#but it turns out small ponds don't pay a living wage

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

I've received some criticism for accepting commissioned posts, so I want to clarify

this blog & the content I produce is currently my only means of income

I'm saving to escape a toxic household

tumblr is notoriously difficult for content-creators to monetize

I accept ko-fi / paypal / commissions instead of reblogging 'sponsored' content (ads from fashion retailers or Adam & Eve) the way most blogs my size do. I don't want this space to feel impersonal; reader support allows me to avoid commercial advertising.

I'm doing my best. I've spent years putting in full-time hours on a blog that has only just started paying part-time wages. eventually I would like to make a living writing traditionally published content, but that's a long ways off. for now I'm just trying to get by, and trying to write fun and weird and (hopefully) surprisingly helpful content on the platform I have. please bear with me. I'm simply trying to turn an obsessive passionate hobby into something I can live (frugally) on.

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@biggest-gaudiest-patronuses

I’ve received some criticism for accepting commissioned posts, so I want to clarify

this blog & the content I produce is currently my only means of income

I’m saving to escape a toxic household

tumblr is notoriously difficult for content-creators to monetize

I accept ko-fi / paypal / commissions instead of reblogging ‘sponsored’ content (ads from fashion retailers or Adam & Eve) the way most blogs my size do. I don’t want this space to feel impersonal; reader support allows me to avoid commercial advertising.

I’m doing my best. I’ve spent years putting in full-time hours on a blog that has only just started paying part-time wages. eventually I would like to make a living writing traditionally published content, but that’s a long ways off. for now I’m just trying to get by, and trying to write fun and weird and (hopefully) surprisingly helpful content on the platform I have. please bear with me. I’m simply trying to turn an obsessive passionate hobby into something I can live (frugally) on.

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I'm a big fish in a small pond but it turns out small ponds don't pay a living wage which many of my fellow fish are unaware of also...i reblog very few posts on my main almost all the content you'll see on my blog is original and there is a LOT of it I enjoy this but I do bring a professional mindset to it I work hard to stay organized. I have drafts folders and a regular schedule to help me keep on top of that and the inbox I spend anywhere from 2 to 6 hours a day on this blog back when the inbox was open and I was constantly answering messages I averaged about 7 hours a day it was INSANE as my audience grows i am trying to find ways to interact in an authentic way while still maintaining a balance and it's frustrating how much resentment i get for trying to make a living off of this i see other larger blogs built on reposting other people's content that are thriving on sponsored posts *side eyes certain best of twitter accounts* and i just...i try to put in the hours and do original content and interact with people in a way that feels honest and meaningful to me and then i receive backlash from people willing to ignore that there are plenty of larger blogs on the site that were built specifically to be monetized and have successfully done so. and I just sometimes it is so hard to be a person on this site easy to be a meme account. but not a person 'you're just doing something anyone can do and most people do for free' I'm doing something I enjoy that started as a hobby and that I am now trying to turn into something resembling a career I don't think that is automatically unethical

I've received some criticism for accepting commissioned posts, so I want to clarify

this blog & the content I produce is currently my only means of income

I'm saving to escape a toxic household

tumblr is notoriously difficult for content-creators to monetize

I accept ko-fi / paypal / commissions instead of reblogging 'sponsored' content (ads from fashion retailers or Adam & Eve) the way most blogs my size do. I don't want this space to feel impersonal; reader support allows me to avoid commercial advertising.

I'm doing my best. I've spent years putting in full-time hours on a blog that has only just started paying part-time wages. eventually I would like to make a living writing traditionally published content, but that's a long ways off. for now I'm just trying to get by, and trying to write fun and weird and (hopefully) surprisingly helpful content on the platform I have. please bear with me. I'm simply trying to turn an obsessive passionate hobby into something I can live (frugally) on.

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Tags: #I'm a big fish in a small pond#but it turns out small ponds don't pay a living wage#which many of my fellow fish are unaware of#also...i reblog very few posts on my main#almost all the content you'll see on my blog is original#and there is a LOT of it#I enjoy this but I do bring a professional mindset to it#I work hard to stay organized. I have drafts folders and a regular schedule to help me keep on top of that and the inbox#I spend anywhere from 2 to 6 hours a day on this blog#back when the inbox was open and I was constantly answering messages I averaged about 7 hours a day#it was INSANE#as my audience grows i am trying to find ways to interact in an authentic way while still maintaining a balance#and it's frustrating how much resentment i get for trying to make a living off of this#i see other larger blogs built on reposting other people's content that are thriving on sponsored posts#*side eyes certain best of twitter accounts*#and i just...i try to put in the hours and do original content and interact with people in a way that feels honest and meaningful to me#and then i receive backlash from people willing to ignore that there are plenty of larger blogs on the site#that were built specifically to be monetized and have successfully done so. and I just#sometimes it is so hard to be a person on this site#easy to be a meme account. but not a person#'you're just doing something anyone can do and most people do for free'#I'm doing something I enjoy that started as a hobby and that I am now trying to turn into something resembling a career#I don't think that is automatically unethical

I've received some criticism for accepting commissioned posts, so I want to clarify

this blog & the content I produce is currently my only means of income

I'm saving to escape a toxic household

tumblr is notoriously difficult for content-creators to monetize

I accept ko-fi / paypal / commissions instead of reblogging 'sponsored' content (ads from fashion retailers or Adam & Eve) the way most blogs my size do. I don't want this space to feel impersonal; reader support allows me to avoid commercial advertising.

I'm doing my best. I've spent years putting in full-time hours on a blog that has only just started paying part-time wages. eventually I would like to make a living writing traditionally published content, but that's a long ways off. for now I'm just trying to get by, and trying to write fun and weird and (hopefully) surprisingly helpful content on the platform I have. please bear with me. I'm simply trying to turn an obsessive passionate hobby into something I can live (frugally) on.