[Applause] today I am going to talk about how
today I am going to talk about how
today I am going to talk about how blogging changed my life twice and I am
blogging changed my life twice and I am
blogging changed my life twice and I am going to inspire you to start taking
going to inspire you to start taking
going to inspire you to start taking blogging seriously and look at the
blogging seriously and look at the
blogging seriously and look at the possibility of blogging changing your
possibility of blogging changing your
possibility of blogging changing your life – can you do something that you
life – can you do something that you
life – can you do something that you would love to do and still be successful
would love to do and still be successful
would love to do and still be successful can you mix hobby and profession have
can you mix hobby and profession have
can you mix hobby and profession have you ever considered the possibility that
you ever considered the possibility that
you ever considered the possibility that your hobby could potentially pay your
your hobby could potentially pay your
your hobby could potentially pay your bills and you can take blogging as a
bills and you can take blogging as a
bills and you can take blogging as a career path if blogging is executed
career path if blogging is executed
career path if blogging is executed correctly can actually change your life
correctly can actually change your life
correctly can actually change your life so what does it take to be successful in
so what does it take to be successful in
so what does it take to be successful in blogging all of us are good at something
blogging all of us are good at something
blogging all of us are good at something you just have to be good at one thing
you just have to be good at one thing
you just have to be good at one thing and as a general rule you go ahead and
and as a general rule you go ahead and
and as a general rule you go ahead and share what you are good at with your
share what you are good at with your
share what you are good at with your friends and we have been doing it for
friends and we have been doing it for
friends and we have been doing it for quite some time throughout our life if
quite some time throughout our life if
quite some time throughout our life if you want to genuinely help someone with
you want to genuinely help someone with
you want to genuinely help someone with something that you are good at you’re
something that you are good at you’re
something that you are good at you’re obviously going to share your thoughts
obviously going to share your thoughts
obviously going to share your thoughts but it need not be restricted to your
but it need not be restricted to your
but it need not be restricted to your friends and family and the people around
friends and family and the people around
friends and family and the people around you you can actually go ahead and start
you you can actually go ahead and start
you you can actually go ahead and start a blog and believe me it’s not rocket
a blog and believe me it’s not rocket
a blog and believe me it’s not rocket science you will learn how to start
science you will learn how to start
science you will learn how to start blogging and you will actually do a good
blogging and you will actually do a good
blogging and you will actually do a good job at it money and financial success
job at it money and financial success
job at it money and financial success and every other success that comes as a
and every other success that comes as a
and every other success that comes as a result of blogging would eventually
result of blogging would eventually
result of blogging would eventually start to come if you just focus on
start to come if you just focus on
start to come if you just focus on blogging and start having focus at
blogging and start having focus at
blogging and start having focus at helping your readers and people to whom
helping your readers and people to whom
helping your readers and people to whom you are writing to so if you start
you are writing to so if you start
you are writing to so if you start blogging I am I can say confidently that
blogging I am I can say confidently that
blogging I am I can say confidently that there is no guarantee of success I don’t
there is no guarantee of success I don’t
there is no guarantee of success I don’t know what success means to you whether
know what success means to you whether
know what success means to you whether it’s financial success whether it’s
it’s financial success whether it’s
it’s financial success whether it’s experiences or opportunities that you
experiences or opportunities that you
experiences or opportunities that you want to get but if you keep giving the
want to get but if you keep giving the
want to get but if you keep giving the input you are obviously going to get the
input you are obviously going to get the
input you are obviously going to get the output so here I want to talk about the
output so here I want to talk about the
output so here I want to talk about the story of my blogging journey and how
story of my blogging journey and how
story of my blogging journey and how blogging changed my life all
blogging changed my life all
blogging changed my life all want to do here is inspire you with my
want to do here is inspire you with my
want to do here is inspire you with my blogging story and I want to tell you
blogging story and I want to tell you
blogging story and I want to tell you how it changed my personal and
how it changed my personal and
how it changed my personal and professional life it opened doors to a
professional life it opened doors to a
professional life it opened doors to a lot of opportunities that I knew that
lot of opportunities that I knew that
lot of opportunities that I knew that never existed and it also gave me the
never existed and it also gave me the
never existed and it also gave me the financial stability and the ability to
financial stability and the ability to
financial stability and the ability to do something that I love day-in day-out
do something that I love day-in day-out
do something that I love day-in day-out full time because now blogging has also
full time because now blogging has also
full time because now blogging has also started paying me
started paying me
started paying me in 2008 I started this blog called bike
in 2008 I started this blog called bike
in 2008 I started this blog called bike advice Norton because I was interested
advice Norton because I was interested
advice Norton because I was interested in motorcycles all I wanted to do was
in motorcycles all I wanted to do was
in motorcycles all I wanted to do was write about motorcycles because at that
write about motorcycles because at that
write about motorcycles because at that time I discovered that there are not
time I discovered that there are not
time I discovered that there are not enough websites online which write about
enough websites online which write about
enough websites online which write about motorcycles which I wanted to read so I
motorcycles which I wanted to read so I
motorcycles which I wanted to read so I started writing myself the first article
