Can you make money blogging? The simple answer is yes. The real question is if there is enough money there for it to be your only source of income?
It’s not as easy as it sounds so don’t expect to rake in the cash the moment you set up your blog. There are many things involved in establishing a website as a source of income.
Here, we ask the people who are helping the bloggers make money and also the bloggers themselves in Malaysia, to see if there is real money in the Malaysian blogosphere.
Is it more than just a ‘hobby’?
There are three categories of bloggers all over the world. The hobbyist who blogs for fun and doesn’t earn an income, the part-time blogger who blogs to earn a side-income to supplement their monthly salary, and lastly the full-time blogger who earns their main income from the blog.
Under all these categories, there are two types of blog – lifestyle or niche. Most bloggers who made it full-time in Malaysia are niche bloggers, such as Paul Tan, who started out with a blog on automobiles and KC Lau, who blogs about personal finance.
“My initial objective has always been to share financial information and tips, and monetising it was secondary,” said Lau.
“Frankly, I did think about making some money from the blog because there are already many bloggers making good money from blog at the time I started blogging, back in December 2006. However, I’m fortunate enough to make it full-time!” he added.
However, there are some bloggers who have made a name for themselves as lifestyle bloggers, such as Kinky Blue Fairy and Chuckei. They blog about their life and experiences – and their readers are enticed to find out more about them through their blog.
Where does the money come from?
For the lifestyle bloggers, the persona they have created online has attracted various brands to advertise on their website, either through banner advertisements, product reviews or advertorials. By lending their credibility, they charge a fee for their effort and for exposing their fans and readers to the advertising.
Another way to make serious money is what a foreign blogger in Malaysia, Zuzanna Chmielewska, does. Chmielewska who blogs in Polish about Asia (mostly Malaysia), has established herself in a niche travel market through her blogs. Polish tourists have been contacting her through her blog to engage her as tour guide in Malaysia.
“When you are blogging about a niche topic, it is important to establish thought leadership and make yourself credible. People will contact you even without any advertisements,” said Chmielewska.
The possibilities are limitless. For Malaysia’s first full-time blogger, Liew Cheon Fong of LiewCF.com, shared that FriedBeef’s Tech revenue programmes worked for him.
“These work for me: Google AdSense, Text Link Ads, Tribal Fusion, BlogAds, Chitika, FeedBurner Ad Network. These don’t work well enough for me: Any kind of affiliate programme,” said Liew.
How much can you make?
Blogging may seem easy for some but the toughest part is to make it profitable. What does it take to make it your full-time gig?
According to an anonymous source from a digital agency in Petaling Jaya, on average, popular bloggers in Malaysia bring in about RM4,000 to RM5,000. There are even bloggers who rake in RM30,000 a month on advertising alone!
However, monetising your readers is just the tip of the blogging iceberg. Some bloggers turn the readers into customers for their own products or services.
“What I find to be the best business model is to make your blog readers your customers. It is pure common sense as it is more profitable to make your visitors customers, rather than sending them all to your advertisers,” said Lau, the personal finance blogger, adding that bloggers can create and sell their own products like books, e-books, courses and even membership on their sites.
The income potential for a blog is infinite – just like starting your own business. Setting up and monetising your own blog, however, takes a lot more work. However, there’s no real career path or trajectory to base expectations on. Some people have made hundreds of thousands of dollars writing their blog (or sold their blogs for millions), while others have yet to make a cent from theirs.
“Even though you start blogging part-time, you have to approach it like a full time endeavour. Give yourself 12-24 months to work on the blog. If you can still persist after that, your blog will most likely grow further,” Lau advised.
One thing is sure – blogging is not to be overlooked as an effective source of income.
You may visit Nuffnang.com or H12-Media.com for more information !
It’s not as easy as it sounds so don’t expect to rake in the cash the moment you set up your blog. There are many things involved in establishing a website as a source of income.
Here, we ask the people who are helping the bloggers make money and also the bloggers themselves in Malaysia, to see if there is real money in the Malaysian blogosphere.
Is it more than just a ‘hobby’?
There are three categories of bloggers all over the world. The hobbyist who blogs for fun and doesn’t earn an income, the part-time blogger who blogs to earn a side-income to supplement their monthly salary, and lastly the full-time blogger who earns their main income from the blog.
Under all these categories, there are two types of blog – lifestyle or niche. Most bloggers who made it full-time in Malaysia are niche bloggers, such as Paul Tan, who started out with a blog on automobiles and KC Lau, who blogs about personal finance.
“My initial objective has always been to share financial information and tips, and monetising it was secondary,” said Lau.
“Frankly, I did think about making some money from the blog because there are already many bloggers making good money from blog at the time I started blogging, back in December 2006. However, I’m fortunate enough to make it full-time!” he added.
However, there are some bloggers who have made a name for themselves as lifestyle bloggers, such as Kinky Blue Fairy and Chuckei. They blog about their life and experiences – and their readers are enticed to find out more about them through their blog.
