Blogging: A Demanding Task with Few Rewards?
Last week, a reader named Matt sent me an article from Chicago Business about how bloggers are quitting what they call a demanding task with few rewards. It’s a fascinating story that explores some of the problems with blogging as a money-making enterprise.
The article suggests several reasons that blogs and bloggers fail:
- Blogging isn’t as lucrative as people imagine.
- Blogging takes too much time.
- Bloggers aren’t willing to share their personal lives.
- Bloggers run out of material.
- It’s easier to reach people via Facebook or Twitter.
Leaving aside Twitter and Facebook, all of these are valid concerns.