Being A Famous Blogger Means…
So, I figured I’d take a twist on the generally serious posts and write a post on the lighter side. No, its not a b.s. post, its just a post that is a bit more comical than usual. When you meet me in person you’ll realize that I joke around quite a bit and make random comments. My friends say that the smile on my face never disappears and that I’m hilarious – it would seem like a good compliment only if they weren’t lying! Just kidding. But anyway, I wanted to check in with you about what being a famous blogger entails. I mean it can’t be easy not going to work and sitting in front of a computer (as you usually do on a Saturday night) and check emails and write posts and go for extravagant dinners. That job description sounds EXHAUSTING.
Either way, being a blogger is one thing and being a famous blogger is another thing. You’re recognizable, People look up to you and you’re invited to speak at conferences and have dinners and spread your wealth (of knowledge, not real cash since we all know how cheap bloggers are).
A famous bloggers life is definitely not as easy as it looks. Imagine sitting on your laptop or desktop and constantly responding to emails, addressing concerns, writing interesting posts, preparing powerpoints and speeches and presentations and actually presenting in front of hundreds of people? Its definitely not easy. People always tell me that “how hard can it be to sit on your butt all day and warm a chair?” Well, if you stop and think for a minute, it can be a lot of work depending on what you got on your plate.
Now I’ll have to say that the pay for being a famous blogger exceeds the pay that the average Joe (not Normal Joe.. Average Joe) makes. The idea of being a famous blogger sounds really great to a lot of people but theres work involved. Its not all about driving fast cars, owning a nice home and smoking a cigar all weekend long.
I’m a part-time blogger and my life is just as stressful (mainly because of school though) but what is your perception of famous bloggers? Do you think that its easier than it looks or harder than it looks? I always think that you can look at it either way but theres no doubt, quite a bit of work involved depending on how popular you are. For all those like myself who are on the quest to being famous, hopefully we can see ourselves at the top of the mountain one day.
Good post man! I don’t know, I think, it depends if you plan to follow the pattern other bloggers have set, or your own. If it’s your own, then you’ll be fine. I wouldn’t pressure myself to post multiple times a day if I didn’t want to.
I think it could easily turn into a full time job, and require more work than expected. You have to have an idea of your lifestyle design, and make everything else fit that, otherwise you’ll find yourself with less time than you thought you’d get from being a “pro blogger”.
I’m not looking to go from full time to full time lol, even though I may be “full time” in IM/Blogging, I don’t want to be putting in 8-10 hours doing it lol.
Being a famous blogger sounds like a glamorous way to live, on the surface. You get to stay home, go on vacation, network. It sounds quite easy. As you pointed out, however, there is a lot of work involved. It takes great effort to arrive at the caliber of those famous bloggers. Content has to be top-notch, presentations have to be prepared, and campaigns are constantly monitored. The money for a famous blogger is nice, and I’m sure most bloggers would agree that they love what they do, but there is more work to it then most probably realize. Great post, Enkay!
I think there is a bit of a trade-off, on one hand you wouldn’t have to worry about a regular job or other similar and related responsibilities as well as being able to take any time you would normally spend at a job and use it to work on your blogging. At the same time, however, there would be more stress and pressure because now your site HAS to succeed and you NEED to perform all the duties that blogging requires.
Its been 3 months since I started to blog, its been hard work and lot of time spent on the blog