Where does the money come from?
For the lifestyle bloggers, the persona they have created online has attracted various brands to advertise on their website, either through banner advertisements, product reviews or advertorials. By lending their credibility, they charge a fee for their effort and for exposing their fans and readers to the advertising.
Another way to make serious money is what a foreign blogger in Malaysia, Zuzanna Chmielewska, does. Chmielewska who blogs in Polish about Asia (mostly Malaysia), has established herself in a niche travel market through her blogs. Polish tourists have been contacting her through her blog to engage her as tour guide in Malaysia.
“When you are blogging about a niche topic, it is important to establish thought leadership and make yourself credible. People will contact you even without any advertisements,” said Chmielewska.
The possibilities are limitless. For Malaysia’s first full-time blogger, Liew Cheon Fong of LiewCF.com, shared that FriedBeef’s Tech revenue programmes worked for him.
“These work for me: Google AdSense, Text Link Ads, Tribal Fusion, BlogAds, Chitika, FeedBurner Ad Network. These don’t work well enough for me: Any kind of affiliate programme,” said Liew.
How much can you make?
Blogging may seem easy for some but the toughest part is to make it profitable. What does it take to make it your full-time gig?
According to an anonymous source from a digital agency in Petaling Jaya, on average, popular bloggers in Malaysia bring in about RM4,000 to RM5,000. There are even bloggers who rake in RM30,000 a month on advertising alone!
However, monetising your readers is just the tip of the blogging iceberg. Some bloggers turn the readers into customers for their own products or services.
“What I find to be the best business model is to make your blog readers your customers. It is pure common sense as it is more profitable to make your visitors customers, rather than sending them all to your advertisers,” said Lau, the personal finance blogger, adding that bloggers can create and sell their own products like books, e-books, courses and even membership on their sites.
The income potential for a blog is infinite – just like starting your own business. Setting up and monetising your own blog, however, takes a lot more work. However, there’s no real career path or trajectory to base expectations on. Some people have made hundreds of thousands of dollars writing their blog (or sold their blogs for millions), while others have yet to make a cent from theirs.
“Even though you start blogging part-time, you have to approach it like a full time endeavour. Give yourself 12-24 months to work on the blog. If you can still persist after that, your blog will most likely grow further,” Lau advised.
One thing is sure – blogging is not to be overlooked as an effective source of income.
You may visit Nuffnang.com or H12-Media.com for more information !
Satu gempa bumi lemah 4.0 pada skala Richter melanda Kunak di pantai timur Sabah, kira-kira 500 kilometer dari sini, jam 9.15 pagi tadi.
Jabatan Meteorologi dalam satu kenyataan, menyatakan pusat gempa itu terletak di 4.6 darjah Utara dan 118.3 darjah Timur, iaitu 11 kilometer Selatan dari Kunak.
"Gegaran turut dirasai sehingga Lahad Datu, Semporna dan Tawau.
"Jabatan Meteorologi sedang memantau perkembangan ini dan akan memaklumkan maklumat terkini," menurut kenyataan itu.
Sumber: Berita Harian
SEORANG ibu menyesal seumur hidup selepas meninggalkan bayinya berusia 11 bulan di dalam kereta bersuhu 38 darjah Celsius di Utah, selatan Amerika Syarikat.
April Suwyn, 32, memberitahu bayinya itu ditinggalkan kerana dia mahu ke tandas sebelum tersedar beberapa jam kemudian yang bayinya berada di dalam kereta.
Selepas tersedar, dia bergegas ke kereta dan mendapati bayinya itu tidak bernafas.
"Ini adalah silap saya. Kebiasaannya saya akan menghantar dua anak ke rumah pengasuh sebelum ke gimnasium atau ke pasar," katanya.
Sementara itu, pegawai perubatan Pusat Perubatan Wilayah Dixie berkata, sejurus menerima mangsa di sudah meninggal dunia beberapa jam.
"Bayi itu maut akibat kepanasan dan sesak nafas. Dia gagal di selamatkan," katanya menurut laporan Mirror Daily
Polis tempatan berkata, Skyah menjadi bayi kedua, meninggal dunia akibat punca yang sama dalam tahun ini.
"Wanita itu dan suaminya ditahan untuk siasatan. Sehingga kini, kertas pertuduhan lebih menjurus ke arah kesalahan cuai dan bukannya penderaan," katanya.
Detroit – Seorang wanita berusia 78 tahun cuba menaiki pesawat di Lapangan Terbang Metropolitan di sini untuk ke Filipina bersama wang tunai berjumlah AS$41,000 (RM131,507) yang disembunyikan di dalam seluar dalam, coli dan begnya.
Menurut dokumen mahkamah di Detroit, wanita dari Clearwater, Florida itu cuba menaiki pesawat berkenaan pada 2 April lalu bersama anak perempuannya.
