Now, most people hear the above and think, “Well, of course my goal is to make money from my writing.” But making money from your writing is not the same thing as 1) starting a website monetized through ads (which is a media business) or 2) starting a website that sells a product or service (which could be anything from a physical product to an information product like an online course), which are all different variations of an e-commerce business. Either way, when you start a “blog,” you aren’t really in the business of writing. You’re in the business of ads, products, or services.
