I don’t see anything wrong if we admit that we blog because we want to earn. We work in the internet and there’s money online.
I’ve met a lot of people who earns through blogging. I’ve also met bloggers who do not want to monetize their blogs, but wants popularity. In my opinion, if you are popular why not take the opportunity to make money online? There’s nothing really wrong in making money online. We earn through our efforts and that’s we call a “reward”. If money is a motivation, then go for it.
Generally, Motivation is defined as a driving force that initiates and directs behavior. In other words, motivation is a kind of internal energy which drives a person to do something in order to achieve something. Motivation should serve you well if you choose to accept it and act upon it.
You may read the Seven Rules of Motivation.
In the physical world, we work offline to sustain our needs. We pay our monthly bills, we buy house and car, we pay our insurance, the bottom line – “we pay”. In reality, money is what we need. Let’s admit it.
A lot of bloggers would say, ah you’re blogging because you want money. Well that’s my point. That’s one of my motivations. If there are other reasons aside from making money online, that’s to help my fellow bloggers and to help other people outside the blogosphere. Our dear readers.
Blogging is like an online newspaper. What makes us different from the traditional broadsheet is the technology we use. We deliver information around the world. We not only inform, but we help people too.
For a year and half of my blogging career, i have received lot of emails asking for help. I’ve never ignored anyone who asked my assistance through writing. Simple as that.
Last year, a cancer victim, a British Mom who touched the heart of Filipino Kids and a Charity Program of a disabled student were few of the chosen people i’ve helped through writing in this blog.
Helping people in all aspects is one of the motivations i’ve learned during the course of my blogging career last year and of course my passion in writing. Second is money. We should understand that the most important thing is to make the most important thing the most important thing.
What about you? What motivates you to continue blogging?
By the way, i’ve then again changed my layout. Hopefully this would be the last. i’ve patterned the color in red as it signifies the lucky color of the year according to Chinese Feng Shui 
Hope you like the new theme.
Thanks and hope to hear from you. Happy Weekend to all!
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That is a nice article. Personally, I have 3 reason why I blog. First, I want to learn more about the niche I chose or the micro niche that surrounds it. In choosing my niche, I make sure that I’m very interested about it or else ideas wouldn’t be popping out. Second, in my own little way, I want to be considered as an authority in the niche that I have chosen meaning that people are agreeing with what I am saying. If I can accomplish those 2 things then my third reason will be for profit. That’s why I Blog.
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Correct! We must admit it..bloggers number 1 motivations is earning money! So let’s help each other!^^
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What motivates me?
1. I want to blog quality content
2. To gain popularity
3. And lastly, I want to earn money – hey who doesn’t?
Yung nagsasabi na ayaw nilang ma-monitize yung blog nila are only minimal most of us wants to showcase our blog to the world and at the same time be popular na rin – kasama na dun yung pag-earn ng money online.
Just my cents.
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Snow Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
correction… just my 2 cents…
hehehe…bilis kasi mag-type…
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itot Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 8:43 am
@Snow, meron ako 3 cents dito. ahehe
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joanjoyce Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 11:23 am
@itot, puro centimo na ngayon ah.. crisis na ba talaga? LOLz!
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ako bukod sa kumita e gusto ko din maging way ang blog ko para makatuklas sila ng mga makabagong anik anik! masarap mabasa sa comment na nagpapasalamat sila na sa tagal na nila hinahanap yun ganon bagay e dun nila makikita. di ko na need maging Pro or sikat. basta marecognize e okay na sakin!
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back in 2004, when I started my first blog. i didn’t know blog could earn money. i was enjoying myself then.
when i learned bloggers are earning money thru their blogs, i became frustrated, because i wasn’t. i started to look how i can earn money thru blogging… and i became even more frustrated! because it was not really as easy as mel & joey said it would be.
i forget about earning, and tried to enjoy blogging again. i blog and i blog. i explored different blogs. i created more blogs. i was enjoying myself more, i can write more. suddenly, the ‘earning’ part came… not really that big. but it is still something.
i love to earn money, but that is not my motivation… writing is.
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Writing keeps me sane. I’m an introvert. It takes lots of time for me to connect to new people at a meaningful level. Going at this rate, I’d get to live and die and boast of only a handful friends. Not that it’s bad, but for sure there has to be a better way.
Writing a blog frees me of my inhibitions, dismantles this wall of privacy, and makes connecting to other people more agreeable.
