Getting Paid to Blog and Vlog (Turning Your Tech Hobbies into a Career)

Barrington, Richard

ISBN 10: 1508172900 ISBN 13: 9781508172901

Publisher: Rosen Young Adult, 2016

Synopsis

Young people’s voices make the most advantageous bloggers and vloggers on the internet. But to make blogging into a career, readers must learn everything about content creation and advertising and how to optimize profits without isolating their audience. There are advantages and disadvantages to each way of maintaining a blog and many roles and skills that a professional blog or vlog team must have. Much more than a wall of text, there are insightful profiles of blog stars like Tavi Gevinson and Ken Pomeroy, as well as particularly nuanced topics central to the operations of blogging.

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Reviews

Gr 7 Up—This series shows tech-savvy teens how digital forums, combined with one's specialized knowledge, can lead to a profitable occupation in an expanding online world. Finding a niche is key, and hobbies or passions often play a role, as evidenced in Cosplay Costumes and Props. In Blog and Vlog, readers are urged to find a devoted audience, with an emphasis on sports and fashion videos. Many of the images are screenshots of applications or photos of people using interactive business or health organization portals and apps. The highly readable narratives describe skills, real-life successes, and specifics about getting started. Data on monetary compensation is vague, as might be expected for entrepreneurial pursuits, but the market for these talents appears limitless. VERDICT The DIY focus will attract resourceful and creative students who could start dabbling right away. A natural addition to collections where the maker movement is popular.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1508172900
• ISBN 13: 9781508172901
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 80