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udwise123:
Nice job ,but it will be difficult to get approval

I just visit your blog I can see you have Pop under ads and native ads.. Remove those ads or else Google would'nt Even look at your blog for once.. Google hate redirecting Site.. Your Blog has committed a violation Policy. Remove those Pop under on your blog

He will soon be shocked!!!

Decline:
Fellow nairalanders, please come to my rescue with AdSense approved email. Earlier in May this year I got accepted with one of the top premium ad companies (Ezoic) to be precise, but the issue that I have now is AdSense approved email to accept invitation from Google before activating ads on my blog. This is done because Ezoic is a satisfied Google partner.

So what I'm asking for is just an email attached to an approved Google AdSense to request the invitation and you will receive the invitation email and accept it on my behalf and after that I can be able run ads on my blog from Ezoic.

Since May 7th when I got accepted till date I have try everything within my strength to get AdSense approval but no luck. I have followed and maintain all the publisher policies but still no luck.

Please I need your help, I am getting depressed day by day with the whole thing. Someone should please help me.

Please I don't mind giving you my Ezoic publisher dashboard login details for your confirmation and scrutiny.

Please help a fellow. Thanks in anticipation

Here is my igwecollins100@gmail.com

See my guy E be like say during this COVID-19 Pandemic Period Google is very Strict and not even accepting new blog.. We are having the same issues just like my own is different because I go straight to Google AdSense.
Google has influence on Ezoic. I think that is why they don't send you reply..
Google AdSense Acceptance this days na die..

Queenlovely:
in 1979, Saudi Arabia grandmosque was hijacked by religious terrorists, my uncle who turned Muslim a year ago died there that day.

where is the Muslim God he claimed to serve, I hate that country.

in 2007 I went from Jeddah to Riyadh without my hijab and people were just staring at me as if I was naked. I had diplomatic immunity and nothing could happen to me

Liar!!!! You are the greatest liar of all time on Nairaland

MrSurd:
So many bloggers have failed recently especially the new bloggers between 2019 to 2020. Blogging this days is not longer a business venture on less you have other plan of making money outside AdSense and affiliate marketing.

The hardest part of blogging is getting traffic and ranking high in search engines, with millions of blog this days, they is no more room for a new niche, all articles have already been covered by blogs daily.

News blogs are every where, Education blogs are every where, Tech blogs are every where etc.

Google won't approve your Adsense : google is not longer approving AdSense account for new bloggers especially this year 2020. Most people are already frustrated and left

Don't be deceived by Linda ikeji and others: Linda and others started at the time when blogging was not known in Nigeria hence their great success, most popular blogs have been existing for long now.

You can't compete with the big ones: They is no way you can compete with the big ones, only few people will leave punch online, vanguard, instablog, Linda ikeji blog, Bellanaija, Naijaloaded, tooxclusive, ogbonjeblog, techloy, 9jaflaver etc to visit your small new blog on less you want to only be sharing links on NL and Facebook.

People hardly visit blogs this days: since the advent of opera news, only few Nigerians visit new blogs, most average Nigerians visit the big names, online news papers and opera news. Facebook, Instagram and twitter have made it easy to get information without visiting blog, all news and information are posted in Facebook pages and groups.

Other ad network doesn't pay well: Outside AdSense which is very hard to get approval, other ads network pay little or nothing compared to the amount of data you will waste blogging

You may never get back the money you will spend on hosting and domain: You may loss the money you have spent on domain and hosting and even loss data a lot.

You can never beat the big names in SEO: how do you expect to beat naijaloaded, 9jaflaver, 360nobs, Tooxclusive in SEO google ranking top page in music download niche, the answer is hell no.

Custom ads is not possible: how do you expect to get direct advertisers and promotion seekers in your new blog with little or no unique daily visits and visitors.

Lot more things to say but blogging is not what you think, invest your time and money in physical business, blogging have changed since 2017-2018

Don't mind the grammatical mistakes if they is any, am typing with mobile device and autocorrect and mistakes are banned to happen but I don't have the time to review and correct. Just read and accept the advice, this is not an official article but an advice

Are you discouraging the younger bloggers or what?? Those offline business you suggest them to do is there no one doing it? OK what do you want to say to those who will be opening their blog in 2030 There is no time to start something just begin your journey at the right and best appropriate time..

