Many A-list bloggers say that in order to have a successful blog, you need to tackle a unique niche. What these A-list bloggers usually do not say is that the idea of being successful is relative. Many times, people blog just to make money, since those people consider income as a way to measure success. While it is not bad to make money through a blog, it is very weird to not acknowledge that fact, and to instead tell everyone that you blog for any reason other than to make money.
Stereotypes about money prompt many bloggers to lie that they do not blog to make money
Many bloggers will use different topics like death, charity or even personal family pictures to lure you to their blogs. However, these bloggers will usually not admit that they blog only to make you click on ads. Not admitting that fact is a sign of a narrow minded mentality, stemming from generations of stereotypes against the idea of someone being rich and good at the same time. Why would anyone want to admit that they post pictures of their parents and children only to make money, right?
Even supposed selfless causes depend on making money, so why would you hide the fact that you blog just for money?
Avoid portraying your blog as if it was a stereotypical Non Profit Organization (NPO) that focused only on helping others and not on making money. In reality, even NPOs have to make money in order to pay their employees and operations, so why would you want to feel guilty and hide the fact, through deception, that you want your blog to make you money?
The less you deceive your blog readers about your true intentions related to making money through your blog, the more transparent and comfortable you will feel in actually providing something useful to your readers.
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