“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” Henry David Thoreau

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” Henry David Thoreau

In the past 100 years, mankind has advanced more than it has since our species’ rise some 200,000 years ago. What were once science-fiction fantasies are now a stark realitys. As a prolific technology writer and fervent believer in all things digital, I’ve witnessed this firsthand. My earliest memories invoke the nostalgia of the digital era’s earliest days that saw birth to the computer, the internet and the smartphone.

And as our civilization marches forward, and technology continues to seep into every aspect of life, most of us can feel overwhelmed and left behind. As we go about our lives, living and working from moment to moment, we fail to realize the silent revolution that’s brewing, one that’s helping droves of people from across the world to live, work and earn money from virtually anywhere and at anytime.

Of course, it’s not easy making vast swaths of money, especially when we’re talking about online income. However, anyone that’s serious about making financial progress, needs to learn skills that will help them move forward. Some of the best and brightest individuals have learned to leverage the right skills to allow them to either supplement their current full-time income, or entirely replace it. However, this is no small feat. Learning skills, especially online, requires sincere dedication and effort.

The problem? No matter what resource we talk about when it comes to expanding your skill set online, the issue becomes more about self motivation and advancement rather than locating the right information. For some, not having that human interaction makes things learning incredibly more difficult. They take issue with not having someone constantly telling them when to work or what assignment to hand in.

As difficult as it might seem, however, learning skills, especially online, is one of the quickest ways to advance yourself towards your goals, whatever they might be. It generally involves less time, energy and effort than enrolling in a community college or long-term degree at nationally-accredited college anywhere in the world. It’s easier because you can do it online during your free time. Of course, that’s if you can get the motivation to do so.

The issue at hand here is that learning usually involves some pain. It’s difficult, especially at the outset, to learn any new skill. This issue is abundantly clear when you have to self-motivate and self-inspire yourself to do so.  However, if you set some clear meaningful goals and create a plan towards their achievement, while effectively managing your time, you’ll be more likely to succeed in the long term. Ignore that advice and you might find it virtually impossible to see things through.

What are the Best Skills to Learn Online?

While there are hundreds, if not thousands, of great skills that you can learn online, there are 7 core skills that will provide you with the most long-term benefits. Not only can these skills help you to produce passive income, but they’ll also allow you to live and work from anywhere in the world while making money online. While it might sound idealistic by nature, by no means is it easy. It requires an incredible amount of determination, willpower and the ability to follow through.

However, for those that are serious about acquiring new skills, the internet makes the barrier for entry into nearly any field, incredibly low. There are a tremendous amount of online resources, videos, tutorials and articles that will help to guide you through just about any endeavor. Yet, while learning  the basic fundamentals of any skill is relatively straightforward, achieving mastery requires far more effort than that.

And if you’re going to earn money or become an authority in any field, you need to achieve mastery. However, mastery only comes after very long and extended periods of monumental effort. It’s not simple nor is it easy. It invokes every last fiber of your being. It includes ignoring the naysayers and pushing through, even when you feel like a failure. Sure, it’s not easy. But in the long term, it most certainly is worth it.

To invoke Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000-hour rule from Outliers, it will take you years and years to achieve mastery in any field, or 10,000 hours to be more precise. While you don’t need to concern yourself about mastery in the very beginnings of learning a new skill, it should be in the back of your mind. The point? Focus on one skill at a time and master it. While it will take a long time, it’s through that mastery that you’ll be able to gain the most benefits from your newfound skills.

So what are the best skills to learn in this coming age of digital and autonomous technology? Clearly, anything to do with computers is going to be powerful. Not only will computers pave the way into the distant future, but any realm of communication, design and marketing in the digital realm will be increasingly important going forward.

#1 — Web development

As technologies advance further and further, more highly-skilled developers will be needed to meet the needs of things like automation, software design, smartphone apps, internet of things, artificial intelligence and so on. Since much of our digital communications is occurring through the web, and will likely all occur through the web in the future, having a clear understanding of web development is by far one of the best skills to have as we march forward in time.

However, BECOMING A WEB DEVELOPER is no small feat. It takes true determination to see things through. There are countless languages to be learned with new technologies emerging constantly. However, if you focus on the core languages such as HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, Javascript and jQuery, you’ll create a solid foundation for pressing forward in this field. Find a great course or class that you can take and be sure set some solid long-term goals to see things through.

#2 — Graphic design

Another great skill to have, and one that’s easily learnable online, is graphic design. Clearly, visuals are important for any business, and those that can master the realm of design using tools like Photoshop and Illustrator, for example, will excel. It’s clear that, while functionality is incredibly important, the aesthetics involved in clean visuals is also very much important. If you have an eye for design, then this might be the best skill for you to start learning.

