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So writing something for 20 minutes every 3 days (which some might even enjoy) counts as a part-time job? It's like saying browsing on HN is a part-time job. Or

So writing something for 20 minutes every 3 days (which some might even enjoy) counts as a part-time job? It's like saying browsing on HN is a part-time job. Or were you talking about the $5 a day? In that case, yes, you might have to put a little more effort into it. However, building a blog that earns $5 a day without doing anything(or let's just say, doing a lot less than you're supposed to) is possible, but it's just not ethical.

codexon 16y ago
Let's not get hung up on definitions here. It doesn't really matter if $10/month is a job or just a hobby to you. The important question, is whether or not it is attainable with low effort as you seem to suggest. I've built a few websites with pagerank 2-4 where I spent more than 20 minutes every 3 days and enjoyed it. All of them have netted less than $10/month over a span of 5 years. This experience has led me believe it is not possible to even get to $10/month without treating it as a job...unless you happen to enjoy blogging about acai berry and prescription drugs.
jacquesm 16y ago
Let me ask you a few simple question: Do you have a blog ? Url please ? How much money does it make ? How much time do you spend on keeping it up-to-date ? How much time did you spend building ? How much time did you spend gaining your SEO skills? How long has it been running ? With those figures we can work out exactly what your hourly rate was, can you provide this ?