The more I get into blogging the more I realize that everyone is really just blogging for dollars. Very few people I believe are purely interested in helping others or sharing information. To me, it seems that blogging for dollars is the motivation behind 99% of all blogs created. People trying to find niche topics untapped and stalking keywords that are within reach with proper SEO fixes. No one sits down and says how can I help readers learn something about a topic I feel is important.

Why does this happen? Well, the bottomline is that we are all selfish people right? Blogging for dollars is motivation to sit down and write. Sit down and maintain a blog and get backlinks and market the blog to increase traffic. What motivation comes from just handing away content without reward? A good feeling on the inside? A sense of satisfaction knowing you helped another maybe in a time of need? Nah, overrated it seems. Blogging for dollars is the only motivation out there for bloggers.

What does this mean? Well, unfortunately it means that the web is filled with crap. That most people create blogs on topics they know nothing about and just rewirte good quality content into crap content rich in keywords so that they can attract the readers. Blogging for dollars has turned a useful tool, the search engines, into a headache to find what you are really looking for, which is, answers to questions.

Am I guilty? Sure, to some extent. I have ads here on this blog and my other blogs. I would like to make a few bucks writing these blog posts but in the end I would be more happy building traffic and getting an audience for what I write. I think the downfall of a good blogger is once they achieve a certain level of stardom. A level where the blogging for dollars has been achieved and now it is time to just post for the sake of posting while old articles written keep bringing in new readers.

Don’t get blinded blogging for dollars. Remember content is king. Answer people’s questions. Provide value to readers. If you do these things for a long period of time you will get traffic. You will be blogging for dollars but the right way.

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