The breed mostly consists of journalists who failed to make it big. Like it or not, content writers earn very little. Try your hand at something else.

Do not be afraid to either hear or digest that comment. Your ‘Sir’ probably meant well. In fact, I think he means to do you a favor.

If you are going to use phrases such as ‘in details’ and ‘talking their mind’, who in the wide world will want to take your content seriously? You cannot be a knife juggler if you do not know how to hold a knife, can you? Well, the English language (any language, for that matter) is the sharpest ‘knife’ you will come across. A single misplaced comma can mean the difference between life and death. Any content writer worth his or her salt will tell you that you need to get your basics absolutely perfect before you think of such a career.

Content writing is by no means easy. Nothing worth much is ever easy. It requires astute reading habits and a healthy respect for TIME.

If these attributes aren’t your cup of tea, I’d congratulate your ‘Sir’. He gave you the most professional piece of advice.

People have made stupendous careers out of all kinds of vague things such as hitting a ball with a bat, jumping like a monkey in front of a video camera, and even simply making empty promises. And content writing is not vague by any stretch of the imagination.

It is not WHAT you do that counts, it is HOW you do it that is more important.

Take up content writing ONLY if you LOVE writing content, playing with words for great effect, and communicating well. Otherwise, do something else that you will genuinely enjoy even if you are asked to do that same thing every day.

I do not mean to discourage you. All I seek to do here is to make my point clear enough.

Best,

Nikhil Khandekar