How Linda Ikeji makes money Blogging

Linda Ikeji has a highly trafficked blog located at lindaikeji.blogspot.com and she is one of the very few Nigerian bloggers who have achieved celebrity status as a blogger and now she makes millions blogging - Perhaps monthly

Now that she is more of a controversial celebrity blogger, the sky remains the limit.

A query on Google for web pages from her blog shows that she has over 10,000 pages of content and her traffic from Alexa ranking shows that hers is among the top 30 websites in Nigeria and number 1 in entertainment. Linda has sure put in some hard work for a blog that is hosted by blogger.com.

Her website probably doesn't have high paying keywords or niche which her blog is focused on other than entertainment but if we were to consider the niche which her blog is know for, then it's her brand name "Linda Ikeji".

She started blogging in 2006 according to an interview by nDani Tv, Linda Ikeji's blog traffic spiraled within a short time from 2011 to 2012 to become on of the most visited sites in Nigeria, actually at number 26 as at today according to Alexa. It seems that with her frequent sensational stories or gossip as some would call it, she has carved a name for herself in Nigeria's blogging and celebrity industry.

I've visited some entertainment websites like Linda Ikeji's in the past and often wondered why she doesn't have a domain name for her blog or rather buy it from the guy that owns it. However she happens to be a blogger using Google's free blogger platform and made fame with her controversial blogging style.

Is Linda Ikeji really a blogger? Well, not many bloggers would agree that she is really a traditional bloggers due to the fact that her blog is mostly filled with short stories with long comments. In fact some would say her blog is not really a blog but more like a forum.
Anyway, she is a blogger that blogs about celebrities, social issues and entertainment and she now makes more money as a celebrity.

Facts we know
Well the facts that we have about Linda Ikeji's blog are that:
- She is a blogger/micro-blogger
- She has lots of visitors and blog comments
- She makes money from direct ads and Advertising networks like Google, Ad Dynamo and Nigerian companies
- She blogs everyday
- She's now a celebrity blogger as she gets loyalty visits due to her brand name

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Top keywords for Linda Ikeji's blog according to Alexa are:
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1 linda ikeji
2 linda Low
3 contact details
4 eko hotel
5 live in Low
6 fashion bloggers
7 susan peters

Google Page Rank: 4/10

Estimated daily traffic: Since we don't have access to her google analytics, we can's say for sure but Linda says she gets over 50,000 daily hits.
According to http://www.freewebsitereport.org/www.lindaikeji.blogspot.com, her blog gets over 100,000 daily page views and this is about 3 million monthly page views and rising.

Site speed: Very slow according to Alexa. Linda needs to slow down on the number of ads shown

How did she do it?
Well.
- She started a blog with her name -> Linda Ikeji
- She focused on entertainment, fashion and gossip stories
- She started selling direct adverts
- She blogs frequently

How much does she really make from blogging?
Well, since she's already a celebrity blogger, the sky is the limit. She is said to make over N500,000 to N1m(according to reviews) and this is just monthly we are talking about. She earns more from directly sold ads than from networks like Google adsense or Ad Dynamo.

How you can follow her lead
- Start a blog with your name
- Blog about your opinion
- Allow comments
- Achieve celebrity status with your brand name
- Get a lot of traffic
- Sell advertising space