Me too dey do my own sallah with Pepsi and Fried Chicken

Thanks for this remembrance

Jazakallah khairan

Jazakallah khair

julietkay24:
If you have google adsense account with domain name for sale please message me or drop your phone number and whatsapp number,legit seller please

Beware and Becareful of these anonymous Google AdSense seller on Nairaland.. Some of them are real scammers!!!

Foolish Politician

MimieJay:
It’s no news that content creators are on the increase at the moment, and everyone is either starting a blog or becoming a YouTuber. That is amazing really. But beyond the effizy that comes with being tagged a ‘blogger’ and the vibe that ‘Hi guys! Welcome back to my channel’ gives, do you really know what you’re getting into?

I’m sure you’d be able to pick up one thing or the other from my experience as both a blogger and a YouTuber. So I have decided to outline some factors to consider when making the big decision, as I compare both blogging and Youtube.

DISCLAIMERS:

1. Everything mentioned here is based on my perspective and opinion, and most importantly, my personal experience.
2. The mention of "blogging/blogger" in this article does not apply to "entertainment or gist bloggers". I am referring to people willing to create very specific niche contents.


Weighing 10 Factors Before Starting A Blog Or A YouTube Channel

1. Starting Up

This is one of the most important things to consider. The truth is, for YouTube, apart from your face, and a video recorder which could be your phone or a camera, you really don’t need anything to start up a YouTube channel. YouTube has already been set up, you just create your own space there and grow.

But to start a blog, this could be a bit different. You might need to buy a domain name, pay for the hosting of your blog and also pay for a website design. ‘Might’ because, there are free platforms that offer free hosting, domain names and free website templates to users. But if you want a more personalized domain name and blog, then you’d be paying for it.

So for me, I’d say that, apart from having to deal with procrastination and the numerous excuses of not having enough equipment to start with, when all you basically need are your face and a video recorder, a YouTube channel is easier to start than a blog.


2. Personal Inclination

Before you start a blog or a YouTube channel, you might want to ask yourself basic questions like ‘Am I comfortable in front of a camera?’ ‘What is my writing skill like?’

If you love the camera and enjoy talking and filming videos, then YouTube life is a better option. But if you write pretty well and you are able to communicate better through your pen (not literally) than talking, then you’d find blogging easier.

If you are comfortable doing both like me, well, you could make a choice based on other factors, or you could do both. But what if you can neither write nor camera-friendly? Well, I think blogging can still work for you.

This is because, when creating content for your blog, your audience does not need to know who creates the content. They just want to read something. So, you have the option of hiring someone to write for you. But when it comes to YouTube, you cannot hire someone to film your videos for you. You are part of the content your audience wants to see, so there’s really no hiding place. Joo get?


3. Time

If you think a 10 minutes video on YouTube took only 10 minutes to produce, then you dunno warris going on. YouTube takes a whole lot of time! So if your schedule doesn’t give so much time for yourself, then YouTube would most likely not work for you.

This is because growth on YouTube is very much dependent on your consistency, so you have to continually find time to film videos and edit videos, which takes hours.

Although blogging also takes time, because you have to write and keep editing until you have an almost perfect post. But when compared to the time demand of YouTube, it is a child’s play, honestly. So, if you have the luxury of time, then YouTubing won’t be a problem. If not, you might want to stick to blogging. And if you have extra time, you could definitely do both.


4. Profitability

Money! Owo!! Ego!!! Kudi!!!

I know this is an aspect that quite a number of people would be really interested in. Anyway, as a blogger, I started making money from my blog in its third or fourth month. Amazing right? On the other hand, I didn’t get monetized on YouTube till my channel’s eleventh or twelfth month.

And at the moment, I recently just got my first payment which was after a year. So if you are looking for a short term payment possibility, blogging maybe. This is because YouTube has a number of requirements that you might not be able to meet up within the first few months or even the first year (depending on how fast your channel grows), and it could be frustrating, trust me.

But for blogging, there are some tactics that if you know, they could speed up the money-making process for you.

1. Choose to buy AdSense instead of applying for it
2. Write primarily for Search Engines, humans will follow
3. Use SEO method of writing to put out content that would make people find your blog, without you necessarily asking them to ‘check out my last blog post’.
4. Use guest posting services on quality related blogs with high DA. Technically, you can create a resource (I wrote an ebook), then you promote the resource and in turn get a dofollow link back. You can also check for guest posting service on freelance websites, however, you will have filter the services carefully to avoid bad links.

