Top 10 Richest Bloggers in the World! So You Think You Can Blog?

So you think you are a royal blogger? hmmmn! Then your name should feature on this list lol! Some people take blogging as a hobby while to others its a serious major currency earning business. Some bloggers earn more than some multinational  companies . All you need to start a blog is  a laptop, an internet connection and an ACTIVE BRAIN. Blogging is location independent . Below are the top 10 world bloggers and their earnings...

BLOG : TECHCRUNCH

Michael Arrington

Michael Arrington

Name – Michael Arrington

Age – 40 years

Earning - $8,00,000 per Month

Topics – Sillicon valley startups

Launched – 2005

Visitors - 26 million page views per month

Twitter followers – 1.5 million

Advertising methods -Adsense , Banner Ads,Text advertising

About – TechCrunch was started by Michael Arrington in his backyard as a hobby . He updated his blog with 20-30 posts every day giving minute details of each and every budding idea in the valley. He attended every seminars and presentations and insert. His blogging team  comprises of 40 bloggers .


BLOG : MASHABLE

Pete CashMore

Name - Pete CashMore

Earning – $6,00,000 Per Month

Topics – Social media

Launched – 2005

Monthly Page Views – 25 million

Twitter Followers – 2 million

Pete Cashmore started Mashable when he was 19 . Mashable is now the most read blog centered around social media. He has converted Mashable into a multi author blog and is now one of the hottest geekS on the planet.


BLOG : PEREZ HILTON

Name – Mario Lavandeira

Earning - $2,00,000

Daily Visits - 1 Million Visitors a day

Launched – 2005

Advertising methods – Banners

Topics – Celebrity Gossip

Mario Lavandeira  earns so much by just spreading rumors and juicy gossips of celebrities. He writes 25-30 post everyday. Blogging has made him a celebrity and he regularly gets featured on talk shows and events.

BLOG : TIMOTHYSYKES

Timothy Sykes

Name – Timothy Sykes

Earning – $180,000

Age – 29 Years

Topics – Stocks

Revenue sources - From affiliate sales and his paid membership schemes.

Tim sykes makes money writing about money. He had written more than 2000 blog posts till date and he gives penny stock tips for everyone who can afford his membership area.


BLOG : TUTSPLUS

Collis Taeed

Name – Collis Taeed

Earning – $120,000

Topics – Tutorial covering design and tools.

Revenue Source – Membership

Coolis taood is a german web designer who has turned his blog into the most powerful tutorial blog on earth.


BLOG : GOTHAMIST

Jake Dobkin

Name – Jake Dobkin

Earning - $110,000

Topics – Newyork city life and events

Founded – 2003

Revenue source – Double Click

Page views – 3.6 Million per month

Almost 75% of the vistors to his blog comes NewYork.


BLOG : VENTUREBEAT

 Name – Matt Marshall

Earning – $100,000 a month

Started -2006

Topics – Venture Capital and startups

Earlier to blogging he was a journalist. Clearly he shifted to online journalism and shifted well.


BLOG : LIFEHACKER

 Name –   Gina Trapani

Earning – $108,000 a month

Vistors – 0.3 million visitors per day

Founded – 2005

Topics – Downloads, software and tips

Gina is a web developer and technology writer based in san diego


BLOG: SMASHING MAGAZINE

Vitaly Friedman

Name –  Vitaly Friedman

Earning – $150,000 per month

Topics – Web Design and development

Smashing magazine is the ultimate resource for web design


BLOG : READWRITEWEB

Name – Richard MacManus

Earning – $60,000 a month

Topics – Social media and web trends

Richard Macmanus from newzealand is the founder and co author of readwriteweb and is sharing one of the most profitable weblog in the world.

FURTHER READING

http://www.ngozigold.com/2012/09/THE-TOP-TEN-RICHEST-BLOGGERS-IN-THE-WORLD.html
http://merabheja.com/top-10-blogger-earnings/
http://exploredia.com/10-richest-bloggers/