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Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:59:58 +0000

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By: ZeMMs

ZeMMs — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 03:37:52 +0000

Nobody’s saying about “depending” on employer.. most of us who do part time blogging while also being employed at the same time are making decently nice amount of income on the net as well. In most cases, the income that we get online are even more than our salary pay each month. No, we’re not depending on employer. The only difference is we get to socialize and ripe skills if we go to work… get out and get some fresh air baby. Even if one can make huge money online but sacrifice their social life, that i don’t respect. I respect those people who can make huge amount of money but at the same time are well-balanced in their daily lives. I’m not opposing one to become a problogger. If you can manage to do that while keeping your social well-being (a.k.a not turning urself into a weirdo)..then by all means do it. Just make sure you don’t stop playing sports or go out to parties. And remember that as a fulltime blogger, it won’t be easy on your part, say, if you go to banks to make a car loan / apply credit card and tell them “hey.. my main income is from blogging, can i apply this?”. I would suggest though, that instead of becoming a full time blogger, it is better to be a full-time internet entrepreneur that explores e-commerce, web applications, and other types of “real” internet ventures, while only using a “blog” as a tool… not as the “main thing”.

By: Freeze

Freeze — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:27:06 +0000

If you’re getting the same income or more from your current salary, why not full time then…agree with jibone that might as well we blog full time rather than facing your office PC from 8 - 5. You could blog and learn lots of stuff, such as internet marketing, during that period.

By: Joneh

Joneh — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:05:58 +0000

correct, might as well get some money. same case with me. home or in the office, near 20 hrs facing computer. any income during that period is a bonus indeed.

By: jibone

jibone — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:35:24 +0000

I wish I could blog full time. As I’m already sitting infront of my computer screen all the time, thus making me a weirdo, I may as well gain some income from it.

By: JACQ

JACQ — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:58:30 +0000

I agree with Joneh. Why not become a pro blogger? A part-time blogger like myself earn quite a good income, and I could only imagine how much more I could earn if I go full time! So, yes, I’d do it too, someday..

By: Moses Francis

Moses Francis — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:02:39 +0000

I actually respect those that make a living off blogs ONLY, however since they are basically on the PC most of the time i feel most bloggers should concentrate diversifying their income by managing sites, selling sites, affiliate marketing, etc.
quite dangerous to place all eggs in a single basket.

By: Ahsoon

Ahsoon — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:40:15 +0000

When you are doing it with passion, those “sit all day in front of the comp and make 4-5 posts a day” is just nothing. I am enjoying it at the moment. I am stil having my social life, while my sites Work for me. Of course that when you are well established.

Full time!?? wait til i am earning 2-3 times of my pay first la.

By: Katana

Katana — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:23:31 +0000

I’ll say it depends on how good your day job is and also how much u earn from blogs. If you are earning 2-3 times your job, I’m sure the next time the boss scolds u or gives u a hell of tasks, you would definitely readily resign your job.

Working full time blogging does have its benefits too where you can work as hard as you can and see results while if you work for others it might not be the case.

Then there’s this socializing issue. Well one can readily go and join communities or clubs and if you work long enough, workplace ethics(pointed out by pablopabla) are more or less the same everywhere. As long as you still have friends to drink kopi with, this should not be a problem hehe.

My two cents though

By: mr_ombak

mr_ombak — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:10:14 +0000

gaman,
you just wake me up.
i just post a new entry just because of this post.

read it at my blog here:
http://lampusuluh.blogspot.com/2007/02/full-time-blogger-who-cares.html