started writing myself the first article
started writing myself the first article that I published was not the most
that I published was not the most
that I published was not the most perfect one and I went to different
perfect one and I went to different
perfect one and I went to different showrooms I and I told them that I want
showrooms I and I told them that I want
showrooms I and I told them that I want to buy this bike I would pose as a buyer
to buy this bike I would pose as a buyer
to buy this bike I would pose as a buyer get a test ride of the bike take some
get a test ride of the bike take some
get a test ride of the bike take some pictures and then I would post it online
pictures and then I would post it online
pictures and then I would post it online on my blog so this was the first article
on my blog so this was the first article
on my blog so this was the first article that I published it was a 150 cc
that I published it was a 150 cc
that I published it was a 150 cc motorcycle this was in August 6th 2008
motorcycle this was in August 6th 2008
motorcycle this was in August 6th 2008 and obviously there was a resistance to
and obviously there was a resistance to
and obviously there was a resistance to publish it out but it was as simple as
publish it out but it was as simple as
publish it out but it was as simple as writing an email to my friend who is
writing an email to my friend who is
writing an email to my friend who is looking to buy a motorcycle and doesn’t
looking to buy a motorcycle and doesn’t
looking to buy a motorcycle and doesn’t know what motorcycle to buy that it’s
know what motorcycle to buy that it’s
know what motorcycle to buy that it’s always going to be some bit of
always going to be some bit of
always going to be some bit of resistance like writer’s block when you
resistance like writer’s block when you
resistance like writer’s block when you start publishing articles but the key
start publishing articles but the key
start publishing articles but the key here is just to push it out and just get
here is just to push it out and just get
here is just to push it out and just get it done I had some beginner’s luck and
it done I had some beginner’s luck and
it done I had some beginner’s luck and it helped me grow in my blogging career
it helped me grow in my blogging career
it helped me grow in my blogging career as soon as I published my first article
as soon as I published my first article
as soon as I published my first article and put it out there on the very first
and put it out there on the very first
and put it out there on the very first day I got 22 visitors from Google search
day I got 22 visitors from Google search
day I got 22 visitors from Google search the demand for such content was pretty
the demand for such content was pretty
the demand for such content was pretty high so I was totally motivated looking
high so I was totally motivated looking
high so I was totally motivated looking at the bump in my analytics account then
at the bump in my analytics account then
at the bump in my analytics account then I persevered I kept publishing three to
I persevered I kept publishing three to
I persevered I kept publishing three to five articles awake I started going to
five articles awake I started going to
five articles awake I started going to different showrooms like Bajaj Hero
different showrooms like Bajaj Hero
different showrooms like Bajaj Hero Honda Honda I would I would tell them
Honda Honda I would I would tell them
Honda Honda I would I would tell them that I want to buy a bike I would test
that I want to buy a bike I would test
that I want to buy a bike I would test drive it I would take a few pictures on
drive it I would take a few pictures on
drive it I would take a few pictures on my phone and then I would go ahead and
my phone and then I would go ahead and
my phone and then I would go ahead and publish it online on my blog I kept
publish it online on my blog I kept
publish it online on my blog I kept publishing three to five articles a week
publishing three to five articles a week
publishing three to five articles a week for almost six months without having any
for almost six months without having any
for almost six months without having any returns from it just for the pure joy of
returns from it just for the pure joy of
returns from it just for the pure joy of writing something that my readers wanted
writing something that my readers wanted
writing something that my readers wanted to
to
to and eventually as I started getting more
and eventually as I started getting more
and eventually as I started getting more traffic to my blog I started having a
traffic to my blog I started having a
traffic to my blog I started having a readership base who were looking forward
readership base who were looking forward
readership base who were looking forward to new articles from my blog so the
to new articles from my blog so the
to new articles from my blog so the results started coming in at a very
results started coming in at a very
results started coming in at a very small level after six months I started
small level after six months I started
small level after six months I started making $100 a month from Google Adsense
making $100 a month from Google Adsense
making $100 a month from Google Adsense from ads and I kept reinvesting that
from ads and I kept reinvesting that
from ads and I kept reinvesting that hundred dollars without taking that
hundred dollars without taking that
hundred dollars without taking that money out as my pocket money eventually
money out as my pocket money eventually
money out as my pocket money eventually after one year of continuous blogging
after one year of continuous blogging
after one year of continuous blogging some big opportunity started showing up
some big opportunity started showing up
some big opportunity started showing up it was not just financial success but
it was not just financial success but
it was not just financial success but something which you can’t you know value
something which you can’t you know value
something which you can’t you know value you cannot put a value on it so 2009 I
you cannot put a value on it so 2009 I
you cannot put a value on it so 2009 I got a fully sponsored trip to China and
got a fully sponsored trip to China and
got a fully sponsored trip to China and that was my second abroad trip and the
that was my second abroad trip and the
that was my second abroad trip and the two-for-two a country like China which I
two-for-two a country like China which I
two-for-two a country like China which I don’t think someone can go just like
don’t think someone can go just like
don’t think someone can go just like that there are a lot of restrictions to
that there are a lot of restrictions to
that there are a lot of restrictions to go to certain cities I got a journalist
go to certain cities I got a journalist
go to certain cities I got a journalist visa from the Chinese embassy and I was
visa from the Chinese embassy and I was
visa from the Chinese embassy and I was invited there I had an escort I was
invited there I had an escort I was
