Professional bloggers are paid by others to write an article or blog for them.  Now, to sustain your income in blogging, you should know the following tips to keep you afloat in the blogosphere or blogging community.

Specialize -  To establish yourself as a professional blogger, focus on two to three topics or line of specialization.  This way you will not get lost in identifying where to look at for blogging work and can streamline your search for clients.  You can also do more work if you know enough resources on your chosen topic.  Consider your interest, the most searched keywords or topics and even your personal experience in deciding which topic you prefer to work on.

Diversify Income Sources – Not all paying blogs are permanent or are successful in increasing traffic to their site. Diversify with different blog sites for your service.  Even if one company blog or post closes, at least you still have other blog sites to work for.
Provide Original Content – Though your employer does not specify that you write original blogs, it would earn you a status of 1st rate professional blogger if you send original articles.

Plan Ahead – Most professional bloggers are expected to work all year round. As a result, they lost time for rest days, vacations and even personal needs like medical consultation to maintain health.  It would be better to plan your writing activities and set a schedule for it so that if emergency cases arise, you are ahead of your blogging contract or you are still able to deliver as per deadline.

Don’t Undervalue Yourself – Do not accept writing jobs that are very low or way down minimum pay for blogs.  Yes, you may start writing for minimum pay out but when you’ve already established yourself, you may then accept better paying blog posting jobs.  Believe in your capabilities.