Comments on: Going Full Time as a Blogger

By: SageRave

SageRave — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:13:09 +0000

One of my New Year’s resolutions is to focus more on my blogs and refine my “craft”. I was considering moving one blog away from the Blogger platform, due to the short lived comment issues. Now that I see someone making a go of using the Blogger platform, I may hold off.

Great post.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:01:58 +0000

Focusing my time on my blog is something I plan on doing in 2008. The first half of 2007 my blog was a little bit more of a “just for fun” blog but lately it has been a little bit more serious. Now I’m trying to focus my time on it and improve it as much as possible.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:42:11 +0000

As my grandpa used to say, “It’s chicken shit of chicken salad!”

I guess I am still a chicken shit to make the leap to full time blogging.

I really admire those who make the leap and appreciate your advise!

Maybe in it would be a good resolution for us all,

Happy New Year!

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:54:32 +0000

Wow I was surprised that the layout and design did not hinder the blogger. My first look was to hit back just based on design. Good content though, that is what matters most.

By: John Simpson

John Simpson — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:27:33 +0000

That’s cool. I hope to be able to do that, but my job is a rather high-paying one and I would have to make tons and tons of money at blogging in order to be able to do that. Actually, if I could get my blog to make some money, I could probably work a little less…which is a start.

By: lisa coultrup ( kystorms)

lisa coultrup ( kystorms) — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:08:51 +0000

well, you may be correct that its not always the best thing to do ( use a free template on a free blog service) but I AM a professional blogger, who is linked from CBS for my blog, I have done many interviews with the cast of the show Jericho, and I work many hours per day on this blog. I have tried to find out how to take all those many months of work I have on this blog and place it on my own domain, just have not found out how to yet. BUT make no mistake, I AM a professional blog, and if I am good enough for CBS to link to, I cant be that bad, right?
:-)

By: Ruchir

Ruchir — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:34:39 +0000

Yes, going full time can definitely help. Not only do you get more time to work on your blog but also you can solely direct your attention towards it only and nothing else. This will help you to be focussed on only your blog instead of your job AND your blog.

By: BobS

BobS — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:30:09 +0000

Nothing says professional blogger more than a free template hosted on a free blog hosting service….

By: CatherineL

CatherineL — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:41:33 +0000

It’s great to see someone else becoming a full time blogger. I don’t know of many aside from Darren. I’m also guessing that Perez Hilton probably is one too.

By: Writing the Cyber Highway

Writing the Cyber Highway — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 01:31:21 +0000

Hmm… I’ve been contemplating a move to WordPress in 2008, but now I’m unsure. If a blog on Blogspot can do this well… Wow.

By: Dave Lucas

Dave Lucas — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:02:23 +0000

I’m convinced it’s not a “niche” or “linkbait” or “technorati”— a blog gets high ranks and traffic due to LUCK! Unless you’re a Chinese celebrity, ANYONE could hit a lucky streak with his or her blog.

By: lisa coultrup ( kystorms)

lisa coultrup ( kystorms) — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:45:13 +0000

My goal is to be full time on my blog as well, tho I am a bit scared to read some say that is not possible if you have a blogspot blog. Mine is doing alright at this point, but I would love to see more readers, could the fact that its on blogspot be the problem? Or rather, one of the problems? I do already spend at least 8 hours a day on my blogs as it is, should I be doing more?
Anyway, I will forge ahead, toward the goal of full time blog momma LOL
great post, thanks for the advice

By: Moviecat

Moviecat — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:00:41 +0000

When I started I had no idea how much time it takes to maintain a blog and it’s traffic. I would love to do it full-time, maybe someday I will but I have had to figure out how to balance it with my family and job. It takes as much skill as the blog itself.

By: WildTips

WildTips — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:43:43 +0000

Wow, congrats new full time blogger! It is extremely important to maintain a proper work/life balance. Too much of one thing can be a bad thing!

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:52:59 +0000

I have 2 concerns about this whole discussion:

1) what’s the broader picture here? If everyone with unique (offline) skills are plunging into online writing, who’s left to do be engineers, filmmakers, artists, fathers etc? I’m exaggerating of course – but I do worry about a mass-migration of our society to their computer terminals.

2) isn’t blogging a passing fad anyway? I’m going right out on a limb here because I’ve been a keen ‘outside’ observer now for over 5 years of the blogging phenomenon. Why invest so much in something so finely-honed into one skill-set?

A little background on my cynicism is that I am about to plunge, myself, into more serious blogging for two different sites (one is my own – campfire.org.au – the other is someone else’s business where I need to prove the value of blogging a little more). I’m already strapped for time & believe I spend way too much time behind a computer screen as it is!

The vortex of blog-reading & posting might even catch this little obsessive duck yet! But I wouldn’t mind a bit of reassurance here.

Cheers.

By: jon

jon — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:39:27 +0000

Not really informative if you ask me. What were the aspects of his blog that greatly improved? Why is it better? All we get here is, “it suffered, now it doesn’t”.

Shrug… And?

By: Blogvalia

Blogvalia — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:21:19 +0000

Blogging full time? Yes, that is the goal. Knowing how to dedicate the right time to the family, responsibilities and the blog, is a gift.

By: JoLynn from The Fit Shack

JoLynn from The Fit Shack — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:21:12 +0000

It does take a large time commitment to create a successful blog. I guess that if you have absolutely nothing else going on in your life besides a full-time job, your workout schedule, and the time it takes to cook healthy meals, then you can spend the remaining time on your blog. Disconnect the T.V., give away the video games, forget about washing dishes or clothes, and just work on your blog. (LOL!) Yeah, I know, that’s not realistic, but it kinda comes down to that if you’re working full-time and also trying to grow your blog. :)

By: Famous Quotes

Famous Quotes — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:03:20 +0000

Good for David. To those who are aspiring to full, I’ll say keep going and you’ll realize your dreams. Like Vic Conant said: ‘The distance between you and your dreams is often the length of a single idea.’

By: esvl

esvl — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:01:08 +0000

I guess that was not the answer to the question. Oops