Start a blog on a subscription basis. Your friends can pay up their subscription and if you hit some threshold, then you start it. The old ... let them put th

Start a blog on a subscription basis. Your friends can pay up their subscription and if you hit some threshold, then you start it. The old ... let them put their money on the table gambit. Other than that, I agree with the other comments. Blogging is something that you should do if you're prepared to do it with no reward.