Here are some results from a recent BlogKits.com survey that asked the question "What is the primary reason you have a blog?"
It's fun - 14%
To make money - 18%
Blogging is cool - 3%
I like to write - 36%
It helps me relax - 1%
It's fun and I can maybe earn a buck while I'm at it - 28%
Some bloggers wrote headlines (like this headline that reads: Survey: 48% of Bloggers are in it for Money) suggesting that many bloggers are blogging just for money but this is simply not the case -- at least according to the survey. Only 18% indicated that the primary reason they have a blog is to make money. 28% of bloggers chose the "it's fun and I can maybe earn a buck
while I'm at it" category but it would be a stretch to add these bloggers to the bloggers that are in it just for the money. According to this study (which was conducted by a company that promotes blog advertising) most people are just blogging for fun and/or because they like to write. If you look at most of the blogs on the Internet that seems pretty reasonable.
(Via ReveNews.com)
