Off The Cuff

What’s An “A-List” Blogger?

Posted by: From Arkansas in Are You Kidding Me?, Blogging, Give Me A Break, It's A Rant, What's Wrong With This Picture? on Nov 01 2007

I have read things over and over on the net about those who are an “elite” form of blogger. These are called the “A-List” bloggers. What does that mean anyway? I guess if I have to ask, I ain’t one of ‘em. But I have a rant that I need to get out of my system and now is as good a time as any.

I realize that those who are the so-called “elite” bloggers look down on us “po folk” that have to take “tiny” sums just to make our incomes on blogs and that is what makes our blogs “impure”. This is said by those who have ads galore on their blogs, getting paid while they gripe about the “lowlife bloggers” who make a disease of their impure blogs.

I am offended by the idea that we who do this are inferior to others who blog. I’m sorry we “small time bloggers” haven’t done what everyone else has, “MADE IT BIG”. But I think I should point out that none had MADE IT BIG until they stepped into a great idea and it took off. Or possibly, someone just happen to put up a video that took off at campaign time. You know who you are.

Maybe the rest of us just don’t see the vision but I am getting tired of being berated because I blog for money while those who MADE IT BIG now look down on us. You are so right. We are not on the “blogger A-list”.

I am a Mom and a (sort of) retiree and I blog for money because I have no other way to make enough to survive. So, you “elite” can live on your “blogger A-list” and we will try to attain the goal. But, of course, we are not good enough for that A-list so we live in the shadows, now and forever.