Just wanted to know how many of you are full time bloggers ?

I blog in the evenings and nights after office & on weekends. It gets quite hectic at times with many social engagements popping up & travel plans for the weekends and extended holidays. I end up sacrificing sleep. I could do with some help on the time management front.

I don't think there are any full time bloggers here, at least not in the sense that they don't do anything else except blogging, and I also think that a large majority of bloggers feel that they should write more. But, to tell you of my opinion, I don't think having a day job is a hindrance to our blogging, we can find time when the idea excites us so much that there isn't a way we spend time without penning it.

I too am not a full time blogger. Actually, as what you said, it is not possible for one, having a full time job to blog full time. It's just not possible. 8-9 hours of job, 1-2 hours of commute, around 7-8 hours of sleep, you get so less time left to blog full time.

Being a part time blogger, like most people here, I decided on a schedule, to take out time, at least, an hour or two out if my Sunday evenings to write for my blog, and appears, after around two years of blogging, that I'm almost successfully doing it. Of late, this has got a bit distracted because I'm in the process of starting a couple of new blogs, and working on them takes some of my time, and given the kind of adventurous person I am, it takes me quite a lot of time finishing even the simplest of things, my way.

So,  now I'm realizing that 1-2 hours in a Sunday won't be enough to maintain three blogs. So, I've decided to work round the week to create contents for my blogs, since the other two do not have content as crucial as the other one, where I try posting the freshest content. Doing this, I plan on to create a repository, (writing and scheduling posts, as per my posting schedule) which would be helpful in the lean days, when, it is not possible for me to create new content.

Most of them are part time bloggers only and they are aware that though some might get thousands of rupees or dollars from blogging world for their earlier contribution but it is unstable or indefinite revenue from online sources. Even if it is regular revenue, solo (blogger) may not perform for it continuosly to challenge the global search and requirement. Individual Blogger may not perform on this for a long since they can't be equivalent to standard team performance for a long run in the competitive business world. 

Things may change and some percentage of full time bloggers may increase in the future too. Yes, you can see now itself very few well known full time bloggers or professional bloggers around too who challenges the world alone. 

This is my current work area. I get a lot of stuff to review and needs a lot of space. Half of the space at the hall is reserved for my work space. I would be getting a one more system and put it at the lower table so that I can swap hardware easily. I would need a second system setup for testing and upgrade the primary system. I need to buy a thermaltake x9 for that. Eventually, I'll start making videos. so i need some stuff for that as well. 

My workload is signifcantly lesser than sites, but I do get the job on most part. 

 I don't THAT kinda money but it does pay for itself. That furniture costed me 40k. air conditioner costed me 32k. 27k for my VPS hosting. This was my last year's expense. I want to buy a thermaltake x9, an x99 motherboard, a DDR4 memory kit. I would get some stuff from companies for a test bench which would help me to invest in other things. I have power supplies, SSD, storage drives, etc. Note that a good friend does audio reviews. I am saying to point out that all this expenses gets taken care of by the website, and some of my expenses along the way. My second cheque from google adsense helped me to buy a canon 600D, 50k including a class 10 SD card and a USB 3.0 card reader at the time. I wish I had a large investment to take care of things, but hey- at least the money flow is there for me to grow at the least. Now hopefully if couple of things work out, i might be doing a project with someone. 

Its is very hard to establish yourself now. It was hard for me to establish myself back in 2010 but since I was the first guy in tech forums to start a site but was trolled by a lot of people, one of them the forums was owned by a tech magazine which is now shut down. Now many came up after me- bloggers, enthusiasts, gamers- even a game event organizer included "Reviews" as a package for brand promotion! Fortunately and unfortunately, they market reviews as a form of advertisement. I try to follow a separate standard of reviews by working on testing procedures. That costs money. Software licenses, equipments, etc. It does pay off, but like any business, it comes with risk and you need to endure it. It takes time, planning and consistency. But there is one or two have the same philosophy of doing pc tech reviews. 

