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The only way to skip entry-level positions is to show potential employers you have more skills and better ideas than their entry-level employees and therefore are worth more money. A blog is the perfect platform to showcase great ideas, show potential employers you’re actively thinking about your industry and demonstrate your great skills without having to serve coffee for the next year.

via How to Blog Your Way Out of That Entry-Level Job | The Savvy Intern by YouTern.

Why Students should Blog

According to founder Matt Mullenweg in his 2011 State of the Word Address, there are thousands of self-employed developers making a living on the WordPress platform. His voluntary survey recorded 6,800 developers who have built 170,000 sites between them, making a median hourly rate of $50. – ReadWriteWeb

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