Should You Quit Studies and Start Blogging?

Amit Agarwal posted an interesting topic on whether you should drop out from school and make blogging as your career. As a problogger and a student myself, I always found it hard to keep up with both, but I gave a higher priority to blogging by frequently updating my blog and doing some research on the topic. Frankly, I didn’t even dream of making my career as blogger. This blog was born out of the sheer curiosity of sharing things. Initially, I didn’t think of SEO, monetization methods or traffic building tips. I just kept consistently feeding this blog with unique content and search engines started loving me. Eventually, traffic started flowing and I started making money.

If your one of those students who think of starting a career as a blogger, I advice not to quit your studies before your happy with the money you earn out of your blog. As Amit said in his post, it’s risky and things might suddenly turn upside down very quickly.

Remember, you can’t make money overnight. I started making money from blogging only after 7 months of consistent posting.

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This post was published by on January 11, 2007

About the Author: Thilak Rao works as a Social Media Expert. He is one of the first professional bloggers from India, and he loves to write, travel and click photos. Follow him on Twitter @thilak

  • http://www.rishiraj.info RISHI

    You are right! I too blog and earn enough money for my expenditure but leaving studies…its a hard matter!

    Maybe I can make blogging my career if my blog gets more popular and I start getting more revenues.

    I didnt agree on the thing Amit said about “Degree” … knowledge matters, not a degree!

    But yeah, studies for me until I reach 12th !

    Thanks!

    By the way, whats your plans Thilak [I guess must be going ahead to blogging ;) !] ?

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    Rishi: I agree with you, knowledge can’t be measured interms of a degree !

  • http://technospot.net/blogs Ashish Mohta

    It will too early for that,Some might be successful but its still a concern in indian environment.May be in 4 yrs it can grow as a carrier but by that time there will be lot of competition.

    I guess at least have something in hand before u really start

  • http://www.jdsblog.com Jason Drohn

    I have to say, some of my best posts and articles are ideas that I get from school. Not necessarily anything I learn, but things that I think about as a result of something I learned..

  • http://techtites.com/ Ajay

    I agree totally about knowledge and degree not being the same. But, when you go for a job they don’t know ask you how much you know, because first they want that “degree” and a good rank there. Next comes your knowledge.

    Blogging has its plus points, but I believe that unless you’re making enough from it and when I say enough it should be enough to be able to take care of yourself and your family, then by all means quit.

  • http://ajaydsouza.com/archives/2007/01/12/drop-out-of-school-and-blog/ Drop Out of School and Blog? » Ajay – On the Road called Life!

    [...] Some argue that a degree doesn’t count and knowledge matters. [...]

  • http://www.rishiraj.info RISHI

    Ashish Mohta :: You are right, developing a power blog in Indian environment will take time !

    Jason Drohn :: Definitely! I too get ideas and post details from my school itself.

    Ajay :: At a pint, you are right. If I apply for a job then they will JUST want my merit degrees, not my knowledge. But again, if I want to make blogging as my career or open my own company … !
    At a conclusion, if you are 101% to make blogging as your career, then you dont need any degree or merit certificates. Just the knowledge inside the BIG BRAIN!

    Thanks!

    N.B. :: I have mailed Amit Agarwal about this. Lets see what he replies. !

  • http://www.techlive.co.nr Phalgun

    Yes Ajay. I agree with you. When you go for a job the evaluator asks for the degree and not the knowledge. Some people by their chance get very good job without a degree but all the people don’t have that chance. isn’t it :)

  • http://www.wisetome.com/splat/2007/01/12/quit-schooljob-start-blogging/ Quit school/job, start blogging? | Splat

    [...] It was a post by Amit Agarwal on his blog ‘Digital Inspiration’, which was followed up by some others. It took me some time reading through some of the comments left at his blog, to actually grasp the situation that the dramatization of the whole blogging phenomena has brought to today’s young people. It has been a choice of going ‘pro-blogger’, against the choice of obtaining education, against the choice of getting into jobs that run the world. [...]

  • http://geekgam.blogspot.com Kartik Trivedi

    Knowledge is certainly more important than degree, coz’ one can find few degree holders morons on nearly every corner…har shaak par ulllu betha hai!
    But hey…this world still needs credentials.
    And if you are not a good looking blogger then you are in for some troubles if you dont have a degree…Bye the way Amit once did a post on few good looking lady bloggers ;)
    But still blogging should be promoted in schools and colleges as it will certainly open up the new breed like us.
    Open us toward more and more knowledge and also make us more expressive. You can see that change in yourself….

  • http://www.davidairey.com/blog David Airey

    I think what’s important is to have your education ‘under your belt’ first. That way you’ll always have something to fall back on if other things don’t pan out the way you expected.

    Besides, you shouldn’t study ALL the time. You need a break to allow information to sink in. During some of those breaks you could be updating your blog.

    Well done Thilak on making your living through blogging however.

  • http://techtites.com/ Ajay

    @Rishi, And what if blogging doesn’t work out as a career?

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    Ajay: That’s why I said, don’t quit studies before your happy with the money it generates.

  • http://www.izzatz.com Izzatz – xiii

    Well as we all know, two sources of income is better than one. So just continue your study while you were blogging. It might save your unknown future. We cant predict what will happen next.

  • http://www.webmaster-dome.com/ Sreejith

    I won’t make blogging a career anytime near because I don’t make any money from blogging :( . Simple. I’ve been writing for 6 months at http://www.webmaster-dome.com and get just $2/month.

    And, I think degrees do have a position superior to knowledge. I mean, face it. In this world, when you go for a job, they ask for degree first and as Ajay said, knowledge (unfortunately) is second.

    And, even if Joshua Porter has written an interesting post about Blogs as resumes (http://bokardo.com/archives/the-blog-is-the-new-resume/), I don’t agree to it. Atleast now ? Thoughts, anyone ?

  • http://www.proxynetwork.i.ph Myspace Vtunnel Proxy

    blogging must not be your first priority you must first finish studies so you will have more options for your future.

    quitting your studies for blogging is not a good choice. and yes blogging will give you incomes but finishing your study will give you more than that.