I am not a problogger (I’m not even sure how define if I was) but I do make all of my money from the internet so I do this “full time” (as of recently).

I was amazed when I saw the article today Con’s of Being a Problogger via Blogging Tips.

I can only guess the author hasn’t punched a timeclock in a VERY long time or sat in traffic making them late for work because there is a wreck, or heard the words “mandatory overtime” in a long while, or getting passed over for a raise this year, etc. Because I doubt if they had they would find their list of “cons” as really “cons”.

Let’s review, the author is probably a great person and was in a sour mood when the wrote the post, however, let’s play:

They Say

I have found a days wasted in front of the television, or on the phone, when I should have been getting work done instead.

And also go onto mention playing xbox all day instead of working.

This is a bad thing? lol. Give me a break, there are hundreds of thousands of people around the world that would LOVE to have this “problem”.

They Say

it can be horrible to try to find the energy and focus to properly balance work and life.

This sounds like a personal problem and certainly not a problem of problogging. Besides, if you were doing what you wanted with your life your work would be your life. Maybe you are just in the wrong line of work.

Furthermore, you have the freedom to balance your life however you want now, when people work 9-5 they have no option, no freedom, they have to take the balance however the boss tells them to.

They Say

When working as a problogger, you will spend an inordinate amount of time on a computer. So much so that you will have to become an expert at using one.

Yes, if you want to make your living with a computer you will probably need to actually use the thing and know a thing or two about a computer. This is ridiculous to call a “con” of problogging.

They Say

my belly says that I am getting fatter and more physically lazy.

I get MORE exercise now than I ever have because I can make time for it whenever I want. I walk at least thirty minutes 7 days a week. Once again this isn’t a “con” of problogging.

They Say

You have to remember that pretty much anything online is pretty unstable.

Everything in life is unstable, I’m not sure why they consider problogging any different. At least with problogging you are calling the shots and not some fat bald guy that’s 60 years old and works 300 miles away.

In Conclusion

Problogging/making money fulltime on the internet is not for everybody, nothing is suited for everybody.

However, it sure beats the heck out of driving a forklift (which I did for 4 or 5 years once upon a time) or 99% of the other jobs in the world, in my opinion.