when does a blog writer starts getting paid?

[Dr. Steve]

As most bloggers will tell you - never. :-)

It's really hard to gain an audience from your writing, keep that audience, and grow it over time. You have to write endlessly about really interesting stuff that either always remains interesting, or is regularly replaced with new and fresh stuff. You shouldn't expect to go blogging for money. You should blog because you really enjoy writing. And if you make a few bucks here or there, that's great! If you are wondering how you make money from Blogging, it's all about advertising and product placement. People need to click on your ads, or buy products using cleverly crafted links to products or services for which you are getting a kick back or referral bonus.

There are a lot of sites that promise to pay you for your writing efforts. I have tried a few of them, and you will notice I am not recommending any (even though there would be a bonus for me if you signed up).

I'm just going to tell it like it is. There is no money in blogging. Unless, you consider "adult material", in which case - there is *always* money in that!