McDonalds Pays Better Than Blogging

Is blogging really a good method of making money?  This may surprise you but the answer is no and in fact I recommend taking a minimum wage job at McDonalds over blogging if you are in need of steady income now.

Yes it’s true that some bloggers are making a killing blogging but that percent is far below 1%. My wife and I have been blogging for around 18 months now and only the last 6 months of income have been worth reporting since the start. 

Six month earnings $7705.30 for Ja Kel Daily which works out to an estimate of $16.00 per hour on a basis of a 20 hour work week (two people 10 hours each) not bad for extra spending money but not a good wage for two people by far!

Make Money Blogging: Direct Methods & Indirect Methods

Anyone can make money blogging it just takes persistence, motivation, patience and most important of all you must be willing to work for free for a long time before a pay off. Of course there is always the lucky factor and if not keep working hard towards your blogging goals.

August 20, 2007 | posted in The Net 

comments


Maybe You Missed These Posts:

19 Responses to “McDonalds Pays Better Than Blogging”

  1. Audio Mastering on August 20th, 2007

    You are right. I have started 3 blogs up until now and never had the patience to take them through the initial non remunerative months. It takes a lot of patience and hard work. A job at McDonalds is definitely simpler if not more profitable.

  2. Colin Ferguson (Blog) on August 20th, 2007

    Well at least you’re certainly getting more money than McDonald shift worker!

    But if you think about it, what are your costs? Server space, rent, some PC and electricity.

    If you did this as a fulltime job, say 40 hours a week that’d mean during the last 6 months you would be at 15K ( $7705.30*2). This assumes that if you doubled your time, you could double your revenue.

    Ok, so 30K is not a great yearly salary, but with a “normal” job you’d have to have a car, work clothes, and you’d probably spend money on lunches. If you spent the 2 hours commuting time on work instead then you could be up to just about 40K.

    Not great for a 40 year old, but for a kid out of school, that’s pretty darn good. And the big bonus : no stress-making boss.

    OK, now this is the part where the next poster rips apart my assumptions and calculations :)

  3. Life is Colourful on August 21st, 2007

    Well, I have been blogging since last 3 years, and have spent a lot of time in it. But did not calculate the ROI yet. May be because it helped me to gain a lot of knowledge which is invaluable. And blogging is a lot of fun.

    But still it’s good to optimize your blog earnings.

  4. Jason Neuman on August 21st, 2007

    Colin Ferguson,

    Promise not to rip apart your assumptions the only thing you’ve forgotten to mention is it took over a year for this site to make it to the earnings stage. For a kid that would be fine if they are still living at home and off their parent’s income - Yes. In my case it is also fine since I have a job already making 60K + a year and only do it as a hobby in place of over watching TV.

    The problem is there are a lot of disillusioned people out there thinking they can quit their day jobs (or unemployed people) and start a blog and presto you’re an instant success making a decent living. These people are better off keeping their jobs or if they are unemployed they should take a job at McDonald’s because the success rate of receiving a pay check for your work is 100% and you do not have to wait a year or maybe two!

    In most normal cases it takes many years to establish and maintain a reasonable blog site income. Because of this factor most all people give up and never make more than a few dollars from AdSense and that is why the success rate is approximately less than 1%.

    -note site earnings are based off two people working this site not one.

  5. John Kain on August 21st, 2007

    Well its still better even if you do it just as a hobby then you don’t have any problems paying for bills. I believe any money on the side is a bonus which can be used for fun.

  6. Colin Ferguson on August 21st, 2007

    Jason,

    First off, thanks for indeed being nice and not ripping me apart :)

    Secondly, that’s a very valid point. I think the start off/selling off differentiates the salary world from the “microbusiness world”.

    In any business there is an investment stage. It’s balanced by the stage which you can sell out your investment. Normally in the web world a website goes for 12 months proven earnings. (take last 3 months * by 4). In your case, it’s obviously different as “you” are the generator of new stuff - it’s like a consultancy, I guess. If the consultant tries to sell his business how much is it worth? Not much as it’s all about the consultant’s network, not the business itself.

