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@waxer :

It all depends on what you want your blog to be.

If it is to be a business then write what makes the most money … but expect to see your content drown in a sea of similar content.

Find your voice, share your passion … and the money will more or less follow.
It won’t be easy, but at least you’ll love what you’re doing and *that* will keep you productive when things get ugly.

Don’t expect this to be your ticket to a free lunch.

There are a ton of sites that post about the latest and greatest. You’d effectively be competing against BoW/OTT and others.

The most successful blogs however have a particular niche to cover. They’re different and that’s why they get noticed.

Getting the money is something you need to be comfortable with as well.
You need to feel like your product is worth something, because if you aren’t convinced it is … then how are you going to convince your audience ?

You’re not begging … you are providing a service and in order to keep providing it you need resources.

Might I suggest Patreon as a platform if you’re serious ? https://www.patreon.com/
If you want to lock content for subscribers then that probably is the easiest way to do it, because they do the heavy lifting (for a fee, because nothing is free).

I’ve heard plenty of horror stories about people getting locked out of their paypal accounts due to the way they tend to block first and ask questions later. It may not be a worry yet at first,but it can get expensive once people start abusing the system at your expense (credit card fraud is an issue to be aware of).

I have zero experience with this platform, but it is probably the biggest one out there that is exactly aimed at what you want as they allow you to have subscriptions for 1$/month …

Example :

https://www.patreon.com/simonegiertz

https://www.patreon.com/jimquisition

Both show a different approach … (just don’t expect to get that kind of income unless you’re really lucky)