Writing Sites Gone Sour

I have been blogging for a long time now. On different sites. The longest was on Bubblews which suddenly stopped paying and had many problems. I have been lucky to have been paid but also the later part they stopped. it had become harder to earn. I am also on Wikinut. I have not been paid there yet. I don't know how to reach the minimum payout. But I have not encountered any problems with it. There are a lot of very good writers and good people on that site. Maybe someday I will go back writing there.
Teckler was not bad they had a low minimum and you could post just only pictures and videos. I have been paid before they closed.
Post Any Article was doing good. I think they were sister sites of FOK but that too closed. Up to now the account is suspended. It has been paying and I have been paid a few times. Maybe it will come back.
Another is Persona Paper. I have been paid and it is doing good. We are always updated by the admins. Kind of slow but we can get the minimum. So I still keep my account there open, contributing once and a while and reading other posts.
Elitevisitors was a new site. A lot of disgruntled Bubblews writers joined. There was a problem, one owner ran off with the money, they changed the name to Bestwriters then to World Wide Writers. So disappointed to find out it just closed without warnings.
So now I am wary of writing sites. I am on Write to Earn and Seraphicinsights. Both new and I have heard of some being paid. 
I have been busy so many life changing happenings that I have not been writing much. I want to go back to blogging.
I used to write about so many things and news. I love to write about my feelings and happenings. But not knowing the status of writing sites I don't write as often.
I remembered my personal blog site. Hmm maybe I should reopen and do more here. I just need to know how to make a Google AdSense account and maybe earn from my blogs. At least I know where my writings are and they belong to me. I can do whatever I want, use whatever picture or video I want.
I will have no boss.
I am a bit rusty now but soon I will get back to the hang of writing and researching. I like to make comparison blogs on food and items and people.
So for now I will continue to contribute to my other writing sites and back here to my blog site. Who knows, I might do better here. So will keep you  posted!