One thing I’m finding with blogging is that with each week that passes the more time and effort I need in order to keep things going and progress. Some people are lucky, they are able to run endless projects, write quality content, promote and monetize there blogs all in the space of the spare 3 or 4 hours they have after they get home from work. The reason I’m finding it so hard is because of my awkward work hours. I spend a lot of time away from home working my butt off. So on weekends, all I want to do is go out and wind down in the pub. 
I guess the biggest attraction of becoming a full time blogger is it gives you option of working from home and working the hours you want. Plus, there’s no one to moan at you or tell you what to do. You control everything. All very well, but what a lot of people don’t realize is working for yourself is a very, very risky. I’ve often imagined myself quitting my job just so I can give my projects and blogs my full attention. But when I look deeper in to the idea, I realize that becoming a full time blogger/online money maker just isn’t an option. The way things are at the moment it just isn’t possible to support my self with my blogs and projects. I’m not even making enough money with my online projects to cover my monthly food expenses. This leads me back to the risk factor. If you don’t work you don’t get paid. Even if you work your butt off there’s a chance you wont make enough money to support yourself.
I think the people who tell you that becoming a full time blogger/affiliate marketer/whatever are talking out of their back sides. Yeah, you might make a fortune one month, but what about the month after when you make peanuts? Just because your working online for yourself, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you will lead a fantastic life and eventually you’ll make 30k a month from your blog. Stupidly, even with all of the doubts running through my mind, I still want to try and eventually give up my job and get out there and work full time on my blogs and other schemes. I’m going to set my target date, this time next year I hope to be working full time on the internet. This will mean I’m going to have to start saving money for rainy days, putting as much time as possible in to my work and I’m going to have to cut down on my social life. Bye Bye pub every weekend 
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April 28th, 2008 at 1:57 am
Yeah you are exactly right on how people manage to do alot. I think it involves alot of time management skills, but it is what type of opportunities you get. Many factors, but I hope you achieve your goal of being a full time online marketer.
Jack.
April 28th, 2008 at 6:05 am
I guess it’s because once you experience not having to report to work every morning (or night), and you enjoy the feeling of working from home in your drawers, it’s pretty hard to think seriously about a “job”.
I can’t imagine going back to another full time job - unless it paid really well. Even then, I would have my doubts.
As for the slow months, well, that’s why you have big months before and after. Stash some cash away for those months and it all works out!
April 28th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
It took me a while to actually make money online. And then I started making money just as I started a new family. Now it’s going to take a little more work to do this full time. But it’s worth it. It’s not hard, but it is a lot of work. The biggest thing that I found helps me is to step back and look at everything I do and determine if each one is worth the time I put it. Like slowing down on Entrecard
April 28th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Very few actually make money online. Even fewer make enough to live on. Good Luck!
April 29th, 2008 at 12:51 am
I don’t think I have too many illusions about being able to give up my job and just blog (although that would be great).
I’m just looking for a little supplemental income to help pay some bills and credit card debt, who knows if that will even happen.