The following is a guest post by Jacob Cohen-Donnelly.

First and foremost, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Jacob Cohen-Donnelly, the owner of the blog, DormEarning.com. I began the blog because, if you couldn’t already tell, I am a student living in a dorm room looking to make money from the internet. I spend so much time on the computer as is due to my studies and the internet is the new today that it made perfect sense to me to enter in and try to profit from it. But, that’s where I made the first mistake and it’s what I wanted to talk about today. It’s a mistake a lot of people make and that’s the quest for money.

We’re all looking to make a dollar. But, there is no denying that it is downright difficult to make any money on a blog when you are first starting. Getting people to the site takes time, writing really compelling, interesting articles takes time. Simply put, time is necessary for your blog to take off and sometimes, we can get demoralized when we don’t see any profits coming in. That demoralization can destroy any chances we have of taking that giant leap from a small time blogger to a full strength, full powered blog such as those we find ourselves reading every single day.

So, it brings up a point that I want to stress: the importance of liking what you do. If you’ve ever had a dead-beat job such as working in the Shop Rite Deli Department (I worked there and I hated it), you’ll know that if you don’t like what you are doing, it is extremely difficult to show enthusiasm. Granted, you could be bringing in a decent pay check, but if you are not passionate about the topic you are working for, it’s going to be tough to find that drive. The drive definitely won’t be money as a blogger because in the beginning, chances are, you won’t be making a considerable sum of money. Why? Because like I said, it takes time…So, how can you still succeed even if you’re not making much?

That comes down to liking what you do. If you love science (I love science), then perhaps creating a blog about science is for you. If you love books (I love books), then perhaps creating a blog about books is for you. Because you won’t be making money for a short (or long) while on your blog, you need to have the drive to write on it frequently for other reasons. The drive of making money will be there WHEN you’re making money, but when you’re not, you need to find it some other way.

So, the real moral of the story is that you need to be passionate about what you write about. Blogging can be great fun because you are getting your voice heard. There are people that write all the time hoping to get published and here we are, without the need of a publishing company, writing about a topic and making money. But, you need to write about a topic that you are passionate about otherwise making that giant leap from a small time blogger to one that is successful will never happen because you’ll have given up. Write about something you like and I can guarantee that you will find success far better than if you just write about what you think will pay the most.

Jacob is a biology student currently aspiring to become a neurologist when he is accepted into medical school. He runs his blog about making money in college along with a few other sites about topics he finds interesting.