Comments on: Jason Kottke Turns Professional Blogger

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 07:11:18 +0000

Yes, begging for money is kind of sad. If he gets the traffic everyone says he does, than even a few simple text ads clearly labelled as “sponsors” or “advertisements” will do him alot better.

By: mahalie

mahalie — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 17:44:51 +0000

What does Kottke.org offer that countless others do not? Aside from the fact that he has been blogging since the “early days” and because of this is very well known, his site and “insight” doesn’t really offer anything I think people will pay for. He’s basically asking for handouts so he doesn’t have to work. If his site offered valuable information, like A List Apart or maybe more entertaining information like the Onion, perhaps he could justify expecting money for it.

By: Andrew Hume

Andrew Hume — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 11:19:34 +0000

I can see Jason pulling this off for a while, but I can’t see it being more than maybe two or three years at most.

It’s going to be tough to keep kottke.org really profitable, as the fuss dies down over the scheme and people forget/decide not to renew their ‘subscriptions’, which is effectively what Jason is asking for.

By: Neuvo

Neuvo — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 08:06:19 +0000

My job? Blogging! (Now there is an idea)
Imagine this …
(hazy mist rolls in as the scene changes)
Weary of many long hours maintaining a full-time job and still remaining faithful to your blog, you make a momentous decision one day …
To blog full-time!