Jobless Blogging

Even just going for a leisurely spin around the information super highway, it doesn’t take long for one to stumble upon an entire community of individuals who write blogs about the one subject that typically only paid bloggers would have time to write about at such length, yet can’t; being unemployed. The number of “unemployment blogs” has been fluctuating since the start of the recession around 2008 depending on the unemployment rate, but the question remains; is one’s story about being laid off from their job and their newfound thriftiness in combination with their jobless angst interesting enough to fuel the content for a successful blog? So far, it would depend on who is asked. For the majority of blog readers with jobs, the answer would be along the lines of “not so much.” But that’s of no worry because the essence of blogging is writing within a niche; a community of people who share a connection to the subject matter.

With the unemployment rate being as high as it has been in the past few years, unemployment blogging has taken off as the niche has expanded. As more people have been living through similar circumstances from job layoffs or cutbacks in their companies as a means of staying afloat, more have also been motivated to share their experiences with others by means of a blog or other forms of social media online. Due to a lapse in time from being unemployed, this has given many people time to gain experience in the world of social media and networking as they use these platforms to not only express their jobless experiences, but also as a means of helping them find a job. With different industries investing more heavily in internet marketing and social media advertising, some of the jobless writing and social networking has the capacity to translate into online media experience. So, while most unemployed bloggers are not paid to write a blog, that doesn’t mean unemployment blogging might not eventually pay off!

The only question that remains is what are these people going to write about when they’re finally employed?

Whether you’re unemployed, under-employed, or just looking for a new career path, take a break from your unemployment blog for a little while to speak with the employment experts at Barracuda Staffing. Barracuda Staffing’s employment specialists can help you find the career that is waiting for you and help get you out of any unemployment slump.