Fun for now Real money later Adsense $$$ ... ??? ... ...or I'll help create something better for both advertisers and webmasters
I blog for the exercise of trying to make a successful blog: high PageRank, AdSense earnings, top serps, etc. I don't however let those goals rule the content of the blog. I want every one of my posts to be useful content.
That is also cool, I really enjoy when I see my blog on the first page in SEs for some good keywords. When you break 100 UV/day, then 200 UV/day, then more It's very motivating.
Any blogs that I post for fun doesn't have ad sense in it. I just don't like random people reading my private thoughts.
It depends on the site for me - my personal blog doesn't have any ads and I do it for pleasure and to keep people up to date if I don't see them very often, but my other blogs are there largely to make money.
If I want to make money, I'll do affiliate marketing... Blogging is for fun.. but the extra Adsense checks are good
Man, if I was blogging for money, I'd have given up a long time ago. I blog because I love to express myself. I can say whatever I want and the truth is, it's my place to say it. Sure, the money I make (if any) is icing, but right now, it's just for fun and it will always be just for fun.