    Anyway, a good conversation! Thanks!
    Colin

  7. BpMonaco | Internet and Blogging News and Tips | » How to Instantly Make A Salary With Your Blog! on August 21st, 2007

    […] believe me? Check out this latest post by Ja Kel Daily. He and his wife have been blogging for 18 months now. Total revenue for these past six months? […]

  8. Goyin on August 22nd, 2007

    I was at a blogger convention recently where a keynote speaker said that 7% of all bloggers make six figures/year with their blogs. I was surprised at how high that percentage was, frankly. 7%? I don’t know where they got their number of total bloggers out there, but it’s probably a bit off.

  9. April @ Natural Health Remedies on August 22nd, 2007

    It doesn’t help that the US dollar is so awful against the UK £.

  10. Gyms and Health Clubs by Aaron on August 22nd, 2007

    This actually seems like a respectable amount of income for a blog- especially when it’s not the primary focus of your time. That’s like 12k extra a year, assuming your traffic doesn’t increase over that time (which it likely will) and all for giving up TV. Obviously not everyone is going to make that much (or even close), but if you’re tech savvy and monetize your blog correctly, that’s definitely within reach. I think it’s about time for me to get into the blogging world!

  11. bestiaria on August 23rd, 2007

    It depends on the country. In argentina an english teacher makes USD7 per hour TOPS. So, blogging looks quite better

  12. Malok on August 23rd, 2007

    Great article. I think a lot of people starting to blog have the wrong impression that you just write a bunch of garbage a couple times a week - and then you collect big checks that come rolling in. It takes a lot of work and effort to even make a poor living off a blog, and the few that do make it big - did work to get there.

  13. John Pratt on August 24th, 2007

    Great Post!

    I would have to say this good advice and would be willing to bet that the majority of bloggers make a whole lot less then a person working at McDonald’s or making minimum wage for that matter.

    Here in Canada, I’m guessing someone starting at McDonald’s makes about $8 dollars an hour, multiply that by 8 hours for a shift.

    I think — $64 dollars a day would be pretty good for most bloggers.

    All the best,

    John Pratt

  14. Paid Surveys on August 26th, 2007

    Another factor to consider is that with a blog you can slow down a bit once you’re established and your income will remain or even increase a bit once your blog hits critical mass. This will never happen at McDonald’s. And there is that point about no boss to answer to when you’re blogging. All in all, if you have the patience and persistence to go 12-18 months with little payoff blogging can be a good way to increase your income or even leave your current job.

  15. jeni - savvy skin on August 31st, 2007

    Haha, I used to always tell everyone I’d make more money if I worked at McDonalds! Before I started my blog, I worked fulltime on other websites, and since I put it probably 80+ hours a week, I think I was making like $2 an hour, or something ridiculous.

  16. shoes on October 2nd, 2007

    Hello nice blog! !!
    sofa
    It’s my new page.about shoes.

  17. San Diego Lasik Surgery on January 25th, 2008

    This is interesting to me because there are so many “make money online” and “make money with blogs” blogs out there. People claim that it’s really possible. This is a little discouraging. I wonder if THOSE bloggers are just out there to make money off us by selling their products and ebooks? You seem to have a solid site here with lots of quality content. The amount you mentioned is surprising, but a reality check.

  18. Big Oak SEO Company on March 12th, 2008

    I have a few blog I run on the side for fun. One of them, http://www.smoothieweb.com started ranking well (#1 for smoothie recipes and smoothies) and it brings in about $1,000 per month with google adsense. I have tried putting advertising, but only one so far. High organic rankings have been the key for me, but it took many hours to get that ranking. Of course, now I just get checks every month for an hour or so per week.

    I guess it will be my retirement. ;-)

  19. Free-hdtvs on March 14th, 2008

    Anything but working in Mc Donalds personally! I’d rather just get a steadily paid job in an office than work in a place which absolutely stinks!

Leave a Reply