Blogging in 2025

Hello, you found this blog. 

Welcome, pull up a seat, relax, chill. Get a coffee or an alcoholic drink (or whatever vice that gets you off). 

You will need it. 

Why are you here? You want to know if it's worth starting a blog in 2025? You want to earn money from blogging? You want a side hustle and then hope it takes off and you can leave your crap job and be a blogger full time? 

Spoiler alert: It won't happen. 

Get real. 

I had a blog a few years ago that followed all the rules suggested to be a "successful blogger." It was based on a specific topic. I posted regularly. I coupled it with an "OK" social media account. I had monetisation with Google AdSense. 

After two years of blogging, here is my financial breakdown of how much money I earned from blogging: 

£60. 

Yep, over 2 years I earned a measly amount of money. Was it worth it? Was it worth all the time spent thinking of ideas for posts, research, time to write, edit, reply to comments? For the money not at all. For the enjoyment and satisfaction of creating, developing and being part of something that I owned, then yes.

I loved doing it. That's the thing.  

However I deleted the blog. I deleted the social media account. I walked away. 

Why? Because I found social media much easier. I started another Twitter account and soon had over a thousand followers. The endorphin kick was easier and quicker to achieve. However like a drug I overdosed on it. 

That's another blog post. 

I've done: 

Twitter (X or Shitter): Since Elon Musk ruined it (actually it was going down the shitter before him), all he's done is pulled the chain and the turd has blocked the toilet. It just needs someone to unblock it so X flushes away out into the ocean and sinks for good. I had over a thousand followers. Deleted it. Flushed it to join the remaining stinking turd. 

Instagram (InstaGlam): Yep, been there, done it and posted the T-shirt I was wearing whilst dropping my dinner down it. I was taking images not for me, but for my followers. I'm sure they got even more bored that I did. 

Facebook (Facebore): My first ever post I swore. I got comments saying we don't have swearing on here. I deleted my account straight away.

I had others and they have all been deleted. As I mentioned that's for another blog post. 

I bet you can't wait. 

So here I am, sitting here talking to you in a blog.

I'm starting a blog again because I enjoy it. I'm not in it for the "wealth". I don't have the patience for that. 

If you want to blog and make money, go for it. You may make a few quid to buy a coffee once a month. You may make a fortune, call your boss a twat, walk out, and semi retire early. (I did, but not from blogging. Again for another post). Good luck to you if you do. 

Either way, I will see you back here again. We can exchange notes. 

Next time you can buy the bloody coffee.