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Has blogging or bloggers gone too commercial?

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Ok, this is not your typical blog post or is it? Basically I’m asking one question, has blogging and/or bloggers gone too commercial? Are the days of blogging for the sheer joy of it been replaced with blogging for SEO or ReTweets? Do we blog for affiliate clicks and comments to show off our “social media” blog credibility?

In the beginning bloggers were called something like “pajama bloggers” and the media didn’t take “us” serious but now main stream media and corporations are all trying to blog for profit. I had a conversation last week with an associate about the same topic. We both felt that a lot of bloggers have lost their voice while trying to monetize their blog content and gain traffic.

Either way, I’m rethinking why I blog and who I’m blogging for and of course this is different from corporate blogging. Also I’m not saying their is nothing wrong with trying to monetize your content but just remember why you’re blogging in the first place.



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  • http://www.amid.com/werd Rudy

    Blogging for money is so 2003.

  • http://www.amid.com/werd Rudy

    Blogging for money is so 2003.

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  • AnthonyB

    Yes it has become commercialized, everyone and their mama now wants to cash in.
    The result of all this is inevitable, poor content, more corporate propaganda.

  • AnthonyB

    Yes it has become commercialized, everyone and their mama now wants to cash in.
    The result of all this is inevitable, poor content, more corporate propaganda.

  • http://socialwayne.com/ Wayne Sutton

    Anthony well said. Rudy, you’re right.

  • http://socialwayne.com Wayne Sutton

    Anthony well said. Rudy, you’re right.

  • http://thefuturebuzz.com/ Adam Singer

    For some, yes – but let it not ruin those of us enjoying the creative and passion behind it. Funny, I blog about SEO and social media marketing, but not *TO GET* that for my content. Some of my content gets shared. Some of it not so much, but that’s not why I’m blogging, nor do I monetize my personal blog.

    Both can coexist. There is pop music and there is art music – plenty of artists exist alongside those who simply do so for money and not the love of it.

  • http://thefuturebuzz.com Adam Singer

    For some, yes – but let it not ruin those of us enjoying the creative and passion behind it. Funny, I blog about SEO and social media marketing, but not *TO GET* that for my content. Some of my content gets shared. Some of it not so much, but that’s not why I’m blogging, nor do I monetize my personal blog.

    Both can coexist. There is pop music and there is art music – plenty of artists exist alongside those who simply do so for money and not the love of it.