Is it really possible or are we all squabling over scraps?
By gfeef01
@gfeef01 (537)
May 14, 2010 4:29pm CST
Ok before you shoot me down; i've been doing my research, i've been reading a lot of Mylott, much more than posting, and i'm quite taken with what i'm finding out. I've had a look at the ptc sites which seem to be quite popular on these discussions and i've started to submit reviews to constantcontent and reviewstreem and had a couple accepted. I've debated turning my much loved blog into a frenzy of referal links and i've filled in surveys multiple times to find that they only accept US addresses, or i'm somehow not suitable. If i was trying to pay for my phone bill each month this would be fine, but realistically i need to make £6-£10 a day, that's a whopping $10-$15. Now i've graduated university, i'm a good and enthusiastic writer (a little rusty on some grammar but that's all), and have a fast internet connection.
SO... is it possible to make a living on all this stuff or should i throw in the towel and go train to teach english (that's the best alternative option i'll have as i don't speak the native language as from september). And obviously i've tried this and hate it so i'm hoping you'll give me some hope!
1 response
@Philtrate (254)
• Ireland
15 May 10
PS. Don't go into yeaching unless it's what you really want to do. I went into teaching in England at age 21, enjoyed it until I was late 30's, put up with it til 45, hated it 6 years, then got out. Stress levels plummeted, even with money worries. Forget the holidays, the job is noy worth doing for the money it pays.
@gfeef01 (537)
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15 May 10
I used to be a youthworker. i loved it. Worked for a church so i went into schools to help with their religious content and did teach a bit. Now i'm moving to the balkans so that's a thing of the past and youthworkers don't really exist there. I don't want to be a teacher and the only type of teacher i could be would be a high level english as a foriegn language teacher.... oh the grammar! No thanks.
