10.
Ewdison Then, ‘Slash Gear’: $60,000 – $80,000 per month
Ewdison Then is the co-founder and
executive editor of this consumer electronic and tech news site. He also works
as a media publisher for his blog within the site and as CEO of R3 Media LLC.
SlashGear is “geared” towards
consumers in need of tech gadgets. If you’re in need of an iPhone 5S, tablet,
iPad, or looking to get your hands on the newest, coolest touch screen than you
will love Then, because that’s what he does. He puts tech lovers in touch with
the latest news regarding all kinds of technology and gadgets. His blog is
consistent with its updates and aids readers in becoming the first to get a
hold of a new fantastic gadget or app.
Most of Then’s income comes from
pay-per-click advertising. His overhead has to be incredibly small as he only
staffs about 13 people for this small enterprise. SlashGear is also notable for
being the most successful blog to utilize the WordPress platform.
9.
Matt Marshall: $50,000 – $100,000 per month
Matt Marshall was somewhat of a
presumptuous journalist prior to breaking out as a top blogger. He started
blogging in 2006, covering world wide technology. He is founder of VentureBeat,
a informative blog that covers a range of topics, not just technology, and has
developed a network of technology specialized websites. VentureBeat’s scope
encompasses tech as well as money, finance and investment topics. Marshall
provides a plethora of valuable information to his readers, including different
business techniques to earn money from your investments and aspects of the
startup process.
8.
Gina Trapani: circa $110,000 per month
Gina Trapani takes her spot as the
only woman on this list of highest earning bloggers. Trapani is not only CEO
and founder of the popular blog Lifehacker, but she is highly active in the
social media community. Most recently she has become a part of both Gawker Blog
Empire and Gizmodo. Trapani’s focus on Lifehacker is to find ways to do things
better, and improve the way in which one lives their life. Lifehacker
encourages followers to share tips and new ideas to make everyday life easier.
No wonder it’s so popular.
7.
Collis Ta’eed: $55,000 – $120,000 per month
Collis Ta’eed, owner of the number
seven blog on this list — TutsPlus — contributes to various famous blogs.
This man just loves him some blog! TutsPlus is an informative site for building
skills that compiles tutorials, lectures and many other teaching methods to
inform readers about application software and numerous designing tools.
Ta’eed’s tutorials can help you with anything from downloading a photo to
mastering a software application. Not only is Ta’eed making money from this
site but members of the site can make money too by writing articles themselves.
So whether you need help with music production or have some knowledge you’d
like to share and make a buck doing it, Ta’eed’s site is definitely worth a
visit.
6.
Jake Dobki:$80,000 – $110,000 per month
The famous blog Gothamist.com makes
Jake Dobkins a pretty handsome income. Gothamist is a newsy site. Its articles
cover the genres of food, events, and art. The information spans the globe. If
you are planning a trip overseas and want to know about the cuisines in a
certain location, Gothamist is a good place to look. Gothamist started covering
city life in New York but has expanded its reach to 13 cities worldwide:
including Toronto, London and Shanghai. Prior to becoming the publisher of
Gothamist, Dobkin worked as an amateur urban photographer. Quite a turn of
events for the urban artist.
5.Timothy
Sykes: Monthly Income: $150,000 – $180,000 per month
If you want to learn how to make
lots of money Timothy Sykes’ blog is what you should be reading. It includes
inspiring articles about investment, finance, stocks, and the like. Sykes is
incredibly smart when it comes to stocks. He is an expert, and makes around two
million dollars a month from stock operations. This is on top of what he makes
from his wildly successful blog — which is, apparently, like a side job. While
some people waitress at night, Sykes writes one of the most popular, highest
earning blogs in the world. Sykes’ story is inspirational in and of itself, as
he started as a penny stock trader — a penny stock scam geek — and now he trains
people and writes articles that help people around the world, and he makes
millions doing it.
4.Vitaly
Friedman: $150,000 – $190,000 per month
Vitaly Friedman is founder of
SmashingMagazine, a blog for website designers. He also started the Smashing
Network in 2009 to curate the best of other design blogs. The majority of
Friedman’s reported income is from advertising banners and doesn’t include
affiliate revenues. SmashingMagazine is the most popular and famous blog in web
design and development. If you want to master this field than SmashingMagazine
can help you in achieving your goal by making sure you get the newest, latest
tips, and provides guides and high quality tutorials to help you on your way.
3.
Mario Lavanderia, ‘Perez Hilton’: $200,000 – $400,000 per month
Mario Lavandeira, a.k.a. Perez Hilton, has been a
powerhouse blogger since launching his site in 2005. Say what you will about
his particular style of journalism, it’s making him a lot of dough. PerezHilton
is a blog about celebrity news, scandals and and the like. Most likely you’ll
see stuff about Lindsay Lohan and Justin Bieber on here. It doesn’t take a blog
making it on a top ten list of highest earning bloggers to tell us that people
love reading and talking about the latest celebrity news. So, if you have any
burning questions about your favorite celebrity you may want to give
PerezHilton a glance.
2.Pete
Cashmore:$560,000 – $600,000 per month
Pete Cashmore is CEO and founder of the world
famous blog Mashable, which covers anything from technology and business to
social media, entertainment and lifestyle. Mashable is the largest (award
winning) independent site. It is the most influential, the most read and the
most popular destination for digital, social media, and technology resources
and news. This generation connecting site was established in Cashmore’s bedroom
in Scotland when he was only 19-years-old. Cashmore is now the youngest and
almost the richest blogger in the world.
1.
Michael Arrington: $500,000 – $800,000 per month
Are you a technology news and article
lover? TechCrunch is a great place to be if you are. Founder Michael Arrington has created a one stop
destination for tech news. Arrington has famously become know as the “prophet
of Silicon Valley.” He has become the most influential personality in
technology. His site updates its news so often you can get minute-to-minute
tech news. So, yea, if you like technology chances are, you’ll love Arrington.
That is of course, if you don’t already.
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