Comments on: Is it Possible to Earn a Full Time Salary as a Part Time Blogger?

By: Alex Wilson

Alex Wilson — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:30:18 +0000

Hi Darren,

I work full time in online advertising and run my blogs on the spare time I do have per week.

This equates to about 5-10 hours a week of time I spend on blogging and furthering my dream of owning an internet empire.

The sites I run are;

1. Finance Blog Teaching People to Save Money
http://www.savingsguide.com.au

This site generates the largest part of my income.

2. Business Directory
http://www.companyguide.com.au

This site generates decent income but is really needing me to put more man hours into it.

3. Personal Blog
http://www.ajwilson.com.au

A new project of mine that will allow me to vent and discuss random topics outside of my other blogs scopes.

I may not be earning a full time, or prestigous salary from my part time blogging, and its impolite to speak exact figures of your yearly blogging earnings, but I had no trouble buying a VW R32 2008 model outright. :)

Would love you to come check out my blogs Daz and leave a comment some time.

Cheers,

Alex

By: Totalnetbiz

Totalnetbiz — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:55:16 +0000

I suppose it depends what the goal is, but full time for me is at least 2-3 k /month so I got a long way to go! :)

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:33:10 +0000

$8 a month is my target goal right now. I just want to be able to pay for my hosting. After that, the sky is the limit!

By: callcentergal

callcentergal — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:28:54 +0000

I still have to find out because I’m just new to blogging. For now, I am passionate helping other people on how to land a job in a call center and maintaining their sanity once they’re here. =)

I am looking forward to earn from this blog in the long run, without having to quit my Day job. =)

By: MOZG

MOZG — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:40:07 +0000

Hey, it’s possible to earn full-time salary as a part-time blogger even in Belarus. Here’s my example http://mozg.by . I built this site about 7 month ago and now I earn an average (in Belarus) full-time salary. Now we have a local students community around it. The main topic is education.

My English is not so good, but if someone is interesting, please contact me at admin[at]mozg.by

By: Henrich

Henrich — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:15:58 +0000

i think you can earn a lot also with part time blogging but you need to work hard in the beginning and continue the good start :)

i don’t know if full time blogging is so good and have a long succesful future

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:59:50 +0000

I work on my blogs 7 days a week sometimes until 3am some nights. I never stop thinking of a new idea to make the blog better.

By: Biodun

Biodun — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:15:55 +0000

Yes its possible, if you really know what you are doing. You write something that people will find useful.Write killer content that people want to link to, optimize the content and the page it is on to the best of your ability and put it on your Web site, and let people in authoritative positions know that your page exists.

By: urlrequest

urlrequest — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:23:14 +0000

I agree in regard to the answer – yes and no. Right time and right place etc. If you fall on the right keywords early enough and have a few breaks – ie: ” make money online ” etc or break a good niche blog keyword. Just a side note but thanks for taking to the time to email me back – it always impresses me when you take the time to email me me back even if its only two sentences. I am always taken aback at your personal reponse to individual emails. I hope one day we meet up in the uk

By: petnos

petnos — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:56:44 +0000

Everthing is possible. You know from Adidas:) If you create some thing really usefull for people and take their interest on your blog you can make really good money even as a aprt time blogger. I know some from Turkey. And they are really making great money one their blogs. They just spent 2-3 hours(maximum) per a day.

By: Mickey On Money

Mickey On Money — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:45:21 +0000

i’m still new but i think this can be done.

i’m not relying on Adsense, though. i think there are better means of earning $$$$ on a blog, especially if you want a full-time income to emerge.

for us beginners, might need to think of going the PPP route.

By: team ray

team ray — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:41:59 +0000

i say yes

if you can get blog to go viral enough

By: Stacey

Stacey — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:14:20 +0000

I started my blog, The Diabetic Pastry Chef, about a year ago and never got around to monetizing it. This was mainly because I do not know a lot about computers, and found the whole process of monetizing to be somewhat intimidating. I also think ads look a bit too messy on blogs, my personal opinion. I would post occasionally, but not too often. On average, I spend maybe an hour a week on my blog. My blog is about baking for diabetics. I’d like to mention, I did however put in years and years of studying and practicing baking beforehand.

About a month ago, a large well known pharmaceutical company stumbled upon my blog and offered to sponsor me to provide baking demonstration classes to the public. A few days later, a Food Netwok chef contacted me about writing articles and devising recipes for him. He also offered to assist me in publishing my cookbook and getting international distribution for it. All of this suddenly after barely receiving any comments from anyone during the course of a year! I do read your blog on a regular basis, and I did take your suggestions of making comments on forums pertaining to my subject and I do occasionally ping my blog. The form comments are what brought me to the attention of the pharmaceutical company. Thanks for your help! Yes, its possible to make a full-time income writing part-time but it was really the full-time behind the scenes work that brought me the success.

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:01:15 +0000

There are so many blogs out there, you really need to first be able to offer something unique that people will use/need or can relate to.

Use your blog/site to build relationships and continue to market yourself. If you are passionate and thoroughly enjoy what you are doing, it makes it easier to build on your site so that it can grow…and you know, anything can happen.

By: T.C.

T.C. — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:35:39 +0000

I think it is definitely possible to work part time and earn full time money. Now, is it probable? Most likely not. Blogging isn’t something you can just jump into overnight and be successful. It is like anything else, it takes hard work and dedication to get there. I think before somebody worries about making money from a blog, they need to focus on being a good blogger. Without traffic and readers, there are no eyeballs for advertisements and potential consulting clients, etc. My own blog hasn’t even been in existence for two months yet and I’m not in it for the money. But if I could make enough to pay for the hosting and domain, I’d be stoked. Advice for new bloggers: keep digging!

By: Rita

Rita — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:07:32 +0000

A friend of mine likes to gamble, and he only tells you about the times he is “up”, never when he’s lost a ton of money. Likewise, you rarely hear about the businesses or bloggers who give up, have a crappy blog, or whatever – only the ones making lots of money on them. More than 50% of businesses fail before they turn five years old, and since the barrier to entry for blogging is basically non-existant, there are bound to be millions of bloggers.Though i haven’t seen the statistics, probably the failure rate exceeds the average in most industries. There’s bound to be people doing very well and very badly in any industry, blogging is no exception. But like anything, hard work, persistence, and delivering a good product is what wins in the end.

By: Gobala Krishnan

Gobala Krishnan — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:49:33 +0000

I think most bloggers find it difficult, if not impossible, to make a full time living with blogs simply because they depend entirely on the advertising / AdSense model.

If would be much easier if your blog made money from affiliate programs, or better still, from selling your own product or service.

It takes much less time writing blog posts and the results are more obvious.

By: blq blogger

blq blogger — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:53:58 +0000

I’m personally doing full-time blogging. I dont’ make huge income, but this job is helping me build experience, acknowledge and allow me to enjoy of valuable family time and pay for my studies so far.

My suggestion: get a full-time or part time blogging job to ensure monthly income, but also work on weekends or whenever you can on your personal online projects.

BTW, thanks for this great site. I find it very inspiring (I mean it!)

By: Sue Walsh

Sue Walsh — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:31:21 +0000

Absolutely, as long as you are willing to work hard. To be honest, at the beginning it will be more like full time work, but if you are willing to put the work into it, yes you can make a decent full time salary. I would list my blog urls but there are too many..I have about 8 now and they all make money for me!

Sue
Tieroneads.com

By: phanatic74

phanatic74 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:38:53 +0000

Does anyone like the Philadelphia Phillies on this blog spot? Blogging is a great way to talk about sports, but I am not sure that there is much money in that. Any thoughts?