Interview With Jay From DatMoney Dot Com

Posted by: Toan Nguyen Minh on July 19 in Interviews

Jay, a blogger on make money online niche, he is lives in Boston. If you like this interview, please visit to DatMoney Dot Com or follow Jay on Twitter.

Toan: Would you please tell us something about you and your site?
Jay: Well, my name is Jay and I actually own quite a few sites.  But most people know me from my online entrepreneur blog, DatMoney.com.  There’s not much to say about me besides the fact that I’m easy to get along with, funny, goofy and an online entrepreneur trying to do it for a living.

Toan: What got you getting started to build your blog?
Jay: Again, which blog?  Lol… honestly, I’ve always wanted to do something online and something that I’d be interested in.  I like to do things on my own time so I figured why not.

Toan: Where you got idea blogging?
Jay: I didn’t start on DatMoney.com but the more I learned, the more I expanded my horizons on the various sites that I own.  I tend to just go with things that I’m interested in and that I enjoy so that way I’m not forcing something.  I don’t want my online stuff to be like a routine job but rather something I want to wake up to and do.  I try to focus on things like sports, money and women.  And not necessarily in that order.

Toan: How to become a professional blogger?
Jay: I wouldn’t say I’m a pro, matter of fact, I think i’m far from it.  But just as long as you write good enough for lots of people to continue to read your stuff, then you definitely shouldn’t have a problem with it.

Toan: How long does it take to become a professional blogger?
Jay: I would ask a pro. But I’m sure it depends on the person and how committed you are, how much you know, etc.

Toan: Which blogs would you recommend for any beginners starting to blog?
Jay: DatMoney.com… but besides mine, there are a few but it all depends on what you already know.  Though, I would stay away from the John Chow and stuff because they never give you good advice… wait, I don’t think they really give any advice on how to make money online.  They’re just there to entertain…

Toan: Which ebooks would you recommend for beginners starting to blog?
Jay: I honestly couldn’t tell you off the top of my head.

Toan: What are your methods of marketing for your blog?
Jay: Again, it depends on the blog.  I started marketing a lot on most of my blogs and just focused more on the search engine traffic.  Yeah, I’d like a big reader base but search engine traffic is what is getting me the most money.  Plus, I think it takes less time to target search engine traffic…

Toan: What did you do when don t have the idea to blogging?
Jay: I don’t blog.  It’s just as simple as that.  When you force things, your readers will know.  Plus, a lot of people don’t even like it when you blog multiple times in one day.  It’s hard to keep up with that.

Toan: Did you spend time and money to SEO and advertising your blog?
Jay: I have but found that was a waste.  It may take a little more time and effort but you can work around all of that and not spend a dime and get similar results.  For instance, don’t pay for advertising on a blog when you can simply guest post and get better results.

Toan: What’s the best way to make money online from blog?
Jay: I don’t know what the best way is but all I can say is, there are PLENTY of ways to do it. For instance, http://www.datmoney.com/2008/11/get-the-password-to-my-100day-adsense-post-and-more-for-subscribing.html

Toan: Recommended programs to earn money from your blogs ?
Jay: It depends what you do.  I don’t have specific programs in mind but there are a lot of tools that are helpful.  But again, it depends what you’re trying to do.  Affiliate marketing?  SEO? Etc…

Toan: How much money did you got in first month blogging ?
Jay: My first month?  I have no idea because it’s been a while.  I can say it was definitely enough to pay for hosting but definitely not enough to quit my job.

Toan: Who do you think are the most professional blogger on the internet?
Jay: Who cares?  Honestly, I could careless and for those who actually want to make money should probably do the same.

Toan: Which blogs do you regularly read?
Jay: I don’t read blogs regularly like I used to.  Anyone have any suggestions?

Toan: What are your advice for beginners who starting to blog?
Jay: Don’t go into the MMO niche, make sure you read, learn and TAKE ACTION!  There are lots of advice I can give but not doing anything is not wanting to succeed.

Thanks Jay for the interview.