What Will Happen to Yahoo?

There's been a lot of speculation out there about the future of Yahoo. Will it be bought out by Alibaba? What about Providence Equity Partners? Is Microsoft still in the picture, or have they finally called it quits on trying to acquire Yahoo?

At this point, it's a lot of questions and few answers. But one thing is for sure, for someone who writes for Yahoo like me, what the future will bring when it comes to this Internet giant and still relevant player in the Internet world, remains uncertain.

So how do those of us who find some source of income provided by Yahoo, prepare for the future. It's a question and a situation that many employees -- Yahoo or not -- have had to consider over the last few years and moving forward.

A New Game?

After the joining of Associated Content and Yahoo, some of us who wrote for Associated Content were thrown out of our comfort zones. There were new webpage layouts, a variety of new sites for which to gain exposure for our content, different payment structures, new writing requirements, and new expectations. Some didn't like the new system and left. Some didn't like the new system and unhappily stayed. Others remained flexible, open-minded to the changes and thrived.

I'm of the mind that many of today's employees have to retain their flexibility. The Internet and global communications systems are making the world an increasingly destabilized place in which to live. What I mean by this is that one minute a business seems safe and secure, the next minute it's being taken over or closing up shop. This means that the people that live in the world of today must reap what they have sown. Technology has made our lives easier, allowing us to work from home, choose more freely to be self-employed, and revel in the flat-screened, mobile phoned techno-life so many enjoy, but it can also take away that freedom when technology and the economic situation it has helped create, fails or turns against us making our work as we new and were used to it, obsolete.

Regular Employees and More

I'm sure that the regular employees of Yahoo might be more than just a little nervous about their prospects for the future. Not knowing who might buy Yahoo, when or how, and what that takeover might entail or the results it might have, must make for a somewhat nerve-racking work environment. However, it's more than just the employees at the corporate office who may be a tad worried. For many of their content creators, Yahoo has become an integral part of their daily work lives as well as a nice supplemental -- and in some cases, integral -- source of income.

An Income Stream Gone?

My work for Yahoo presents a nice chunk of regular income. However, I'm not one to be caught with his pants down when it comes to income adjustments. As I've written before, I have backup plans to initiate in the event of an income stream loss. And as Yahoo becomes and increasingly large part of that income stream, I become ever more watchful of its future plans and my preparations to deal with a change in ownership and/or operations should it occur.

Having backup sites for which to write, knowing where I can sell my excess supply of articles, and being prepared to temporarily cut expenses if needed can all provide a little peace of mind, knowing that the Yahoo income stream could be in play while not knowing what effects upon me this might have.

Who knows, maybe the acquisition of Yahoo by another company could be the best thing that ever happened to its content providers, just as the acquisition of Associated Content by Yahoo was great for many of AC's existing writers. Guess I'll just have to wait and see and keep planning for the future just in case.

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The author is not a licensed financial professional. This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal or financial advice. Any action taken by the reader due to the information provided in this article is solely at the reader's discretion.