The decision to join a blog network as a professional, paid blogger versus going it alone as an independent blogger can be a difficult one. There are pros and cons to both paths, and each individual blogger needs to evaluate those issues to determine what is the best choice for them personally.
One of the biggest issues related to choosing between joining a blog network and going it alone is related to money. Bloggers give up potential ad revenue when they join a blog network, but in return, they are likely to get significantly more traffic very quickly as part of a blog network. What's a blogger to do?
Following are some factors to consider when choosing between joining a blog network as a professional blogger versus remaining independent.

