You’re unemployed. Suddenly, your 40-hour week is a vast void of uncertainty and minus your daily home routine, you are left with plenty of idle time on your hands. Like the aftermath of a breakup, passing the time becomes horribly uncomfortable when you’ve got nothing much to do.
So why don’t you try blogging?
Whether you’re still seeking a job or have been handed the dreaded pink slip, one of the ways you can survive the current economic crisis is by blogging.
Back in 2004 I had to leave my copywriting job to take care of my child. While my unemployment was borne out of choice, it still proved financially and psychologically taxing for me and my family. My hands were full with domesticity, and there was no readily available creative outlet for me: I had not discovered blogging yet.
When I finally returned to the workforce in 2007, my lack of work-related pursuits during my hiatus left a gaping hole where three years of my professional history could have been. Until hands-on, full-time parenting becomes widely recognized as an economically viable skill, that gap will remain unfilled.
But I digress. Given the current economic status, many are now suffering its backlash on several levels. If I had been able to find an online outlet back then, it’s likely that I would have been able to build a considerably more substantial work portfolio and even land a few sources of online income while raising a toddler.
Here are a few good reasons why blogging can help you through a financial crisis:
• You can build your brand.
• You can augment your professional portfolio.
• You can find ways to earn money online.
• Blogging can keep you occupied with a productive and single-minded goal.
• Blogging can help keep you focused on your professional direction.
• It can help stave off depression from unemployment.
• It can help you build a professional network by establishing your expertise to interested readers in the same field.
• It can help entertain and destress you.
• It can serve as a site for creative expression.
• You can discuss your own personal experiences with unemployment, and in the process, gain insights from your own and other recession bloggers’ experiences.
• Your blog can be a valuable addition to your resume or professional portfolio.
• Blogging can help maximize your social media usage to your advantage.
What can you blog about?
Your profession. Basically you can discuss anything in your line of interest, depending on your blogging goals. One thing to keep in mind though, is that it’s advisable to primarily discuss topics that are relevant to your professional field or career of choice, to help increase your chances of landing a related job later. Should you aim for entrepreneurship or earning additional income online instead, your blog can serve as your personal advertisement by which you can assert your expertise, and eventually build a professional network from.
Your experiences and opinions. There are also some who put up ‘recession blogs’ which tackle the author’s experiences with unemployment, or speculations about the national economy and political landscape. They are generally created either to be in touch with friends, relatives, and former work colleagues, or to touch base with potential employers, business partners, and fellow recession sufferers. Most of these blogs serve as beacons of hope for their authors, being a venue where they can express their thoughts and sentiments to a sympathetic audience.
Your personal interests. Lastly, you can blog about well-loved pursuits, you can join a blogging community, or you can simply regale your readers with a daily compendium of your activities and thoughts, and be entertained likewise. After all, blogging is also good for the weary soul.
One caveat, however. Before you decide to disclose details of your former professional life and opinions on controversial issues, make sure that what you say won’t backfire against you. Venting out about how you felt when you lost your job is fine; denigrating your former employers, colleagues, and clients is not.
No matter how hard times may be, no matter how harsh your former work environment was on you, anything you put on your blog now will say more about you than it will about your professional past or extraneous conditions. Choose your content carefully.
The best way you can make your blog work for you is to treat it as if it were part of your resume, or as if it were a message of support, authority, and information to your audience. Even if your blog is mostly meant for creative catharsis, you can always get those ill feelings off your chest in an inoffensive, neutral, objective, and even humorous manner. The point is to make your blog your ally through these trying times.
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could you increase the amount of your posts, i would like to read them more often. thanks.
True enough blogging had already helped so many people who lose their job and wanted to find a way to earn income while at home. It’s really a practical way to start over again after not being employed or for someone who wants a job with less hassles from day to day going out and going to work
You can definitely see your skills in the work you write. The world hopes for more passionate writers like you who aren’t afraid to say how they believe. Always follow your heart.
Thanks a ton for this wonderful blog because this is a really helpful post for beginners. It’s a great way to meet new people, share experiences, keep my skills sharp, and learn new things. I guess it’s a good option for me, if I’m unemployed and it will also help me to build a professional network.
hi really nice post. yes blog will be a alternative source of income for many job holder and another point is that you can earn more than your regular job salary if you are professional blogger. thanks
keep to bloging will change your life
I was thinking about starting my own blog and after reading this article i have decided to go ahead, thanks for the useful info.
Your blog is good, I like! Thank you for sharing
I started blogging during a slower period in my education. The blog kept improving and quickly I was able to move it to a custom domain with a nice theme etc. The blog still has it’s flaws, but I try to keep everything in working order and update it whenever I can, but it is hard to do with my current full-time employement.
It is however great to know that when this employement ends, I can always focus on my blog again to make it flourish! Instead of waiting for a miracle to happen I can invest my time in my website, hopefully opening up other possibilities!
Currently I have full time job and do blogging as a part time, but can’t say that my job going to be always stable, so blogging is always sustainable income doesn’t drop much even when the market is low, thanks for sharing.
Yeah..i have found lot of information for me..Thansk
It’s true that no-one has an excuse for not at least giving blogging a try. It costs pretty much nothing to get started – $10 for a domain name and a few dollars a month for hosting. Everyone has something that they can write about which would be of interest to others. Give it a try – you might be surprised!
Blogging not only solve on employ problem but it improve your skill and writing power .The most important part is to shear important topic to knowing others.
Its really great if blogging may help us in such a way to get the best opportunity. Excellent tips and i am sure it will many people. Will be waiting for such sharing in future also.
