Remember, we're discussing a blog here. CPM, with rates in the $2 range, are not going to provide anything resembling reasonable revenue - let alone profit - for a blog post.
There are notable exceptions to this for bloggers who can get hundreds of thousands of views on a regular basis - but most people are lucky to get a thousand unique views.
There are notable exceptions to this for bloggers who can get hundreds of thousands of views on a regular basis - but most people are lucky to get a thousand unique views.