I just read a piece over at A VC in which the writer covers the topic of blogging being dead. In his opinion he states that blogs are being sold at an alarming rate to corporate interests, social networks, and a host of others. It seems that the blog by an individual may be heading the way of the dodo bird.But is it really?

According to the article:

And in addition, Nick Carr is taking the summer off from blogging, Scoble’s moved the hub of his energy from his blog to FriendFeed, and Calacanis has quit blogging entirely.

As Jason said in his first email (he’s moved from blogging to broadcasting):

In the early days of blogging Peter Rojas, who was my blog professor, told me what was required to win at blogging: “show up every day.”

I agree completely. In good times and bad, I blog every day. That’s how it is for me. And I don’t plan to change that. I get so much value out of blogging that I can’t imagine doing what I do without a little time every day writing down my thoughts.

But this is what caught my attention in the article:

And last week Rafat Ali sold Paid Content for $30mm to The Guardian. When that was announced, a friend of mine suggested to me that I could sell AVC for $5-10mm. First, I am not sure that’s true, but second I could never do that.

This blog is me and I am this blog. It’s mine and will always be mine. I understand why many of the individuals who made blogging what it is are either moving on or turning their blogs into businesses. That’s the way it is. But I am fortunate that this blog is totally integrated into my business and provides great value to me and my partners. So it’s sustainable from an emotional and economic perspective and I plan to keep showing up every day.

Yeah right. This blog is me also. But for $5 to $10 million, I would be more than happy to give myself up to you! I am sure Chris would not mind at all getting a chunk of cash all at once. I know I would not mind it at all. So yes, this blog is for sale. All offers in the million dollar range are welcome.

Comments welcome.

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