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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Sep 11th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
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.
Sep 11th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
I’m roaring with laughter. I only got 2 too and they were wild guesses. :)
Sep 11th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
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!
Sep 11th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
WOW! I’m really impressed. :)
I was pathetic. :(
Sep 11th, 2007 at 9:56 pm
I wouldn’t worry. I AM a pro blogger (and today I just got another paid gig) and I only got 40% right.
Sep 12th, 2007 at 4:19 am
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.
Sep 12th, 2007 at 9:53 am
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! :)
Sep 12th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
@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.
Sep 12th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
@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.
Sep 12th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
@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? :)
Sep 13th, 2007 at 3:18 am
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.
Sep 13th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
@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.