So you lost your job, now it’s time to live.
OK, so you’ve taken the time to read my article about how to avoid Common Mistakes Web Marketers Make, you know the Top 10 Web Site Mistakes That Businesses Make and you’ve read How even a College Student can Make Money on the Internet but now that it comes down to it … you’re totally stuck and have no idea what to write about. Never fear, I’m here to help you with that as well.
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Wow, I gotta tell you recessions are awesome. I know most people hate them but I’m 34 years old and in the tech industry. For me, I started my career in the recession of the early 1990’s and watched the Southern Ontario steel industry implode. Then … I went into computers and watched the millennium bug evaporate along with all the jobs, followed by the great IT bubble burst of the early 2000’s and the Nortel collapse that followed. My entire professional career has been in a recession so guess what, the fact that you lost your job is the best thing that ever happened to you.
Remember, you’re not unemployed … you’re haven’t been downsized … you got dumped like a cheerleader the morning after the prom so it’s time to buck up and take your life by the horns. It’s time to learn everything you need to know about blogging, making money online and building your expertise so that you’re no longer working for others, you’re working for yourself.
In my blog over the past few months I’ve told you how to register your domain name and setup a website without hiring somebody like me to do it for you, and I’ve told you how to find the best software like WordPress to run your website and I’ve told you how to increase traffic to your website. In fact, I’ve told you everything you need to know to be successful on the Internet, so now the big question … what should you write about?
Here are five easy ideas for you to write a blog about and say goodbye to a hard day’s work forever:
Write about your industry
I was amazed the other day when another blogger (I totally forget where it was now) made the comment that there’s always somebody behind you on the learning curve. That’s so true! If you’ve been let go, take advantage of your years of knowledge and write about your industry. This will do a few things, first it will help you make money but more importantly it’ll help build your expertise on a subject. There’s nothing like sending out resumes to people when you have a successful, industry recognized blog with your name on it to back that up.
Write about your hobbies
The interesting things about hobbies to me is that we do these things because we like them. The chances are, if you like them … so do other people. My hobbies? I like photography, cycling and designing websites (geek) so guess what I write blogs about? Yep … you guessed it and do you know what? Over a hundred thousand people a month like to read my websites.
Write about your community
People often over look the things around them, which is funny because I have a lot of friends who live on Prince Edward Island (home of Anne of Green Gables) and yet not one of them write a blog about the island. Actually when I tell them they should write about PEI they look at me like I’m nuts. Who would want to read about their dull little island (no offense, I love PEI)? According to Google, 1,233,143 people searched for information on their home in January! That’s insane, 1.2 million people are searching for a subject and they’re not blogging about it?
Write about your life
There are 303,824,640 people living in America today … come on, you’ve got to have something in common with some of them. Write about it! If you’re a woman, write about being a woman in America. If you’re a man, write about that. If you’re a Cantonese American then write for the 65,000 people who search for more information on that subject in January.
Write about your TV schedule
Honestly, I’m not making this up. Let’s say that you’re unemployed and still a little depressed so you’re spending a lot of time sitting in front of the TV watching reruns of old Scooby Doo episodes … (I know I’m going to regret this) … write about it! If you’re watching it, others are watching it too and just like you, they want to know what are in Scooby Snacks.
Tell me what subjects you like to blog about, include a link below to your own blog!
Excellent tips and motivation Christopher and I completely agree, instead of just sitting around the Internet biz world is wide open and it is a great time to jump on!
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Just a great positive post Chris. It not the fish you lost that you should remember, it is the fun of the fish you caught.
I have added you to my RSS reader and Twitter. You all should.
This is a wonderfully positive post! Thanks for reminding people that losing a job isn’t that big a deal.
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Man, what a hard hitting post. Just what those depressed souls needed.
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@Rob & @Nicole – thanks guys, everybody should really try to remember that in the end, as long as you’re healthy the rest is icing.
This is one way of motivating other people that there are so many ways to have a job and earn money in the midst of global crisis.
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Loosing job is bad thing, that’s for sure.
But sometimes the best things that can happen to you are consequence of previous bad event.
You could blog about your thoughts on losing your job and how you overcome it. Who knows it might just make your some good money?
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Many people still don’t believe that they can make enough money from blogging. Sometimes I try to suggest such work to my friends and mostly there aren’t any results.
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Ya that’s true it is definitely time to live when you already lost your job, When I lost job I also go to the vacation for 3 months.
