There IS a guy who claims to make $5,000 a month writing about really boring topics. He picks the most boring thing you can think of, writes the definitive rese

There IS a guy who claims to make $5,000 a month writing about really boring topics. He picks the most boring thing you can think of, writes the definitive research about it, and voila. There are enough people who find his writing interesting, and the topic unusual enough, that the Long Tail is working for him. But Ted is right: Long Tail producers have always had a tough time, and whatever opportunities there are now are even harder to find. Old ones, like being the Swing Dance King of Pittsburgh (I made that up, so don't come at me) don't pay like they used to.