by Charles Roring in Manokwari of West Papua - Indonesia
Making money by only blogging has been a dreamed job for many active bloggers. There are many success stories which depict how professional bloggers make money up to four thousand US dollar a day. It is spectacular story. I also want to make money by writing articles and upload them on my blogs hoping that I can also get my share of the online monetization. In reality, when I began writing articles, I found that it is not easy at all to make money that way.
I have been a blogger since last year. It is a really exited experience. I can have contacts with people from around the world. I even meet some of them when they come to visit me. Personally, I like visiting blogs run by John Chow and Joel Comm or a blog called Problogger.com. These professional full time bloggers provide lots of information to their readers on how to increase traffic and make money online.
So far I have been able to reach more than two hundred US dollars from my website. I am quite happy but I think that it is not enough. I still cannot fully make a living just by blogging.
As an alternative, I run an online store where I offer books published in Indonesia. I can make more than one million rupiahs this month it means making money online can be done if we know the way.
Selling products and services or just writing articles online can be a gold mine for anybody who is really serious in trying to make a living from an online business.
How much do I really get from my online business? Honestly it is still very little compared to my off line business which can make up to 3,000 US dollar selling this month. So, my online business is only another channel of outlet to my offline business. I sell books from my home based bookstore and at the same time, I sell books through my online bookstore.
Maybe my experience is not suitable to your condition. You need to find ways which you can use to harmonize your offline and online business so that they support each other. This is my suggestion if you intend to make money online. Blogging is only one of many alternatives.