In order to really grasp graphic design, you need a clear handle on Photoshop. You could try downloading it and using the trial version for 30 days. Or, you could take a PHOTOSHOP CRASH course on the subject matter. And, while there are also loads of books and YouTube videos you could source, the best way to really learn graphic design is to simply immerse yourself in these two programs. Try copying any designs or layouts that you see to develop the knowledge it takes to master this skill.

#3 — Copywriting

Copywriting is a lucrative trade that commands excellence in your prose. It’s a highly-sought-after skill that, when wielded in the correct and proper way, can result in an endless array of sales and potential profits. But nothing worthwhile will come easy. To get very good at copywriting, you need to practice, practice, and practice some more. If you get a chance to shadow one of the greats, then seize the opportunity. Or, simply get out there and subscribe to email lists or read quality blogs.

While taking a course can help in copywriting, the skill of writing itself is developed with practice. It also helps to be well read. Institute the habit of writing at least 2,000 words per day, every single day, no matter what. Skill develops over time as long as you stick to it. Remember the 10,000-hour rule? Of course, you could read books on grammar, watch YouTube videos or take a number of courses or classes to also get very good at copywriting.

#4 — Social media marketing

One of the most important skills that you could learn today is social media marketing. While some argue that social media marketing takes a certain personality to achieve success in, there are some tried-and-true rules that could help anyone succeed in this field. First and foremost, there absolutely has to be a desire to learn and master it. Second, you have to learn how to connect with others.

While connecting with others might seem subjective, I can assure you that it’s not. You have to develop a relationship with your fans and followers, and also ensure that you add value in any way that you can. Engage in conversations, deliver insightful content, give compliments, and you’ll ultimately succeed. And while there are numerous courses you can take and books you can read, nothing quite beats good-old-fashioned experience. Learn the ropes, then get out there and start hustling.

#5 — Search engine optimization

Quite possibly one of the most important skills that you can have today is search engine optimization. If you don’t know what SEO is, you might have been living under a rock recently. Of course, SEO is the set of methods, principles and techniques used to organically rank webpages on Google or any other search engine. And we all know just how important it is to get free, virtually limitless traffic from one of the most important sources in existence today.

However, SEO is difficult. It takes a comprehensive understanding and the ability to wield sound principles and sincere effort over the long term. It doesn’t happen overnight. Also, much of what you’ll find out there about SEO might either mislead or trick you into thinking that it will be easier than it is. It isn’t. The point? Learn this skill and learn them well. Read a book, to TAKE A COURSE  or enroll in a class somewhere, anywhere, so that you can master the art of search engine optimization.

#6 — Learn new languages

Languages are an important aspect of communications. Being able to speak a language fluently, wielding excellence in writing and reading, is an important skill to have. Depending on where you live, certain secondary languages could not only be beneficial to allow you to further advance in your career, but they could also act as a springboard. Learning a new language could also open you up to the potential for travel and working in another region in the world without fear of a language barrier.

There are several ways to learn a new language. You could opt for audiobooks to get the basics down by using the Pimsleur systems’ books, which are some of the best ones on the market. Or, you could use a system like Rosetta Stone. And, of course, you could take an actual course on a site like Udemy or even at a local college. You could also hire a tutor online and meet via Skype, or simply find one to meet with you in person.

#7 — Trading and investing

One of the biggest problems that remains prevalent in society is a lack of financial education. In school, we’re educated on a variety of topics such as history, mathematics and science, for instance. However, we aren’t educated about the importance of things like debts and assets, balance sheets, trading and investing. We aren’t introduced to real estate, stocks, bonds, treasury bills, or other investment vehicles.

However, this is one of the best skills that you could learn for your future success. Learn how to trade and invest. Even if you start on a small scale for now, that’s okay. The point is to learn the ropes. Pick up a book, join a course or enroll in a class. Learn the ins and outs of investing in real estate or stocks and just how to judge a company’s valuation by looking at their balance sheet, quarterly or annual filings. This is all imperative to understand.

10 Wildly-Successful Blogs That Earn Outstanding Incomes

In an astounding feat of bits and bytes, the internet buzzes with activity, teeming with thousands of terabytes of digitized information flowing every minute. It is a spectacle of data whizzing around the globe, invisible to the naked eye, but conveyed in the digital algorithms and lossless-compression systems that allow us to instantly see, chat and discover the world and communicate with our friends in real-time.

It is a system of machines that stretches across from continent to continent, digitally snaking its way into our phones and lives through some magical ether that not many can digest. Yes, the internet is an enormous, buzzing behemoth filled with mind-boggling, vast amounts of free-flowing data. Amongst that data is information that many of us actively seek on a daily basis, looking to improve our lives by learning new skills or achieving outlandish goals.