invited there I had an escort I was treated as a journalist and I was the
treated as a journalist and I was the
treated as a journalist and I was the only one from India to go as a
only one from India to go as a
only one from India to go as a motorcycle journalist there so here you
motorcycle journalist there so here you
motorcycle journalist there so here you can see I am sitting next to the
can see I am sitting next to the
can see I am sitting next to the editor-in-chief of motorcycle comm so
editor-in-chief of motorcycle comm so
editor-in-chief of motorcycle comm so motorcycle dot-com is one of the biggest
motorcycle dot-com is one of the biggest
motorcycle dot-com is one of the biggest motorcycle publications in the world and
motorcycle publications in the world and
motorcycle publications in the world and they have been around since 1994 and
they have been around since 1994 and
they have been around since 1994 and even though there were a lot of other
even though there were a lot of other
even though there were a lot of other publications in India which were much
publications in India which were much
publications in India which were much bigger than me since they didn’t have an
bigger than me since they didn’t have an
bigger than me since they didn’t have an online presence and they didn’t have the
online presence and they didn’t have the
online presence and they didn’t have the speed at which they kept publishing
speed at which they kept publishing
speed at which they kept publishing articles so whenever there is a new bike
articles so whenever there is a new bike
articles so whenever there is a new bike launch I would publish about it
launch I would publish about it
launch I would publish about it immediately so since I had that speed I
immediately so since I had that speed I
immediately so since I had that speed I was able to get such opportunities and I
was able to get such opportunities and I
was able to get such opportunities and I never thought myself as a journalist or
never thought myself as a journalist or
never thought myself as a journalist or a person of the press but I was treated
a person of the press but I was treated
a person of the press but I was treated like one and and this opportunity was
like one and and this opportunity was
like one and and this opportunity was amazing I met 13 different journalists
amazing I met 13 different journalists
amazing I met 13 different journalists from 13 different countries and it was
from 13 different countries and it was
from 13 different countries and it was one hell of an experience I also got
one hell of an experience I also got
one hell of an experience I also got chance to ride Chinese motorcycles
chance to ride Chinese motorcycles
chance to ride Chinese motorcycles tested Chinese motorcycles I got the
tested Chinese motorcycles I got the
tested Chinese motorcycles I got the opportunity to learn about Chinese
opportunity to learn about Chinese
opportunity to learn about Chinese culture the food the people and once you
culture the food the people and once you
culture the food the people and once you go to a country and experience those
go to a country and experience those
go to a country and experience those things your whole worldview changes in
things your whole worldview changes in
things your whole worldview changes in 2011 I was able to clock almost 3.6 lakh
2011 I was able to clock almost 3.6 lakh
2011 I was able to clock almost 3.6 lakh unique visitors a month the total
unique visitors a month the total
unique visitors a month the total pageviews went up to 13 points
pageviews went up to 13 points
pageviews went up to 13 points million pages I was not even looking at
million pages I was not even looking at
million pages I was not even looking at myself as a big company or a big
myself as a big company or a big
myself as a big company or a big publication company I was just one
publication company I was just one
publication company I was just one blogger sitting at my parents home in a
blogger sitting at my parents home in a
blogger sitting at my parents home in a small home office and I hired freelance
small home office and I hired freelance
small home office and I hired freelance writers I expanded to a team of fire
writers I expanded to a team of fire
writers I expanded to a team of fire writers
writers
writers these freelance writers we’re from
these freelance writers we’re from
these freelance writers we’re from different cities they just kept
different cities they just kept
different cities they just kept contributing for the blog and the fur
contributing for the blog and the fur
contributing for the blog and the fur the exciting thing happened in 2012
the exciting thing happened in 2012
the exciting thing happened in 2012 where we were invited to Auto Expo and
where we were invited to Auto Expo and
where we were invited to Auto Expo and we clocked 46,500 visitors on a single
we clocked 46,500 visitors on a single
we clocked 46,500 visitors on a single day so all this happened because of
day so all this happened because of
day so all this happened because of blogging and it kept growing I also
blogging and it kept growing I also
blogging and it kept growing I also started a YouTube channel where I just
started a YouTube channel where I just
started a YouTube channel where I just used to take my handycam I would go out
used to take my handycam I would go out
used to take my handycam I would go out take videos of the different cars and
take videos of the different cars and
take videos of the different cars and bikes available at the Auto Expo I would
bikes available at the Auto Expo I would
bikes available at the Auto Expo I would just put it back on my youtube channel
just put it back on my youtube channel
just put it back on my youtube channel and this particular YouTube channel as
and this particular YouTube channel as
and this particular YouTube channel as on date has 6.2 million total video
on date has 6.2 million total video
on date has 6.2 million total video views’ and these were not highly
views’ and these were not highly
views’ and these were not highly professionally edited videos that I
professionally edited videos that I
professionally edited videos that I pushed it out I this took videos on my
pushed it out I this took videos on my
pushed it out I this took videos on my handicap spoke about it and I just
handicap spoke about it and I just
handicap spoke about it and I just pushed it out so that is one of the key
pushed it out so that is one of the key
pushed it out so that is one of the key secrets of blogging that you have to
secrets of blogging that you have to
secrets of blogging that you have to keep shipping you have to keep
keep shipping you have to keep
keep shipping you have to keep publishing and not try to get it done
publishing and not try to get it done
publishing and not try to get it done perfectly
perfectly
perfectly getting it done is better than getting
getting it done is better than getting
getting it done is better than getting it done perfectly I wanted to move on to
it done perfectly I wanted to move on to
it done perfectly I wanted to move on to other things because I have been
