This reminds me of a concept I had in my econ class last year. Of course I’m no expert, but it’s the concept of scarcity…that what people want exceeds the limited resources that are available. While I don’t particularly think this applies to the blogosphere, some bloggers could have this mind set.

Do you by any chance happen to know the percentage of bloggers who’s primary income is their blog?

But I think we should all try to help each other out tho, we all need to stick together haha
.-= O2O – Ordinary to Outstanding´s last blog ..Your Duty As An Ordinary Human Being! Let Me Know If You’re Reading This! =-.

I disagree. The world may be “dog eat dog”, but I’ve found that the blogosphere is quite accommodating and not very competitive at this point in time. There are quite a few bloggers who view what they do with an abundant mindset, feeling that there’s enough success to be had by everyone who is willing to make things happen!

And most of the people that I’m criticizing don’t have their blog as their main source of income. The ones that do make most of their money from their blogs are in a position to where they don’t need to kiss ass.

And it’s all good. I don’t mind when people disagree with me. It keeps me on my toes. lol

And for a lot of people, their blog is their main source of income. Would you blame a businessman for doing the same? They do need to put food on the table.

Don’t get me wrong though, I agree with what you’re saying…but a part of me just wanted to play the devil’s advocate haha.
.-= O2O´s last blog ..Uniqueness Is Overrated – Stick to Your Guns =-.

Hey, thanks for the awesome reply!

Yeah, I’m aware of the humble nature regarding the origin of blogging. That only adds fire to my intensity, that these people took something so pure and turned it into a lifeless, blood sucking venture.

Now don’t get me wrong… there’s nothing wrong with making money. After all, I DO have Adsense on my blog as well, but my energy goes into my content. That’s where I focus. I figure that as long as I spend 95% of my energy on the content, then the money will come when the time is right. Of course, other bloggers don’t see it this way, and are so greedy that their content suffers.

And you’re very right about the year timeline. That’s about the time when I realized I wanted interaction instead of being talked at. The number of blogs I visit nowadays is drastically lower than it was several months ago for that reason. That reminds me, I haven’t been to yours in a while, but I went ahead and added yours to my Feedly so that I can get all of your posts. Thanks again!

@ Tycoon Blogger

You’re damn right we’re going to rise to the top! It’s a whole new year, and things are going to get interesting because the A-List bloggers are going to start to see a revolution of sorts. They will have to either evolve or die.

But somewhere along the way, they forgot their roots and their own writings, and that’s when things turned. At times the backlash is quite evident, but only from folks who have been writing at least a year or so and have visited many other blogs and realized that they really like having someone pay attention to them and feeling like they’re an equal instead of being talked at, even if they might be learning something along the way.

So, we just might be heading back towards where it originally was; I’m not mad at that either.
.-= Mitch´s last blog ..The Ethics Of Your Writing =-.

No, you’re not the only one. A lot of fellow bloggers are talking about it. It’s on the tip of everyone’s tongue, and I want people to start being more vocal about it. Say it with me: “No more greedy bloggers!”

LOL @ “ass lickers”. That’s a very harsh thing to call those people. And I thought I was being harsh when I labeled them “ignorant”.

@ Karl

I know exactly what you mean! I am so tired of reading blogs that tell you to “give valuable content”. And then they turn around and try to sell you something. I guess some people have forgotten how to make it in the real world, and are trying to squeeze as much juice out of the blogging lemon that they can!

@ Keith

Yeah, things are changing drastically. I just didn’t want to be overly dramatic in my article. lol.

I don’t even mean in a subtle way, I mean a whole post dedicated to why you should by something (cause it will make you rich) posts. These were the same guys telling you, on the one hand, provide value through helpful content and, on the other hand, not doing what they preached.

Most of these blogs have reduced the number of posts they write, still only do promos, and I am glad to say, their readership seems to be dropping all the time.

Welcome to the new age.
.-= Karl Foxley´s last blog ..Are You Sending Conflicting Messages? =-.

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