Those answers are found amidst the websites that litter the internet, binding themselves to one another through hyperlinks that create a complex and convoluted web, digitally spun from the minds of billions of people across the planet. When you stop to think about it, the sheer amount of websites can also confuse and perplex us. The simple fact is that way back in September of 2014, one billion websites were actively humming on the web. That's Billion with a capital, B.

Today, nearly 1000 websites are created every single minute of every single day. That's a vast amount of data in the proverbial cloud. Yet with all of this content floating about the untethered net, the amount of quality-content sites, the type that many people visit on a daily basis, seem few and far between. Great content seems to be more of the exception rather than the norm.

That might be why, today at least, people are acutely aware that having incredible content is something that can't be overlooked. High-quality content is one of the primary drivers of relevant search traffic, the kind that most digital marketers salivate over. And the simple truth and fact of the matter remains that no website, big or small, can succeed today without great content. Yet, people often overlook this one simple rule.

Blogs offer an avenue for delivering that value to a global audience. They provide a hub for tutorials and walk-throughs, and an avenue for crafting and constructing resources that help individuals that are looking for useful information. Everyone knows that. We are all experts at finding quality resources on the web that deliver real value, thanks in large part to Google.

While there are clearly an endless drove of blogs out there being started on a daily basis, most people who start a blogdon't actually follow through with it. Success in the blogging field requires consistency. And it requires the deliverance of real value constantly. Similar to a great magazine, a lauded newspaper or any other types of media outlet, you have to keep the content machine churning if you want to thrive.

Not everyone gets it. Most that decide to join the fray are enticed by the hype of internet marketers, promising them the sun, moon and the stars, with the ability to earn thousands of dollars per day, virtually overnight, on autopilot. Well, it doesn't quite work that way. The harsh reality is that most blogs fail to generate even a few dollars in income let alone vast sums of money.

Yet, there are people out there that are making outlandish incomes from their blogs. Their monthly incomes far surpass the annual income of many executive-level employees, leaving most to wonder how they did it. This lucrative field is enticing for a reason, yet it involves an excruciatingly large amount of work for the average person looking to go it alone, so to speak.

However, those that have stuck to it, pursuing their dreams no matter what the costs, are reaping the benefits today. No matter where you look on the internet, no matter what niche you survey, you'll find these wildly-successful blogs along with the bloggers behind them. We're talking about windfalls of profits here. Not only do they make money online, but they quite literally rake it in.

So what's considered an outlandish amount of income? We're not just talking about a few thousand or even tens of thousands dollars per month here. What I was curious about were those that were soaring to astronomical heights. We're talking the 7-figure annual earners, those that are pulling in more than $100,000 per month.

If you'll sit and think about that number for a moment, you'll realize that not only is this is an enormous figure to be earning on a monthly basis, but you'll also realize that much of this is actually passive income. And while there are a number of great passive income ideas, blogging truly takes this to dizzying heights.

Why work once and get paid once when you can work once and get paid repeatedly by having a blog that individuals across the planet are constantly accessing? While it's not easy, it is well worth it. Work hard now, reap the benefits years down the line. Sound good? Of course it does.

The following 10 wildly-successful blogs make the cut with at least $1 million dollars in annual revenue. Seem impossible to do? It's not. All you need to do is stay persistent, deliver enormous amounts of value and build your audience slowly over time. Not overnight. Over time.

Please note that some of these figures are estimated numbers based on traffic and other publicly-available statistics. If you have audited financial information on any of the following sites, please contact me to update the proceeding figures. 

#10 -- Tuts+: $175,000 per month

As a software developer myself, I am incredibly impressed with websites like Tuts+ that can deliver such outstanding tutorials for people that are looking to learn coding. However, Envato's Tuts+ isn't some newly-formed site. Founded in 2006 by Collis Ta'eed, Cyan Claire, and Jun Rundelivering, it's been delivering outstanding tutorials and content to designers and developers from across the entire planet for quite some time now.

Today, they offer a hub of useful content and a tremendous marketplace where 2,000,000 active buyers are searching for site templates and useful paid tutorials that they offer as part of their platform. They earn their income primarily through a membership area and commissions from sales of digital goods on their platform.

#9 -- Smashing Magazine: $215,000 per month

Smashing Magazine AG is a company that was also formed in 2006 by Sven Lennartz and Vitaly Friedman, dedicated to educating those in the web design and web development fields by offering incredibly useful content to those that are looking to prosper and learn any of these lucrative skills. 

The site also has begun hosting web development conferences since 2012, which take place in cities across the world and are sponsored by some of the biggest names in the tech industry. The site earns its income primarily from a membership area where users can sign up to consume a vast number of tutorials from its palette of educational content.

#8 -- Gizmodo: $325,000 per month

Launched in 2002, Gizmodo is a blog focused on subjects like design and technology, while also paying tribute to numerous areas of science and even politics. Originally started by Peter Rojas, Gizmodo gained in popularity quickly. Through partnerships with a variety of international firms, the blog quickly launched translated versions of its content across Europe in languages like French, German, Spanish and even Portuguese.

