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How do you tell your better half you’re going to be a pro-blogger?

Currently I do not have a day job, so am looking. But don’t really want anything too consuming as I really want to give blogging a decent crack.

Was just chatting to a friend and told her:

How do i tell my wife?!! “It’s okay dear, I’m just gunna play on the internet for a couple of years to see if i can make some money”

Somehow, I can’t see my wife going for that…

At worst, I just want a job the is 9-to-5 and that’s all. But a part-time job would be even better.

So how do you convince people blogging is a legitimate business?

I’ve had a few people ask me how’s things and what have I been up to? How do I tell them without getting a patronising lecture on the need to get a real job?

I’ve had a “real business” before too. And it started at zero and had to be built up - just like a pro blog does.

A pro-blog is a business. There’s no certainty of success - no matter how hard you work at it. And it takes a long time to get financially viable.

What are your thoughts? Your experiences?


The Age | Rowse Ad-ministers a one-man media empire

The Age newspaper has a write up on Australian, Darren Rowse, whose day job is blogger. Darren has around 15 blogs, including the excellent ProBlogger.net which is a wealth of information for bloggers.
Have a read of and get inspired: Rowse Ad-ministers a one-man media empire


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ProBlogger Design Competition

Woohoo! I’ve cracked a spot in the final five of the design competition that ProBlogger.net were running.
Some pretty stiff competition there. I also reckon some work better on different items - eg I think mine works good on the cups, the tote bag, and the mouse mat. Whereas others are better suited than mine […]


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Welcome to Qwerty Rash

Hi, welcome to Qwerty Rash - Thoughts and musings of a qwerty addict.
Qwerty Rash is a collection of blogs by me, Chris Howard.
This blog on   Blogging
Cricket Blog
Humor Blog
Philosophying Blog
Technology Blog
Writing Blog
I called this site Qwerty Rash because I spend so much time on the keyboard, you’d expect it to give me a rash.
Here I’ll […]


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