Are You Ready To Quit Your Day Job to Blog Full Time?
For many bloggers quiting their day job to blog full time and earn a decent living is just a dream and they know it. For others quiting their day job to blog full time is the ultimate goal. There is another group of people, those who DO earn enough to quit their job to blog full time but something holds them back.
I have an article in the works for this subject based on my experience dating back to 1998 but I think it’s best to get a LOT of opinions so here are some links to some informative articles on the subject.
- Mariella over at Desperate Curiosity (writerspace.net) wrote this article today: quitting your day job to pro blog. In it she points out that you not only need to decide, you need to give yourself some time to reflect on your decision before commiting to it.
- Lee runs one of the blogs I enjoy reading and its aptly titled Quit your day job but as Lee’s about page states, don’t let the title mislead you. Lee made an attempt at living the blog life but priorities took over and he’s settled into a happy compromise.
- Lisa Page has quit her day job, she’s an eBay expert who mentors others. You can read her latest success on her Daily Home Business Blog. Knowing everything there is to know about your given area of expertise is important.
- Success stories can and do happen. A favorite article on quiting you day job can be found at Zen Habbits titled So I quit my day job, holy cow!. If you haven’t read that one yet, its an inspiration.
To quit your day job I urge you to consider a few factors.
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#1 – Do you have kids? If so, you need to provide and stability online is an illusion. Do your kids a favor and continue blogging part time until you can put away enough money to cover at least 6 months expenses (more if your job skills don’t allow you to find work quickly).
#2 – Are you young enough? The younger you are the more time you’ll have to recover if things dont work out as planned, most of the time they don’t (some times it works out better, lots of the time it just doesn’t).
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#3 – Remember your loved ones, do you have their support? John Chow wrote this article on the number one reason he’s able to earn 30,000 + per month.
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#4 – Devote a couple of hour per week to learning how to improve your sites SEO. Your articles will be the fuel to your success, you still need to get an edge by gaining free search engine traffic. SEO is important.
If you’ve made the plunge I’d love to hear of your experiences, good or bad, feel free to leave a comment or send me an email. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Know what you’re risking before you go for broke! (especially if you hear talk of a reccession).