Blogging as a Full Time Career or Primary Job? Which is better if you are Living in India

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Its been around 4 years I got into blogging.ย I started blogging at the age of 18 while I was studying my Engineering first year. Many aspiring bloggers ask me this questionย “Blogging for Full Time or Job” which is a betterย career choice. I blogged as a student and now I finished my Engineering (Of course I have few Backlogs though, which I think never gonna clear) and started a company of my own. I will give you a perfect answer for this question in this article whether to choose blogging as a full-time career or have a job as primary and keep blogging for part-time.

Am also a blogger but as of now I would rather prefer to call myself as an Internet Entrepreneur/ Digital Marketer. In this article I will showย you different scenarios thatย would ariseย if you choose blogging as a full-time career and also what if you blog for part-time with real-time examples.

Is Blogging an Easy Job?

My answer is a big no. I see many people who don’t get jobs come to me and ask to train them so that they can blog and earn money. But the truth is Blogging is much more difficult than a full-time job. If you fail to get a job in the present market the chances of you getting successful with blogging are also not very high.

Blogging requires overall skills and creativity. Yes, you can make a lot of money from blogging but it requires a lot of dedication, skill and creativity. The major skill set that you must need is at least one area of expertise, Good Internet using skills, basic web design and development, excellent English reading writing skills and lastly SEO. In the skills which I have mentioned I kept SEO at the end because even if you learn SEO without mastering other skill set you will eventually fail. You may make money for few days using some tips, tweaks and black hat techniques for few days but that won’t last for a longer period.

So, if you are with a perception that you can easily make money over Internet by just copy pasting or clicking some ads then better stop trying to make money online and try to get some job because making money on internet by just clicking some ads never gonna happen. Even though if you find such network, it will eventually come out as a scam one day.

What I basically want to express is, Blogging or making money over internet is not an easy task. It also requires some skill set, knowledge and dedication.

Neverย Jump Start Blogging for Full Time:

It’s not at all recommended to jump-start blogging as a full-time career. If you see bloggers like Amit Agarwal, Tony John, Harsh Agarwalย they started blogging part time.ย They took it as a full time career only after making sufficient enough to make a living from blogging and gaining confidence over blogging.ย That’s how an intellectual must think to play it safe.

Blogging is not everyone’s cup of tea. Daily over 10,000 people search on web how to make money only. And out of them only 5 turns out to be successful. So, now you haveย seen the success ratio. Not everyone can be successful with blogging. If you are just doing blogging only for money without adequate knowledge thenย its very hard to succeed.

Amit Agarwal who is known as the father of Indian Blogging used to be a Software Engineering in US. He started blogging and start making good money from Google Adsense decided to quit his job and blog full-time. He chose blogging only after he was successful – Point to be noted.

Take blogging as a full-time career only after you are successful or else you may end up screwing your life.

It also depends on Gender in India (Male orย Female):

If you are a male then you should read the complete article thoroughly. In case if you are a female then many things I listed in this article might not reflect your career as a blogger. In India most of the girls are likely to be at home after their marriage(which I don’t like though). In that case if you are blogging from home and earning decent for your needs(Online shopping– Am just kidding) as well as supporting the family financially, then that’s great. You earn a lot of respect in your own family as well as from the society. But if you are a male read on…

Blogging alone at home or Having an Office?

I prefer to have an office but it differs from individual to individual. A friend of mine earns over $5000 monthly working from home and he spends most of the time in travelling. Ofcourse it’s a very happy life. But some bloggers like Amit Bhawani prefer to have an office where you would be having few more content creators and editors working on your blog. That would give you an office environment and can benefit you in a lot of ways in Indian society.

Society view on Blogging from home in India:

If you are a person who bothers much about what others think about you, I highly recommend not to work from home. Because Indian’s don’t care how much you earn. All they do care is which MNC company you work for. Trust me, a friend of mine didn’t find a perfect match to marry for several years. The reason was he works from home and not an MNC. If you are single and looking for a perfect match on some matrimony site then 99% of them prefer a bridegroom who works for a reputed company. The chances of you facing a lot of trouble while finding perfect match and being humiliated by your family members/neighbour are very high if you are working from home.

There are chances that you might be successful with blogging and earning huge from it. In that case I would suggest you to have an office as it can not only give you respect in society but also develops a discipline. When you are blogging from home you cannot be productive for a longer period. So, better have an office and proper timing.

Here I would like to quote one more scenario – One of my client makes $2000 consistently every month working from home. One day while I was talking to him he said – Imran, I am having enough money but I don’t have a name/respect in the society, what can I do for that? I simply replied him to have an office rather than working from home.

Ofcourse if you are already super rich and earning millions online no one would have a problem though. Money can not only buy materialistic things but can also get you a lot of respect in Indian society.

