I am new to making money with my blogging. I didn't start out with the intention of making money--it was a happy accident. Having said that, I am definitely interested in making more money with blogging and, because of that goal, I have worked hard to make blogging my career. Although I'm not making much, I'm making enough to encourage progress. When I attended Blog World Expo in September, what I heard about making money with a blog is a) it's really hard to do (which I already knew) and b) ditch the AdSense or GoogleAds and focus on affiliate marketing or direct ad sales.