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Add to FavoritesShould you quit your day job to blog? The answer is a resounding NO.
On no account should you quit a job that has a steady income. If you love to blog, that's great; I know exactly how you feel, because blogging is exactly what I love to do.
But blogging is not my career. Believe me, if I could make a career and build a family off of blogging, I would. But unless you blog in popular areas 24/7, and have the equivalent of a Phillis Wheatley and Allison Jae notoriety, you probably aren't going to be the next secure citizen.
Blogging is great for pocket change, don't get me wrong. With platforms such as Triond, Bukisa, Oboulo, Google Adsense, MyLot, and Ground Report, you can make a fairly substantial profit. But is that profit enough to get you through another month's mortage? Not unless you live in an unusually inexpensive house.
After months, and I mean literally months, of blogging and submitting work, you can get paid $50 a month by Triond.
You can also make the same amount off of Bukisa, and most likely off of
Oboulo. But it isn't a GUARANTEED sum of cash, and is most certainly not reliable.
Some months you might hit a jackpot, or your article might go viral.' Other months you'll be as slow as a slug and as dead as Mussolini. You won't earn even cents, let alone dollars. And the only way to get paid is to reach the minimum, which can be as low as ten dollars or as high as fifty or above.
Either way, you're probably not going to be able to buy much more than a few candy bars and maybe a movie.
Possibly enough for one night, but not enough to make a living off of.
Blogging, I think, is a fun and safe way to write and express yourself. This could be a great outlet if you're
retiring, and have a massive wad of cash stored away in a distant bank of some sort, or if you don't work at all, and take care of the kids at home. But the worst thing you could do would be to quit your job early, and just BEGIN to start blogging.
In addition, there are more scams out there than there are legitimate pay-to-write companies and sites.
Countless people weekly report that they've been scammed some way or another, and have lost something-or someone- important due to being scammed.
Overall, quitting your day job to blog could be possibly one of the most consequential actions of your life. You could lose your house, your dog, your wife, your husband, your credit, your credit cards, your cars, and, most of all, your life. Blogging is fun, but unless you know where to look and where to blog, you can lose more money than you would gain it.
Learn more about this author, Chris Leahy.
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Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Quit Your Day Job
As a stay-at-home mom I have leaped over many hurdles to get to a point in my freelance writing career where my husband and I are financially stable enough to live on his income and what I bring home writing. It has been quite an adventure for me to start writing, as it used to be one of my favorite things to do as a teen, to sit and write with my friends. After many years of setting my hobby aside, I have finally found a way to make it work to bring home steady income for my family. Here are the top ten reasons I have found for you to quit your day job and stay home to work!
You can work in your beat-up bunny slippers and comfy pajamas all day long. No need to wear those panty hose or stilettos when you're relaxing in your office chair at home typing away.
If you spill your steamy mug of coffee on your lovely pajamas, no one will care but you. Clean up that mess and move on with your day. (Hopefully the rest of your day will be spill-free.)
You slacker, you! Although you must whip yourself into work mode every day from your lazy boy recliner, procrastinating on a few projects won't get you yelled at by any boss but you. Shame on you for putting that work off until the last minute! Tsk tsk.
What 12-line telephone? Exactly! There is none. Can you say, peace and quiet? Not to mention, you don't have any nosy neighbor in a cubicle right next to you.
Any scenery is fine for work-at-home jobs. If you have a laptop that can pick up a great wi-fi hotspot, why not take your job with you for a day out at the local cafe. How about walking those doggies to the park and writing from a blanket on the ground. Relax, you are your own boss now.
You don't need to make anymore pathetic call-in excuses up. Just dream about not having to feel guilty about calling in because your little one is sick and you cannot afford another day off. This situation is easily resolved now, Miss Boss.
Change that schedule whenever your little heart desires! So be it if you want to take a day or two off for a family vacation/event. If one of those unscheduled events come up, work in the evening instead of during the day to make up for it.
You get to redecorate. No one else is going to tell you how the decor should look in your home office. You are not limited to three family photos and a stress-relief ball. You will no longer have a tiny cubicle and breaks aren't limited to ten minutes at a time.
Your work can be about any subject you wish to write about if you are a freelance writer. Being creative and speaking your mind for all to read about is one of the joys about becoming a freelance writer from home.
Ooh look, my favorite show is on! And in an hour, they will be playing my favorite top ten hits on the radio! How great it is to now have the freedom to have whatever you want for background noise.
If these top ten reasons for staying at home to work don't get you inspired to get working, I don't know what will, ladies and gentlemen. So, get those fingers moving and start your very own freelance writing career today! Remember, the future is yours if you want this bad enough.
Learn more about this author, Erin Medovich.
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