You are right, that is why the motociti blog focuses strictly on motoring related articles, You can take a look at it. motociti.com/blog

One of the most reasonable post from Afam; the Op earned a ''Like'' !!!

This blogging of a thing has to do with Nigerians and our mentality ::::::: only few are creative in our country the remaining are copycat !!!

They will always wanna take accolade for another person's effort !!!


Most blogs lack Originality simply cuz everybody wanna make money from blogging !!!!!

If you say bloggers are all out to make money then thats true. Do you guys know in nigeria that money sometimes comes before fun. Here is a country that you will have to try different things just because you want to succeed. I know you will say "try something you are passionate about" but how many of those things we are passionate about actually thrive in this harsh environment where no one cares until you have made it. I can only wish all the bloggers luck or maybe God's best..lol.. to copy and paste self is not easy and you all know that.. . There are some wonderful blog I must confess.. if you need a good blog on softwares just go to ogbongeblog.com and if you want football at its peak, transfers and all go to poojaadebayor..com.

Na so we see am oh!

I think thats a good post.
But we pass information to the public
check one of my posts if it contradicts your claims


NAIJA MOVIES - SCHOOLING OR SCREWING THE SOCIETY?
http://newsjointnaija..com/2013/06/naija-movies-schooling-or-screwing.html

Afam4eva:
You're right on that but because it's Linda Ikeji, no one bats an eyelid. Bloggers have to learn to be original.

Poverty is the cause and lack of ideas on the part of some citizens...in Nigeria of today when people see that someone is successful at a smthing, others rush into it without 'thinking'...lindaikeji is only successful because she is probably the first to start blogging on entertainment ('don't know if she copies all her stories but most are copied and finetunned to people's taste)...just like jarus pointed out, i don't think we have educational, sports or arts n creativity blogs..the list is endless...

Ok, i get it. Your problem is that there are too many Nigerian blogs and they copy each others content. What do you want to do about it. Form a cartel to stifle freedom of speech? Organize some of your webmaster mates to lobby the house of assembly to outlaw blogging?

What is really your problem? Too many Nigerians are blogging or contents are too similar? either way, you a no business worrying about how many blogs Nigeria has. Just visit the blogs you like and STFU.

shyvicky: sharap!!!what is nairaland doing if not copying peoples news and pics and pasting it with links,and u paople will comment,u want me to open a political,pics or mathematics site,will it generate trafick for me?do u know that i buy data plans and site do work on my site,then at the end no trafick,oga i better join the band wagon,if u cant beat them....

Wrong. If u can't beat them, arrange to get them beaten.

Mobsync:

Wrong. If u can't beat them, arrange to get them beaten.

i love this quotation,i will start applying it .
either u beat them or get them beaten ,the bottom line they must be beaten

Afam4eva:
You're right on that but because it's Linda Ikeji, no one bats an eyelid. Bloggers have to learn to be original.

Most of her foreign posts come from http://www.dailymail.co.uk.

World's Top 10 Blogs

http://metro.co.uk/2013/02/11/top-ten-money-making-blogs-huffpo-mashable-perez-hilton-and-more-3400833/

As Metro meets the individuals who quit their day jobs to pursue blogs full-time, here are the 10 blogs making the most money worldwide.

1. The Huffington Post

Frequently ranked the world’s number one blog. It was founded in 2005 by columnist, author and former political wife Arianna Huffington. Daily pay-per-click income: $30,000 (£19,000). http://www.huffingtonpost.com

2. Mashable

A mash-up of social media and entertainment news. The site was founded by Pete Cashmore from his Aberdeen home in 2005 – he was then 19. Makes around $15,000 (£9,500) a day from advertising. http://www.mashable.com

3. Engadget

Covers daily consumer tech and gadget news in a variety of languages. Daily advertising income of around $10,000 (£6,400). http://www.engadet.com

4. Perez Hilton

Self-titled site of celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton (Mario Lavandeira). Hilton started blogging in 2004 ‘because it seemed easy’. Makes around $3,500 (£2,200) daily through advertising. www.perezhilton.com

