I don't want to be a full time blogger

It feels like there’s an increasingly common assumption that the ultimate goal for bloggers is to become a full time blogger. To have the chance to throw in the towel on your day job and blog for a living. It’s become a reality for some people, and they do it well. There are some of them who you’ll find in my blog roll at the bottom of this page who I think are bloody brilliant pro-bloggers. But, after lots of deliberating, e-courses, conferences, conversations, and huge amounts of procrastination, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s not for me.

There are a few main reasons for this, one of which has actually come as a bit of a surprise…