Comments on: What Makes Someone a Professional Blogger?

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:13:19 +0000

Would making $5 per month in Adsense be enough to qualify someone as a professional blogger then I wonder, seeing as there’s “financial return,” or can amateurs make a little bit of money and still be amateurs (like self-professed hobby writers who may sell an article here and there, but who don’t treat it in any way as part of a career)? The definition seems to say two different things: 1. It should be a “career” move, and then 2. It only requires “financial return.” Just asking – I like questions. ;)

By: Edie Dykeman

Edie Dykeman — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:49:30 +0000

According to Merriam-Webster, a professional means participating for gain or livelihood as opposed to an amateur; having a profession as a permanent career; or engaged in by persons receiving financial return. Nowhere does my dictionary indicate the amount of money one makes – only that they bring in an income. Somehow the six-figure tag was applied to success and off went the herd. I applaud your career plan, but you are already a pro!

By: 08/27/2008 Writing Jobs and Links : PoeWar.com Writer’s Resource Center

08/27/2008 Writing Jobs and Links : PoeWar.com Writer’s Resource Center — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:54:45 +0000

[...] What Makes Someone a Professional Blogger?: It has some nice guidelines for considering yourself a “professional” blogger. Unfortunately, I adhere to the original definition, which means that you aren’t a professional unless you pass some sort of certification process. Lawyers, Doctors and Real Estate Agents are professionals. Blogging might be a career or a business, but I’m not sure that it is a profession. [...]