Nobody makes money blogging. Writers never earn enough to survive on. Just do what you need to and get by. You can dream, but also be realistic.
Sound familiar?
I had earlier determined that I need to probably really take some steps toward finding a regularly paying job. This may mean that I need to give up my efforts to build a business or focus more on my writing. Initially, I thought I would look for work that I could do online, but as I began to sift through the options posted on the freelancing sites, I found that it is a great deal of effort to find the jobs that are going to either be accepted by the employer based on my simple proposals or will be acceptable to me for the rate they are offering. The truth is that I am not used to working a lot for little.
Then, I thought if I were to make a list of the type of jobs I am looking for, then at least I would know how to start with keyword searches and the like. As I began, the list was two in when I wrote simply – a job that pays me to write; a writing job that pays me to write what I want to write for a reasonable and regular pay. That was as far as I got. In the end, this is what I want.
While the yoga and tutoring are good side jobs that help to pay bills, what I would love to do is to write all day long, know that money will be coming in that will be a real living and return to enjoying life again. Is it too much to ask?
Now, I know things like this do not happen overnight. I know that I have kept this blog rather secure and somewhat hidden from mainstream, but I do have other blogs that can be adapted and refreshed to perhaps generate some income. Maybe I won’t make a fortune, but I can make something!
So, as I work to turn The Universal Asian into a creative writing center, I will also work to making the blog portion of The OSH Network as a lifestyle center. Even though I am using it to promote wellness and health, it does not mean that it cannot also be a place where I share lifestyle aspects about food, nutrition, health, etc. RIGHT?!
Maybe the above statements were true when my dreams of becoming a writer were first sprouting, but the truth is that if a dream stays alive inside, then it is really up to me and only me to make it a reality.
~T π
