As one who has been at it for 10+ years staying off Boarding Area...I would say don't bother and find other side gigs that will get you there much faster and more sustainably.

I think the blogging future is not looking good. Most bloggers have quit and/or joined big blog businesses as writers (including ghost writers). If you wanted a true side gig...I guess it is okay to start a blog and LEARN how to write and use samples to get gigs from so many content mills businesses out there masquerading as "experts".

Very interesting post by Matt who is retiring and am linking to it in my post later today:
https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-b...ears-blogging/

Good luck