How to Start a Home-based Blogging Business

Brett Snyder is the author of the award-winning consumer air travel blog The Cranky Flier. Brett’s background is in the airline industry, so he focused his blog on explaining what happens in the airlines for consumers from the perspective of someone on the inside. The result is that Brett now works full time as President and Chief Airline Dork of Cranky Flier LLC. Brett’s success with The Cranky Flier has led to other opportunities to complement his work, including a weekly air travel column for CNN.com. He has appeared on radio and television programs on CNN, Bloomberg Television, and NPR-affiliated stations among others. He is regularly quoted as an airline expert in news media including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and in many local papers. He is also known internationally. In the UK, The Cranky Flier was named one of the 50 most powerful blogs in the world by the Observer Magazine. The credibility he has built using The Cranky Flier as a platform has allowed him to make a good living doing what he loves. Visit him at http:crankyflier.com.