Starting out as a guest poster for Darren Rowse while he went away on vacation, I had never assumed that, only a few short weeks after he returned from his trip, I would be a full time professional blogger.
I have told the story of my career many times, only because I never get sick of helping people realize that working on the web can be as much about luck and connections as it is about skill and passion.
After Darren returned from his vacation, he offered me a part-time position working for him, but at that point, I was only looking for a full-time job, and had to turn him down. Thankfully, Jacob Gower, came in and offered me a job, having written back and forth to me before as I interviewed him about his blog acquisitions only a few weeks before.
I slowly worked my way up to becoming the Director of Communications, though my responsibilities were much more than the title implies, it was a professional courtesy for all of the hard work I had done in building the network, maintaining it, and generating content. After two years, various blogs were sold to Splashpress Media, and I went along with them as their new Head of Marketing.
Since then, I have moved through a few roles in a few companies, trying to focus in on both what exactly I am needed for, and what I can provide to companies. I have been a Community Manager, and Project Manager of some very large web properties, and continue to develop my own personal brand while expanding my skills online.