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...

Scenario #1 If you: Regularly create high quality, valuable content Actively promote your blog Don't make a reasonable hourly wage You are UNDERPAID. Scenario #2 If you: Spend more time checking ad/earning stats than creating high-quality, valuable content Are more interested in monitoring traffic than promoting your blog Also don't make a reasonable hourly wage Whatever trickle of income (if any) you're making is JUST RIGHT - get used to it. If you are a Scenario #1 blogger: Keep doing what you're doing; you will likely be rewarded sooner or later. You are a winner. If you are a Scenario #2 blogger: Punt the ads, get off the daily traffic rollercoaster and spend your time doing something productive; like building and promoting a blog you can be proud of. Winners do it. That is all.

Do a Google search on "How to make 100 dollars" - the results will be crap . Get-rich-quick schemes, scams, and fun advice like "rob a bank". What if you're really just looking to make 100 bucks or so, and not a million? What if you don't want to build a "passive automated money-making machine", or ( supposedly ) make $100 dollars a day; but just, plain and simply, want to legitimately make $100 dollars without spending a dime? Although most of the sites you'll find on this topic - as you surely know - suck in various ways, the real problem is that their claims just don't work. I'm going to show you one that does. How to Make $100 Dollars Online - Without Spending A Dime You Will Need: A website or blog 7 friends or family that like music $0.00 dollars. Step 1: Have a website or blog If you don't have one, get one. Either can be had for free. I recommend a blog. It's easy, fast, and you can write about wha...