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What is blogging for you? A job, a hobby, or a combination of both?

So many mom bloggers are in different phases of blogging. Some are brand-new to blogging and consider it a hobby. Other moms have been blogging for years and now consider it a hybrid between a hobby and a job. And some mom bloggers approach their blogs strictly from a business point of view.

What is blogging for you? A job, a hobby, or a combination of both?

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Permalink Reply by PB Rippey on July 27, 2010 at 10:57am

I write poetry and fiction--but find it very difficult to focus on my projects with a toddler who doesn't sleep much and who wants to be on the go all the time. So blogging fills a writing space for me. It tweaks my mind into action in between meals and the next outing and, if I wake up before the toddler, naps. It is a lifeline to the writer-me--and a valuable record I absolutely know I will be glad to have when my son is standing before me one day, asking his Mama for the car keys!
http://pbrippeyblogma.com

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Permalink Reply by MommyJ on July 28, 2010 at 4:45pm

I just posted about this very topic. It's a hobby for me. I've thought about trying to make it big enough that it could be something more, but it just makes me tired even thinking about it. If it grows on it's own into something bigger, that would be great, but I don't have the time or energy to try and MAKE it big. Know what I mean?

The post that I wrote is here: Building a Better Blog... Or Not

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Permalink Reply by Julie Mastbrook on August 1, 2010 at 8:46pm

Blogging is a hobby that I really want to turn into a paying gig. I feel like I still have a lot to learn though, so I'll enjoy learning for now and hopefully the other part will follow.

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Permalink Reply by Rich Single Momma on August 3, 2010 at 8:05pm

A combination of both. I love writing and empowering single moms and I like the idea of making a few extra dollars for my efforts.

Samantha
http://richsinglemomma.com

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Permalink Reply by CaramelLattes on August 6, 2010 at 4:37pm

I've been blogging on & off since 2006 but am blogging in earnest now to create that hybrid of hobby/job. I spend so much time on the internet anyway, I may as well make it pay while being able to provide information on topics I've already put a lot of research into. I went through 3 yrs of IVF and am now a twin mom - you can imagine the research I've done! It will be virtually impossible for me to take on a full-time job right now because of our 2 yr old twins but I really need to do something to contribute to our finances. This seems like a good solution.

B
http://twinmomslife.blogspot.com/

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Permalink Reply by That One Mom on August 6, 2010 at 6:55pm

I think I am definitely a hybrid, although I am working on a couple of different projects that I hope to have become a career.

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Permalink Reply by Lindsey Renuard on August 16, 2010 at 10:24pm

I wish that blogging was my job. I try to treat it as a job so that one day it will be my job. I also love it so much it feels like a hobby.

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Permalink Reply by Shawnte Patton on August 19, 2010 at 10:43pm

I would have to say blogging for me is a combination. I'm a writer so, blogging relaxes me, it helps me get all of this stuff that I have floating around in my head, and its a job because it helps me promote my business.

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Permalink Reply by AbsolutelyKathy on August 20, 2010 at 9:29am

Blogging for me is just a hobby. It is my way to keep my family up to date to what we do all day and to see pictures of my daughter growing up. Mainly my blog is just a place for me to put down my thoughts and events. I would love to make money doing it, but I think when that happens it may become to much of a chore. At least that is what I worry about. But I don't see that happening ever.

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Permalink Reply by DanniiBeauty on August 25, 2010 at 9:51am

At the moment it is a hobby, but would love to be able to make money from it. It would be nice to blog for a living! I am working on marketing myself at the moment, so who knows what will happen.

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Permalink Reply by Jendi on August 27, 2010 at 10:53am

Definitely a combination of both for me!
It started as a hobby and is changing, but I don't think it will ever be totally a job.

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Carpenter on August 27, 2010 at 11:56am

I'm pretty much in the hybrid phase of job/hobby but I'm treating it like a job -- have been for more than a year now -- and hope it soon becomes my primary source of income.

Here's my hybrid: Grandma's Briefs