This is a featured post.
I’ve had the pleasure to have a chat with the youngest and one of the best bloggers out there, Carl Kidblogger Ocab.
The guy started a blog and put it on the #1 Google spot for the make money online keyword (and I’m aiming for a #1 for make money blogging and blogging for money)
He’s a student, but he’s making 4 digits per month just from his blog. And I’m sure he would be making six figures per month if he could just concentrate on blogging.
I asked him for a few tips for me and for my dear readers. Check it!
Hi Carl and thank you very much for your time. Let’s get to work!
Question: Carl, how did you start blogging? I mean, what made you take the decision to start your own blog?
Answer:
I got my first computer at the age of four and got involved in the internet when I was 10. Playing online games, chatting with friends, networking, etc. I got so addicted that I had to use my own allowance to buy an internet prepaid card. Dial up was the best because broadband or cable internet wasn’t on my dictionary yet.
There was a time where I was on five hours straight! My dad then noticed me and asked “What will you get from those online games? You’ve been playing that all the time.”. Thinking of a hole to get through I replied “Well uh, I’ll beat my friends!”. He then got back with a joke “That’s fine, all of us needs to enjoy life. But all day?Those games are eating your TIME and MONEY, what will you get in the longrun?”.
Of course we both laughed, but that day while I was playing our conversation was running on my head again and again.
After a week, I got so curious that I asked my dad “What’s a better thing to do, I know you stay on the computer longer than me.”
Then he introduced me to blogging – blogging to make money. For a kid, making money on the net sounds to be virtually impossible. Heck, even for grown-ups!
So I kept on listening, then came AdSense, link building and some minor SEO techniques.
A month after that, I was on myself making some blogs at blogspot with aggregated content and big AdSense ads on it. Made some quick cash but it wasn’t enough to keep me from what I was doing so I stopped.
Then comes a new hobby – music. I joined a band in our school, played a couple of times but then again, all didn’t work out. So there I am back again with online gaming…
Yes you guessed it, few months after that I was back on internet marketing again. I tried it for the second time and started to take it seriously.
I asked a domain from my dad, and got my first blog/forum website (It was about the online game I was playing). He guided me a bit but the work was up to me. I created original content, did a little promotion and a dash of SEO.
Since then I started seeing real bucks on my part. I made a system and duplicated what I have done and started seeing more and more each day.
Q: How long have you been blogging?
A: I’m pretty sure, around 3-4 years.
Q: Which is your favorite blog? The one you read to learn from?
A: I think it would be overated to say Problogger.net and Copyblogger.com (but hey they’re really the best) but I also read thekeywordacademy.com, johncow.com and andybeard.eu
Q: How much money are you making from your blog?
A: I make $x,xxx/month on my blog 
Q: How long did it take you to start profiting from your blog?
A: From the start I was already “earning” but it took me around 5 months to take off.
Q: Did you start blogging just to make money blogging? Or just to make hobby/informative blog?
A: At first it was just a simple hobby, but with a little motive to make money.
Q: Do you think the “make money online” niche is too much saturated? Or can new people still profit from it?
A: The way I see it, the more “saturated” the more profitable the niche because there are a lot of people interested in it.
Q: You’re known for being the KidBlogger, but also for making a good amount blogging and for reaching the first page on Google for such a competitive keyword. So I’ll ask you for four tips here:
1) Which tip would you give to a blogger who’s trying to market himself?
Socialize. Business is about friendship, connection. You’ll get to where you want faster when your friends are already there.
2) Which tip would you give to bloggers that try to make money blogging?
Have a clear vision, plan then ACT.
3) Which tip would you give to bloggers to reach the first page of Google for a particular keyword?
There are a lot actually, but this post is a good start http://www.carlocab.com/golden-seo-tips/
Thank you Carl for your time.
I hope, my dear readers, you enjoyed the interview. If you’re a blogger, you can’t ignore big bloggers, visiting their blogs and learning from them.
This is a great informative post, as Carl Ocab is one of the best bloggers out there.
Thanks for reading.
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