Animal Blogger Career Profile
- Career Name: Animal Blogger
- Category - Media / Business / Education
- Skills Required - Life skills 50% - Career skills 50%
- Basic Subjects - Language, Business Studies, Biology
- Required Education - High School Certificate
- Species Worked With - Pets, Critters, Farm Animals, Wildlife
- Short Courses - 340 Rewards = Points +Badges
Do you want to work as an animal blogger?
- Read about the most important info you need to decide on following this career.
- ​Follow the 7 points below and search for a tertiary institution near you for future studies. If you already are graduated, you may also search through our list of Jobs in the main menu.
- If you want to PLAN the way you need to prepare, then join our community in step 8 where you will learn everything, while chatting with other potential bloggers and experts from around the world. Prepare to be amazed!
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UPDATED:
29 April 2024
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What is an animal blogger?
An Animal Blogger is a person that makes use of the internet to create a blog (digital news platform) to write, publish and promote animal related articles.
Most Bloggers write for their own blogs or websites, or contribute articles for blogs run by other websites.
Alternative Names
An animal blogger may be known by various alternative names depending on their specific focus, style, or niche within the realm of animal-related content creation. Some alternative names for an animal blogger include:
Pet Blogger:
This term is commonly used for bloggers who primarily focus on domestic pets, such as dogs, cats, birds, or small mammals. Pet bloggers often share advice, tips, and personal stories related to pet care, training, health, and lifestyle.
Wildlife Blogger:
Wildlife bloggers typically focus on wild animals, conservation efforts, nature photography, and outdoor adventures. They may share insights into animal behaviour, environmental issues, wildlife sanctuaries, and conservation projects around the world.
Animal Advocate:
Animal advocates use their blogs to raise awareness about animal welfare issues, promote adoption, support animal rights campaigns, and advocate for the ethical treatment of animals in various industries, including farming, entertainment, and research.
Zoology Blogger:
Zoology bloggers specialise in scientific topics related to animal biology, ecology, evolution, and behaviour. They may share research findings, educational resources, and insights into the natural world, targeting audiences interested in wildlife science and conservation.
Pet Lifestyle Blogger:
Pet lifestyle bloggers focus on the day-to-day experiences of living with pets, including pet-friendly travel, home decor, fashion, and product reviews. They often cater to pet owners looking for inspiration and ideas to enhance their pets’ lives.
Animal Rescue Blogger:
Animal rescue bloggers highlight stories of rescued animals, adoption success stories, foster care experiences, and efforts to find homes for homeless pets. They may collaborate with animal shelters, rescue organisations, and foster networks to raise awareness and support for animal adoption.
Exotic Pet Blogger:
Exotic pet bloggers specialise in unique or unconventional pets, such as reptiles, amphibians, exotic birds, and small mammals. They may provide care guides, habitat setup tips, and species-specific information for exotic pet enthusiasts.
Animal Photography Blogger:
Animal photography bloggers showcase stunning photographs of animals in their natural habitats, capturing moments of beauty, grace, and vulnerability. They may offer photography tips, techniques, and equipment reviews for aspiring wildlife photographers.
Farm Animal Blogger:
Farm animal bloggers focus on issues related to animal agriculture, sustainable farming practices, humane treatment of livestock, and ethical consumption. They may share stories from small-scale farmers, advocate for animal welfare reforms, and promote plant-based diets.
Animal Behaviour Blogger:
Animal behaviour bloggers delve into the fascinating world of animal cognition, communication, social dynamics, and learning. They may interpret animal behaviour research, provide training tips, and explore the bond between humans and animals.
These alternative names reflect the diverse interests, passions, and expertise within the animal blogging community, catering to a wide range of audiences and niches within the broader field of animal-related content creation.
Blogs in numbers?
More than 50% of animal related blogs focus on pets and pet products
Content?
The content of blogs constantly change, with video being added in almost 60% of blogs
What does an Animal Blogger do?
Category:
Media / Business
Focus:
Animal bloggers write, edit, post, and promote the content on their own websites by choosing and writing about specific topics. In terms of animals, an animal blogger may decide to blog about a specific species, or groups of animals. Most animal bloggers start out by writing about animals they encounter and adding a personal touch through photos and facts. More seasoned bloggers, with a good knowledge of species, write more scientific articles and normally are in the best position to combine their career with freelancing where they may also write for other blogs.
Daily Tasks:
- Research topics to write about
- Schedule workload
- Write draft article and editing
- Publish article on personal website
- Promote blog/website
- Administration and filing
Where they work:
Environment –
Animal bloggers work mostly indoors in an office setup where they can access their computer to write their blogs. They may also spend time outdoors, taking photos and notes of the animals they want to blog about.
Places of Employment –
Most animal bloggers work privately, creating their own blogs, or under contract for various clients. They can also be employed by newspapers, online magazines or media houses.
Average Salary:
As most animal bloggers are self employed, their income is based on obtaining contracts. On average the income per year is around $35,000. This will differ from country to country.
