It would appear that we’ve lost it. There have been some server work today, so I’m guessing something happened there. I’ve pinged David about it so that he can look into it at least.

Sorry about that.

I mean naturally the money flows if you create this kind of resource.

I have a fundamental issue with this statement. There is nothing natural about the flow of money. People who try will probably get some buyers, but there is a fundamental art to raising revenue that most bloggers, including myself, don’t “get”.

I think that, for the most part, the overwhelming number of blogs started just to make a buck are pretty horrible compared to the blogs, as you put it, “in it to develop a great site that is a benefit to the community.” This, in my opinion, is because the bar to entry into blogging is so low, that anyone with internet connectivity and 15 minutes can start a blog, through some ads up, and call themselves a pro blogger right after they get one of their buddies with a different IP address to click on one of their ads.

I do believe, however, that some bloggers (entrepreneurs) truly looking to monetize a blog, have to think about how and when they turn a profit as well as how they will get their traffic, how they will advertise, how much competition they will have, and a bunch of other factors that should be part of their business plan.

I cannot imagine someone getting funding for an idea, blog or otherwise, that has not even a long term goal for turning some type of profit. Even though a blog can be very inexpensive to start and not need more then a few dollars get going generally will require an investment in time.

I mean naturally the money flows if you create this kind of resource.

But I think the better sites start out with a moneyless focus.

Just my opinion.