Blogger is a professional apt in writing on various topics for those readers who are tech-savvy and search for everything on the net. With the upsurge of blogging and social media in the past few years, it has become one of the most opted careers globally and frequently assumes the category of self-employment and entrepreneurship. Those Blogger are considered successful who are able to impress their readers with their ideas, simplicity and clarity of the information they write about.
Blogger is expected to be skilful not only in writing but also in all aspect of blogging i.e Writing & Publishing, Content Marketing, Word Press and Entrepreneurship to name a few.
Blogger although just out of its nascent stage in India, is full of opportunities in the coming years for the younger generations. It is because of its use in decimating information in a very fast and effective manner.
To perform well a Blogger must possess a very good hold on the English language. He must have good research and communication skill to gather information about the topic he is working on.
Blogger Eligibility Conditions
Educational Qualification
There is no minimum educational qualification required to become a Blogger. However, Masters degree in the language or Mass communication will definitely help to command the language one is planning to Blog in.
Working knowledge of computer and the Internet can be an added advantage for becoming an efficient Blogger.
Age Limits
There is no minimum or maximum age limits for becoming a Blogger. Anyone from a 10-year kid to a 555-year-old retired person can become a successful Blogger depending upon his writing ability and subject knowledge.
Blogger Required Skills
- The foremost skill required to become a Blogger is the writing flair and ability to switch from one topic to another in no time.
- Besides this, they should possess fairly good knowledge of the topics they are writing about, only then they will be able to write about those things in an effective and comprehensive manner.
- They should also possess the skills to explain complicated topics in simple language.
- Content Marketing and Business Entrepreneurship and knowledge of the working of Social Media are the other skills required to be a successful Blogger.
How to become a Blogger?
To become a successful Blogger one has to follow the following steps:
Step 1
There is no requirement of a formal education for becoming a Blogger. Anybody irrespective of age or qualification with writing flair and knowledge of any or some of particular topics/field can be enough to start Blogging as a profession. However, a Post Graduation degree or diploma most preferably in Mass communication, knowledge of good National/ International languages like English and IT skills are the only things required to be successful Blogger.
Step 2
After getting the optional education required to become a successful Blogger all that is required is a Domain name and hosting and Word Press or any of the popular blogging platforms like Blogger, Tumble to start with.
Institutes offering Courses for Blogger
Right now there are not many institutes providing courses specifically for Blogging. However one can join course related to Mass Communications to hone one writing skills that are the major requirement for becoming a successful Blogger.
- Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi
- Pee Gee College of Arts and Science, Erode
- Triumph India Learning Academy, Bangalore
- TWB Learning Educations Pays, Bangalore
Blogger Job Description
Blogger Job description includes not only writing Blogs but also making his content visible by doing content marketing by implying various means and his own entrepreneur skills.
Blogger Career Prospects
Blogging as a career has come out of its nascent stage now. The upsurge of blogging and social-media in past couple of years has opened up enormous employment opportunities for Aspiring Bloggers. Besides starting as freelancers and creating his/her own reader base the efficient Blogger can get working opportunities with:
- Corporate sector such as advertising agencies, software developing companies, Consumer product companies and in newspapers and magazines for their e-services
- Companies need Bloggers to reach today’s tech-savvy generation thus helping potential customers understand about new products and services whereas newspapers and magazines ask for articles for specified areas for their electronic versions.
Blogger Income/Salary
Blogger working for the corporate sector can expect anything between Rs.25,000 to Rs.30,000 to start with. After acquiring some exposure and experience he can earn as good as Rs.50,000 per month and more. However if one chooses to become an Entrepreneur he can earn as much as he wants to depend upon once ability and readership. In a nutshell, there is no upper selling of income for an efficient Blogger with exceptional writing skills and knowledge of the field he is working on.