other things because I have been
other things because I have been continuously doing this for four years I
continuously doing this for four years I
continuously doing this for four years I got a good offer
got a good offer
got a good offer I sold bike advice did not end for
I sold bike advice did not end for
I sold bike advice did not end for $25,000 and I moved from my hometown
$25,000 and I moved from my hometown
$25,000 and I moved from my hometown Salem to a city like Bangalore 11
Salem to a city like Bangalore 11
Salem to a city like Bangalore 11 Bangalore right now and the lessons
Bangalore right now and the lessons
Bangalore right now and the lessons learned from my four years of blogging I
learned from my four years of blogging I
learned from my four years of blogging I ended up learning so much about digital
ended up learning so much about digital
ended up learning so much about digital marketing and I learned that as bloggers
marketing and I learned that as bloggers
marketing and I learned that as bloggers our primary focus should be on creating
our primary focus should be on creating
our primary focus should be on creating value because we never know what is the
value because we never know what is the
value because we never know what is the outcome from blogging that will end up
outcome from blogging that will end up
outcome from blogging that will end up coming in your life so there are
coming in your life so there are
coming in your life so there are different ways to look at blogging
different ways to look at blogging
different ways to look at blogging success you can have a financial success
success you can have a financial success
success you can have a financial success you will get experiences which you won’t
you will get experiences which you won’t
you will get experiences which you won’t get even if you are ready to pay a price
get even if you are ready to pay a price
get even if you are ready to pay a price for that you will meet great people in
for that you will meet great people in
for that you will meet great people in your journey and you will have ton of
your journey and you will have ton of
your journey and you will have ton of other opportunities and there is no way
other opportunities and there is no way
other opportunities and there is no way you can predict what opportunities those
you can predict what opportunities those
you can predict what opportunities those will be you will only know if you sit
will be you will only know if you sit
will be you will only know if you sit and blog can anyone be a blogger can you
and blog can anyone be a blogger can you
and blog can anyone be a blogger can you be a blogger so the whole topic of this
be a blogger so the whole topic of this
be a blogger so the whole topic of this TEDx theme is B and I want to talk about
TEDx theme is B and I want to talk about
TEDx theme is B and I want to talk about can you be a
can you be a
can you be a and and can you be the person who
and and can you be the person who
and and can you be the person who experiences the rewards that comes from
experiences the rewards that comes from
experiences the rewards that comes from blogging consistently we all have an
blogging consistently we all have an
blogging consistently we all have an inherent need to share knowledge with
inherent need to share knowledge with
inherent need to share knowledge with fellow humans and humans have a general
fellow humans and humans have a general
fellow humans and humans have a general age to answer questions if I ask you
age to answer questions if I ask you
age to answer questions if I ask you what is 223 plus 277 can someone answer
what is 223 plus 277 can someone answer
what is 223 plus 277 can someone answer yes so you see that that is a niche and
yes so you see that that is a niche and
yes so you see that that is a niche and you know that it’s not something like
you know that it’s not something like
you know that it’s not something like two plus two equal to four it definitely
two plus two equal to four it definitely
two plus two equal to four it definitely takes a little bit of mental energy to
takes a little bit of mental energy to
takes a little bit of mental energy to bring out an answer and you know that
bring out an answer and you know that
bring out an answer and you know that there are some people who have not
there are some people who have not
there are some people who have not thought as fast as you and since you
thought as fast as you and since you
thought as fast as you and since you know the answer there is a general itch
know the answer there is a general itch
know the answer there is a general itch that you have to just blurt it out so
that you have to just blurt it out so
that you have to just blurt it out so this age we all have and this is the h
this age we all have and this is the h
this age we all have and this is the h that we are going to capitalize on when
that we are going to capitalize on when
that we are going to capitalize on when we are in our blogging journey so all
we are in our blogging journey so all
we are in our blogging journey so all these big web properties like Yahoo
these big web properties like Yahoo
these big web properties like Yahoo Answers code our Facebook groups online
Answers code our Facebook groups online
Answers code our Facebook groups online forums everything is built on the edge
forums everything is built on the edge
forums everything is built on the edge for humans to help other fellow humans
for humans to help other fellow humans
for humans to help other fellow humans with the answers that they know I want
with the answers that they know I want
with the answers that they know I want to talk about another blogging case
to talk about another blogging case
to talk about another blogging case study a good friend of mine whose life
study a good friend of mine whose life
study a good friend of mine whose life changed because of blogging this is
changed because of blogging this is
changed because of blogging this is perfect go health and body boil started
perfect go health and body boil started
perfect go health and body boil started in 2013 he started his first atom and he
in 2013 he started his first atom and he
in 2013 he started his first atom and he failed miserably in May 2015 he started
failed miserably in May 2015 he started
failed miserably in May 2015 he started blogging about personal finance because
blogging about personal finance because
blogging about personal finance because he understood that he is actually good
he understood that he is actually good
he understood that he is actually good with personal finance than most of his
with personal finance than most of his
with personal finance than most of his friends and relatives he was just
friends and relatives he was just
friends and relatives he was just blogging one to two articles a month
blogging one to two articles a month
blogging one to two articles a month blogging need not be a volume game you
blogging need not be a volume game you
blogging need not be a volume game you can just publish one to two articles a
can just publish one to two articles a
