Professional Blogger

I currently run a blog on tumblr that has taken off more than I originally expected. So much so that I want to launch it into a real part-time job. If I just buy a domain now, is it difficult to transfer to having a domain & my own webhosting later?

Asked by Lily over 11 years ago

I would say that its not difficult in general but, if you're like me and not savvy about anything more complex than HTML, you'll want to get help from a designer who can walk you through it or do it for you.

Is blogging journalism?

Asked by mokensteff about 11 years ago

Well...it can be. Most of the time it probably isn't. The generally-accepted idea of blogging is that you take information culled elsewhere and put your own spin on it, but you didn't actually create that information. However I know there are bloggers out there who do investigate, break stories and have their own sources. For those people, there's no difference between them and a reporter at a newspaper. Of course, they have to work harder to be considered credible.

How many pageviews a month would you say is "good" for an up and coming blogger?

Asked by p.t. 007 about 11 years ago

Well, less than the amount of pageviews, I'd say its more important to look at the growth over three months, six months, a year, etc. If you're getting 100 pageviews a day today, what are you doing to get up to 300/day and then 500/day and so on? Use these benchmarks as a way to measure whats working for you and what's not. And if you're not happy with the page views or they're plateauing, do things like adding a social media tool, sending links out and other traffic-growers and see what effect they have.

Is it socially isolating to be a blogger sitting in front of a computer all day? Have you ever worked a traditional "office" job, and is there ANYthing you miss about it?

Asked by espresslady almost 11 years ago

Do I have a good niche?
My idea was to make a blog containing tutorials on a variety of different things.. Wondering if I should do something else before I invest too much time into this project

Asked by Freddy about 8 years ago

Do you think the daddy-blog space has the potential for explosive growth just like the mommy-blog space 5 years ago?

Asked by prodad about 11 years ago

How Much do you make blogging?

Asked by starjoy14 over 10 years ago