Whether you’re an aspiring blogger or just looking for a little
inspiration in your life, here’s a list of 10 inspirational bloggers who all
started out as, well… bloggers. Enjoy!
He’s a very loud and charismatic New Yorker who gained internet
fame as the crazy and outgoing host of Wine Library TV, a video blog that
obsessively talked about everything related to wine. Through online video
blogging, he built his wine business from a $3-million-dollar-a-year wine
retail store to a $60 million dollar wine wholesale business. Gary Vaynerchuk
has built a multi-million dollar empire relating to his personal brand. He’s a
two-time best-selling author and co-founder of Vayner Media, a very large
digital marketing agency that works with some of the largest brands in the
world. He’s been featured in The Wall Street Journal, GQ, and Time
Magazine, as well as appeared on Late Night with Conan O’Brien and The Ellen
DeGeneres Show.
Rand Fiskin is a college dropout who started blogging about SEO
(Search Engine Optimization) back in 2004 while working for a family-run web
development company. He was also providing SEO consulting services to a few
small clients. SEOmoz has since left the consulting business and instead
focuses exclusiv
ely on creating awesome SEO software, as well as supporting a
large community with educational resources related to the search industry. It is
rumored that the company generates millions of dollars each and every month
from its software and subscription services. The company also raised $18
million in 2012, which it has been using to acquire other companies. Rand is
still actively running the company and occasionally posts on the main blog.
Pat is one of the most inspirational bloggers in the world.
After losing his job a few years into his career, he was forced to scramble to
support his growing family. He started a website called "SmartPassiveIncome.com” to track his progress with
various websites and online money making projects. He has since built a massive
following and readership thanks to his transparency and honesty. Still to this
day, Pat discloses his monthly earnings to readers, which has inspired
countless individuals. Pat currently attends industry conferences, runs a
regular podcast for his readers, and spends as much time as he can with his
family. Over the last 6 months, Pat has earned, on average, around $50,000 USD
per month.
Brian Clark is the founder of Copyblogger. He started the blog
back in 2006 as a resource for entrepreneurs to learn to be better copywriters,
content marketers, and all around “kings of content.” The blog has since grown
to become an authority on creating killer content for the web. With 100k+
subscribers, Brian got smart and leveraged his readership to launch Copyblogger
Media, which launched several spinoff companies. These software companies
include Scribe, Synthesis, Premise, and StudioPress. The genius behind his
business model is that his loyal readers love him and line up to buy the
marketing software his company creates. Brian is still very active in the
day-to-day of running Copyblogger.
Andrew started his blog, The Daily Dish, near the end of 2000.
By the middle of 2003, he was receiving about 300,000 unique visits per month.
Just this year, Sullivan made some big changes and decided to leave his other
his other blogging gigs (formerly at TIME, The Atlantic, and The Daily Beast)
to work on The Daily Dish full-time. On launch day in 2013, the blog reportedly
took in over $330,000 in recurring revenue, charging an average of $20/month to
readers.
Harvey is an American lawyer, legal analyst, blogger, and
celebrity reporter. His website TMZ is a leading authority on celebrity
gossip. You can frequently see Harvey hosting his own TV show or appearing
as a guest on celebrity related matters on CNN, FOX, and other networks. He
managed to leverage the popularity of his blog to build a personal brand for
himself.
Michael is one of my favorite bloggers of all time. He started
out as a mergers and acquisitions lawyer working on tech deals in California.
After realizing his passion for the startup world, he decided to start a tech
blog called TechCrunch.com, where he
profiled and reviewed some of the best up-and-coming tech companies and
entrepreneurs from around the world. TechCrunch became one of the most widely
read blogs in the tech industry, and as a result, it was Acquired by AOL for
$30 Million dollars. Michael used the proceeds of the sale to become an angel
investor and to set up his own investment fund, CrunchFund, to invest in
startups. Today, Arrington is still considered to be a mover and shaker in the
valley.
Tim is a self-proclaimed life hacker who built a massive
following online through his blog posts. He is the author of the “4 Hour Work
Week” which became an instant bestseller. He has also gone on to publish two
other best-selling books. He’s a frequent lecturer around the globe. He has
also popularized the idea of “lifestyle design” and living an unconventional
life. Tim is credited with popularizing the “internet lifestyle” or the ability
of lifestyle entrepreneurs to work on their laptops from wherever in the world.
Tim started blogging to document how he turned $12,000 of his
Bar-Mitzvah Money into over $1 million dollars. He has gained internet fame for
being an authority on Penny Stock trading. His blog has hundreds of thousands
of visitors, which has allowed him to launch additional companies like Profit.ly, which educate other traders on trader strategies. He
can frequently be seen making television appearances on ABC, CNN, FOX, and CNBC
about stock market matters.
Darren is another blogger who you have to know about. He started
blogging as a hobby. He blogged about the Olympics and his passion for
photography, then eventually started Problogger, a website dedicated to helping
other bloggers. Darren is currently a full-time blogger and started making
money from advertising deals, affiliate programs, adsense, and selling an
e-book. Darren has gained quite a bit of fame online and was named to the
Forbes Internet Celebrity list in 2007. He lives in Melbourne, Australia, with
his family and still makes a full-time living from blogging!
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