can just publish one to two articles a month and these were in-depth articles
month and these were in-depth articles
month and these were in-depth articles on personal finance he published 30
on personal finance he published 30
on personal finance he published 30 articles in 18 months and he started you
articles in 18 months and he started you
articles in 18 months and he started you know living his dream so his dream was
know living his dream so his dream was
know living his dream so his dream was always to you know be with his family
always to you know be with his family
always to you know be with his family travel wherever he want to and still
travel wherever he want to and still
travel wherever he want to and still work he scaled up the revenue from zero
work he scaled up the revenue from zero
work he scaled up the revenue from zero to three thousand dollars per month so
to three thousand dollars per month so
to three thousand dollars per month so he still makes more than 2 lakhs a month
he still makes more than 2 lakhs a month
he still makes more than 2 lakhs a month from just his blog and last year he took
from just his blog and last year he took
from just his blog and last year he took a 60 day vocation in body with his
a 60 day vocation in body with his
a 60 day vocation in body with his family and then he was in Thailand for
family and then he was in Thailand for
family and then he was in Thailand for 50 days and he keeps blogging and keeps
50 days and he keeps blogging and keeps
50 days and he keeps blogging and keeps working while he’s on his vacations and
working while he’s on his vacations and
working while he’s on his vacations and that is a dream come true for him he was
that is a dream come true for him he was
that is a dream come true for him he was also awarded as the best personal
also awarded as the best personal
also awarded as the best personal finance blog by indie bloggers all it
finance blog by indie bloggers all it
finance blog by indie bloggers all it takes is that you sit out write content
takes is that you sit out write content
takes is that you sit out write content which is helpful for your readers and
which is helpful for your readers and
which is helpful for your readers and just keep publishing keep publishing and
just keep publishing keep publishing and
just keep publishing keep publishing and the results will start to come there is
the results will start to come there is
the results will start to come there is no exceptions I have seen this happen so
no exceptions I have seen this happen so
no exceptions I have seen this happen so many times with so many people that it’s
many times with so many people that it’s
many times with so many people that it’s just mind-blowing that not enough people
just mind-blowing that not enough people
just mind-blowing that not enough people are taking blogging seriously I want to
are taking blogging seriously I want to
are taking blogging seriously I want to talk about how blogging changed my life
talk about how blogging changed my life
talk about how blogging changed my life again before we go ahead and talk about
again before we go ahead and talk about
again before we go ahead and talk about how you can start blogging so in 2013 I
how you can start blogging so in 2013 I
how you can start blogging so in 2013 I started working as a digital marketer
started working as a digital marketer
started working as a digital marketer when I moved from Salem to Bangalore and
when I moved from Salem to Bangalore and
when I moved from Salem to Bangalore and the blogging bug bites me again since I
the blogging bug bites me again since I
the blogging bug bites me again since I was not blogging about motorcycles
was not blogging about motorcycles
was not blogging about motorcycles anymore I wanted to start blogging again
anymore I wanted to start blogging again
anymore I wanted to start blogging again and I started blogging about digital
and I started blogging about digital
and I started blogging about digital marketing so this is another way to look
marketing so this is another way to look
marketing so this is another way to look at it whether I can revalidate the whole
at it whether I can revalidate the whole
at it whether I can revalidate the whole success with blogging whether I can redo
success with blogging whether I can redo
success with blogging whether I can redo the success that I had with my
the success that I had with my
the success that I had with my motorcycle blog so this was a blog I
motorcycle blog so this was a blog I
motorcycle blog so this was a blog I started it was called digital deeper at
started it was called digital deeper at
started it was called digital deeper at that time I was just looking for a good
that time I was just looking for a good
that time I was just looking for a good name later to digital marketing and I
name later to digital marketing and I
name later to digital marketing and I just went ahead with it initially the
just went ahead with it initially the
just went ahead with it initially the idea was just to add it to my resume as
idea was just to add it to my resume as
idea was just to add it to my resume as an added profile weight age so I wrote
an added profile weight age so I wrote
an added profile weight age so I wrote in-depth articles on digital marketing
in-depth articles on digital marketing
in-depth articles on digital marketing whenever I executed digital marketing
whenever I executed digital marketing
whenever I executed digital marketing campaigns I went ahead and wrote about
campaigns I went ahead and wrote about
campaigns I went ahead and wrote about it I kept blogging for almost 5 years
it I kept blogging for almost 5 years
it I kept blogging for almost 5 years without any sign of results so blogging
without any sign of results so blogging
without any sign of results so blogging is a much more comparable marketing is a
is a much more comparable marketing is a
is a much more comparable marketing is a much more competitive niche and there
much more competitive niche and there
much more competitive niche and there are many people across the world
are many people across the world
are many people across the world blogging about digital marketing in a
blogging about digital marketing in a
blogging about digital marketing in a very good way so it took a little bit
very good way so it took a little bit
very good way so it took a little bit longer for me to start seeing results I
longer for me to start seeing results I
longer for me to start seeing results I was also in a full-time job so I was not
was also in a full-time job so I was not
was also in a full-time job so I was not able to dedicate my full time to
able to dedicate my full time to
able to dedicate my full time to blogging I published two to three
blogging I published two to three
blogging I published two to three articles a month and I kept doing it for
articles a month and I kept doing it for
articles a month and I kept doing it for five years and the whole point of doing
five years and the whole point of doing
five years and the whole point of doing it was because I enjoyed writing about
it was because I enjoyed writing about