Revenue from Blogging is not consistent:

This is the biggest reason not to take blogging as a full time career option. Blogging is not a consistent revenue generation career option. It depends on many factors and one of the main factor is Google Algorithmic updates. Google released an algorithm called Panda in Feb 2011 which ended many blogging careers. After that Panda hit only a very few bloggers were able to recover.

I meet a lot of people daily who want to hire me to work on their websites. I ask about their past blogging experience and many times I get the answer saying that they used to get millions of visitors in the past few years and after the recent google updates they were never able to bounce back. This happens when you are stuck with the same monotonous strategy. Things change with time and we should get our-self updated with latest strategies that are going on. Previously the more pages you used to have on your website the higher traffic you used to get but now a days its not about quantity of pages you are having but its all about quality of content.

Final Words:

Start blogging as a part time job and when you are successful go with it as a full time career option. Rather than blogging at home I would suggest you to have an office.

Are you a blogger? Let me know your thoughts inย comments.

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78 COMMENTS

  2. Hi Imran,
    Nice article bro. It teach me lots of important things about blogging. I taught blogging can take as a full time job for the beginners too. But after reading this article i do think to convert it as a part time job for the beginners like me. You have pointed many more things which a beginner should consider before starting his/her blogging carrier. Thanks for opening my eyes.
    Regards,
    Mohammed Farman.

  4. Hii Imran,

    What a Mind-blowing article !

    This article is truly appropriate for all Indian bloggers who are confused in choosing the path between blogging and full time job. Bro, you mentioned each and every situation very clearly. Thank you so much for this superb article ๐Ÿ™‚

  5. Hi Imran,
    Very nice article. The reality of blogging in India goes some time into worst scenarios. The neighbors never happen to know what a blogger do, how much the potentials he has. The same thing happened with me. I am blogging from home from last 4 years. In between I joined a company but later I left it. When I was looking for my bride, I faced the same problem. It was tough to make them understand about my job – what I do, how I do. Fortunately I could find my soul mate of my choice though.

    Due to a major unawareness about the modern technology, general people even prefer security guards calling them as employee and considering a blogger as a non-employee.

    But this is not the fact about what other people say. This is the fact about where is my satisfaction. That is why I will continue blogging – I don’t care who says what.

  11. Hi,, Imran garu. I thank very much for publishing this article. I started blogging just now.
    I don’t have other option in my career. Blogging is the only option in my life to earn money.
    Can u please give me the tips to settle in my life.

  13. One of the best reads in the recent past without having a bias for one aspect. The first reason that I get is “a question from everyone. which company and what package?” It is a tough call to portray a profession of blogging as a career even money is made. End of the day, dedication is the mantra through which blogging can still make up and break everything that corporate life can not give !! May be respect, name and satisfaction if blogging is done with its intensity of what it deserves ใ€€ Great article and a good read

  14. hello Imran,

    thanks for this wonderful information, i’m inspired by your article, now i can take my decision perfectly, whether to go for part time or full time. finally i learn something valuable

    thanks once again

  16. This is a really great instruction post or the new comer.
    But i have a question
    You mentioned on your post that not to take blogging as a full time career.
    If i work most of time to make a good blog then is it possible to take blogging to make my career?

  17. Very nice article. I just following the same things in my blogging life which are mentioned above. Today i am a full time blogger and yes, having an office too. ๐Ÿ™‚ and it seems you forgot to add one of your mantra, “don’t put all your eggs one basket” and about having more than one blog.

  18. Imran,

    Honestly I love this article. I can see you are posting very serious articles on the blogs. I read your pinned articles also, it has solid points.

    Keep writing. ๐Ÿ™‚

  20. Hi Imran, thank you for posting such a wondeful post about blogging. it truly inspire me in someway~

    all the best !

  21. Valuable suggestion given.I am blogging for part time and not only for money it gives pleasure when something good knowledge shared with people and which gives benefit to people.After that if we earn something through this it may give some more pleasure by sitting at home.Thanks for such suggestion as this post will be helpful to many bloggers who wants to quit job.

  22. Hi imran,
    What a wonderful article I think this must clear the doubt of blogging from all the budding bloggers. It is also tru that to earn money online a blogger must be efficient in more than one trade.

  23. Hii Imarn Bro,,
    Nice post, thanks for sharing this post. I started blogging as a part-time from your online sessions. Am not earning too much, but happy with my needs till now I earned. Along by doing Degree. This post is really important for new-bies, who wants to take blogging as full-time carrier by starting it self.
    Thanks for your support..

  24. Nice post on bitter truth of Indian Society.

    Now my question is I am a full time freelancer working since 2 years on Social Media Marketing and Management Projects , Working from home, and making profit of $600 – $700
    Main source of projects are Websites like Odesk.
    I am agree with you to have an office it is very important to have a disciplined work Environment that’s why I am going to have an office from March.

    So Sir, My questions is how you see to a freelance Digital Marketer ?

  28. Hi Imran. thanks a ton for this….I felt this is just for me…daily I am fighting with myslef…what to do..how to do n all….anyhow…this article gave me a clarity…..