Dia pada mulanya membawa wang tunai RM640, tetapi mengemukakan borang dan mengisytiharkan dia mempunyai wang sebanyak RM3,849, menyebabkan dia disoal pegawai.
Ketika diperiksa, pegawai Kastam dan Perlindungan Sempadan menemui RM25,660 dalam dompetnya, RM41,152 dalam saku dijahit khas pada pakaiannya dan hampir RM3,207 dalam sampul surat.
Dia kemudian mengaku mempunyai RM9,622 dalam pakaiannya dan wang tunai berjumlah sama dalam colinya.
Pemeriksaan selanjutnya membolehkan pegawai menemui RM67,357 lagi dalam seluar dalamnya.
Wanita itu memberitahu pihak berkuasa, dia menjual rumahnya dengan harga RM38,490 sebelum memindahkan sebahagian daripada wang itu menerusi bank ke Filipina dan merancang membawa sebahagian lagi bersamanya.
“Dia tidak memindahkan semua wang itu kerana merasakan lebih selamat untuk membawa sebahagiannya dalam bentuk tunai,” menurut laporan itu, lapor AFP.
Sibu – Seorang lelaki tergamak menyimbah asid dan membiarkan bekas isteri dan anak perempuannya menggelupur kesakitan dalam kejadian di sebuah rumah di Jalan Tong Sang, di sini, semalam.Dalam kejadian kira-kira jam 4 pagi itu, Dora Ganai, 34, dan anak perempuannya, Rabilca Nain, 11, melecur di belakang dan paha selepas bekas suami berusia 30-an menceroboh rumah didiami dua beranak sebelum menyerang mereka.
Sumber berkata, ketika kedua-dua beranak itu sedang nyenyak tidur, mereka dikejutkan dengan kehadiran suspek yang membawa botol berisi asid.
“Suspek kemudian mencurahkan asid ke atas dua beranak yang ketika itu sedang tidur mengiring. Selepas menyimbah asid, suspek melarikan diri meninggalkan mangsa yang meraung kesakitan,” katanya di sini, semalam.
Menurutnya, dua beranak itu bernasib baik kerana asid disimbah suspek tidak terkena muka masing-masing sebalik belakang badan dan paha.
“Mangsa bercerai akibat tidak tahan dengan sikap kaki panas baran serta kuat cemburu bekas suaminya. Mangsa ada memberitahu sepanjang bersama lelaki itu, dia dituduh bertemu lelaki lain malah sering dimaki hamun dan dipukul sebaik pulang dari kerja,” katanya.
Dalam pada itu, polis yang menerima panggilan kecemasan bergegas ke rumah mangsa sebelum menemui cecair dipercayai asid dalam botol yang ditinggalkan, lapor Hmetro.
Seorang guru wanita di United Kingdom yang mengajar subjek Pendidikan Jasmani boleh dipenjara sehingga tujuh tahun sekiranya didapati bersalah atas tuduhan melakukan persetubuhan sesama jenis dengan pelajarnya, baru-baru ini.Guru tersebut, Emily Fox, 26, yang mengakui dirinya seorang lesbian mengajar di sebuah sekolah persendirian untuk pelajar perempuan iaitu di Royal Masonic School di Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, sejak tiga tahun lalu.
Nama dan wajah pelajar perempuan berusia 15 tahun itu bagaimanapun dirahsiakan kerana masih dibawah umur.
Seorang wanita tidak menyangka pertemuan semula dengan ibunya yang telah meninggalkannya ketika berusia setahun, bukan membawa kegembiraan sebaliknya membawa berita yang lebih mengejutkan.
Rupa-rupanya wanita itu, Adriana, 39, baru mengetahui bahawa dia sebenarnya berkahwin dengan adik lelakinya sendiri, Leandr0, 37.
Semuanya berlaku apabila Adriana dan Leandro ditinggalkan oleh ibu mereka, dan kedua-duanya dibesarkan oleh orang lain.
Adriana dan Leandro, yang sudah berkahwin selama tujuh tahun dan memiliki seorang anak perempuan berusia enam tahun, tidak pernah mengenali antara satu sama lain selama ini dan ditinggalkan ketika masih bayi.
Mereka hanya mengetahui mengenai perkara sebenar minggu lalu selepas Adriana menghubungi sebuah stesen radio untuk mengesan ibunya.
“Saya tidak percaya apa yang anda katakan di sini bahawa Leandro adalah adik saya,’’ katanya sambil meraung ketika pertama kali ditemubual dalam stesen radio berkenaan pada hari ibunya Maria dikesan.
Bagaimanapun semalam, Adriana dan Leandro memberitahu mereka akan menetap bersama dan tidak akan berpisah meskipun sudah disahkan sebagai kakak dan adik.
“Hanya kematian yang akan memisahkan kami. Selama ini saya menganggap ia sesuatu yang melucukan apabila nama ibu kami adalah sama dan menyifatkan ia sebagai kebetulan sahaja,’’ katanya, lapor Mynewshub.
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