There are so many pros of blogging that we don’t know where to start. It might not be for everyone, but most people can agree that being a professional, full-time blogger is an amazing career, and hearing about full-time bloggers who are living their dream lives and bringing in more money than they ever did in their 9-5 often causes the big, green monster of jealousy to come out to play.
You don’t need a degree for blogging, anyone can do it, so we hope these blogging advantages will inspire you to take the leap, and once you’ve established yourself, live the blogger lifestyle that everyone craves.
We’ve listed 5 of our favorite pros of blogging below, but that’s only because we had to draw the line somewhere. We could talk for hours about how great blogging is, so don’t think these are the only benefits (although they’re pretty fantastic, we’ve got to say).Â
Anyone Can Start A Blog
Unlike most careers, you can start blogging by simply doing that…starting. You don’t need a qualification to get going, you can skip the awkward interview process, and forget needing a resume.
With so many resources available online, you can teach yourself everything you need to know along the way.Â
YouTube has loads of videos on blogging, from starting a blog through to monetizing it, and is the perfect place to look up how to do specific things, like how to install a plugin.
If you want to go one step further, you can take courses specifically for bloggers or courses in a particular area of blogging, such as SEO courses.Â
Some great online courses for bloggers are:
- WordPress Training Course (free)
- Built to Blog
- Kopywriting Kourse
- SEO From Scratch
If you don’t have much to invest in your blog at the beginning, there are several free blogging courses you can access, including HubSpot which has lots of free courses specifically for blogging, or Udemy which is known for budget courses.Â
You Can Enjoy Freedom
There are a lot of jobs out there (way too many) that take complete control of your life. You clock in, you have to be there between set times, you get bombarded by emails even when you’re at home, and in some jobs, you even have to ask to use the toilet.
One of the best blogging advantages is that there is absolutely none of that. To start with, you’re your own boss, and while you do have to have a lot of self-discipline, you can enjoy the freedom of shaping your day around other plans.
Want to meet a friend for coffee? No problem. Feel like you’re more productive in the evenings? Start blogging at 6 pm.
As well as time freedom, blogging gives you the opportunity to be location independent, which is one of the best pros for us. You can blog from anywhere with WiFi, meaning you can live anywhere, or travel full time, while still earning an income.
Gone are the days of hustling hard to save up to travel, quitting your job, and wondering how you’ll manage when you finally return home. With blogging, you can simply pack up your case and move wherever the wind takes you.
Your Day Will Always Be DifferentÂ
A lot of people might think that blogging would get dull over time. After all, isn’t your day just full of writing blog post after blog post after blog post? WRONG.
Running a blog comes with a whole host of different tasks and responsibilities, and while writing blog posts is one of our favorite activities, and one of the main reasons we started blogging, it doesn’t take up our whole day.
Here are some of the other tasks you’ll get to do as a blogger:
- Keyword research
- SEO optimization
- Social mediaÂ
- Updates to your blog
- Securing affiliate partners
- Creating and scheduling pins
- Writing newsletters
We could go on and on. There’s a lot to be done, but that’s what makes it so much fun. There is so much variety every day, it’s impossible to get bored.Â
You Are Constantly LearningÂ
To be a blogger, you need a whole range of skills. But don’t be put off by hearing this, you can teach yourself everything you need to know.Â
Once you’ve been blogging for a while, you’ll be amazed at how many skills you’ve learned. It’s a job where personal growth happens every day, and you shut your laptop down in the evening a little smarter than when you opened it that same morning.
One of the things that you will see massive improvements in over time is your content writing skills. There’s a saying that goes “if you’re not embarrassed by your first product, you launched too late.” This applies to blogging too.
When you look back on your first blog posts, you will undoubtedly cringe and wonder how on earth anyone started reading your blog, but it will show you how much you’ve learned about content writing and how to not only write engaging content but also format your blog posts properly for readability.
Some other skills all bloggers learn as they go are:
- SEO
- Networking
- DesignÂ
- Traffic conversionÂ
- HTML
- Time management
You Can Make (Great) Money
While at times we wish the world wasn’t quite so money-obsessed, this is the 21st century and we want to be making those dollar bills without selling our souls to do so.
We’ve been at the bottom of the pile with jobs that require maximum effort for minimum wage and let’s just say, it’s not for us.
As long as you’re consistent, strategic, and show up every day for your blog, you can make great money writing about what you love.
You will start out making absolutely nothing, that’s a guarantee, but if you learn to be ok with that, and can find the motivation to push through and keep working hard, the payoff is huge.
Sure, the first year is tough, there is no doubt about it. It’s a lot of work for very little reward. In fact, by the end of the first year, most bloggers bring home less than $10,000.
But, for those who post consistently at least 3 times per week, these numbers can increase to 6, or even 7 figures, with anywhere between 10 and 30 hours of work per week.Â
The average blogger salary based on statistics is around $50,000 but unlike with large corporations, one of the pros of being a blogger is that your earning potential is limitless.
We’ve even heard of bloggers making EIGHT figures per year. Yes, some bloggers earn over 10 million dollars, which averages over $830,000 per month. Not bad going, huh?!Â
Some of the most profitable niches for bloggers nowadays are:
- Digital marketingÂ
- Making money online
- Health and fitness
- Personal finance
- Recipes
- Personal development
Final Thoughts On Blogging Advantages
As you can see from these blogging benefits, blogging gives you the ability to have ultimate freedom in your life, in more ways than one. Time freedom, location freedom, and financial freedom are all possible through blogging and the best part? ANYONE CAN DO IT.
So, set yourself up a WordPress account and get started now.
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