Writing is a lonely enterprise. You’re alone in your own head. Who listens? Who gives a hoot? Blogs provide that longed for companionship through interactions and comments. And you find out your voice matters.
Like Roy I find fulfillment in writing. If it comes to a point that it earns handsomely, I have no quarrel with that. Well done. If not, I will just have to pray extra hard so I earn enough to pay the internet bill, the electricity used, and huge amount of coffee I down in order to post.
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these are the reasons why i blog:
1. i have always want to be a writer
2. wanted to express my emotions/ pananaw o di naman kaya share informations
3. also wanted to be popular, wanna have more friends
4. i wanted also to earn money.. ^^
may tips ka ba kung panu kumita? ^^
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i always wanted to learn new things. sa blogging, marami ka kelangan malaman. so the need to learn is always there.
plus, i love to write, too.
i can be idealist at times too. but i am a realist as well. so wala akong balak na linisin ang blogosphere. hehheeh.
anyhoo, bok, i now have my new site up and running. sa lahat ng pinoys na me entrecard, i set up ENTREDROPPER, our own entrecard generator, with the help of our guru from hopialand sempre…
chekitawt!
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I have been blogging now for more than 4 years. And I think much has changed, before it was mostly geeks who blog, these days not anymore. many of my old friends don’t write anymore. I think they hate how so many bloggers out there don’t make sense anymore.
I like blogging and I really stopped caring for comments and does not matter if I earn money or anything from here. It’s just nice to have a nice, little place on the Internet where I can write and I don’t give a shit to what others think. If somebody reads it, great. At least it’s out there.
And I like to write.
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i have a lot of interest for bloggers lately and read lots of articls specially pinoy concerned and more and i hope you find interest on a social community i made for bloggers and site owners a like tnx
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what motivates me? hmmm.. the people who give feedback about my blog. the more positive response i get, the more motivated i become
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My main motivation for blogging is because I love writing, simple as that.
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nung wala pang blogging, kahit saan ko lang sinulat mga scribblings ko, whether it be a poem, short story or some thoughts. now, those scribblings in my notebooks are edited and are scattered throughout my blogs in the blogosphere. And it’s not for money that i posted them.
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sometimes, in the middle of our blogging careers (as in career na), the motivations change. Initially, the reason may just be about self expression. pero sa initial stage lang yun, when we still don’t know about monetization and popularity.
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Aside from earning, what motivates me to blog is yung mga comments na natatanggap ko from other people, whether blogger or just a reader. One more thing is yung inspiration din na nakukuha ko from reading other blogs and their success stories in blogging.
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me I blog simply because dito naku lumaki, HS pa lang ako.. ngayon nurse na me.. so I blog because I remain active blogger. Wait saan pwde yung ad may bayad.. not english yung preferred nila
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Try reading my article WHY DO WE BLOG?
http://www.allenyuarata.com/2008/12/why-do-we-blog.html
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i blog to become super sikat! haha.. so far, hindi pa nangyayari kasi palipat lipat ako ng bahay! hehe.. hopefully ngayon sisikat nako! wakokoko.. joke!
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ako man gusto ko kumita daddee ambo pero hindi ko kaya kaya… ganun mwahahahaha! hirap maging boba talaga oo lol!
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una gusto ko magblog (pero minsan tamad hehe teka motivation ba to?)
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goodluck jan 
pangalawa e kumita diba? (kaso wala na ngayon e
pangatlo ang danda ng porma ng adsense mo ah
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The satisfaction one can get from writing articles that other people enjoy to read is my main motivation. Knowing that you give something worthwhile to the world. And secondary is money.
I want to be rich, so I’m planning to start a blog about my dreams and plans of getting rich…hehe… Through blogging, I get my motivation to go on with my dreams. Naturally, if you personally say to people that you want to get rich, they might think that you’re a braggart or arrogant. Not so with blogging. You can blog anything you want and there are people who will agree with you and even help you.
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correct, if i can be popular and earn at the some time then, why not?
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To keep my sanity intact-the main reason why I maintain a blog;) Outlet lang ng stress ko dito sa alemanya.Yung kita,pam babol gum lang at pangtutos sa kaprisyo charing! hehe
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nicely put…:) and for someone like me who cannot really work yet due to being just a dependent and a mom of 2 young kids, blogging and earning while i stay home at the same makes perfect sense!
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Nicely written dada. Bago ang lahat, maligayang 2009.
I blogged in the past because I wanted to practice my writing skills. As it turned out, blogging became my passion. I blog for the money too but I was always careful not to center the blogging thing around money.
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