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Read this article from the Wall Street Journal Business Section
America’s Newest Profession: Bloggers for Hire by Mark Bell with E. Kinney Zalesne

The Information Age has spawned many new professions, but blogging could well be the one with the most profound effect on our culture. If journalists were the Fourth Estate, bloggers are becoming the Fifth Estate.

bloggers who do it for a living successfully are 2% of bloggers overall. It takes about 100,000 unique visitors a month to generate an income of $75,000 a year. Bloggers can get $75 to $200 for a good post, and some even serve as “spokesbloggers” — paid by advertisers to blog about products. As a job with zero commuting, blogging could be one of the most environmentally friendly jobs around — but it can also be quite profitable. For sites at the top, the returns can be substantial. At some point the value of the Huffington Post will no doubt pass the value of the Washington Post.

Whether you are looking for extra income or a whole new writing gig -
blogging has to be explored. Already blogging? Stay tuned for a series
of extra income tips for writers coming soon on this blog.

Again- America’s Newest Profession: Bloggers for Hire

May the muses be kind
But let me remind
It’s still up to you
Twitter’ll help too
And,
I’ll see what I can do.

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