Jesse of Blogspoke is; I, myself, am not. I've been talking to him about it at his blog, and I think it's a great conversation to have. Sure, blogging-for-money is a wading pool of low expectations. Low barrier of entry, little-to-no risk and, frankly, full of folks easily amused by splashing around without accomplishing much of anything. However, it's full of potential; and - as I told Jesse - although it's easy to get snarky about all the wannabes out there (which I do on occasion, and could be accused of being one, too,) there are people out there with a vision for how they want it to be, who raise the level wherever they go. Walking the talk, so to speak. Technology will eventually get us to a place where our online activities become a part of - or even integral to - how we earn our income. Will that future have room for lowest-common-denominator thinking, writing, and marketing to the level that it exists online today? I don't think so; but getting there will...

Is an elite cadre of blogging gatekeepers keeping us all in our place and limiting our blogging potential? Pshaw. However, if you have too much time on your hands ( :D ), you may have been following a theatrical little debate that pits the "A-list" against "blue-collar" bloggers. Oh yes, you know where this is going. It all started with one blogger's annoyance at the trend of A-lister's who have taken to bashing poor ol' PayPerPost . What follows is a (ridiculously) paraphrased version of the debate, including links to the appropriate whines tirades posts: DeepJive : PayPerPost isn't evil. The A-list is just an elitist aristocracy who has no need for it. Calacanis : BS! If there was an A-List, which there isn't, all it would take to be an A-lister would be to stop being such slackers. And then you'd be on the A-list. If there was one. But there isn't. Lorelle : Yes, there is. Calacanis: NEGATIVE, dummies . Stop whining . Jim Kukral : Y...

Method 1: The Easiest Way to Make Money Online In 5 Easy Steps Step 1: Stop searching for easy ways to make money online. It's too hard. It's too hard in the same way that searching for $100 dollar bills on the sidewalk is too hard Step 2: Take the time to find proven ways to make money online, which is not very hard*; and pick the one that seems easiest to you Step 3: Work very, very hard, even though you're earning less than the average lemonade stand worker** Step 4: Repeat step 3. A lot. Ad nauseam. As long as it takes. Step 5: Profit! Method 2: The Quickest Way to Make Money Online In 4 Steps (Because it's Quicker ) Step 1: Stop trying to find quick ways to make money online. Seriously. It's the equivalent of dumpster-diving (in dumpsters filled with dudes trying to grab your wallet. Hygienic? So not.) Step 2: Follow step 2 from "The Easiest Way to Make Money Online" (above); but this time, choose the quickest money-maker Ste...