How much do you think professional bloggers in Malaysia spend to maintain their website and work? Go on, take a guess.
I don’t know about the rest, but for me, the amout is RM1.1k per month on average.
How did I get that figure? Well, I know that I’ve spent RM56,438.67 in Business expenses from June 2015 until the time of writing (September 2019).
According to a website report, Ringgit Oh Ringgit blog is A- grade, or ‘very good’. I have As for SEO, Usability, Social and Security aspects. Only Performance aspect is not great, but that’s because my page size is big (due to the ads).
At the time of writing, Ringgit Oh Ringgit has been around for 2.5 years, more or less. Figuring out how to create a blog in the beginning was hard; I just wanted to write shit, and I didn’t know there are many other aspects I have to know and consider.
As I was adamant to generate income from this hobby, I had no choice but to learn as I go along. Here are some things I wish I knew earlier. This article is for you fellow bloggers and companies doing content marketing as a lead generation strategy.
Developing Ringgit Oh Ringgit from scratch is truly one of the most fulfulling things I’ve ever done. Since its inception less than 2 years ago, I’ve made thousands in passive income.
Teaser proof to get you excited about the income potential – shared the below on Twitter. This is just from one source of affiliate marketing: referral from Shopback.
This is my highest payout redemption from @shopbackmy yet ? RM431.31. Half from things I buy anyway, half from referrals via RoR website pic.twitter.com/VnRXTwsKaD
— Suraya Zainudin (@surayaror) August 8, 2017
And here’s my screenshot from Google Adsense (taken on 15 August 2017):
