Daydreaming About Being Paid To Blog
I’ve been thinking about business models and blogging.
Their are only two feasible ways to make local/state blogging a decent job (in other words, not a Kos or an Eschaton).
One would be to win the powerball lottery and create a foundation that could pay for 4 or 5 full-timers out of the interest from a $30 million endowment.
The other would be to start young and go solo becoming a kind of blogging monk with no family or earthly desires.
Under the monk model online ads and/or contributions could pay for the web space.
Once the money starts, then it’s about the money. And we’ll all switch to reading some upstart blog run by a young monk who is making fun of you and your sponsors. Just like you did to Celia.
Of course, I still read kos. But that is kind of the exception and not the rule. I guess the kos model accepts money, but attracts for a lot of high-quality amateur content as well.
That’s why the power-ball would work. No sponsors.
Althought, I would not mind having our blogging purity tested by someone giving us a bunch of money.
DV would make sure we kept it real.
What are your costs?
I have no doubt that I would keep it real. I wouldn’t come to meetings. I wouldn’t show up but for the free food and leave.
Does anyone know Soros’ number?
Jason,
After reading this article by Celia about Thurman Adams’ secret banquet, and the fact that Carney was there, I am getting a lot closer to making up my mind in the Gov. race. Does anyone know if Markell attended? Celia doesn’t mention him.
Isn’t the question you pose analagous to being a politician? Once you accept money from special interests, you’ve soiled yourself. The conundrum is how can you be an influence-free politician or blogger and still eat?
Another model you didn’t mention is a la Buddhist monk. Put a wooden begging-bowl next to your computer so supplicants to your holy wisdom can drop in snickers bars and energy drinks to keep you alive.
Also post naked pictures of DV.
Celia Cohen was having her 9th orgasm by the time she got to this sentence.
There was also the sight of Joe Farley Sr., the lobbyist for Delmarva Power, as the master of ceremonies, and what does that say about the fate in the Senate of Bluewater Wind?
That post is everything that is wrong and horrible about this state. The one party state is a terrible affliction.
Or as she sums up the insider view ,
The pro tems were terrible. They were so terrible, they were wonderful.
Barf!
The Celia narrative of Roman-esque orgy-like self-congratulating decadence deserves a post all by itself.
I need to stop puking first.
What makes you think that there’s enough happening in a small state like Delaware to do it for pay? 🙂
I think I have a great blog. I wish I could devote my entire life to blogging. Short of becoming a journalist, that idea will go to pot.