7 Reasons Why Unemployed People Should Start Blogging

Blogging has exploded into the mainstream web over the recent years, with more and more people turning to blogging for a variety of reasons.The beauty of blogging is that you don’t need a degree or a scholarship to start doing it, you don’t need a huge amount of money either, and more over being unemployed means you have all the time in the world to work on your blog, to some degree.

Fabrizio Van Marciano says “I certainly wished that I had made the decision to start blogging when I was unemployed for a solid 4 years, back almost 20 years ago, but to be honest the internet had only just started coming to life…”

Today, blogging is no longer considered as a pastime online activity, in fact these days blogging is considered to have huge potential in becoming an extremely profitable business venture for many people, and for you too if you know how to do it right, and are prepared to work at it.

Many university and college students that I know have decided to start blogging to help them make some extra money, and even at the end of their studies some are able to sell their blogs for a considerable amount.

So I also think that people who are unemployed and receive no form of allowance should also take the opportunity to start a blog.

Blogging whilst being unemployed is a great way to expand your horizons and connect with a whole new community of like minded people online.  In this article I’d like to outline 7 good reasons why blogging could benefit you whilst you’re looking for work.  Who knows it might even become your full-time work…

       

1. If you have a blog, you’re able to create a compelling ‘about me’ page, as most bloggers use this page to provide their visitors with an insight into their professional background.  Your ‘about me’ page will usually outline your experiences, qualifications, skills, ambitions and goals.

You can use your about page as your online resume.  You can even link this page to your professional social network profiles such as your LinkedIn and Facebook profiles, should you have one of course.

2. Blogging can help you stay productive whilst building your online portfolio. You have to be disciplined and committed to it to get the best results.

Being unemployed can sometimes be pretty boring, I mean you can only search for work for a few hours each day right? The rest of the time you’re playing the waiting game…  So blogging can certainly help you remain productive.

3. Blogging can help improve your writing and grammar skills, essential in any line of work, and perfect when writing your letter of application to potential employers.

4. Blogging can help you build new connections and engage with other professional individuals in your industry. That is why you can hone in on your field and area of interest more. You become more of an expert and an opinion maker the more you do. So that when the time comes for a regular 8 – 5 job you are still in sync and up to date on industry information and practices.

5. Blogging can help you make money through various monetization methods, i.e. Adsense, promoting affiliate products etc.  This works when you can get people, companies , and brands to advertise on your blog.

6. Blogging can help you keep your morals up when feeling distressed and anxious, ensuring that you stay positive and have something to work for, even if you’re not getting paid much initially.

7. You don’t need any qualifications, a scholarship or even much, if any money at all to start blogging. You do of course need a PC and internet access to do so. In the absence of a personal computer, one can put down the contents using ink and paper, then go to a cyber cafe to type using their computer and upload.  There is even the option of mobile phones. These days many smart phones have blog-friendly softwares.  There’s always a way out. Just be determined to do it.

Being unemployed and searching for work can be a stressful time, I know too well what the feeling is like.  You might feel as if that your family and friends look down upon you as if you’ve somehow let them down.

Blogging can be your ultimate road out of being unemployed, but even if it doesn’t  it will certainly help you build an awesome online portfolio that might land you that dream job.

Main excerpts from Basic Blog Tips by Fabrizio Van Marciano

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