Stela
It is possible to earn money from blogging, but it takes time in my experience. It’s also good to put your eggs in more than one basket so to speak. I have various income streams now including Triond, Squidoo, blogging, Affiliate sales and a few other smaller sites. It’s not something you can jump straight into and expect to be earning money straight away, unless you are already well educated on the subject. However, it is possible.
Yes it is possible to earn money through blogging but it takes some time. One cant just start n earn triple figure in one day but its possible to hav it in few months if quality content is provided. And on the other hand blogging is fun too.
This is exactly what I am doing. I am not unemployed but I realized that writing for other people and making their blogs work is the wrong way. I need to make my own blog!
I agree that it’s a viable thing for people to do now in terms of making money, certainly a part time or supplementary income. Worth a shot and it exercises the ol’ brain muscle
I have always wondered how people make money out of blogging. Great article and thank you for sharing. I have learnt somethings here today.
Hi Carmela,
Blogging is indeed a fun and effective way to beat unemployment. I quit my day job 3 years ago without knowing anything about how to make money from blogging. It was a risk I’m glad I took. I am now able to watch over my kids and earn good money at the same time.
Hmmm.. Nice way to put somethings but I really feel that blogging isn’t everyone’s nature. Means no offence I have seen many people to think that they will be rich by blogging and no don’t need to work. For that to do… You have to be a writer, enthusiastic, explorer, marketer and so many things.
I have seen people starting a blog and then leaving it after no success in some months. What they want in just 2-3 months? That is a real mystery…
I personally feel that no blogging or blog can really replace your real job and life. Whatever you get from your blog is just cream. Enjoy it. Blogging is about life… not For Life…. No offence again….
Regards.
Blogging can be of the great help, but also can lower your chance for finding good payed job offline.
Because at the end you need a job that can provide you and your family with savings, health care and college fund. Not to mention everyday expenses.
If you consider paying all this with blogging, then you will need to work hard and blog everyday like there’s no tomorrow. Is it worth it? you decide
I need to get better at blogging!
Nice topic and nice discussion. Blogging is particularly very useful nowadays. I like your views and opinion.Keep it up!
Blogging is one good way to socialize and of course speak your mind to the public with any particular topic that you’re interested in.Yes,you can really monetize your blog in which you can actually earn from it. But,you need to stay focus and tuned in to what you want in your contents. Say ,if you wanted to focus on Network Marketing.Now for you to monetize it,you need to get target the right niche where your blog could be recognized through the specific keywords that run in it.Then always stay user friendly,avoiding too much plug ins and always have fresh contents.That way your audience will always stay with you.
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This is one of the best way to earn better in this economic down turn world wide. Because the increase in social media age really increased the opportunity for internet marketing. I really happy with your key points about blogging. This is really helpful. Thanks!
Great post , thanks to share your view , yeah blogging is good profession in recession time. At least you can earn your some grocery bill. But i like to blog as hobby because it is great source share your views
Hello.. great article.. I am looking for a job right now.. but I also have a blog.. best regards, Henrik
This is what modern era have a big concern. young people have found it difficult to get a job. Yes, as you said blogging is great way to earn money and keep yourself motivated. i believe everyone should try blogging instead of working for a small company where their future growth is unrealistic. Thanks for bringing this idea here.
Well You are absolutely. After gaining an experience from an SEO company, I thought of starting my own blogs from which I can earn some money and monetize from it.
Blogging is a good habit but must be done with lot of focus on SEO related aspects.
Thanks for encouraging other people to blog,
Really this post is very helpful for my kind of unemployed persons. Thanks for sharing this post with me. I will try this in my personal life.
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Thanks, your article very well.
I realized blogging is Undoubtedly one of those skills that you can turn into a full fledged profession because It Increases our knowledge base, Blogging is the best option for my livelihood when I’m unemployed and its really fun to connect the world and share your thughts and ideas, Thanks for sharing this helpful post.
If you don’t have a job, try blogging because in this way you can earn money, if you have a skill or knowledge in computer.
Thanks for tips! This is a really helpful post!
Great post – Being Social Online is always an advantage your online reputation. Especially if you are unemployed- Blogging is most likely to set you apart of your competitors and a potential employer might just decide to hire you due to the Knowledge,passion etc. that you have shown in your blog. One thing is for certain – Blogging has a lot of advantages for the employed and the unemployed. Great post , thanks for sharing.
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Best regards
Great post, and I couldn’t agree more. Blogging can even lead to a whole new career! I know many people who began blogging as a hobby and it turned into a very lucrative venture. Thanks for sharing!
nice tips really helpful
Thx for tips.
With constantly changing innovations and ideas generated through the Internet about blogging as a business. Anyone can start their own business blog. great post
good idea really dude…i’m trying to earn from blogging….even it needs a time…success for every one of you!!
We should also know about: How to make money from Blogging?
There are so many ways…..
Google AdSense
Affiliate Programs
E-Book Sales; And so on….
But is it easy to adopt such ways?
i have full time job already. but i finding part time job to get more income. so i think i can give blogging a try. hope it will work for me.
We can put a business with constant changing unique things and ideas through the internet blogging. Blogging is wonderful, we meet new people, share ideas and the most wonderful benefit we can earen money, I really don’t know about my job status, for how much long i will be employed, so blogging suits me well, thanks for sharing.
yes you are right that unemployed need to steat blogging and i am also unemployed and start my website 1 week ago but their no visitors
. Then what to do?
It’s so funny, but blogussion was one of the first sites that I ever checked out and I can’t tell you how everything here, from the information, the email course, the graphics that you use, and even the theme have changed my life. great work, as always.
Hi Carmela…good material. Thanks for sharing. Aside from blogging getting you through a financial crisis, one could probably make an argument that blogging can help you through emotionally trying times as well! Thanks again.
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