Summarily, if you’re looking for a short term profit plan, then blogging is your best bet, but if you’re looking for more profit over a long period of time, then you should go for starting up a YouTube channel. And as the generous person that I am, I also have a YouTube video on how I got monetized on YouTube. You should totally check it out if you haven’t.

At this point, I think I should also put it out there that as you continue with YouTube, you would spend way more than you would, on a blog.

There would be a need to constantly improve the quality of your videos especially if you’re like me and care about details. So you would want to continually spend on better cameras, better lights, and anything that improves the quality of your content.


5. Shortcuts

When it comes to YouTube, blackhat shortcuts are available. So it’s common for people to buy subscribers, buy views, buy likes and whatnot. So if you are the type that doesn't find this uncomfortable, YouTube is for you.

But when it comes to blogging, there are no such shortcuts. The only thing that looks like a ‘shortcut’ is intelligently manipulating SEO to favour your blog. For example, you could find another blog in your niche to add a link to your blog in any relevant post. When this happens, it increases your page authority and some of your posts begin to rank better in search engines, and this would affect your whole blog positively.

Of course, it might be possible to buy traffic to your blog, I’m not sure, but if you do, apart from the fact that you are the only one who would see the fake traffic, if you have a monetized blog, it could get your AdSense banned. I’m sure you don’t want that to happen.

So basically, what I’m saying is that there are ‘shortcuts’ for blogging and YouTubing. However, shortcuts on YouTube are really not the best, while for blogging, the ‘shortcut’ is also work, only that it is smart work.


6. Power Of Luck

If you’re thinking of adding ‘luck’ to the list, then YouTube is your guy. This is because sometimes, YouTube’s algorithm can randomly select any of your videos and recommend it to its users, and before you know it, more people start seeing it, and there’s more traffic on your channel, and you get more subscribers, all the way up until you ‘blow’. Yes, it’s possible.

However, most times, it does not dependent on any technical factor, just pure luck. So if you have a lucky charm that you think would work, well, this is for you.

Unfortunately, when it comes to blogging, there is really no luck that can quicken your ‘blowing’. You have to diligently work your way up.


7. Clout

Not everyone loves clout, not everyone loves the attention from social media, and that’s totally fine. So before you make your decision, ask yourself which you’d be more comfortable with. Blogging makes it easier for you to be able to write things and get away with them, or not be too noticed by people who are not exactly your audience.

However, when it comes to YouTube, it’s easier for people to be able to put your name to a face and have eyes on you, even if they are not part of your main audience. If you want that kind of attention, you can do YouTube.


8. Technicality

This has to do with what aspect of setting things up you find interesting. If you don’t like the stress that comes with setting up gadgets and knowing or seeing how light and sound works, video editing and all of that drama, then YouTube is not for you, except, of course, you can pay professionals to do all that. But if you can’t, then blogging is a better choice.

But if you find SEO and all those other blogging jargons difficult, but enjoy everything about making a video and editing it, then YouTube is your go-to.

So, technicality depends largely on what your preferences or interests are.


9. Traffic

The honest truth is that traffic on both platforms is not easy to get, especially after the initial wave of ‘I just started a blog or started my youtube channel, kindly subscribe’. It is not easy at all.

However, from my experience, I have discovered that it is easier to get more people to watch your YouTube video than it is to get them to read a blog post, except it is something that they desperately need to read.

It was better understanding of SEO that helped me gain more traffic to my blog, even than the traffic on my YouTube channel. And that is what I meant by ‘write for SEARCH ENGINES’. Search engines will make people them come to your blog, without necessarily going after them to check out your latest post.

Basically, as a beginner, it is easy to get 100 youtube views, than to get 100 blog visitors.


10. Niche

Another thing you should know is that the niche of the kind of content you want to create could also influence your choice of platform. What niche do you want to belong to?

For instance, if you want to create lifestyle content, then YouTube is your best bet.

This is because people would rather watch lifestyle-related posts than read them.

However, if you want to create content about subjects like literature, health, and other things that people would prefer to ask Google and read about, then a blog will be a better option.

And if you still want to do both, then you should have different content strategies for both platforms. For example, I blog mostly about skincare, makeup (products) and reviews, and beauty generally, based on what people would rather search for on Google. But on my channel, I do more of lifestyle videos. Although I started out with makeup tutorials, I gradually tilted towards lifestyle as I realised not a lot of people are really interested in watching you do makeup these days, unless you're well known.

So yeah, who is your target audience?


