I'm not convinced that it is as simple as you indicate. I think there are opportunities to make money at things you love, even things that aren't typically lucrative. Most writers and painters are "starving artists" but then you have the JK Rowling's of the world who made big bucks at it. No, not everyone can do that. And, no, the answer is not as simple and straight forward for some people as for others. I have certainly wrestled with that fact personally -- I have long done things I believe in/love and not yet found a way to make them lucrative. I don't think that means it won't ever be lucrative. But, no, the answer for me has not been simple and straight forward.
Still, I have no fantasies that merely pursuing self indulgence is likely to get me there. Again: Maybe I missed something in the article, but it sounds to me like that is what the author basically did.
Hi, I didn't really expect this great of a response and am working on replying where I can. I'm humbled. The piece is first and foremost a polemic. In order to get Google juice many bloggers present an "if you build it, they will come story." I really believed the same thing about my writing at the time (2002-2003). However, there was a change I was missing. If I had focused more on being a better blogger (SEO, SEM, writing from a provocative passionate point of view) instead of being a better writer, I think I would have made it career-wise. I'm not passionately, "3 months into a relationship" in love with coding but am happily married to it. Thanks for reading!
Still, I have no fantasies that merely pursuing self indulgence is likely to get me there. Again: Maybe I missed something in the article, but it sounds to me like that is what the author basically did.
Peace.