Interview With Deneil Merrit

Posted by: Toan Nguyen Minh on July 8 in Interviews

Deneil Merritt is a internet entrepreneur and he is also the owner of the kushmoney network. His interests are Blogging, food, traveling, personal development, finance (getting out of debt), poker, and life in general. If you like this interview, please visit to Deneil Merritt’s Blog or follow Deneil on Twitter.

Toan: Would you please tell us something about you and your site?
Deneil: My name is Deneil Merrit, blogger at kushmoney.com and owner the kushmoney network. I love making money online and helping others.

Toan: What got you getting started to build your blog?
Deneil: I had a domain and did not know what to do with it. I then used it to make a blog to keep track of projects, earnings, and personal thoughts on what I have learned online.

Toan: Where you got idea blogging?
Deneil: Heard about wordpress and thought it was perfect for what I wanted to do.

Toan: How to become a professional blogger?
Deneil: I would say the best way to become a pro blogger is to never give up. Blog about something you love.

Toan: How long does it take to become a professional blogger?
Deneil: That really depends on the person and their plans. Some bloggers can do it in a year or 2 while others it may take 3 to 5 years.

Toan: Which blogs would you recommend for any beginners starting to blog?
Deneil: Hands down I would have to say problogger.net You can easily search through that whole blog to learn anything you looking for.

Toan: Which ebooks would you recommend for beginners starting to blog?
Deneil: lol, I would not recommend any ebooks about blogging. Most of them are outdate. Grab as many free was as you can but the best way to learn is just start blogging.

Toan: What are your methods of marketing for your blog?
Deneil: Well, without giving out any secrets. lol. There are no secret ways to market your blog. What I do is try every marketing trick out there and pick the best ones that work for my blog. Everybody has a different way to market their blog. Try out all the marketing tricks and pick the top 5 that bring in the most traffic.

Toan: What did you do when don’t have the idea to blogging?
Deneil: Find some news to post about within my niche. I often write about 2 articles a day and post one a day. Most of the time I have about 5 posts ready to go. Best thing to do is put together a post plan.

Toan: Did you spend time and money to SEO and advertising your blog?
Deneil: Mostly time doing SEO. Total, I would say I spent about $25 or so on advertising my blog.

Toan: What’s the best way to make money online from blog?
Deneil: Provide a service or product and leverage your blog to sale your product or service.

Toan: Recommended programs to earn money from your blogs ?
Deneil: My blog is a personal which I cover many different niches. I can’t recommend something for anyones blog because it may not fit their blog. What I can recommend is do some affiliate marketing within your content. Sign up to a CPA network and see if they have any offers that fit your niche. Add a link or 2 in your content to make the link look normal, so you earn a commission.

Toan: How much money did you got in first month blogging ?
Deneil: lol, thats funny. About $3 or $4 from google adsense.

Toan: Who do you think are the most professional blogger on the internet?
Deneil: I can’t just pick one or two bloggers out of millioins of bloggers. It wouldn’t be right.

Toan: Which blogs do you regularly read?
Deneil: I read about 100 – 200 blogs on a daily bases to leave comments. Too long of a list to name them all.

Toan: What are your advice for beginners who starting to blog?
Deneil: First off never give up, put together a post plan at the beginninng(Wish I did this at the beginning), and remember to network with other bloggers.

Thanks Deneil for the interview!