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Jun 12, 2007
Steve Petersen
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Flashback: Blogger – a job not thought of

When I was in high school during the late 90s, educators and other experts told me that I would probably have a job that no one had even thought of back then (forget positions like accountant, pilot, programmer, etc.) since the Internet and computer technology were accelerating at such a brisk pace during the Dot-com Boom.  While a very few people knew the publishing technique that is now known as blogging then, it wasn't until about 2003 or 2004 that blogging gained more exposure.

On Sunday The New York Times had an article by Barbara Whitaker titled "Can Blogs Become a Big Source of Jobs?"  It discusses how there are now thousands of blogging jobs, and while most paid bloggers only earn a few hundred dollars per month, some earn upwards of $50,000 a year — that's a regular full-time job. 

Whitaker touched upon the fact that blogging or understanding the practice is now part of many traditional jobs.  For instance, how many journalists blog now?  They still do what they have traditionally done, but blogging is just a new duty.

However, it is no surprise that blogging is part of my job description since I work for an Internet communications firm.  Perhaps the notion that I would have a job that no one had though of was more or less true. 

  • http://managetochange.typepad.com ann michael

    Steve – I’m impressed that your educators told you that you’d probably have a job no one had heard of yet! I constantly talk to my kids about “non-traditional” jobs – and what might become “new traditional” jobs. I want them to learn to be flexible, open-minded, and willing to experiment. Who knows what lies ahead!!! (Isn’t that exciting.)

  • http://managetochange.typepad.com ann michael

    Steve – I’m impressed that your educators told you that you’d probably have a job no one had heard of yet! I constantly talk to my kids about “non-traditional” jobs – and what might become “new traditional” jobs. I want them to learn to be flexible, open-minded, and willing to experiment. Who knows what lies ahead!!! (Isn’t that exciting.)

  • http://www.digitalstreetjournal.com Jonathan Trenn

    Steve

    I’m an avid blog readers and I regularly blog as well.

    But the idea that all these organizations will regularly hire full time bloggers who will be paid a decent living wage is hogwash. It isn’t going to happen. What we’ll see is what is happening at Bivings. Key employees will contribute to a company blog – or they’ll have their own – but most of their work will be the nuts and bolts of the company’s business model.

    Sure, some company’s will have a corporate blogger, just like some supermarkets have a ‘customer care’ person. But official bloggers as s career isn’t gonna happen.

  • http://www.digitalstreetjournal.com Jonathan Trenn

    Steve

    I’m an avid blog readers and I regularly blog as well.

    But the idea that all these organizations will regularly hire full time bloggers who will be paid a decent living wage is hogwash. It isn’t going to happen. What we’ll see is what is happening at Bivings. Key employees will contribute to a company blog – or they’ll have their own – but most of their work will be the nuts and bolts of the company’s business model.

    Sure, some company’s will have a corporate blogger, just like some supermarkets have a ‘customer care’ person. But official bloggers as s career isn’t gonna happen.

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