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Amelia Chen · · 1 min read

More Bloggers Becoming Self-Employed [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Is blogging still hot? Sure is.

In today’s age of user-generated content, we no longer need to rely on media for information. Anyone with internet access has the opportunity to create their own blog, publish their thoughts to communicate to the rest of the world, establish themselves as a thought leader in their field, and possibly even make money out of it.

Grasshopper Group has compiled the current state of the blog economy in 2010. Most of the blogging are happening in America, compared to 19% coming from Europe, 8% from Asia-Pacific.

From 2009 to 2010, we have noticed an increase of self-employed bloggers, rising from 9% to 21%. In fact, 19% claim their blog is their company, and their salary is made up of few things:

  • display ads
  • affiliate marketing links
  • search ads
  • giving speeches
  • being a spokesblogger, and attending events
  • paid postings, rich media ads, and others.

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Amelia Chen

Former Head of Marketing at Slush Singapore. Formerly cofounder @LoveByte. Passionate about businesses with positive social impact. Entrepreneur. Storyteller. Digital Marketer.