EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH LINDA IKEJI ;Top Secrets Behind Linda Ikeji's Millions In Blogging Business.

YES International Magazine recently interviewed popular
Nigerian blogger, Linda Ikeji on her blog. In the
interview titled “How I Make Millions from Blogging”
Linda Ikeji talks about her passion for blogging, what
she thinks has enabled her blog become popular and
much more. Check out excerpts below.
When you started your blogging business, what goal
did you set for yourself?I didn’t set any goal. I just started the blog out of my
passion for it. I made it my hobby. You know, while
growing up, I wanted to be a journalist, but I wasn’t
successful. I see blogging as a close substitute for
journalism, which was my dream job. I just love
meeting people, reading their stories, interviews and the
rest. I never knew that four years later people will
begging to pay for what I enjoy doing. I never thought
that I will be making millions from blogging, but I thank
God that what I enjoy doing is now making millions for
me.
What should someone do to be a successful
blogger?You have to love blogging. You can’t say I want to blog
because I want to make money. It takes a stepping
stone to get there. There are over a thousand blogs like
I said, but what will make people enjoy visiting your
blog depends on the efforts you put into it. So, be
passionate about it, be consistent, don’t blog once or
twice in a week, blog everyday if you can, enjoy it, and
love it. Don’t be anonymous when it comes to blogging.
People find it easy to relate more to people they know.
For example, if you are Amebo.com, people do not
know who is behind it, so their response will not be
felt. If you use your name, it commands credibility and
acceptance. Like I use my name, I use my pictures, I
talk about my intimate secrets at times and it has really
helped me to a very large extent. People wish to have
my numbers, BB pin and everyone wants to be my
friend. So, find what you can do easily and you enjoy
doing. That was what I did for the first four years that I
started the blog before I began to make money.
Tell us your success secret…
It’s God. You see, when God is ready for you, it is your
turn. I have hustled for many years now, I don’t hustle
any more. I have worked very, very hard and remain
persistent in what I do. From being a model until I
found my way into blogging. It has been the
combination of God’s favour and hard work.
What is your current hit per day?I am number 26 in Nigeria as a whole. Others are The
Sun, Vanguard, The Punch, GTBank, UBA and so on. I’m
actually the first in entertainment in Nigeria. I’m like
number 8,000 in the world and that is a very big
achievement. I used to have about 50,000 hits per day!
Just because I do it all alone. So, when I get people
who are ready to work with me, I’m sure it’s going to
get to 100,000.
For many youths who wish to be like Linda Ikeji,
what do you think they should do?First and foremost, they have to find what they are good
at, their talent; work hard on your talent, be patient,
because for you to succeed in life, you need patience
which a lot of people don’t have. They want quick
money and success, but lasting success does take
time. They also have to be very prayerful.

LASTING SUCESS DOES TAKE TIME.................