Being A Blogger

Next on in our blogger interviews is Ramkarthik, an 18 year old enthusiastic blogger and freelancer from India. He writes at Blogging Tune and Blogging Tips on ways to improve blogging skills and making money online.

Q. When did you decide to get into blogging and what keeps you motivated?
A. It is not too long since I started blogging. I have been blogging for round 6 months and 3 months with my new blog Blogging Tune. I started blogging when I finished my 12th. Before that I used to read many e-books related to blogging and internet marketing. During the six months of blogging, I have felt depressed sometimes. But all my hard work has started to pay now. I got a PR5 for my new blog. I started to take up freelance writing two weeks ago and got a freelance writing job in Blogging Tips very soon. Things like these keep me motivated.

Q. What is your aim.. what do you want to achieve by this hard work in blogging related research and blogging?
A. My aim is to become a Mechanical Engineer, a blogger and a freelance writer. Though it is not easy to achieve all these, I believe that with a little hard work, one can achieve anything in life. When I say blogger, I just don’t mean a simple blogger because I’m one already. I want to be one of the famous bloggers (I hope I can achieve my aim). Also I want to be a well-known freelance writer. When i achieve these, I can call myself a successful person
Q. How do u manage time for blogging along with your engineering curriculum?

A. It is not easy to blog when you have you are studying in a school or college. You really have to focus your mind to do both which I feel is a bit tough. But it can be done. I know many bloggers who are in school and yet successful in blogging. If you can set your mind to do both the things, it will be simple and you can become successful too.

Q. Can you mention some ways to manage time for blogging ?
A. Don’t waste time checking stats. They are not going to change over night (only rarely). Don’t sit idle and think of content ideas during those times. I have written a post on Blogging Tips about how to manage time as a part time blogger. Do check it out.

Q. Can you provide some tips for bloggers of your niche?

A. Yes of course and I have started my blog just for that reason. I can give a few tips which might be really useful because they have helped me a lot when I started.
*Normal Tips*
a. Don’t quit blogging very early for the sake of not getting any return
b. Blogging is not easy
c. You cannot earn a living online unless you are really good in
blogging and consistent(Please don’t think I’m pessimistic)
*Regarding Your Blog:*
a. Get a domain name. Go for .com.
b. Setup your blog in WordPress.
c. Have a unique theme.
*Regarding monetizing Methods:*
a. Don’t have too many ads.
b. Avoid using Pop-Ups.
c. Don’t do actions again the Google AdSense TOS.

Q. How frequently do you read other blogs? What kind of blogs make you go back and what kinds keep you away?

A. I’m a great reader. I believe that a great reader makes a great writer. So I have taken my first step to become a great writer. I read nearly 250 blogs per week. I read 10-15 blogs everyday + a few from StumbleUpon. I stumble a lot and read many articles. Few of the blogs that I stumble will make me come back again because of its compelling content. If you have some good content to offer, I will surely subscribe to your feed. The blogs that I don’t read are the ones with too many ads. I, sometimes don’t even go to the well known blogs because of the many ads they display on their page. I can bear normal ads. But I can’t withstand the Pop-Ups and most people can’t withstand it too. So if you want me to stay on your blog, please remove those pop-ups.

Q. How does being a blogger help you as a student?

A. Blogging has helped me a lot since I first started blogging. It is a nice part time job for a student like me. Earning a couple hundred dollars per month is not bad when you are spending very little time in front of computer. Blogging has also helped me develop my English language. Now I can write essays in English much better. Overall blogging is really a hobby which pays me.
Thanks for interviewing me and thanks for reading my answers to all the questions. I hope none of my comments were hurting. I wish everyone good luck.

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