5. Gizmodo

Consumer tech blog that’s part of the Gawker network. Founded in 2002 by Peter Rojas, who left Gizmodo to co-found Engadget. http://www.gizmodo.com

6. Joystiq

A gaming blog founded in 2004 by Peter Rojas. Makes around $1,700 (£1,100 ) in daily income through CPM (cost per mile) advertising. Now owned by AOL. http://www.joystiq.com

7. Retire at 21

Tips for young entrepreneurs. Founded in 2006 by Michael Dunlop (‘dyslexic college drop-out who conquered the internet’). http://www.retireat21.com

8. Lifehacker

A blog of productivity tricks (or ‘life hacks’), ranging from Viz-style Top Tips (‘Need a creative boost? Try lying down’) to more sober suggestions. Another Gawker site. http://www.lifehacker.com

9. Andrew Sullivan

Influential political blog by British author and commentator (and former editor of The New Republic). Sullivan relaunched the site with a subscription fee. dish.andrewsullivan.com

10. Kotaku

The last Gawker site on our list specialises in all things video games. Headed up by MTV reporter Stephen Totilo, its daily income is around $1,500 (£950). http://www.kotaku.com

Imagine Huffington Post making $30k (N4.5m) per day, that's about $900k (N135m) per month.

Omho, the owners don hammer o.

And the blog was started in 2005, same year NL was started.

If I make 1m per month from my blog today, I'll quit my 9-5 job immediately and face it full time.

These are guys I'm looking forward to.

Very interesting post, and definitely one worth discussing. I got into blogging because I needed an avenue to share my thoughts (sort of anonymously). I also love to write and have a brother who is a web designer.

Jarus:
Mashable.com - world's second biggest blog.

Cpfinance.com

I am not sure Mashable is bigger than TMZ, BuzzFeed, theVerge and Gawker.

I think their rankings change regularly

Even the Linda copies some of her articles from other blogs. Is just that she already has a lot of audience so many people think she is the original owner of the articles. I respect bella and ladun a lot most of their content are very original.

Nice write-ups Afam and Jarus.

oyb:
unfortunately it has become an all comers affair
90% of the bloggers out there have zero passion about it and are just looking for a quick buck
from the lailaikeji clone to the those who dig up old photos and make up stories
let just one person come up wiath a successful tech blog and you will see a sudden influx of tech blogs

My thoughts exactly.
Nigerians simply lack the PASSION to be creative and outstanding but oh yeah, always quick and great at complaining when they don't get the anticipated income or desired success.
SMH, it's sickening!

Personally, I don't even bother reading any of those entertainment blogs even the linda's cos they've gat nothing educative to tell me, just purely a waste of my time - am rather on the look-out for educative blogs where I can learn and enrich myself.

So Huffingtonpost makes over N1 billion per year! And the Mashable guy is not doing badly too. Blogging is the new Oil and Gas, considering Linda Ikeji's blog makes at least, N12 million per annum.

CFCfan:

Seun has to do something to make Nairaland more visible. NL has the potential to rival HuffingtonPost.

I don't know how visible you want Nairaland to be again, any little Nigeria related google search I do, Nairaland is always number 1. Sometimes you can have the whole first page full of results from Nairaland.

Interestingly, only one of these Top 10 blogs in the world focuses on entertainment

1. The Huffington Post - Politics

2. Mashable - Tech

3. Engadget - Tech

4. Perez Hilton - Entertainment

5. Gizmodo - Tech

6. Joystiq - Game

7. Retire at 21 - Entrepreneurship

8. Lifehacker - Life

9. Andrew Sullivan - Politics

10. Kotaku - Game



Compared to Nigeria's

(Unofficial, rough)
1, Linda Ikeji - Entertainment

2, Bella Naija - Entertainment

3, Ladun Liaidi - Entertainment

4, Omojuwa - Politics

5, MercyJohnson.com - Entertainment

6, Ynaija - Youth

7, Sahara Reporters - Politics

8, Thenetng - News

9, Notjustok - Music

10, 360nobs - Entertainment

free2ryhme:

Simply put .. Nigerians like bandwagoning .. we are only in it for the hope that something financial will come through from it and not for the passion that others from the western world engage in it

Dont say what you know nothing about, 99% of western bloggers do it for the money either directly or indirectly

Ile-Ife:
Ok, i get it. Your problem is that there are too many Nigerian blogs and they copy each others content. What do you want to do about it. Form a cartel to stifle freedom of speech? Organize some of your webmaster mates to lobby the house of assembly to outlaw blogging?

What is really your problem? Too many Nigerians are blogging or contents are too similar? either way, you a no business worrying about how many blogs Nigeria has. Just visit the blogs you like and STFU.

Mahn, you are missing the mark.

We need more of originality, people should instead learn to be original and create their own niche rather than plagiarizing, it makes them silly and better yet,unsuccessful.

Jarus: Imagine Huffington Post making $30k (N4.5m) per day, that's about $900k (N135m) per month.

Omho, the owners don hammer o.

And the blog was started in 2005, same year NL was started.

If I make 1m per month from my blog today, I'll quit my 9-5 job immediately and face it full time.

These are guys I'm looking forward to.

Your sure say you knoww the actual time for your job? 8-5 don become 9-5. Tomorrow e go be 7-4. You dey operate on flexible job hours?

Na wa o

@ Jarus: your list proves that the entertainment industry is the hottest sector in Nigeria, apart from oil and gas.

Jarus: Na wa o

I guess that 'someone' could be you or me

Bellanaija started bf her

yame014:

Poverty is the cause and lack of ideas on the part of some citizens...in Nigeria of today when people see that someone is successful at a smthing, others rush into it without 'thinking'...lindaikeji is only successful because she is probably the first to start blogging on entertainment ('don't know if she copies all her stories but most are copied and finetunned to people's taste)...just like jarus pointed out, i don't think we have educational, sports or arts n creativity blogs..the list is endless...

collynzo2: Your sure say you knoww the actual time for your job? 8-5 don become 9-5. Tomorrow e go be 7-4. You dey operate on flexible job hours?

And that's the only thing you saw in my post?

Well, fyi, 9-5 is generally used to describe salaried, office jobs. Not the time that matters.

If you see me use 8-5 (which is normal Nigerian working hours), then I've only localized the generic name.

I personally think the issue with blogging in Nigeria is google.

Like someone said earlier you can see the most original article on a .wordpress or site.

How can an average 2go user or Nigerian find this through google?

Take a look at [url]Ranksng.com[/url] browse through the tutorials, Job, Tech section you would see that there are some wonderful Nigerian blogs.

Exposure is just the issue for them. With more sites like ranksng.com blogging would improve, cos bloggers can focus on content instead of the time & money consuming hustle for traffic.

[url]Ranksng.com[/url] is a collection of blogs, Top websites; Nairaland, ogbonge blog, Linda & all

Blogging has been commercialised. everyone wants to b d next linda ikeji. Nobody wants to create unique contents anymore. I blog on fiction and real life stories. visit my blog www.suspenseandemotions..com

I started my own blog,because I believed if Linda can do it, then why can't I? From my own blogging experience,entertainment & sex stories attract most traffic. Most people just open a blog for the sake of being called bloggers.Linda inspires me, & I know I'll be her male version soon.I copy & paste-we all do,but I only copy when there's a VERY long story & LESS time. Feel free to check my blog at http://olakunleologunro..com Corrections are welcome. THANKS.

Most of these Naija blogs only need 1 or 2 scoops. It is not wrong to blog for money/quick money.

TMZ reported some scoops like that of Mel Gibson and Michael Jackson.

Today, it is pretty big.


June 2013 rankings:
http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/blogs

May 2013 rankings
http://technorati.com/blogs/top100/