How many hours do bloggers work
The number of hours bloggers work varies significantly depending on their blog's stage and their level of dedication.
Starting Out Bloggers
New bloggers who are still in the initial 1 to 3 months typically work around 8 to 14 hours per week.
During this phase, they spend time on tasks like choosing their blog topic, setting up the website, creating legal pages, and writing their first articles.[1]
Growing Blogs
Bloggers with established blogs between 4 months and 3 years old usually dedicate 15 to 33 hours per week. At this stage, most of their time goes toward writing articles.
A typical schedule includes writing three to four 1,200+ word articles per week (4 to 7 hours per article), maintaining the site (about 1 hour weekly), and promoting content on social media (2 to 4 hours per week).[2][1]
Established Full-Time Bloggers
Once a blog generates enough income to be a primary job, bloggers can actually work fewer hours. Full-time bloggers typically work 5 to 29 hours per week.
The variation depends on whether they do all the work themselves or hire freelance writers and other help.
Those who outsource tasks may only work 5-10 hours weekly, while those doing everything themselves might reach 29 hours.[1]
However, some full-time bloggers report working more.
One established blogger noted working 15 to 20 hours per week most weeks, while others mention spending 60+ hours per week during busy periods.[3][4]
Contributing Factors
The actual time needed depends on several things: how fast you write, your experience with the topic, your familiarity with website management, what types of content you create (text, videos, images), and how much time you spend promoting.
On average, writing a single blog post takes around 3 hours and 51 minutes.[4]
Most hobby bloggers or those just getting started typically commit just 0-5 hours per week, working in short sessions whenever they can find time.[4]