tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post5322022734678599012..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Are Some UK Bloggers Close to Giving Up The Day Job?Iain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-36374925279419311842007-08-07T14:51:00.000+01:002007-08-07T14:51:00.000+01:00How many of your visitors use Firefox and Ad-block...How many of your visitors use Firefox and Ad-block so they never see the ads?Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06983417221830809374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-76349541208405767972007-08-06T21:50:00.000+01:002007-08-06T21:50:00.000+01:00I gave up the day job a while back. Blogging has ...I gave up the day job a while back. Blogging has filled the gap to some extent - but as for, uniques I should be surprised to get more than 1500 or 2000. I have no dea how all the blog rolling works which probably doesn't help.<BR/><BR/>Though strangely I had 250 so far today as Guardian referenced me on Foot and Mouth at 10.30 this morning and the clicks went up at a rather startling rate compared to normal.<BR/><BR/>I hope that blogs don't become businesses as they would inevitably lose some of their charm.Tapestryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267094484651413428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-907436828311212772007-08-06T19:18:00.000+01:002007-08-06T19:18:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Peter Mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850862887931603954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-11203993541904809422007-08-06T16:54:00.000+01:002007-08-06T16:54:00.000+01:00Blogging is my day job, approximately 16 hours a d...Blogging is my day job, approximately 16 hours a day.<BR/><BR/>I have no objection to adverts, however, they have started invading across the text. Whilst most have a little x to remove them, I have noticed that those on the mirroronline forum do not and one cannot read the text because of the intrusion of the adverts...jailhouselawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795278184797990706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-86809750517921578472007-08-06T15:16:00.000+01:002007-08-06T15:16:00.000+01:00There are at least two other factors.1 - How effec...There are at least two other factors.<BR/><BR/>1 - How effectively can the visitors be turned into cash.<BR/><BR/>2 - What income is needed to live off. That may be different between say a young single blogger and (e.g., someone with a family).<BR/><BR/>I'd potentially fairly soon add Slugger to that list (fewer visitors, but perhaps less direct competition in the niche), and I'd speculate about Samizdata and Harrys Place (unless they have gone downhill over the last 2 years - don't know on that).<BR/><BR/>I don't see anybody doing just blogging - the related media and consultancy work is usually at least 50%.Matt Wardmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326720801362744582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-51522012945898549972007-08-06T14:16:00.000+01:002007-08-06T14:16:00.000+01:00I regard all my readers as unique, and yes, I mean...I regard all my readers as unique, and yes, I mean both of them, sigh..rilly superhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448694078653341955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-77727234131817703742007-08-06T14:12:00.000+01:002007-08-06T14:12:00.000+01:00Are you preparing us for the shock announcement th...Are you preparing us for the shock announcement that you're no longer chasing that MP gig, Iain?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292436411579226284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-44465055663754976492007-08-06T13:49:00.000+01:002007-08-06T13:49:00.000+01:00Don't know how much revenue you get from all of th...Don't know how much revenue you get from all of those visitors, Iain, but I doubt even the major newspaper websites are profitable.Chris Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615548536592310583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-15837141567104380962007-08-06T13:47:00.000+01:002007-08-06T13:47:00.000+01:00Not sure what any of these figures mean but no, on...Not sure what any of these figures mean but no, one cannot live on the income from blogs. Fortunately both of us on EUReferendum have day jobs whatever you might think, Iain.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799545178433498944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-16207324873436057372007-08-06T13:40:00.000+01:002007-08-06T13:40:00.000+01:00Hmm. As a stand alone blog no, I wouldn't want to ...Hmm. As a stand alone blog no, I wouldn't want to try and live on the income although it would be possible (just, certainly, I've lived on that amount before). <BR/>Add in the way that the blog acts as an advertisement for people to hire me to write elsewhere and we do live off it.Tim Worstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-58425079517436425942007-08-06T13:26:00.000+01:002007-08-06T13:26:00.000+01:00Iain, Actually some UK Bloggers are close to givin...Iain, <BR/><BR/>Actually some UK Bloggers are close to giving up the will to live, let alone the day job.Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-86995408767659283022007-08-06T13:19:00.000+01:002007-08-06T13:19:00.000+01:00Don't the print editions and advertising in them s...Don't the print editions and advertising in them subsidise the newspaper websites quite heavily?<BR/><BR/>I've no idea what your advertising revenue might be though to compare with my "day job".Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-86639709737452929252007-08-06T12:58:00.000+01:002007-08-06T12:58:00.000+01:00And of those, only Mike Smithson from PB.com and m...<I>And of those, only Mike Smithson from PB.com and myself have what could be described as 'day jobs'.</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>Well sort of Iain but your "day job" is not unrelated . I worry that professionals are taking over thus far the gentlemen and players rub along but eventually there must be a divide. I wonder how much the whole thing would suffer without your personal input as well.His Grace is being awfully chummy , I wonder if this is because he suffers slightly form the sin of pride and wishes to win an award or something in the bloggers book. I have some advice ....<BR/><B>For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his own soul?" ...</B><BR/>(Mark 8:36-37, KJV) <BR/><BR/>Is that a bit obscure for him do you think. I hate to chat over someone’s head :)Newmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-712016107162482202007-08-06T12:05:00.000+01:002007-08-06T12:05:00.000+01:00Well many of the top bloggers in the US like Andre...Well many of the top bloggers in the US like Andrew Sullivan and others are already in the writing profession anyway so blogging is just another form of their normal life. Many of them were actually writing full time before they got their blog and its merely another arrow to their quiver. <BR/><BR/>I believe that the bloke behind DailyKos does that site full time. I am not sure what he did before that took off.Andrew Ian Dodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16293965494182995460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-56293892692012900452007-08-06T11:58:00.001+01:002007-08-06T11:58:00.001+01:00ConHome's figures were published a few days ago:Ju...ConHome's figures were published a few days ago:<BR/><BR/>July was another record month for ConservativeHome. There were 246,227 unique visitors and 635,008 reloads.Ali Gledhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10542904569114864117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-20651787071060091312007-08-06T11:58:00.000+01:002007-08-06T11:58:00.000+01:00I often wonder what 'unique vistors' actually mean...I often wonder what 'unique vistors' actually means. For example, every day when I turn on my router it registers a separate and unique IP address... that's 31 'unique and individual' visits to a site in a month. Now, my router usually cuts out and has to reconnect about 2/3 times every day, so potentially I am being registered as 100 individual readers within a month, when in reality I am just a single reader. Just a thought.<BR/><BR/>...Of course, your advertisers needn't ever know this... ;)David Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240242801763405583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-60614096146187004672007-08-06T11:54:00.000+01:002007-08-06T11:54:00.000+01:00250,000 uniques?With his breath-takingly impressiv...250,000 uniques?<BR/><BR/>With his breath-takingly impressive 11,000 uniques in July, His Grace clearly has a potential income which vastly exceeds his meagre stipend.<BR/><BR/>However, he derives much spiritual edification, personal satisfaction, and deep joy from his day job.Archbishop Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16817505540390495385noreply@blogger.com