Life, as we know, is the greatest teacher of all. What the hard knocks and sleepless nights can teach us, no teacher could ever match with or without a cane. It is another matter how we choose to learn from life’s lessons.
Take these eight individuals, for instance. They learned how to escape the tyranny of the 9 to 5 work cycle and instead teach themselves to earn sitting at home. For many of them what started as a hobby, has now become full-fledged businesses. Here’s what these self-taught, top earning bloggers can teach you a thing or two about keeping your bank accounts warm with these cool tips.
No list of tech bloggers is complete without Amit Agarwal’s name. This 39-year-old blogger brought professional tech blogging to India. A graduate from IIT Roorkee in Computer Science, Amit worked for a few years in Hyderabad before moving to Agra his hometown. “When I moved back, the only option I had was to start working as a freelancer. Blogging was extremely new in 2004 and it was a very different environment without social media and other online networking/social tools,” he told YourStory in an earlier interview.Works out of: Agra
Started in: 2004
Blog’s USP: I mostly write how-to guides around all things tech. I also make web apps that enhance productivity.
How much money do you make per month: A few crores per year.
How do you make the money: Contextual advertising (blog + youtube) and we build products that follow the freemium model (link).
One Big challenge of earning through your blog: Earnings are mostly proportional to the search traffic and it is a big challenge to stay on the first page of Google. Ad blockers are another issue though we now promote in-house content to adblock users.
One Big tip to people who want to earn through a blog: User experience matters. Don’t let ads spoil the experience of your website.
One Big personal moment related to your blog: I wrote TallTweets as a side project for the blog and Amitabh Bachchan tweeted that he uses the app (link).
Twenty-nine-year-old Harsh Agarwal started blogging as a hobby but is now making millions with it. He started out working at a call centre in Gurgaon, and when his blogging picked up, he borrowed his friend’s credit card and purchased a host and domain, and that’s how ShoutMeLoud went online.
Works out of: New Delhi when I’m in the country. Otherwise my wife (Shallu, she is handling ShoutMeHindi) and I love to travel and work. We stay as locals in countries like Bali, Singapore, and Thailand, usually at airbnbs.When did you start: I started with a BlogSpot blog in the month of Aug-Sept, 2008. On December 1, 2008, I moved to WordPress platform and started ShoutMeLoud.com.
Blog’s USP: The transparency and the Shouters community.
How much money do you make per month: My last month’s income was $32000. You can see my past report here.
How do you make the money: Products: We have eBooks, WordPress Plugins, which are selling on our platform. We also have a membership program called ShoutUniversity that also adds a substantial earning. The other avenues are
- Affiliate Marketing:One of the majority earning sources.
- Direct ads:Some of our direct advertisers like nativeads.com are with us from last three years and such recurring revenue helps a lot.
- Product review
- Native advertising
One Big challenge of earning through your blog: At times, when you have to leave huge money for the integrity of your blog. From a business perspective, it’s the biggest challenge and loss.
One Big tip to people who want to earn through a blog: If you want to make it big, think big! Your attitude is the first thing that will decide how big you will become. Be a learner for life and don’t get stuck at one place for long. With the fast changing technology, you should be ready to keep experimenting and adding new stuff to your blog. Along with content, focus on building the community. Be in a niche which has a future and is profitable.Last but not the least, the way you handle your failures define your success in the blogging career.
One Big personal moment related to your blog: When I got the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ award from the college I graduated from (Sharada University). It was only because of Shout MeLoud. I was an ‘ok kinda’ student and never received such a high-level award while I was in the college. And that was the first time I cried with joy. While receiving the award, I was asked to say something. The only thing I could say was, “Don’t let anyone ever tell you how to live your life. Life is beautiful when you discover it yourself.”That’s exactly what 28-year-old Shivya Nath does. She lives the dream that most people just dream about. This year, Shivya marks three years of her life as a travel blogger and a digital nomad. In this time, she has hitch-hiked along Romania’s northern countryside, lived with the chocolate farmers of Costa Rica, journeyed along Canada’s great wilderness by train and swum with black tip sharks on Malaysia’s east coast, and more. Shivya, who quit her corporate job to roam the world, says she hopes to inspire the young to step out of their comfort zones and discover the world!
Works out of: I am a Nomad. I stay in a place for a few weeks or as long as it inspires me, and then move on. At present, I am in Goa.
When did you start: In 2011
Blog’s USP: Experiential travel, solo travel, and responsible travel
How much money do you make per month: That’s a tough one. It can range from Rs 0 to Rs 200,000.
How do you make the money: Blogging and social media campaigns with relevant travel companies that share my travel philosophy. More details here.One Big challenge of earning through your blog: Unsteady income. I can never predict how much I’m going to make, but I like to think of it as a financial adventure.
One Big tip to people who want to earn through a blog: Start blogging only because you love it, otherwise it’s hard to sustain such an unpredictable source of income.
One Big personal moment related to your blog: Every time a reader tells me they chose their travel lifestyle / destination inspired by my blog. You can also find me on Instagram.
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