it was because I enjoyed writing about digital marketing and also when you
digital marketing and also when you
digital marketing and also when you write something that you know you
write something that you know you
write something that you know you actually understand it better when you
actually understand it better when you
actually understand it better when you put it in a format that is easily
put it in a format that is easily
put it in a format that is easily understandable to others you are
understandable to others you are
understandable to others you are actually going to understand it in a
actually going to understand it in a
actually going to understand it in a much better way eventually all the
much better way eventually all the
much better way eventually all the blogging activities kind of positioned
blogging activities kind of positioned
blogging activities kind of positioned to me as an authority on the topic of
to me as an authority on the topic of
to me as an authority on the topic of digital marketing because I wrote about
digital marketing because I wrote about
digital marketing because I wrote about it it helped me go through interviews
it it helped me go through interviews
it it helped me go through interviews easier and I had the opportunity to work
easier and I had the opportunity to work
easier and I had the opportunity to work with all these amazing startups which we
with all these amazing startups which we
with all these amazing startups which we are like one of the top startups in
are like one of the top startups in
are like one of the top startups in India and and I just breezed through the
India and and I just breezed through the
India and and I just breezed through the interview process easily and gained
interview process easily and gained
interview process easily and gained immense work experience with digital
immense work experience with digital
immense work experience with digital marketing
marketing
marketing I kept blogging I kept blogging so today
I kept blogging I kept blogging so today
I kept blogging I kept blogging so today we have more than two lakh forty one
we have more than two lakh forty one
we have more than two lakh forty one thousand followers on Facebook just for
thousand followers on Facebook just for
thousand followers on Facebook just for my blog
my blog
my blog I built a group on Facebook I called the
I built a group on Facebook I called the
I built a group on Facebook I called the group learned digital marketing and this
group learned digital marketing and this
group learned digital marketing and this group eventually grew to more than
group eventually grew to more than
group eventually grew to more than seventy eight thousand members today
seventy eight thousand members today
seventy eight thousand members today this group is the largest digital
this group is the largest digital
this group is the largest digital marketing learning group in India as a
marketing learning group in India as a
marketing learning group in India as a blogger
blogger
blogger I’ve always enjoyed sharing my thoughts
I’ve always enjoyed sharing my thoughts
I’ve always enjoyed sharing my thoughts and though I am an introvert I enjoy
and though I am an introvert I enjoy
and though I am an introvert I enjoy speaking and sharing my thoughts so
speaking and sharing my thoughts so
speaking and sharing my thoughts so eventually this also led to a lot of
eventually this also led to a lot of
eventually this also led to a lot of speaking opportunities in the digital
speaking opportunities in the digital
speaking opportunities in the digital marketing niche I was invited to speak
marketing niche I was invited to speak
marketing niche I was invited to speak at many events I conducted my own
at many events I conducted my own
at many events I conducted my own workshops and wanted to teach digital
workshops and wanted to teach digital
workshops and wanted to teach digital marketing to my blog followers and
marketing to my blog followers and
marketing to my blog followers and readers this also led to invitation to
readers this also led to invitation to
readers this also led to invitation to many conferences I was able to go with a
many conferences I was able to go with a
many conferences I was able to go with a free pass to these conferences so
free pass to these conferences so
free pass to these conferences so recently I went to Affiliate world Asia
recently I went to Affiliate world Asia
recently I went to Affiliate world Asia in Thailand to kind of meet the who’s
in Thailand to kind of meet the who’s
in Thailand to kind of meet the who’s who of the digital marketing industry
who of the digital marketing industry
who of the digital marketing industry this TEDx talk happened because of the
this TEDx talk happened because of the
this TEDx talk happened because of the reach of my blog so I hope by now you
reach of my blog so I hope by now you
reach of my blog so I hope by now you are convinced that blogging is powerful
are convinced that blogging is powerful
are convinced that blogging is powerful this also led to building a digital
this also led to building a digital
this also led to building a digital marketing agency and a training startup
marketing agency and a training startup
marketing agency and a training startup with a team of eight people and I have
with a team of eight people and I have
with a team of eight people and I have quit my job I do digital marketing full
quit my job I do digital marketing full
quit my job I do digital marketing full time I run an agency and a training
time I run an agency and a training
time I run an agency and a training business and all this opportunity was
business and all this opportunity was
business and all this opportunity was because I was blogging with no results
because I was blogging with no results
because I was blogging with no results inside for five years day in and day out
inside for five years day in and day out
inside for five years day in and day out just because I enjoyed the process of
just because I enjoyed the process of
just because I enjoyed the process of blogging so I hope I don’t need to
blogging so I hope I don’t need to
blogging so I hope I don’t need to convince you anymore that blogging can
convince you anymore that blogging can
convince you anymore that blogging can in fact change your life I definitely
in fact change your life I definitely
in fact change your life I definitely cannot tell you what the outcome will be
cannot tell you what the outcome will be
cannot tell you what the outcome will be but I am confident that if you keep
but I am confident that if you keep
but I am confident that if you keep giving the input the output is going to
giving the input the output is going to
giving the input the output is going to be inevitable I don’t know what you
be inevitable I don’t know what you
be inevitable I don’t know what you enjoy talking about I don’t know what
enjoy talking about I don’t know what
enjoy talking about I don’t know what you are good at but I can confidently
you are good at but I can confidently
you are good at but I can confidently say that if you share those thoughts
say that if you share those thoughts
