Posted on September 11, 2007 by timethief
Becoming a professional blogger is no easy task. You will need to have a basic knowledge on several fields; including web design, SEO, online marketing and more. Do you think you have what it takes? Test your skills with the 20 questions at this link.
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museditions
September 11, 2007
I’m completely hopeless! I got 2, count ‘em 2, correct! My conclusions are these: better stay at WordPres.com and let other people do the work for me; and this is a good list of things to learn more about. Thanks. I think.
brightfeather
September 11, 2007
I’m roaring with laughter. I only got 2 too and they were wild guesses. :)
sanjida
September 11, 2007
i just took the test and my score is 55% !
i have learned one thing for sure, i am a pro guesser! :D
if i take the test again, i will flunk for sure. if only i were also a pro memorizer!
brightfeather
September 11, 2007
WOW! I’m really impressed. :)
I was pathetic. :(
raincoaster
September 11, 2007
I wouldn’t worry. I AM a pro blogger (and today I just got another paid gig) and I only got 40% right.
letters
September 12, 2007
Another way to look at it is this: if you want to become a pro blogger, it’s like anything: you have to do some research, you have to learn things you don’t already know, then apply what you learned in the real world.
A more appropriate measure of what it takes to be a pro blogger is a test to determine how good a businessperson you would be. Because a pro blog is a business, after all.
museditions
September 12, 2007
So, you, O Knowledgeable One, only got 2 right? Hmmm…from how it was presented, I would have thought you’d aced it. I think you are guilty of sneakypostism! :)
brightfeather
September 12, 2007
@letters
You’re quite right. It takes the similar skills to run a business as it does to become a pro blogger. And … lol … although I am a partner in a small business it’s not one based on writing. I doubt that I’ll ever be inclined to acquire the skills required to become a blogging pro because I lack the inclination. I’m just not a “geeky” type.
brightfeather
September 12, 2007
@musededitions
Oh no – you have exposed me. I confess that I’m always guilty of “sneakypostism”. Most bloggers put their opinions up front in their posts and then buttress them with research. That’s not my style. I prefer to put what I read up front and see if any readers want to dialog about it. If they do then my opinions become evident in my responses to their comments. I’m an introverted blogger and my style is quite the opposite of most bloggers who are extroverted.
I’m also one of those people who suffer from performance anxiety. I freeze when tested or quizzed. My mind turns to mush and I begin to sweat. The fact that I choked out 2 correct answers doesn’t surprise me. However, if asked the same questions in conversation I’m sure I would have done better.
brightfeather
September 12, 2007
@raincoaster
I’m so very happy that you didn’t report a 65% score. It’s my experience that once people know that much about any subject connected with making an income that they do not share. Please feel free to educate me any time – just don’t try and quiz my retention ability immediately afterwards, okay? :)
raincoaster
September 13, 2007
Well if we do it in the comments, you can always re-read them. What do you want to know? And by the way, NONE of the crap in the test relates to what I actually do.
brightfeather
September 13, 2007
@rain
Thanks but as none of the test answers are really that important I’ll pass when it comes to asking questions and worrying about answers.