Is blogging a real job?

Yes. Blogging is a real job.

But, try telling someone you're a blogger and see what happens.

Go ahead. Find someone and tell them you're a blogger.

I'll wait.


How'd that go?

Did they say, "yeah, but what do you DO?"

Did they laugh and walk off?

Did they just give you a strange look?

Then, what did you do?

What do you tell people when they ask about what you do, you tell them you're a blogger, and they say, "what does that mean?"

What they are really saying is that blogging is not for serious people or that being a blogger can't be a real job. Tell it to Single Dad Laughing (Dan Pearce)

His whole job is blogging. He's a writer and a Dad (as you might have guessed) and by some accounts, he makes a pretty good living ($5,000-$6,000 a month) just by blogging.

So yeah, blogging can be a real job. It requires creativity, writing ability, and persistence. And yes, it has its perks. You can blog from a coffee shop or at your kid's baseball game or anywhere, really.

But, it also requires WORK. You have to post every day (or, at least 5 days a week). You have to have useful, interesting content. You have to generate revenue from ads or affiliate marketing or both. You have to study your reports to see what's working and what's not. You have to optimize your site to get more readers and maximize clicks on your ads.

So, yeah, blogging is a real job. And yes, you can make real, actual money by blogging if you're willing to put in the work.

This blog is my journey toward a billion dollars by blogging. Today is day three. And believe me, it's a job. But it's also fun. And so far, I've made money every single day.