say that if you share those thoughts with others you are going to go ahead
with others you are going to go ahead
with others you are going to go ahead and have a wonderful experience as
and have a wonderful experience as
and have a wonderful experience as whatever you are going to get out of
whatever you are going to get out of
whatever you are going to get out of this blogging journey blogging will have
this blogging journey blogging will have
this blogging journey blogging will have an impact on your life no doubt so you
an impact on your life no doubt so you
an impact on your life no doubt so you might have these questions in your mind
might have these questions in your mind
might have these questions in your mind you know how do you get started blogging
you know how do you get started blogging
you know how do you get started blogging is the technology very complex there are
is the technology very complex there are
is the technology very complex there are a lot of things that is involved in
a lot of things that is involved in
a lot of things that is involved in making blogging work but the
making blogging work but the
making blogging work but the think about blogging is that you don’t
think about blogging is that you don’t
think about blogging is that you don’t need to learn everything before you get
need to learn everything before you get
need to learn everything before you get started all you need to do is get
started all you need to do is get
started all you need to do is get started and things will fall in place
started and things will fall in place
started and things will fall in place automatically the technology is simple
automatically the technology is simple
automatically the technology is simple now and there are many blogging tools
now and there are many blogging tools
now and there are many blogging tools and content management systems that have
and content management systems that have
and content management systems that have made it easier all you need to do is
made it easier all you need to do is
made it easier all you need to do is that you need to go ahead and start a
that you need to go ahead and start a
that you need to go ahead and start a self-hosted wordpress blog go to
self-hosted wordpress blog go to
self-hosted wordpress blog go to wordpress.org
wordpress.org
wordpress.org download the software buy a domain for
download the software buy a domain for
download the software buy a domain for 500 rupees buy a hosting account 4000
500 rupees buy a hosting account 4000
500 rupees buy a hosting account 4000 rupees that’s all it takes and you can
rupees that’s all it takes and you can
rupees that’s all it takes and you can start sharing your thoughts and your
start sharing your thoughts and your
start sharing your thoughts and your opinions what you are good at to the
opinions what you are good at to the
opinions what you are good at to the world you need to go ahead write your
world you need to go ahead write your
world you need to go ahead write your first article and publish that is the
first article and publish that is the
first article and publish that is the most difficult thing in you’re going
most difficult thing in you’re going
most difficult thing in you’re going that that’s going to be in your blogging
that that’s going to be in your blogging
that that’s going to be in your blogging journey you have to overcome writer’s
journey you have to overcome writer’s
journey you have to overcome writer’s block you need to think about it this
block you need to think about it this
block you need to think about it this way if your friend needs advice from you
way if your friend needs advice from you
way if your friend needs advice from you for something that you know that you are
for something that you know that you are
for something that you know that you are the best person for him how would you
the best person for him how would you
the best person for him how would you help him would you go ahead and write an
help him would you go ahead and write an
help him would you go ahead and write an email to him how would the email be all
email to him how would the email be all
email to him how would the email be all you need to do is take the take that
you need to do is take the take that
you need to do is take the take that content put it on your blog and just
content put it on your blog and just
content put it on your blog and just publish it right your first article and
publish it right your first article and
publish it right your first article and then blogging success will come your way
then blogging success will come your way
then blogging success will come your way you just have to go ahead and spread the
you just have to go ahead and spread the
you just have to go ahead and spread the word once you write share the post with
word once you write share the post with
word once you write share the post with your friends share it on social media
your friends share it on social media
your friends share it on social media share it on like-minded Facebook groups
share it on like-minded Facebook groups
share it on like-minded Facebook groups you know it could be anything go ahead
you know it could be anything go ahead
you know it could be anything go ahead and build a subscriber base of followers
and build a subscriber base of followers
and build a subscriber base of followers people who start liking your content
people who start liking your content
people who start liking your content would want to hear from you again
would want to hear from you again
would want to hear from you again so you can open a Facebook page you can
so you can open a Facebook page you can
so you can open a Facebook page you can have a Twitter account you can start
have a Twitter account you can start
have a Twitter account you can start attracting like-minded people as readers
attracting like-minded people as readers
attracting like-minded people as readers and eventually you will have thousands
and eventually you will have thousands
and eventually you will have thousands of people following you because they
of people following you because they
of people following you because they like your thoughts on your particular
like your thoughts on your particular
like your thoughts on your particular topic you might have this question that
topic you might have this question that
topic you might have this question that who will read from me
who will read from me
who will read from me is my content worth enough will your
is my content worth enough will your
is my content worth enough will your thoughts and opinions on your blog be of
thoughts and opinions on your blog be of
thoughts and opinions on your blog be of any value I can confidently say yes
any value I can confidently say yes
any value I can confidently say yes because as you start writing you became
because as you start writing you became
because as you start writing you became an expert you don’t you did not start as
an expert you don’t you did not start as
an expert you don’t you did not start as an expert to start writing you start
an expert to start writing you start
an expert to start writing you start writing you become an expert and it
