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Interview With Shabnam Sultan From Techiezlounge

Never Give Up! she said, that is one of Shabnam’s tips for beginners. Yes I agree with her, blogging is long term commitment with so many things to do. Well planning will give us more chance to success with blogging.

This is another interview with my blogger friend, Shabnam Sultan. She decided to blog with WordPress a while a go. For your information I met her at BlogCatalog and now we become online friend, connected through few social networking. Enjoy the interview guys.

1. Please introduce yourself. Where are you from, your daily activities, etc.

Hey friends, I am Shabnam a passionate  blogger and a social media addict  from India. I blog at Techiezlounge.Com and Astronomy .

2. Please tell us a story behind your blog

Blogging happened to me by chance in 2008 and soon became my passion……. I enjoy writing.

3. What is your Blogging Goal?

My blogging goal is to write good articles, connect to other bloggers within my niche, to have a good reader base and to enjoy my blogging.

4. Do you plan your blog?

Yeah, planning is very essential for any business and so also for blogging. You need to decide about the design, topic, content and keyword research.

5. Do you believe Niche Blog is better?

If you want to monetize your blog then niche blogging is better as you get advertisers and you can also sell affiliate products in your blog.

6. Do you make money from your blog?

I have made some money from my blog through Adsense , Text link Ads and blog sponsorship .

7. Do you have an article on Google SERPs, its natural or with SEO?

Yes, I have articles on Google SERP I try to make my post titles SEO friendly .

8. Do you agree blogging is dead?

Blogging is very much alive as we find new bloggers  coming up . Now  a days more and more companies are also using blogs to promote about their business plans.

9. What do you think about SEO and Social Media, can they work together to help our blog? How?

Both have their own place . Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter has been a good source of traffic for my blog.

10. Any SEO Tips for my beginners Friend?

SEO is for long term use and should be done correctly and efficiently.

11. How blogger should dealing with Social Media? Few of my friends said Social Media just wasting time.

Social media is a buzz word these days and should be used effectively. I like Facebook and Twitter as i get some good traffic from there and Facebook has helped me a lot in networking with other bloggers.

12. I heard that you started a new blog with WordPress. Any Opinion about WordPress and Blogger?

I think WordPress is the best blogging platform if you are serious about blogging and i am happy that i started my first WordPress blog being inspired by you, which is doing well .

13. How do you promote your blog?

I haven’t done much of blog promotion ….. I try to write good articles, use social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter and bookmarking sites like StumbleUpon and delicious at times.

14. What is your main traffic source?

My new WordPress blog gets traffic from subscribers, referring sites, social media  and Google.

15. Any blogging tips for beginner? The most important things beginners should consider about before start they blogging journey.

For Beginners I would say that be passionate about your work , enjoy it and NEVER GIVE UP as blogging requires a lot of patience and perseverance.

16. Any tips for making money online? With or without blog?

Making money online….. have a niche blog , get advertisers for your blog and sell affiliate products related to your niche. Though I have not yet made money as an affiliate marketer but it has got lot of potential.

17. Any favorite blogger? How come?

Favorite bloggers …. Would be Gary , Aswani and you Latief. I have known you all since the start of my blogging  journey and  all have come  a long way.

18. Any suggestion a blogger for interview?

My suggestion will be Gary  Lawood  aka Lawmacs. He is a  fantastic blogger ,  quite supportive to other bloggers and a good human being. His blog gives useful info about SEO and web designing  to beginners  and advanced.

19. Any hobby or something not related with blog you want to share? Favorite Band, Movie or something?

I enjoy watching movies, listening to music and reading books. My fav movie is Gladiator and I enjoy listening to songs of My all time fav Bryan Adams and MLTR.

Thanks Shabnam for the interview. Guys if you want to connect with Shabnam, you can find her on Facebook and Twitter.

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26 Comments

  1. Thanks Latief for giving me this opportunity :)
    Shabnam Sultan recently posted..WWDC to be held twice every yearMy Profile

    • I think its the time to share your tips Sister :) I really enjoy the interview, thanks.

  2. Nice interview latief, I’m a daily visitor to her blog :) Now onwards your blog too.. :)
    P.K.ARUN recently posted..Get unlimited post ideas without leaving your websiteMy Profile

    • That’s cool bro, Shabnam is a good friend and really supportive :)

  3. Another great interview from a great Blogger enjoyed reading.
    Hoping some good guest post in future.
    Thanks Shabnam for sharing your views and suggestion and thanks
    @latief what happened bro you not replied after in FB ?
    –Regards
    Pradeep Bhandari
    http://pradeepbhandari.com

  4. enjoyed reading your interview shabnam. and am too a great fan of mltr. and well done latief .
    hacker9 recently posted..How to Download Facebook Videos? 3 waysMy Profile

    • Yes bro, many things she shared on the interview. Thanks

  5. Hey Latief,

    I enjoyed this interview, reminded me of the fact I have to optimise my blog more for the search engines, this is something I have not done in the past and need to start immediately.

    Look forward to the next one as always,

    Sally :)

    • You are not optimized your blog yet? Hurry up Sally :D

  6. Nice little interview. Shabnam is a hard working, a very thinking blogger. She is doing a nice job on her blogs. I wish her all the best. Keep it up :)
    Aswani recently posted..Never lie to an Indian MotherMy Profile

    • Yes Shabnam worked hard to maintain her blogs and she got good result.

  7. I enjoy reading this interviews it really can help the new blogger’s out. Is nice to find out the opinions

    • I always love to read other experience in blogging bro, sometimes few idea will jump from my head :D

  8. oh bro really nice interview, thanks a lot

  9. Bende be?endim payla??m?n?z?. Te?ekkür ederim ;)

  10. She also won TechMaish-$200 Worth Contest on my blog ;)

    • Congrats to you bro for the contest and congrats to you Shabnam

  11. Another great interview Latief, to introduce her to us, blogger people. Nice to know Shabnam and keep up your good job Latief :)
    Kimi recently posted..WordPress- Set up all in one seo pack configuration tutorialMy Profile

    • Hi Sist, Shabnam always support my blogging activities and she deserve all her success :) She’s a good friend and awesome blogger. Thanks

  12. Nice interview latief Shabnam is also a very good friend of mine very passionate and takes great interest in whatever she does great seeing her here
    lawmacs recently posted..WordPress and SEOMy Profile

    • Yes Gary and I’m really happy when she create a blog using her own domain and self hosted.

  13. Thanks for the interview. Always something new to learn.
    In this case, it was MLTR, didn’t know about them (sorry to all the fans here)

    • MLTR is easy slow and romantic band bro :D

  14. Nice interview! It was definitely an interesting read. I got to Shabnam’s blog and I have to say that it is worth checking out. One can find a lot of interesting information. Lookin g forward to more interviews!
    Daniel Sharkov recently posted..Auto Links Pro – An Effective Link Exchange SoftwareMy Profile

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