UPDATE!!!! THIS POST WAS ONLY A JOKE.

Apparently someone posted it on Darren’s Wikipedia page, and all hell broke loose.

In order to keep seo continuity I won’t delete the post entirely – BUT I do want to let everyone know that it was just an April Fool’s day Joke. For all of those who say I was early. It was April Fool’s day in Australia at the time. Remember not everywhere in the world is sharing the same day / time that you are.

Apparently some have taken offense to this post, I do apologize to those, including Darren. I did not mean to defame your character or person. I hope this addendum to this post will prove that point.

Problogger is Bankrupt!

Darren Rowse, probably one of the most famous and talked about bloggers in the blogosphere is filing bankruptcy. Apparently, his blog has been a farce, and he was ‘faking it till making it’.

The truth is that he never was making it. The most he’s earned is $1000 in a month, which went to bandwidth fees, and server hosting. His wife is threatening divorce if he doesn’t call it quits.

He has spent his savings, and built up a lot in credit card debt, in order to be able to go to all the blogging conventions, and build up connections which he swore would make him rich, but never really delivered.

He states, that if I fail, then everyone does. Which makes sense since his blog is one of the most trafficked out there. He is the authority on making money blogging, and to find out the Authority is broke, is quite dis-heartening.

This truly is a sad day for blogging, as it – pretty much means that all of us trying to make money on this should give up and go home. Go back to school, or get a real job, at a factory or something.

Wait – why am I wasting my time writing this post then? I quit!

More from Theresabloginmysoup

• Best of October. A recap of the month on There’s a Blog in My Soup
• Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas to all There’s a Blog in my Soup Readers!
• There\’s a Blog in my soup gets Forums! – Thanks to SimplePress Forum Software!

• 7 Ways to be Best Buds with an A-List Blogger! Wouldn't it be nice to be best Friends with an A-list blogger? How about ten A-list bloggers? 1. Comment often - Commenting on A-List blogs is a good way to get your name in front of them.Remember they are regular people like you and me, the more they see your......
• Blogs need to eat too! Feed your blog with 39 ways to build your RSS Subscriber base. So easy a slackjawed yokel could do it! Blogs gotta Eat Too! Here are 39 Great Ways to Feed Your blog so it Grows Educate Your Readers - How can they subscribe to an RSS Feed, if they don't KNOW what an RSS Feed is?It is essential to discuss what an rss feed is, what a feed reader......
• Is your Blog a Dead Beast? 16 Ways Bring it to life! [/caption] I launched this blog a year ago this month, and when I first launched it my primary focus was to make money. I've learned a lot in that year, and made many mistakes. I actually gave up on this blog for about 7 months. I came back to......
• Google Trends made my underwear turn Brown... Google Trends made me crap myself... I checked twice, and nope it ain't chocolate pudding... I've been blogging recently about google trends and the ability to make money by capitalizing on popular topics. As far as I'm aware blogging about popular topics is not yet against google's terms... So last......
• Mccain Ditches Letterman. Caught in proverbial 'Bed' w/ Katie Couric. Letterman pissed. I'd think of all people to piss off when running for an election, media icons should be last on your list. I'm more of a Leno fan myself, but I used to watch Letterman when I was younger. There's no doubt in my mind that Letterman is a cultural......

• Last roundup of 2008 Happy New Year everyone! Here are a few links to round out this year: Money Smart Life collected a number of posts from other bloggers in a "best money posts of 2008" list. (My post on easily-confused money terms is at the top not necessarily because it was best but......
• 3 Effective Techniques For Blog Site Search Engine Optimization Everyone knows how to create a blog. But, do you know how to promote it? Making and promoting a blog are two unrelated aspects. Making a blog is simple. Anyone who knows how to type a nice article can start it. Just keep making and publishing new posts. The problem......
• The Layoff - How An Emergency Fund Is Going To Help A Member Of My Family. I don't know about you, but most people I know have either been laid off at some point or have a close friend/family member who has been. I have been laid off twice...once in Boston at an internet start-up and once here in Los Angeles. In Boston, we had a......
• Please, NO get out jail free card! What exactly makes a "mother"?  It this someone who ovulates?  Gives birth?  Trails an "it's a boy" balloon while wheeled out onto the hospital loading dock with her bundle of joy across her knees? [/caption] Or is it someone who doesn't let her baby scald himself in the middle of......
• Learning How to Promote Specific Posts On Your Blog When corporate blog owners first get started, there is a lot of pressure to focus on promoting the whole blog. While this does work, there is an easier way to get attention and increase your chances of success. By breaking down your blog promotion into actual posts, you can see......