Enough with the Wu? I Don’t Think So. | PureBlogging

OK, yes, this is the third post in a row about Johns Wu and his $15 million Bankaholic blog. I keep bringing it up because not only is this a wildly inspirational story for all bloggers aspiring to achieve success at the hands of their blogs, but I keep getting more info.

I talked to Wu a second time and came away with some more insight into his deal, which I wrote about in yet another follow-up piece at WebProNews.

Since we’re all about blogging here, I didn’t want this nugget to float by off the radar, so you can read that here.

From the little I’ve communicated with Wu, he seems like a pretty cool guy with some personality. He likes BBQ and making his own beer (not to mention Subway at drinking on the weekends [I wonder if he's checked out Google's latest Google Labs project - the drunken email filter aka: Mail Goggles]).

Anyhow, Wu said taht user engagement was a huge part of why his blog was bought by Bankrate.

He also noted in a comment on WPN that Shoemoney is the reason he got into web publishing. Not a bad endorsement for Shoemoney huh?

It just goes to show that you can learn a lot from other bloggers, and translate that knowledge into a ridiculous amount of money for yourself.

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Comment by Clog Money
2008-10-08 16:25:44

The formula to blog wealth seems to be

Consistent Writing + Community + More Consistent Writing = Profit . I wouldn’t mind selling my blog in two years time for £15 million that’s for sure.

 
Comment by Nicole Price
2008-10-09 06:09:59

I couldn’t agree more. Humility to learn from other bloggers and more importantly, to give them credit where due is a great trait, worth emulating.

 
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