Nick On Jordan On Lorelle About Hobby Blogs

Writing by Nick Stamoulis Tweet

Jordan McCollum at Marketing Pilgrim responds to Lorelle on WordPress. First, Lorelle:

How long should a blogger wait to monetize the blog?

Blogging, in general, is a hobby. Blogging for business is a business. There is a big difference between them and I’m a fan of a hobby for enjoyment. Not every hobby has to make money.

Now Jordan:

I was pretty shocked to hear that. It’s a pretty controversial statement to make these days—I mean, isn’t everyone supposed to monetize his/her blog? What do you think?

Here’s what I think:

A hobby is a hobby, but every hobbyists dream is to some day quit his day job and make a living full time from his hobby. For most of us, that’s a pipe dream, but it’s a dream nevertheless. If you can make money from a hobby then by all means do so, but don’t get so wrapped up in the pursuit of cash that you snuff out all the fun from the hobby. After all, it is a hobby, not a business – yet.