Like many things in life, not many are cut out for this line of work. But those who are note should stick to 'casual' blogging. Depending on the genre you are writing for, its as good as starting a startup media company from scratch. Even if you earn regularly, a lot of things will need to be hands-on. I have a lot of goal. Have a dedicated team to take care of some stuff. Have more equipments and funding enough to buy equipments immediately, go to expos like computex and CES at my own expense, etc. The only way I can, is by getting a lot of readerbase. I am not really there to call myself a pro, but for four years so far I've been putting full-time efforts on it. Sometimes, I break down. Sometimes, I get lazy. Sometimes I get discouraged. Couple of times, I wanted to quit. Sometimes, I feel that I am getting into things that's way over my head. A lot of times, I enjoy my work. If you earn money honestly from the site and you can keep up with consistency, good for you. If you are one of those types that promote a brand for freebies and maybe some cash- this is not the line of work for you. 

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I am also into full time blogging....that too with whatever time is left on my hands after taking care of my toddler and looking after the house !! Though I had started blogging when I had a corporate job, these days it is my only source of income. And no it does not pay that much but it keeps me occupied and keeps the learning curve going..:)

I am a full time blogger. I make a decent sum but since that is not sufficient, I compliment my income working on freelance writing assignments (which are available in plenty, at least in my domain).

One thing I've learned the hard way is: if you treat your blog like a business (investment, team effort, breakeven, growth), you are bound to get significant returns. Of course, investment comes with its own risks.

But if you are a solopreuner, which is what most full time bloggers are, it will take a long time before you get decent returns. Nowadays, the blogging scene is getting over crowded and the competition is global.

One should be prepared for anything - including lifestyle, time, monetary & social sacrifices, if they want to run their blogs as a business, which can be done only with full time efforts. But that is true for any business venture. 

I write.

I write on my blog as well.

I sometimes win a prize in some blogging contest.

I do not earn anything from blogging and, therefore, I do not pay any tax.

However, I do file my IT returns every year.

And I enjoy playing with words.

:)

Well I run my website with full time effort .. But cant call my self as a full time blogger.. But I blog with full time effort on my subject and mind you, those who understand my subject, they would know and understand how much effort is given for every post !!

I can see that effort on your blog.  Keep it up. 

Having had a blog for more than 8 yrs, I can honestly say it reqs a lot of commitment! It helps to hv a niche, preferably one that has the potential to pay. For me, the blog is an extension of my work and vice versa, so in a sense it is easier.

A blog can generate revenue, if you put together a good business plan and explore related avenues for work opportunities.
It can be while, before one can be a full time blogger, but isn't that true for any mode of self employment!

Hello Nickk Bisht,

For you success there are few must things that you need before you work full time:

Planning, Market Research: Before you take any decision make sure you already know what you have to do. (*programming example ahead) Just like when we speak about a computer program (say calculator) we say it's simple. But when it comes to actual coding and then testing, things become complicated and un-expected things happen.

Planning means you should know the topic on which you are going to build a blog, the expected audience size for that topic/niche (use Google Keyword Planner), audience worth on that topic (some topics poor ROI and some are just blessed), how long that niche will survive and what is the competition in that niche.

SEO (Search Engine Optimization): It refers to the practices done to improve your site's ranking on SERP (search engine result page). Only SEO can help you drive organic traffic from search engines.      

Capital-Inestment: You must have some savings because for first few months you just have to invest and no money is going to come. If something comes in this period, it harms later (eg. link selling, cheap ads etc.). Don't hesitate to spend money and Money should be spend wisely. 

Learning: Be ready to learn many new things. You have to read many other bloggers who have more experience and what not!

Experiment: Only thing that can give optimum results is experiment and testing. So be ready to fail many times before you get best.

Moreover be ready for different feelings in your path, you may feel blessed and other day you might face frustration and depression. You know what I mean - Ups and Downs.

Finally, if you are well prepared and well equipped then choose revolution. Enjoy!   

* Just my personal experience and opinion. I am not a full time blogger. I'll be soon doing masters in computer application. So, who knows what I will choose! (Blogging or Job or both;) ** Absolutely, there is money online.

I call myself a weekend blogger though i continue to read entire week, but due to other engagements usually glue myself to my blogging chair, on the weekend and write , write & write.

I started my blog as a means to tell the tech enthusiasts what i knew about tech, pc hardware and gaming and offer some good suggestions.  

Initially for sometime I wrote for Google search engine yeah there was no one to read it , i started in March 2013,  but now I am more  concerned about my readers.

So keep writing, keep sharing your views and keep helping.