Today I have the pleasure of posting the email interview that I conducted recently with Nirmal of Life Rocks! 2.0 (one my favorite blogs and successful blogs from India). This interview is the first of the Interview series which I’m going to run on ReviewSaurus. Let’s find out more about Nirmal and his blog :
1. Would you please introduce yourself to our readers ?
I’m Nirmal T V and I hail from the beautiful town of Kochi, Kerala, India. I completed my B.Tech in Civil Engineering and worked as a Civil Engineer for a period of one year. After that I went to complete my Masters in Advanced Construction Technology. Although I’m a Civil Engineer by education, I’m a Software Engineer by profession. I entered software field in Nov 2005.
2. Tell us more about your blog and When & how you came into blogging ?
My blog is Life Rocks! 2.0 which was started by me in October 2005. It was completely a personal blog then and I never knew the existence of tech blogs. I came to blogging just by shear curiosity. My friend had a blog in blogger, so I too decided to try out blogging. In March 2007 Life Rocks moved to own domain and hence was renamed to Life Rocks! 2.0. Recently I started a new blog for cell phone reviews at Cellularized.com.
3. What are your goals for your blog & what benefits do you see in blogging?
Initially blogging was just my hobby, but now blogging is my passion. Benefits of blogging are getting more knowledge about various topics which you are interested in and of course money. But it always takes time to get a good income from blog.
4. What sets you apart from other blogs?
The main difference with my blog is that I don’t blog about technology alone. I cover a vast area like Internet, blogging, Cell phones, softwares, life, my views and also the latest news in focus.This has really proved advantageous to me.
5. Do you have any suggestions for other bloggers or any success secret, which you’d like to share with us ?
- Success from blogs will not come in a day or a weeks time. You need to be patient with blogging.
- Write or blog on things you are good at, don’t just concentrate on technology alone. Why I’m specifically saying this is because beginners always tend to start tech blogs. I’m saying that you should not start a tech blog just because the blogosphere is filled with tech blogs. Some people have the misconception that only tech blogs succeed.
- Update your blog regularly if your are serious in blogging and focus on content. “Content is the King” :-)
- Get your own domain once you have had decent amount of success from free blogging platforms.
6. Is there anything else, which you’d like to share with our readers?
Blogging should always be a passion, don’t just blog for the sake of making money, although money is also important. I would like to thank all my readers for the support they have shown and hoping to get your continued support and encouragement.
I would like to thank Nirmal for taking out time from a very busy schedule and giving the interview and sharing such wonderful blogging tips. I’m sure many readers will find them useful.
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