesterdays trip to the harbor with granny.. Make a standpoint It’s just shameless to see private bloggers display adsense ad’s on the same page where they describe yesterdays trip to the harbor with granny..

Make a standpoint

]]> By: Jake’s Life » Why I Don’t Blog For Money http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/comment-page-1/#comment-251797 Jake’s Life » Why I Don’t Blog For Money Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:37:40 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/#comment-251797 [...] posted this not too long ago in a piece on blogging for money and I couldn’t agree more. I often think about my blog, its semi-low statistics compared to [...] [...] posted this not too long ago in a piece on blogging for money and I couldn’t agree more. I often think about my blog, its semi-low statistics compared to [...]

]]> By: Reader Appreciation Project: Putting Readers First « Lorelle on WordPress http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/comment-page-1/#comment-251477 Reader Appreciation Project: Putting Readers First « Lorelle on WordPress Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:18:26 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/#comment-251477 [...] cites my article, Blogging for Hobby or Money on the Blog Herald, an article that took me two years of tweaking before I had the courage to [...] [...] cites my article, Blogging for Hobby or Money on the Blog Herald, an article that took me two years of tweaking before I had the courage to [...]

]]> By: dinsan http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/comment-page-1/#comment-248298 dinsan Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:44:23 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/#comment-248298 uhmm you are making me think a lot.. I have just started with ads on my site, and never received any income... lol .... anyways that was not just blog for money or hobby turned business.. its still my hobby,.... uhmm you are making me think a lot.. I have just started with ads on my site, and never received any income… lol …. anyways that was not just blog for money or hobby turned business.. its still my hobby,….

]]> By: My Thoughts on Being Paid to Post » Reader Appreciation Project http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/comment-page-1/#comment-231341 My Thoughts on Being Paid to Post » Reader Appreciation Project Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:19:08 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/#comment-231341 [...] would silly me turn down being paid for blogging? I think Lorelle summed my position up nicely: I consider blogging my hobby, not my [...] [...] would silly me turn down being paid for blogging? I think Lorelle summed my position up nicely: I consider blogging my hobby, not my [...]

]]> By: Mary http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/comment-page-1/#comment-228598 Mary Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:08:35 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/#comment-228598 Great Post Lorelle!! Good luck with the knitting!! :) Great Post Lorelle!!

Good luck with the knitting!! :)

]]> By: aroosx » Blogging For Hobby Or Money http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/comment-page-1/#comment-228425 aroosx » Blogging For Hobby Or Money Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:07:35 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/30/blogging-for-hobby-or-money/#comment-228425 [...] check the full story here [...] [...] check the full story here [...]

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