writing you become an expert and it
writing you become an expert and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy you
becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy you
becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy you will never know until you get started
will never know until you get started
will never know until you get started but take my word for it get started and
but take my word for it get started and
but take my word for it get started and you will know the value of it blogging
you will know the value of it blogging
you will know the value of it blogging is also not journalism blogging is
is also not journalism blogging is
is also not journalism blogging is actually more than journalism Alex from
actually more than journalism Alex from
actually more than journalism Alex from The Next Web he put it very nicely when
The Next Web he put it very nicely when
The Next Web he put it very nicely when he said journalism is more
he said journalism is more
he said journalism is more about raw information in package
about raw information in package
about raw information in package information out is just a collection of
information out is just a collection of
information out is just a collection of facts blogging is journalism plus
facts blogging is journalism plus
facts blogging is journalism plus opinion people want to read opinions not
opinion people want to read opinions not
opinion people want to read opinions not just facts recently we conducted a
just facts recently we conducted a
just facts recently we conducted a survey on my learned digital marketing
survey on my learned digital marketing
survey on my learned digital marketing group I asked people where do you get
group I asked people where do you get
group I asked people where do you get most of your information from and where
most of your information from and where
most of your information from and where you preferred to get it from you can see
you preferred to get it from you can see
you preferred to get it from you can see that it’s definitely in favor of blog
that it’s definitely in favor of blog
that it’s definitely in favor of blog posts by Authority bloggers they don’t
posts by Authority bloggers they don’t
posts by Authority bloggers they don’t want to read the news they don’t want to
want to read the news they don’t want to
want to read the news they don’t want to read the newspaper or magazines or radio
read the newspaper or magazines or radio
read the newspaper or magazines or radio or online news publications people want
or online news publications people want
or online news publications people want to read from blogs and they want to get
to read from blogs and they want to get
to read from blogs and they want to get opinions not just facts you might be
opinions not just facts you might be
opinions not just facts you might be having this question now how do I choose
having this question now how do I choose
having this question now how do I choose a topic for my blog what do i blog about
a topic for my blog what do i blog about
a topic for my blog what do i blog about just go ahead and think what do you like
just go ahead and think what do you like
just go ahead and think what do you like talking about whatever you naturally
talking about whatever you naturally
talking about whatever you naturally good at you know what is the topic that
good at you know what is the topic that
good at you know what is the topic that you usually talk about when you are
you usually talk about when you are
you usually talk about when you are among your friends that is probably the
among your friends that is probably the
among your friends that is probably the topic that you have to go after you know
topic that you have to go after you know
topic that you have to go after you know what are you interested in are you
what are you interested in are you
what are you interested in are you interested in cars bikes plants health
interested in cars bikes plants health
interested in cars bikes plants health politics it could be anything you just
politics it could be anything you just
politics it could be anything you just have to go on right and you will be seen
have to go on right and you will be seen
have to go on right and you will be seen as an expert eventually as you start
as an expert eventually as you start
as an expert eventually as you start writing and no matter how many blogs
writing and no matter how many blogs
writing and no matter how many blogs there are out there your perspectives
there are out there your perspectives
there are out there your perspectives and your opinions is always going to
and your opinions is always going to
and your opinions is always going to carry weight age and if it is unique
carry weight age and if it is unique
carry weight age and if it is unique people are going to listen to you and
people are going to listen to you and
people are going to listen to you and blogging as a general rule is not a
blogging as a general rule is not a
blogging as a general rule is not a winner take all market every critics
winner take all market every critics
winner take all market every critics thought is worth spreading and it’s not
thought is worth spreading and it’s not
thought is worth spreading and it’s not like there is going to be one blog in a
like there is going to be one blog in a
like there is going to be one blog in a particular topic which is going to take
particular topic which is going to take
particular topic which is going to take away all the traffic so you need to
away all the traffic so you need to
away all the traffic so you need to think about what blogging success means
think about what blogging success means
think about what blogging success means to you do you want to get new
to you do you want to get new
to you do you want to get new experiences do you want to build your
experiences do you want to build your
experiences do you want to build your personal network do you want to spread
personal network do you want to spread
personal network do you want to spread the word do you want to help people you
the word do you want to help people you
the word do you want to help people you know it could be anything the result of
know it could be anything the result of
know it could be anything the result of blogging could be anything you know it
blogging could be anything you know it
blogging could be anything you know it could be having a non profit motive as
could be having a non profit motive as
could be having a non profit motive as well and it doesn’t always mean
well and it doesn’t always mean
well and it doesn’t always mean financial success night even though
financial success night even though
financial success night even though financial success is definitely part of
financial success is definitely part of
financial success is definitely part of most of the successful bloggers that I
most of the successful bloggers that I
most of the successful bloggers that I know so when I am going to see your blog
know so when I am going to see your blog
know so when I am going to see your blog thank you
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