Eat Blog Talk 449: How to Transition From a Corporate 9-5 Job to Full-Time Blogger and Content Creator with Kayla Burton
In episode 449, Megan chats to Kayla Burton about the hurdles she had to overcome in order to become a full-time blogger, quitting her corporate 9-5 job, and ways in which we can make our own blogging journeys easier.
Kayla founded the baking blog, Broken Oven Baking Company, in May 2020 after a few months of sharing baked treats on Instagram. She didn't know much about blogging when she started, but she got eager to dive in and learn as much and as fast as she could. At the end of April 2021, Kayla left a corporate job to pursue blogging full-time. A year later, Kayla was excited to be accepted into Mediavine. Today, you'll find Kayla coaching other food bloggers to help them achieve their business goals.
In this episode, Kayla shares the details of how she transitioned seamlessly from her 9-5 job into a full-time blogging career, including learning how to shift her mindset to overcome fear, what she did before she quit her 9-5, how she dealt with her finances and picking the right website theme and host from the start.
- Save up money before you decide to quit your 9-5 job.
- Find one person to believe in you, even if it's yourself.
- Create systems and proof that you know you can make it work before taking the leap.
- The entrepreneurial route is not easy but with the right mindset you can make it a success.
- Ask yourself, what is the worst case scenario and would you be able to deal with that?
- Create a business entity and bank account, separate to your personal one.
- Choose the right host and theme for your blog from the start.
- Hire help to soften the workload and build long-lasting work relationships.
- Use free food blogging resources to set you off in the right direction.
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