What is it Like to be a Successful Blogger?
There are lots of articles on how to become successful as a blogger but if you read in between the lines on most of them, you might get the nagging suspicion that the authors are not themselves actually successful bloggers
That means that a lot of the content you read about blogging is speculative and hypothetical  which isnt terribly useful. 
What would be useful would be to hear what being a successful blogger is actually like. What is it like on a day to day basis? What are the positives and negatives of making money this way? Lets take a moment to answer those questions
The Day-to-Day
One of the reasons that a lot of people want to become successful bloggers is because they think its a completely work-free, stress-free job. Of course this is not in fact the reality. While its true that running a blog is definitely much easier than working 9-5 in an office, you shouldnt think that you can just relax all day if youre a blogger. 
If you want blogging to be your full time career then you need to treat it as such and you need to work full time on it. 
That said, this is definitely a leisurely full-time. You can probably get away with 5 hours a day with the TV on But if you ignore your blog youll see your income wane.
In terms of stress?
Blogging is a lot less stressful in many ways than having a boss breathing over your shoulder but it is still a little stressful. One of the sources of these stresses is simply the fact that you wont want to lose your fortunate position. If youre making a living from a blog, how do you ensure that you stay that way? What if you wake up one day and your AdSense account is revoked? What if Google has taken your site off of page one? These thoughts will haunt you So be smart and make sure your business is resilient.
Fans
Something that is really pretty awesome about being a blogger is all the fans. People will e-mail you praising your work, asking for advice and generally treating you like a celebrity. Its a massive ego boost. But then youll also get trolls, youll get people saying hey I live down the road from you! (which is creepy) and youll have e-mails you cant answer. 

Is running a blog full-time awesome? Absolutely. But its not without its challenges. Make sure its right for you before you dive in!
