Comments on: What Is a Professional Blogger?

By: hlei

hlei — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 05:29:21 +0000

What I meant was that a professional blogger also has to be dedicated enough to work at blogging as they would any other job. People who want to make a go at blogging professionally and make money must treat it seriously instead of thinking they can do it haphazardly.

By: Shai Coggins

Shai Coggins — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 02:44:36 +0000

AnP: I definitely agree. There is more to professional blogging than just getting paid, yes. But, it isn’t on a pedestal.

Arienna: Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. I think we often use the term “professional” in many other aspects where people practice something in an amateur fashion (or as a hobby). Examples: Professional basketball players, professional tennis players, professional painters, professional photographers, etc. So, it’s not really a surprise we can add “professional” to the term ‘blogger’ as there are many, many bloggers who do this on an amateur/hobby level. And, that’s okay. The thing is, it shouldn’t really be an issue. Good luck with the pro-blogging!

Lei: I guess, that’s a different kind of way of looking at it. But, I’m not quite sure how that fits the big picture.

Shi: On your home page – I guess it depends. However, if you’re already pro blogging elsewhere, then you ARE a pro blogger.

By: Shi

Shi — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 05:59:59 +0000

I was hired for the day job as a blogger, though now my assignemnt has changed. I still think I am a professional blogger because I am doing another blog for a fee. But my home page (blog) is where as a writer I refashion my ideas. That too is a professional. No?

By: hlei

hlei — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 07:49:49 +0000

I think aside from earning money, another main criteria for a professional blogger is someone who is diligent about blogging regularly (probably more than once a day); usually on a specific topic or topics.

By: Arieanna

Arieanna — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:51:46 +0000

I agree, in a way. I am a professional blogger – the term may be novel and get some shocked looks, but in the end, it is just another profession. You don’t hear people saying they are a “professional doctor” or whatnot – I really do think it’s the novelty. Perhaps some day we can just say “blogger”, who knows.

I am a (professional) blogger because that is how I earn my living.

By: AnP

AnP — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 05:22:03 +0000

One is a professional if one engages in an activity as a source of livelihood or as a career; One is a professional if one gets paid for what one does; One can also be called a professional if one shows great skill or if one is an expert.

PROFESSIONAL BLOGGING is just about the same. If you earn, well and good. If you are good at it, even better.

I cannot understand people who try to make it sound as if it’s something to be put in a pedestal. It should be treated the same way other professions are treated.