blogging bucks

i've been blogging since 2004, and have been pro-blogging for the last 2 years. i've seen how paid blogging has developed. i've been right in the thick of it when it started to shoot off the ground.

today, there are dozens of programs one can join to make a bit of extra money on their blogs. and yes, that's also one of the reasons why i decided to beef up this blog.

for the longest time, i've been against paid blogging. but over the last few months, i've seen so many successful cases-- bloggers who could pay for travels, for gadgets, for household expenses, and other stuff from the income they get from their blogs. who am i not to give in to such temptation? although we're living quite comfortably, we're not rolling in money, and i certainly could think of ways to use extra income.

if you had the chance to earn a few bucks from your blog, wouldn't you also grab the opportunity? is there a dark side to this that i am not seeing?