First, no. I’m not gonna take my shot at winning the Million Dollar Prize for the most read X article because I know my chances of winning are zero as I have virtually no presence on X, however…
This is an amazing, positive sign for us bloggers.
Musk and X are signaling that they are open for blogging business, that if you move your “blog” there, via X articles, you stand a chance for payouts that could lead to a full-time income.
And why not? Why not go to a platform that’s screaming: “WE WANT YOU TO BLOG HERE AND WE WILL PAY YOU!!!”
Obviously, we have to do more than just show up with an open hand, work will have to be done, articles will have to be written, the X game will have to be played. But isn’t that better than writing into the void on a platform that is indifferent to your existence?
I have an anonymous account on X that I previously used to test the waters, figuring out how the platform works, what gets engagement, what doesn’t, etc. But now since X is signaling so clearly that they want my blogging on their platform and will pay me, I will be creating an account there and will begin the work of building up my presence there through being a contributor and not somebody that relies on ragebait.
Should you join X?
Yes.
You need to bring your blogging and writing to the places that have the highest probability of success, and right now X is the place to bring your blogging abilities.
I will see you there.