Difficulties:
The most difficult part is always to get your blogs seen by potential followers. Most bloggers are paid for advert space according to the amount of followers.
​Future growth and Possibilities:
Blogging is growing steadily, and writing about animals has always been a very good topic. Entering the market might be difficult, as there is a high level of competition. Expert knowledge in certain species might give you a niche market.
3. Which Skills are required?
The skills required for a career as an animal blogger can be divided into two very important groups. The first is the group containing life skills, which are the core skills that are necessary or desirable for full participation in everyday life. The second group is career skills, or the specific skills required to allow a person to enter and operate effectively within a specific career. Some or maybe even all of the life skills can assist in strengthening the career skills, and they might even be the same for specific careers.
Life Skills:
- Self-awareness
- Empathy
- Critical thinking
- Creative thinking
- Decision making
- Problem Solving
- Effective communication
- Interpersonal relationship
Career Skills:
- ​Good business knowledge
- Good writing and research skills
- Basic customer service skills
- Good health and physical fitness
- Excellent computer literacy
4. Which Subjects must I have at School?
Language will be your major or most important subject in school, whether you want to study further, or not. It will strengthen your writing skills and techniques, and prepare you for a career as an animal blogger.
Business Studies is not a compulsory subject for further tertiary studies, but it will definitely help you to understand and run your own business one day.
Biology is recommended, not for further studies, but because it will teach you a lot about animals. This knowledge will be helpful as a writer.
The subjects you choose at school are important as they lay the foundation for further studies at college or university. While still at school, it’s also important to learn more about the animals you will work with, as well as gain some experience.
OZT has a list of various tertiary institutions where you can study further, after school. Each of these institutions also have their own Group page on OZT where you will find the exact subjects they require of you to have passed in school. Keep these requirements in mind, and discuss it with your school, guidance counselor and parents to ensure that you are prepared!
5. What will I need to Study?
Minimum Requirements:
​To become an Animal Blogger doesn’t require formal training. The minimum educational requirement is a High School certificate, but many do go on to study a College Diploma.Â
Focus:
Major –
Studying towards a major in subjects such as Writing, Language, CommunicationsÂ
Short Courses –
Short Courses are essential, especially when you do make use of a computer to write, edit photos and promote your blog.
Duration:
The duration of College Diplomas can be up to 3 years. Short Courses are usually between a few weeks and a year.
Possible Career Preparation Paths:
If this is your dream career that you want to pursue, then it’s important to plan the way forward.
Why is planning important?
​To ensure that you understand the requirements for your career, and that you are always prepared for the next step on the road towards your dream. A Preparation Path is like your road map to where you want to be.
Possible Paths:
Possible Combined Career Paths:
It is possible to sometimes combine two or more related careers. This normally happens when you study and practice a specific main career, but the knowledge and experience gained also help you to have a paying hobby or secondary income career.
Possible Alternatives (there are a lot more):
Stepping Stone Career:
Being an animal blogger can also be used as a stepping stone career. A stepping stone career is one which is used to help you get to another career, normally because the other career is too difficult to reach (sometimes due to things like high fees etc).
You can begin as an intern blogger for a known publication/website after completing basic short courses and under expert guidance (maybe working under a mentor). The money made can then be used to pay for studies towards a promotion or another career, and the experience helps in gaining knowledge. One paying to help get to the other.
Some of the possible paths:
Training and apprenticeship:
Even though it is important to study to get into some of the animal careers, most of the skills you will need as a blogger will be acquired through practice. This means that you will learn how to perform some of the daily tasks by actually doing it a few times and learning the steps.
In some cases entry level positions (or junior bloggers) require training sessions even before you are allowed to actually perform your job duties. These sessions are offered by the place of employment, after you have successfully applied.
Apprenticeship is also possible where you need to learn skills from a more senior blogger or expert writer.
Join the Animal Bloggers Group in STEP 8Â to learn more and even interact with the educational institutions that will help you secure your dream career!
Average entry level of education across the career:
6. Licenses, Certificate, Registration and Professional Associations
Certain animal careers require some form of legal certification to prove that you can indeed do the work, and work with the necessary equipment.
Although not required by law, certifications may help workers establish their credentials and enhance their skills.
Learn more about requirements by joining OZT in STEP 8.
Professional Associations:
7. Where can I study further?
All of the above information will help you understand more about the Career, including the fact that there are different paths to take to reach it. But if you are almost done with High School (Grades 11 or 12), you also need to start thinking about further studies, and WHERE you will study.
See the List of Universities, Colleges and Online Training Academies who offer courses towards writing and blogging.
8. Join the OZT community
Join us as a special member and learn more about becoming an animal blogger.
Members of the Platform have special access to:
- Info on the best places where you can study (colleges, universities and online)
- Expertly designed advice to prepare you for the career, and links to places where you can gain valuable experience. For some career experience is necessary, otherwise you wont get the job!
- Top notch info on each of the different species you will work with
- Make friends around the world and share knowledge
- Compete and win points, badges, games, prizes and certificates. Be the best of the best, while you learn and prepare!
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