Are You A Professional Blogger? What’s Your Job Description
I have been telling lots of bloggers that they too can become professionals and be paid a wage for their blogging. As a hobbyist blogger, what is it that you are doing to be a blogger? Are you just putting words on a page and hoping people will show up? Believe it or not, many companies are doing just that, putting a blog on their site and waiting to get rich off the process. If you are a blogger and you believe in that doctrine I am the first to call you out. There is no quick way to stardom as it relates to blogging. Putting words on a page are a part to the overall picture but I can scrape content and call it good. That is not the case when wanting to be successful.
Bloggers are a special breed. They know how to be successful as a community builder and as a marketer, advertiser and PR person for their blog. They wear all those hats and more. They are in effect, the CEO, CFO, CTO and all other C level employees of their blogs. This is invaluable to companies. A person that knows social media and can implement that knowledge into a use that benefits the blog, the company and its future. This is a skill that cannot be passed down to the communication department, the PR department, or to that intern in the mail room with a MySpace account. A blogger or a professional blogger must wear many hats. I call them social media managers as they wear any hats and have many functions. What do you consider your job description as a professional blogger?
Excellent advice, Jim. Blogging is a lot of work, but it sure is fun!
-Michele
hello there
I’m interested in such a job
from where you start?
how it’s working?
I have a PR/journalism degree with a Big Corp. sales background- I am looking for another opportunity-
I started blogging as a hobby, but have found my calling- any suggestions for me?
Good points Jim. In anticipation of the many opportunities that would open up for bloggers, back in 2006 I wrote a “Professional Blogger Job Description” which is being used by several organizations. You bring up good points about the many hats bloggers must wear. When blogging opportunties come my way, I turn the job description into a proposal for what the client can expect as part of their ROI. Please feel free to share it.
http://itechspeak.blogspot.com/2006/01/professional-blogger-job-description_31.html
C. E. Reid
http://www.CEReid-Problogger.com
http://www.SavvyIntraprenuer.com
I am a writer by profession but still a rookie in this field, and would love to get a hold of another opportunity. maybe you can share some tips or assignments.
cheers,
jam
show more info please.
this is interesting
is it blogger jobs or jobs for blogger?
Even both of them are for make money.
Lol.
Currently i use job board script to
make money.
Maybe i will try to make one blog for me.
Blogging for marketting my site.
thank you for the advice.
keep good posting.
Hi,
I am interested in this kind of job. Show me how can I start??
Help??
Thnaks