You can also hear some of his best material on my podcast “The Phil Hendrie Show Flashback”

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I’d suggest looking for something in your field of expertise related to journalism, social media, and community management. There are a lot of shady marketeers out there making tons of money pretending that they are “social media experts”. It is a real shame that you haven’t been able to capitalize on your genuine knowledge and skills to further your career.

Lack of formal education could be a problem, some employers can still be pretty traditional about degrees an such. But I wouldn’t place too much stock in it, I have a GED and a 2 year degree from a community college. I don’t think that has put me at a disadvantage against people with 4 or more years at a better school. In fact as soon as you have your first professional job, even the best university is pushed down to the bottom of your resume.

That being said, I have taught a few community college courses myself and still think it can have some value. Even just taking a single class in an area you think you are weak in could open new doors; rounding out your knowledge, showing potential employers that you are serious, and making local connections.

Being self-employed and working out of your own office sounds like a dream job to me too, but it could take you a while to build up to that. Have you looked much into your local area at old fashioned bricks-and-mortar jobs that might offer more to your career path in pay and experience?

I have done work for old school print media in my region, small newspapers and magazines. They all recognize that print is shrinking as the Net grows and are looking for talented people like you to help them make that transition. Most probably wouldn’t have the budget for a full time staffer, but it could be a valuable stepping stone for you.

Of course, WordPress is still growing by strides and I’m sure you can grow your career with it. So many books are starting to come out, but they are all geared towards the technical details of WordPress. I think there is plenty of room for some good books on how to actually use these tools to be a successful blogger, podcaster, or publisher. You could write 10 or 12 longer form essays for your site, and easily reformat them as an interesting book.

Also, I might have given you this piece of advice before: keep your life as cheap as possible, as it will make your ability to create success from your own work more likely. I always had to take jobs that weren’t ideal for me in order to pay for things, and I look back on that now, and wish I hadn’t.

I know for a fact you can make a career our of your WordPress enthusiasm. Just keep on being a voice for the community, feed back to them what they are looking for, and continue to try to find revenue generating opportunities.

Blasting out the Word of GOD to warn people about hell.

God’s enemies will not stand in the judgment just as the attacking Egyptians lost out when they chased the Israelites through the Divinely parted Red Sea…

At the BLAST of God’s nostrils the waters piled up;
the floods stood up in a heap; the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea. (EXODUS 15:8)

It’s a Blast from eternity past…from the present…AND from eternity future…inspired by the eternally existent GOD who stands outside the space-time continuum, yet lovingly sent His only Son JESUS to die in our place and rise victoriously from the dead, making a way for us who surrender to Him to receive forgiveness of our sins and enjoy eternity in paradise.

GOD wants to be your friend. JESUS is the ONLY bridge to that friendship.