I recently did an interview with the famous affiliate marketing expert Murray Newlands at murraynewlands.com. You can get to know a bit more about me by reading through the interview. This is what I had to say:
Tell me about your Blog?
Ninety Nine Ways is a blog on ways of making money online as well as offline. I also write about things that people can do in their everyday lives to try and save themselves a few more dollars without changing the quality of their life. Why do I write about this stuff? Well in this day in age I want to be financially stable and I don’t see the point in making money when you can’t save some or at least spend it wisely and I figured that there may be people out there who feel the same way and may be interested in what I have to say.
What was your first blog?
My first blog was ‘Show Me The Money’ on blogger, a blog that I must say I started off because I wanted to make money. That was not the best move because setting up a blog purely for the purpose of making money doesn’t get you anywhere. I didn’t have any idea about what I was doing and in the early stages it was a mess.
What is the biggest tip you would give to a newbie blogger?
Blog about something you are really interested in and passionate about. With that being the case, finding stuff to blog about won’t be a problem. That was something I discovered when I set up a second blog about the country I call home – Zimbabwe.
What do advertisers do that you wish they wouldn’t?
Not going into too much detail, it does get to me when one day they are you friend and the next they don’t want to know you. One thing I have learnt of late from situations like that is don’t be afraid to ask – you will be surprised at the kind of responses you will get.
What do bloggers do that you wish they wouldn’t?
Lots of ads and very little or no useful content. I literally find it painful on my eyes when I come across a blog that is covered in ads and I can’t see the content because there isn’t much there.
Where do you see growth in the blogging field?
That is a really hard one to answer. These days when something big happens around the world chances are very high that you will hear about a blogger or bloggers having some sort of impact on the the topic being reported no matter what it is. Blogging is everywhere!
What new ideas are advertisers coming up with to take advantage of new trends?
I haven’t really paid a lot of attention to this but one thing I see a lot of with some people on twitter is that their tweets are mainly ads. So maybe a number of advertisers a trying to……………
To Read the rest of the interview head on over to – Make Money Online Blog Blogger Gerald Ndoro of Ninety Nine Ways to Make Money Online Blog
Interesting information from your interview Gerri…..spending smart and saving money, something very important if one wants to be wealth. Sometimes you have to be ‘selfish’….put some money aside for your self no matter how little, in investments or savings.
Sebastian, glad you liked the interview. Did you learn anything new about me?
You do have to be wise when it comes to money matters aand I hope you have found something on this site that has put a little extra money into your pocket.
It’s nice to get to meet you with this interview and actually see a picture of you. I will be starting a blog soon, so I will be coming around to learn all that I can.