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I had the privilege of being featured in MONEYSENSE, a respected print publication about personal finance. Although I still consider myself an an amateur in terms of running an online magazine, I still feel proud about the things Orange Magazine TV has achieved these past 19 months.

You can find my story in MoneySense magazine’s Special 5th Anniversary Issue with AXA Philippines head Rien Hermans on the cover. Yours truly is featured in the My Money Story section.

Here’s some parts of my interview:

Earning from Blogging
By: Jessie “Jeman” B. Villanueva as-told-to Ruth Manimtim-Floresca

…I switched back to freelancing and continued blogging which I’ve already started in 2005 through the now defunct Friendster. A fellow blogger, Azrael Coladilla, whom I worked with during my stint as media relations officer eventually invited me to cover events I can write about in my blog.

The time came when the numerous event invites became overwhelming. So I decided to launch an online website and called it orangemagazinetv.com. My main goal was to be able to accommodate as many press releases as possible even if I was not able to attend the events. I figured, since it’s online, it would be easier to promote as well as it’s cheaper and easier to maintain. I was wrong.

…I only have two reasons why I work. It’s either I should be well-compensated or, I should enjoy what I do. If both are missing, that’s the time I shift careers and simply move on. But with Orange Magazine TV, although the first year was not financially rewarding and it was not all fun, I resolved to stick to what I started because I already invested a lot on it and it’s my first online publication after all. You see, it has been my dream many years ago to have my own magazine and I’ve finally realized that aspiration.

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I don’t claim to be an expert in giving out advice, but I’d like to think I could help blogging newbies by sharing things I personally experienced and learned from

Never expect too much and never rely on others to help you all the time. That was my biggest mistake before because, when I started, I didn’t know anything about how Adobe Photoshop or WordPress works. When my business partners left, I had to start from scratch. It took me two months to learn how to use those essential software. Also, I learned to accept that not everyone will be supportive nor be happy for my success.

Blogging is not all fun and not just about receiving freebies/lootbags. Always be professional and maintain credibility when dealing with clients, PR companies, and fellow bloggers. If you blog because you want to earn, you will be disappointed. Blog because you love what you’re doing and not just because you expect others to pay you for blogging.

Make sure your site has good content so that companies will invite you to their events or even hire you to write paid posts for them.

Most importantly, surround yourself with the right contacts and proper connections but never compromise friendships over blogging.

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But I am not the only Blogger featured in this issue, you can also spot Abe Olandres, Alexei Rivera, Ruth Dela Cruz, Aileen Siwa, Eric Losloso in some of the pages of the magazine.

Anyways, hope you can support Orange Magazine TV by buying a copy of MoneySense January-February 2012 issue. Available now in magazine stands nationwide.

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Jeman Villanueva

February 13, 2012 at 12:48 pm

Thank you. Everything wont be possible if not with the help of other Bloggers too. I wont credit all that to myself. Tulungan lang yan. :-)

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