Worth starting a blog today?

It's still viable, but I'd only start if you're ready for a long game. Blogs can absolutely become income sources, especially when paired with affiliates, products, or services, but patience and consistency matter far more than they used to.
 
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Definitely yes , but don't romanticize it—it's a lot of work—and it takes a lot of energy
good luck :cool:
 
of course it’s possible…

i have several blogs/niche sites that still make money, but the key is not starting some random “general blog” and hoping for traffic.

imo the better play is finding a smaller market/niche where competition is not insane, build a proper site around it, publish useful content, get some traffic and slowly build authority. building a general English blog won’t work, since AI overviews will eat up your traffic.

once the site has traffic + decent metrics, there are a lot of ways to monetize it. ads/affiliate can work, but guest posts are honestly one of the easiest ones if the site looks legit and has real traffic.

so yeah, blogs are not dead… but random blogging is dead. niche sites with authority can still make money.

P.s. invest in Ahrefs, see what people look for and build content around it
 
Santiago93 said:
Worth starting a blog today?
Can people actually make a living from it?
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It depends on your niche as well as your expertise and the value you can give to your bloggers. If you are quite knowledgeable about a topic and you can write about it in a way that gives value to your audience and you can convert your audience through ads or paying customers, then yes, blogging is worth digging in.
 
Absolutely, but it's not easy as it was 10 years ago. The bloggers making a living today usually treat it like a business—focusing on SEO, building an audience, and monetizing through ads, affiliates, services, or digital products.

The good news? AI has made content creation faster, but quality, expertise, and consistency matter more than ever. If you're willing to play the long game, blogging can still be very profitable.
 
Yes, I think it is rally worth it starting a blog today. It usually takes more time than before, but good content can still bring traffic and income ovar time.
 
Yes, blogs are still effective, although differently than in the past they require a niche SEO/distribution strategy right from the start.
Blogging can indeed earn people money, using the means of affiliate marketing, e-mail lists, and programmatic SEO, but again, only with time
 
Starting a blog today is worth it if you are patient. Some people do make full-time income, but most take a long time to get there. it is more like building a digital asset than a quick job.
 
Yes, but blogging is no longer a quick win strategy. The blogs today are focusing on specific niche, publishing high quality content consistently and have a clear plan from beginning. If you done it in the right way than you can get a lot of traffic after a certain period of time.
 
Yes it is worth it people can make money form it but not quickly. most bloggers earn only after months or years of posting good content and getting traffic from google.
 
Yes blogging is still worth starting today but it is not the same easy money system it used to be People can still make a living from it but mostly through affiliate marketing digital products and lead generation instead of ads alone Success depends on choosing a clear niche creating useful content and staying consistent over time
 
Santiago93 said:
Worth starting a blog today?
Can people actually make a living from it?
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Absolutely blogging is more competitive today but there is still opportunity for those who focus on a niche and create useful content some people make a full time income from it but success usually takes consistency patience and time
 
Yes, starting a blog today is still worth it but it is mostly depend on your niche evergreen niches always are best for long term rankings.
 
If your main traffic source is from social media, like twitter, pinterest, instagram, Yes, go for it!

If you want purely rely on SEO, Hell No, seo is dead. Organic traffic is impossible after 2026, no matter how good your blog is.

Google changed everything now.
 
Yes, I think blogging is still worth starting today, but expectations need to be real. it is usually a long term game rather than a faster way to make money.
 
Yes it's worth it and people do make money but only with time, consistency & proper seo
 
competition is really high. I would consider Youtube instead. it's also a product by google but it has higher demand and lower competition. its much harder to make a video than a blog post
 
Yeah, but it is a lot harder than it used to be a few years back. Still, you can make a living if you pick a specific lane with steady need, publish regularly, and grow topical authority, then bring income in from multiple directions like ads, affiliate marketing, products , or even services. Don’t treat it like a quick payout thing, it is more like a long-term business you nurse over time, with patience.
 
If you mean start a blog like it's year 2000 and it drives its own traffic, no

But if you want to get content out there and are able to put in a lot of work, along with social media, videos and overall IM, then yes
 
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