Fun Friday Post: What Has Influenced My Career

This week’s B5 Media Business Channel Fun Friday Post has this theme:

Your business epiphany: What one moment influenced your career or business more than any other?

I can come up with this one rather easily. Instead of rushing off to an “assistant editor” or a “local news reporter” position like nearly everyone I knew in my Master Degree program at Syracuse University, I tried to “make it” as a writer using the Internet. Mainly because I wanted a way to support my husband while he finished school without having to work long hours outside the home, away from my son.

As you might know, this path is a tough one. So I had to resort to such sites as Associated Content in order to make a quick buck. I made it a goal to post two or three articles a day for the (pittance) $$$. One day, Robyn Tippins noticed that I posted quite a lot — and regularly — on Associated Content. She knew that blogging required dedication and regular posting (she is a blogging expert, after all). Robyn introduced me to the world of blogging for pay.

This was just before blogging really took off as a marketing campaign strategy. So, I was fortunate enough to get in on the ground floor, and have been making about 80% of my income from (mostly corporate) blogging ever since.

The moment that Robyn contacted me about blogging, my career has never been the same. I went from having a vague notion that blogs were about teenage angst to knowing that they are so much more, and that they can have a profound impact on lives — including my own.

Have you had a career epiphany? How about any epiphany? Please share!