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A Blogger’s Frustration with Value, Revenue, and Google’s Silent Takers)

“Information is Free, But Where’s the Revenue?”

🖋 Intro – Writing as My Way of Processing Rage

When I’m angry, I write.
Some people drink, some lash out at others.
I open my blog and start typing.

In a world where random violence is on the rise, and rage is often directed outward,
I choose to channel it inward — into writing.

If what I write can help someone else along the way,
isn’t that one of the healthiest forms of expression?

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🧱 Part 1 – The AdSense Rejection, and That Bitter Taste

Today, I got a rejection from AdSense.
Reasons? “Lack of content,” “insufficient value.”

I’ve written over 70 posts.
Some are deeply researched, others offer real insight.

But their verdict was swift and cold:
I felt judged — not as a creator, but as a potential money-maker for their advertisers.

Let’s be honest.
AdSense always acts like it knows what’s right.
Their policies. Their standards. Their idea of “value.”

But here’s the thing —
If they really had all the answers, I would’ve just stayed at a desk job.
Why chase uncertainty through blogging if I wanted to fit into someone else’s mold?

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🧱 Part 2 – The $100 Rule: A Quiet Kind of Exploitation

Here’s another catch:
Unless your earnings exceed $100, you get nothing from AdSense. Zero payout.

But what about all the impressions your blog served before hitting that threshold?
Clicks, views, data collected?

All of it becomes free inventory for Google.

At some point, I have to ask:

“Isn’t that just… freeloading off creators?”

So many bloggers give away quality information —
content that helps real people — yet they earn nothing.

Their info is free.
The advertisers, however, pay — just not to the ones doing the work.

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🎯 Conclusion – So I Keep Writing Anyway

I’m angry. I feel used.
But I write anyway.

Because while I’m writing,
the anger fades.

And because I believe someone out there might read this and feel seen.

Revenue comes later.
This blog is mine, and I run it on my own terms.

“When I write, I feel alive.
Even if no ads appear, I’ve expressed myself.
And some days, that’s more than enough.”

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🌱 The Future of My Words

I don’t want these rants to be just emotional scribbles.
Someday, when I stop running this blog,
I want my writing — my knowledge — to live on.

📚 My Plan:

• Turn well-researched posts into bundled resources.
• Pay contributors or license external materials properly.
• Turn posts into guidebooks that truly help others.

🧬 And in the End, Open-Source My Blog

• If I ever shut it down, I’ll make everything downloadable and re-usable.
• Let others reshape and use my words if they can.
• If my information is out there anyway, I’d rather it travel in a meaningful way.

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🌾 Final Thoughts

Yes, I’ve hoped for revenue.
But that’s never been the entire reason I write.

Writing, organizing, and sharing — it all comes from a desire to help.
And if someone finds value in my blog someday,
that would be a meaningful legacy.

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