Gizmodo makes the majority of its earnings through advertisements. On its home page, which is its most valuable digital real estate, you won't find an abundance of ads, but you will find ads that often repeat. For example, a large ad on the top will be parlayed along with ads for the same company on the side as you scroll, often repeating with each scroll and capped off with a large ad on the bottom of the home page. Subsequent pages often feature a variety of differing ads, likely based on historical traffic.

#7 -- Perez Hilton: $575,000 per month

PerezHilton is a controversial gossip website run by Mario Armando Lavanderia Jr. The site was formerly known as PageSixSixSix.com. Lavanderia graduated from NYU on a scholarship, and later had dreams to become an actor. Around the same time that he began his career in acting, he started his blog.

Lavanderia's acting career didn't flourish, but his blogging did. Today, he earns his income primarily through advertisements from a variety of sponsors that appear across the site and Lavanderia himself continues to make appearances on television as a celebrity gossip commentator and has reached a certain level of notoriety and fame on his own.

#6 -- CopyBlogger: $1,000,000 per month

CopyBlogger was started by Brian Clark, who's been immersed in the online marketing field since 1998. He was content marketing before the term content marketing was even coined. In 2006, with just $1,000 in seed cash, he launched CopyBlogger, a site that provides some of the most useful online marketing advice in the world.

Today, CopyBlogger's parent company is known as Rainmaker Digital, with over 200,000 customers, the company is constantly releasing useful online tools for digital marketers and perpetually educating the public on ways they can expand their reach through things like social media, blogging and search engine optimization.

#5 -- TechCrunch: $2,500,000 per month

TechCrunch is a massively successful blog that primarily covers news in the technology industry. Originally founded in 2005 by Michael Arrington and Keith Teare, the site was subsequently acquired by AOL in 2010. Today, many notable columnists for the blog feature heavyweights in the startup and venture capitalist fields.

Today, TechCrunch is also known for its Disrupt conferences that it has started hosting around the world in numerous locations with founders competing for a prize check to help get their companies off the ground. Its TechCrucnh Disrupt conference was also recently featured in the hit television series, Silicon Valley.

#4 -- Mashable: $2,000,000 per month

Pete Cashmore started Mashable in 2005 from his home in Scotland. The site grew with Cashmore's dedication to producing excellent content on a consistent basis. He wrote fortuitously in those early years, and in 2009, Time Magazine called Mashable one of the 25 best blogs in the world.

Since then, the blog has ballooned in size and reach, with a significant focus on social media, the company continues to reach droves of viewers through a variety of platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. It primarily garners its income through advertisements in various different formats.

#3 -- Moz: $4,250,000 per month

Rand Fishkin is the purveyor of the world's most successful blog about search engine optimization. The company, which originally started out as a family-run design business, eventually morphed into a search engine optimization shop. But it was the blog that helped gain them a massive audience and international appeal.

Today, Moz (formerly known as SEOMoz) generates an impressive amount of income and has been funded with several injections of venture capital. The site makes its money from a membership area that features professional tools and services for the avid search engine marketer looking to gain saturation, reach and visibility in the online space.

#2 -- Engadget: $5,500,000 per month

Engadget is another wildly-popular blog with humble roots that was also founded, originally, by Peter Rojas of Gizmodo around the same time the other site was started. The site conveys advice and reviews on technology and consumer electronics. It was acquired and has been operated by AOL since 2005.

The company makes a vast fortune from advertising and employs a number of writers and editors that are constantly providing sound advice on every type of gadget possible.

#1 -- Huffington Post: $14,000,000 per month

Arriana Huffington's wildly popular Huffington Post is the stuff of legends. The site was launched way back in 2005 by Huffington, providing a very liberal view on life and politics. In 2011, Huffington, who is of Greek descent, sold the blog by her namesake to AOL for $315 million, while being kept on as Editor in Chief. She has since stepped down from that role.

HuffPost or HuffPo, as it is now referred to, makes it money from sponsored advertising revenue through banners and other digital ads across its variety of channels. It is by far the most successful blog of its kind, likely valued today at well over $1 billion, making it a clever investment for AOL

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LIST OF TOP TEN BLOGGERS IN PAKISTAN AND THEIR BLOGS

Blogging, as a profession, is growing around the World. Most youngster start blogging to earn some bucks. A few keep up with the pace while few fail.  Similarly, many in Pakistan are turning to blogging as their profession. Blogging is growing because its lucrative. I have compiled a list of top ten bloggers in Pakistan along with their blogs; data collected from different platforms i.e Facebook ,   Twitter and the rest sources would be disclosed at the end of this post.

Additionally, the posts include all stats including estimated earning per month, page rank and back-links.

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