Well being unemployed is not the end of the world, rather having no money is… so make sure that you have either enough money saved, or some assets that produce you a regular income. Such as a blog :)
Great post Chris and very timely. Take advantage of being unemployed and try and make the most of it. Write, publish, establish yourself on the web. Continue looking for another job but build these other income sources to power you into the future.
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Great advice, these advice give the chance for others to motivate there selves to a better pasture. Because it doesn’t mean that being unemployed will always pull you through the ground. Hope to hear more from your advices.
this post actually lead us to think positive , but i have an idea you can add ” write about your job which you lost ” this will be great for designers and hand jobs as embroidery ” and you will feel happy to see your blog become more popular .
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“Many people are losing jobs left and right, and they can no longer afford it,” said Sandra Wells, a home ownership counselor at a Neighborhood Housing Services office in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
At the beginning of last year, about 5 percent of the people she saw were having problems because they lost their jobs. She estimates that has grown to about 35 percent in the past few months.
I think the only thing which can help people in hard times is positive way of thinkig,concentration on the good will be able to make a platform for a new turn in the life and even for the futher personal development.There is no problem in the world which a peson couldn’t overcome.
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I think the only thing which can help people in hard times is positive way of thinkig,concentration on the good will be able to make a platform for a new turn in the life and even for the futher personal development.There is no problem in the world which a peson couldn’t overcome.
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Most ppl think I’m waisting my time with this web stuff…if they only knew the real!
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Quit doing reserach jobs in hospitals about 2 years ago and bought a franchise. Just started out in writing blogs and trying to get them off the ground on the web in all my spare time (I have plenty now). I was paying for this sort of information but sites like these rally help out for free!!
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when our bos fired us ,I agree that it is time to be ourself.blogging is a good way start to write what we like to share alot is a good start,next time to hear our reader demands.and at the last time to to look for our long tail research for “next recommendation writing topics,this idea is likely love by Google and certainly could make what we write is easy to search
@Daniel in case you pay for something when you start out you are not doing it right. There are really a lot of helpful resources and most people who offer you something for your money just want the best of you, your money :)
@Webkinz, I’m always surprised by people who don’t think they can make money blogging. It’s hard money and you have to earn it but it’s certainly possible.
Yea Christopher, you get two kinds of people. People who think it’s impossible to make money online and don’t try it. And then the ones who think it’s easy to make money online, and then give up almost instantly when they don’t see themselves making money.
People need to recognize that it’s possible, but you’ve got to work towards it.
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very nice information
yes very first need to encourage to people with positive think much important agree with your points as you title here Lossing isn’t end of the World true now a days internet much developed and become great tool of earning too so people need take advantage, true article hope your article helpful to people.
….the fact that you lost your job is the best thing that ever happened to you.
Couldn’t have said better, Chris. The truth is in today’s down economy, many are turning to the internet to look for an alternative way of “bringing food to the table”. Though it’s easier said than done, it is still P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E.
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That’s a very nice suggestion. People get depressed after losing a job and the problem with that is that they become apathetic. And this doesn’t help in looking for a new job couple weeks later. When you can’t make yourself get up in the morning you won’t be able to find a good new job.
I love blogging, and the idea of the unemployed pursuing that dream now is perfect!
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first of all the person should have a feeling that he can write and blogging not only write about something because he want to write to kill the time , you give 5 idea to blogging about i can add more if the person visited the other blogs or even visited digg , articles directories .
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Really its very good suggestion to whom people which have no jobs and they spend their time like a hell so they get so much bored so they should have to start some write something like blogging and about yourself and so on…Take advantage of being unemployed and try and make the most of it.Write, publish, establish yourself on the web. Continue looking for another job but build these other income sources to power you into the future.so this post is so much encourage the people.so i found this informative and interesting blog so i think so its very useful and knowledge able.I would like to thank you for the efforts you have made in writing this article. I am hoping the same best work from you in the future as well. In fact your creative writing abilities has inspired me. http://www.cartes-keno.fr
I think that is the best time to enjoy when you lost your job, enjoy the life because you have full life for work. So when you sad then cheers up with joy.
i work, live and breathe technology, so it was only natural i started a blog on the subject. the main thing is if you pick something you love, it wont be a chore, youll enjoy it and write better quality articles
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Christopher,
Very true! This happened to me mid-March, and I had been wanting to start something of my own for some time; but worked so much for ‘the man’ that there was never any time left over for my own pursuits…I saw this as an opportunity and have been enjoying the ride since…your post is motivating and inspiring!
It’s how we choose to respond/react to situations that makes all the difference!