What it takes to be a successful blogger?

July 17, 2007 · Filed Under Blogging · Comment 

michael arrington techcrunchAccording to Michael Arrington, TechCrunch founder, he is on his desk about ten minutes after he wakes up and then write all day, then he goes out for some party which is if there is one, if not then he would simply continue blogging.

How long does it takes to be a successful blogger? Michael Arrington took about 2 years, 16 hours a day, seven days a week.

As for me, I’ve been blogging for almost 2 years now, not there yet and unlikely to be anywhere close but who cares? It is not about the money, its the idea of blogging.

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When to Blog? What to Blog about?

February 23, 2007 · Filed Under Blogging · 4 Comments 

With the birth of blog, making money from the internet is no longer a dream. Now, as a part time blogger and full time student, I would personally say blogging is a great way to make money online, especially for students. Most of the time my friends would ask me what they should blog about, and when should they purchase their own web hosting and many more. Well, the truth is - “Just Do It!”

I started a few blogs, and most of the time I’m clueless about what I am blogging about and the direction of the blog and its content. As time goes by, trials and errors shaped what these blog into what they are today. Drafting is part of the process but without actual experience in blogging, you’ll likely stuck with the blueprint forever. Just blog, start one and my advice is - sign up for Blogger.com, they are one f the best free blogging platform around. Don’t worry about Wordpress and web hosting, just do it!

“If we wait for a perfect system, nothing can be done - you adopt the best system and improve it as you go along” - Mahathir Mohamad

Success is a long and winding road, when I first started blogging, I was clueless and lost. The best part is I was told that blogging for money is just a dream, again I was told that the only was to make money is by going to office and work from 9 to 5. I’m not saying al of us should quit our job, take blogging as a side income, do it with passion and the gods join in. Truth is I paid a huge amount of money for the web hosting and domain name not known that I am able to recover the losses. I’m not into the money, but since I’m able to profit from it, why not?

Remember, with great powers come great responsibility. Learn to share, learn how to give. Donate! Money is just an illusion.

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How To Make Money From Blogging & Blogs

May 6, 2006 · Filed Under Blogging · Comment 

Alot of people tried to find ways on how to make a living thru blogging, and sad to say that not many of them manage to make it. Reason begin that blogging for money is not something that happens over night. It is not something that one can succed without hard work and most of all patiences.

Some blog for the joy of blogging, while other blog because of money. I’ve noticed that Wordpress user tend to blog for money while a high percentage of Blogspot user blog for the joy of blogging. If you have a steady flow of traffic, there is no harm in making some money from blogging.

Three reasons why one can’t make a living from blogging:

1. Lack of patience - Blogging is not a lottery, you don’t get rich overnight. Give yourself a time frame of one year.

2. Blog Topic - Having the right topic is the key to success, and if you got thousand of visitors per day and you blog mosly about you life, chances are you’re not going to make money from adsense. Choose the right topic, blog about things that you like and things that you got a wide knowledge about. Choosing the right topic means you’re unlikely running out of things to write about.

3. Domain Names and Hosting - This is the most important factor in blogging for money rules. You may have good articles and lots of readers, but without a good search engine ranking, your chances of getting hits are hopeless, it doesn’t matter what blogging platform you are using, be it Wordpress, Movable Type or Blogger, you need your very own domain name and hosting. Google tend to rank websites with their own domain names higher than those without. Remember, visibility in search engine is the key to success.

It doesn’t matter if you make money out of blogging, the most important thing is that you enjoy blogging, and when you do something you like the most, you’ll succeed in life.

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