BONUS POINT:

Privacy: If you like to be on a low-key and keep your life out of the public, then it is easier to do that as a blogger. This is because people can consistently read your posts for years and know little or nothing about you. However, it is more difficult to do this as a YouTuber especially.

So yes, I think if you consider all these factors and apply them to your personal abilities, preferences and biases, you should be able to make a very informed decision on whether to start a blog, a YouTube channel, both or none!

I hope you find this really helpful.

**Mimie signed out**

My BLOG: https://mimiejay.com/
My YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/mimiejay

I love this compare and contrast..
Both are not easy. It is very hard to get traffic.. even if you want to buy traffic from Social media that is if they will like your article.. the best thing is to get organic traffic which takes time and consistency to achieve..
This thing is not a day job
This is not a get rich quick scheme program.

Ladylite:
Is it adsense safe?

Beware and becareful don't fall to scammer..
This is not real

Useless Politicians always jumping from one political party to other looking for where to find political seat after getting looting will then follow

Elvictor:
after I verified my google adsense account expecting the arrival of the code, it is now six Months now and am yet to receive it. the thing is, the code would have arrived in Port-Harcourt but after checking in after the stipulated two weeks Google adsense users said and got a negative response, I did a manual setting and changed the recipient post office to Lagos. hitherto am still getting the same old story, yet to arrive. i have done four re-sending already, this week own is making it the fourth.
if you can help in anyway, please do.

Gooogle verification wahaala is too much starting from website acceptance to home address verification and swearing to your ancestors that you will never violated their ad policy. Meanwhile if you violate any of their policy they will never hesitated to ban your account immediately.
i fear ADSENSE!!!!

Tifesingz:
update your profile with your whatsapp digit boss

Clickbank does not work in Nigeria

minicky:
so u mean those news post on ooeramini aren't blogging??

Bro if you are serious about blogging like other bloggers you need to have a valid domain and a host where people can search and read your content. Blogging on Opera mini is like blogging on third party platform that is not sustainable

minicky:
what of blogging in ooeramini hub news does one require too

Is that one a blogging or you are just toying around

Corrupt People looking for Political Seat to loot more money

Hiking of fee go begin after dey don established

Whatever

I'm speechless

minicky:
so ur saying that one without money can't go into bogging?

Absolutely!!!

All these online work requires you to have money to invest and a Good Laptop to enhance your productivity. But among these online work it is only Criptocurrency Trading that does not neccessary require you to have a Laptop.

Nigerian Senators will start buying slots again

freshkpomo:
I stopped blogging many years ago,from my experience, it consumes time and it's not easy at all, not a shortcut to success, but you can rise to fame quickly if got a proper network( connection to people) , Good contents, maybe a little cash for adverts in that early stage. You need all the social media platform you can lay your hands on to get people to see you blog posts, imagine posting a quality stuff and yet no one sees it.. I will advice you go for a unique ninche (I. E cars, politics, relationship and others), Just choose the one that suits you.

You can get a new blog in minutes from Google blogger and get a cheap domain of less than 2k from domainking.ng good luck bro.....


Together we can make Nigeria better


God bless Nigeria.

From experience You said the truth bro!!
Many people goes into blogging thinking that it is easy to make money from it within a short period of time expecting strange miracle.
Blogging is hard but also easy when you get it right.
It involves investing your time and money to develop your blog.
Always creating great content for your audience.
It requires a lot of patience and hardwork because your first year you would not earn much because it still new to the internet..
Blogging is an online real business just like any other offline business and you have to treat it as one before you can earn something from it..
GRACIAS!!!

Toothless Bulldog and Empty Threat

Between Vlogging and blogging who knows which one is the hardest

Noel19:
How will you know the value when you spend 90% of your time in bet 9ja shop.

Bro small small now... That lash is too much

GrantCashel:
I ve taken the most unconventional approach to learning programming.
Being unserious in secondary school, it affected my progress in 2018.
You need to settle any problem you have with math if you dont want any issues. Google pdfdrive.com and download in this order developmental math for college students, college algebra and trigonometry, linear algebra, classical geometry, calculus, advanced calculus, vector calculus, ordinary and partial differential equations. If you want to avoid begging to build websites on nairaland, avoid web development, android or any shiny applications until you're theoretically grounded.

So na all these things E go dey learn @40 plus other tangible things in his life??

seanblaise:
One day they will increase their demand to 50%.

And later 100% Then grap Bauchi land from the native owner