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There is a debate in the blogosphere that many aren’t aware of. It is simply the idea that blogging pays. Some people make their entire livelihood from blogging while others just make a few bucks. Either way, just like in real life, some people make money from expressing their opinions. Some of it is advertising and some of it is testimonial.

Seth Godin has talked about this a lot. People who are very influential can do a lot with their opinion, but they can’t try to do too much or it waters down their influence. Imagine Bono trying to solve every world problem, rather than just focusing on AIDS and populating the world with special iPods.

This article from TechCrunch tries to make a company called Pay-Per-Post the devil by offering people money to post articles about their advertiser’s products. They claim that this pollutes the blogosphere. Having posted this article, please visit one of their “sponsors” and make them a buck. Please!?!?

So, in my opinion on paid blogging, I don’t think there is anything wrong with posting something that you like or want to promote and making money doing it. I think Godin is right. You will either become influential because you pick the things that people like and people will look to you as an early adopter, or you will become a blog prostitute and no one will listen to you. Either way, what does TechCrunch care?

I would love to hear from people if they have an opinion.