# [How to Monetize a Blog](https://modem.io/blog/blog-monetization/) – Modem.io > If we are not writing to make money, what are we writing for? To teach? To freely impart this trove of wisdom that we have spent an ongoing lifetime to harness? Free information does not put socks on feet. Respect doesn’t put cheeseburgers in refrigerators. This is business. It is shocking how much more readable this site is than the actual modern web and its monetization strategies. via [Andy Baio](https://waxy.org/2024/09/how-to-monetize-a-blog/) on Waxy.org[^1] [^1]: I don't normally credit at the end of a post, but it felt stylistically right here. I'm trying linking at the top *in* the headline. I'll see how I feel about it. But always, credit where credit is due.