Parenting Blogger Emily Austin on Turning a Hobby into a Full-Time Job

You know I love me some WordPress. Thanks to Cheri Lucas Rowlands for chatting with me about my blogging journey! Check out the interview on WordPress Discover.

20 comments

  1. mgibbon2's avatar

    Emily I love your blog!! Not a parent, but I love hearing all the stories you share and it gets me excited to experience it for myself one day! I think I did stumble across your blog when you hosted the Remember When series! I had a blast with those! This was a great interview! I’m glad you shared it here for us to read, too!!

    1. The Waiting's avatar

      Thank you, Mariah! I may need to bring the blog hop back. I loved doing it.

  2. pegoleg's avatar

    What a great interview! Your advice on exporting yourself to other social media is spot on, and I’m so pleased that you’ve taken blogging to the next level. Also envious since that’s what I want to do, but am totally clueless on how to go about it. I’m that kid with her nose stuck to the candy store window, hungry and without a penny.

    Keep up the good work, kiddo (along with that cutie-patootie smile.)

    1. The Waiting's avatar

      To be honest, I’m fairly clueless too. Whenever I have to run social media stats reports at work and bring dirty, dirty numbers into my happy little blogging world, I revert back to the same kid I was in 6th grade, crying over decimals.

  3. Tina Celentano's avatar

    I really enjoyed your article! Great advice. I also have a parenting blog but started writing as an empty nester.I am looking forward to following your future posts.

    1. The Waiting's avatar

      Thank you! One of my very favorite people in the world writes an empty nester blog you might enjoy: mindfulmagpie.com. She’s my best friend’s mom and a fantastic writer to boot!

      1. Tina Celentano's avatar

        Thanks, I will check it out!

  4. Janet @ choicesbyjanet.wordpress.com's avatar

    Thank you for sharing your “start”. I recently started my blog because I felt I had something to say, and believed, as you put it so well, that my kids would thank me one day for recording these thoughts. Thank you

  5. Kate's avatar

    Loved the interview. You gave really great advice. The last part of your answer about “just write”i loved it!

    1. The Waiting's avatar

      Thanks for reading it! I need to take my own advice and post soon!

  6. onefitexec's avatar

    I love your blog Emily! It’s so funny and honest :) I hope to be a mom soon and follow all your thoughts and insights

  7. TheMedicatedMom's avatar
    therestwo · · Reply

    Very cool – way to go mama!!! 💛

  8. Napoleon Nalcot's avatar

    This is a great piece of advice. I have a parenting blog which was new (only six months) and having read this great post of yours inspired me to write more. So thankful to have stumbled upon your site.

  9. Selina Stambi's avatar

    Fabulous advice to a newbie blogger like me, Emily. I’m impressed. Well done and thank you!

  10. Milliesfeuille's avatar

    This is a beautiful blog. I’v only jus begun my blogging journey and your advice on this post is so inspiring. The key is not to be disheartened or scared, but to push on through and confidently hit that ‘publish’ button. Thank you xx

  11. The Eclecticity's avatar

    I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed this interview. As someone one who has just started a blog I really appreciated you honesty and I really like your style of writing – you have really inspired me! Thank you

  12. mishjang's avatar

    Awesome advice, Emily. Thank you <3

  13. expressionsofhisloveministry's avatar
    Victorious Virtuous Women of Faith · · Reply

    Wonderful Advice Emily. I just began my blog a few days ago.. with time I hope it will bless many women ( and men ). God Bless ~

  14. Marie-Pierre Renaud's avatar

    I really enjoyed reading your interview! I am a new mother of twins and I often want to blog about my experience. I am super busy, however, and I already manage The Geek Anthropologist blog and work part-time, so I haven’t gotten around to it yet. Then, you reminded me about guest blogging and it’s usefulness to connect with other bloggers and readers!

Now you can hold the magic talking stick.