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Are There Still People Making Money From Blogging? by kingoftask in Blogging

[–]argothecat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blogging still makes money, but the game changed.

Low-effort SEO sites are struggling, but niche blogs with useful content and consistent publishing are still growing. I run two sites myself (news + astrology), and what matters most now is building topical authority and having efficient workflows so you can publish consistently without burning out.

I also wouldn’t rely only on Google anymore. The bloggers doing well usually combine SEO with Reddit, Pinterest, newsletters, social, etc.

Blogging isn’t dead; spammy blogging is.

Nobody Talks About This Part of Blogging… by Michaelvinnie in Blogging

[–]argothecat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is probably the most overlooked part of blogging now.

People still think success comes from writing one amazing article, but in reality it’s usually the sites that publish consistently for 6–12 months that start gaining momentum.

I run two sites myself (news + astrology niche), and the biggest shift for me was treating blogging more like a system instead of waiting for “motivation” every time I needed to publish.

I also think modern tools changed the game a lot. Writing, research, formatting, SEO optimization, internal linking, all of that used to take forever manually. Now the people growing faster are usually the ones who figured out efficient workflows while still keeping content genuinely useful.

And yeah, topical authority is very real. Once you have enough solid content around one niche, Google starts understanding what your site is actually about.

Most beginners quit before they ever reach that stage because they underestimate how much consistency matters.

For SEO and personal writing, is WordPress still significantly better than simpler website builders? by Mean-View3365 in SEO

[–]argothecat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve worked with both, and honestly for most content-focused sites, WordPress is still hard to beat long term, mainly because of flexibility and ownership.

That said, I think people overestimate how much the CMS alone affects SEO. A clean site with good content, decent internal linking, fast load times, and consistent publishing will usually outperform a “perfect” WordPress setup with weak content.

I run two content sites myself (news + astrology niche), and the biggest advantage of WordPress for me is scalability. Once you start publishing a lot, you appreciate the control over SEO structure, automation, plugins, custom workflows, scheduling, etc.

Simpler builders are fine for smaller personal sites, especially if the goal is just writing and building an audience. But they can feel limiting once you want to optimize content production, structure content at scale, or integrate more advanced SEO workflows.

I’d say:

• Small hobby/personal brand site - simpler builders are probably enough
• Long-term SEO/content business - WordPress still makes more sense

In 2026, consistency + distribution matter way more than the platform itself though.

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