Have you come across stories of bloggers that are making 5 or 6 figures a month? If you're a regular listener, you've probably also heard me say how blogging isn't a great plan if you need to make some extra money in the next couple months.

Michael Dinich from Your Money Geek shares his perspective as a new blogger, coming into a business that sees bloggers in any niche willing to tell you how much they are making and then sell you a course on how to make money by blogging.

I've been a blogger for nearly a decade now, and while I tried to avoid too many "back in my day" references in this episode, it's hard not to contrast the difference to now where blogging looks like the fast track to internet riches.

You can find the show notes for this episode at https://maplemoney.com/michaeldinich 

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