  29. Nice post bro . I am a blogger and I would like to take blogging as a full-time job. I don’t know whom to ask, when to start.Your post has given me the right answer. “will take blogging as my full time job when I grow in confidence” Thank u.

  30. Really awesome post sir… I am a blogger for 2 years now.. But there were still some confusions.. Your this post has cleared my doubt..

    Thanks.. ๐Ÿ˜€

  31. Thank for writing this article, I thought i want to make my career as full time blogger, this article gives a complete clarity about what to do and what not to do about blogging, Thank you very much…keep posting like this.

  34. I recently joined a company based on SEO at Ahmedabad and after reading this blog it clears my doubt regarding to SEO ๐Ÿ™‚

  35. I felt as if you are talking with me because i came into blogging just after i saw your article on DC.
    Before that i dont know what is seo,blogging etc.
    what all the problems you have mentioned are being faced by me right now..and a perfect article at a perfect time.
    thanks Imran

  36. thank you imran currently i am ina dilemma whether to go for full time or parttime u solved my problem thank you so much very help ful article thanks again

  37. This post is really great and you are right first we have to take blogging as part time. I also started a blog after reading your different posts and here it is.. http://www.geeksflame.com i wants to know what you think about my blog? Will it be successful or i should change something?
    WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY…
    Thanks in Advance

  38. Hi,
    Thank you for your wonderful article once again. I did read your post which i feel that i need to go back again for a regular job but one thing that i want to share my views here with you is that not all people who would demotivate people those who are working from home. I agree with you all the points you said in the post except one.

    This is my views onlyโ€ฆ

    Yes, there are people at some places who would prefer to get a job in MNC or some software companies but the scenario which you mentioned is not applicable at my places. I am sure that you would stand by with me in this context.

    In my home town, many people or graduates who prefer to go abroad and make some money there and come back after spending few years without a family. These types of abroad dreamers are 90% in my home-town too. But in my home town, people who would really appreciate working or doing something locally and making money without moving outside.

    Here is comes the best part, i have witnessed many people who are making big money locally considered to be better than those who go outside or work 5*9 jobs.

    All they say, wow, this guy is making good money from home like nobody else and this guy is very very intelligent than the people who do work at some companies. So, you know…different people and different views according to the places. Yeahโ€ฆin some places they don’t encourages but in many places people might give more thumps up to those who are making money from home with or without office.

    Thanks

    Thanks
    Best regards,
    Rameshramaiah
    Make Money Online

  39. Its most appropriate article for Indian context. Blogging should be a hobby and passion before you take it as a profession.

    Thanks Imran for your insights.

  40. @imran
    i want some quick money from blogging but i tried many ways not even a single visitor now on my blog grrrrr wat to do pro reply bro im hiding my identity

  42. Hey Imran,

    Such a awesome post. I constantly read whole post. This is true words from true blogger. This is enough for take a decision for blogging as a part time or as full time career. Thank you for sharing this.

    Regards,
    Chintan Panchal

  46. hello Imran,
    You explained all the requisites to be a successful blogger in a very precise and clear manner. I think with dedication, passion and hard work one can achieve any thing in any field even if it is BLOGGING…….
    Thanks! Keep Sharing!
    Yash
    http://www.adityagreens.com

  50. First thank you Imran sir. Such a great article.

    I’m in confusion which one choose. But reading this article I selected job first option. Thanks once again Imarn sir

  54. Hello imran …i completed M.tech (EEE) passed year2009, watching daily alltechbuzz for blogging tips , i am doing blogging since 5 years on entertainment blogs which i was earned money on that, i was addicted to blogging i never thought to do job and recently resigned my job as electrical engineer. now i became full time blogger recently moved to wordpress my site is http://www.techmehub.com sir, can you tell me am in proper way?…or any changes on website?…Thank you sir

  55. Dear sir,
    This is a nice post about working full time or part time blogging for making money online and yes i also try for making money online from event blogging, because i read more article on your blog how to make 2000$ from event blog so i want to try once time and one more thing i used ATB blogger template that is provided by you.
    Thank you —————-Imran sir

  57. Many young bloggers face this issue at the one point of time..In my opinion it depends on the person’s capabilities whether to choose blogging full time or part time

  58. Hi Imran,

    As a part time blogger, I have been blogging for over 3 years from my home. But now i have changed myself as a full time professional blogger and i have my own office.

    • No Bro, You cannot earn with event blogging, Blogging needs consistent efforts. Depends on your traffic. Start doing this thing as part time, If you are successful in it do it as full time

  61. An awesome article, Imran Bai. I am also studying Engineering second year now and i just started blogging, This question was just oscillating in my mind but after i read your article things made clear and i have a beautiful blog with huge visitors per day. I am working hard, Hope i reach high too.

  63. Hi ,

    Its very nice artical, as i’m starting from inception to create my own blog so it would be useful for me..

    Thanks Imran

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