Top 50 Earning Blogs!!!

Successful Blogs Earning Money Online

For today’s post, I wanted to look at some of the most successful and profitable blogs that are currently online.
For many people that are just starting blogging, it is hard to know how much you can potentially earn. In the initial stages of setting up a blog, it can be tough to keep motivated to keep going when you’re not making much money, but given time and lots of effort a blog can take off  in a big way. The best examples that you can look at are the blogs that are at the top. It certainly inspired me to learn just how much money some of the top blogs make on a daily basis.
The following list of 50 blogs are considered the best in the business. I often get inspired by these blogs, urging me on to put in the work to make my own site the best that it can be. I hope that this inspires you as well!

	Website	Owner	Daily Income	Value	Main Income
1	The Huffington Post	Arianna Huffington	$29,896	$21.82 Million	Pay Per Click
2	Mashable	Pete Cashmore	$15,781	$11.52 Million	Advertising Banners
3	Techcrunch	Michael Arrington	$14,816	$10.82 Million	Advertising Banners
4	Engadget	Peter Rojas	$9,861	$7.2 Million	Advertising Banners
5	Smashing Magazine	Vitaly Friedman	$6,382	$4.66 Million	Advertising Banners
6	Tuts+	Collis Taeed	$5,068	$3.7 Million	Membership Area
7	Life Hacker	Nick Denton	$4,821	$3.52 Million	Advertising Banners
8	Gizmodo	Attila Talos	$3,918	$2.86 Million	Advertising Banners
9	Perez Hilton	Mario Lavandeira	$3,645	$2.66 Million	Advertising Banners
10	Joystiq	AOL	$1,752	$1.28 Million	CPM Advertising
11	Problogger	Darren Rowse	$1,751	$1.28 Million	Advertising Banners
12	Kotaku	Nick Denton	$1,599	$1.17 Million	Advertising Banners
13	Six Revisions	Jacob Gube	$1,587	$1.16 Million	Advertising Banners
14	Noupe	Noupe	$1,400	$1.02 Million	Advertising Banners
15	Venture Beat	Matt Marshall	$1,251	$913,721	Pay Per Click
16	CopyBlogger	Brian Clark	$1,184	$864,861	Affiliate Sales
17	Abduzeedo	Fabio Sasso	$983	$718,239	Advertising Banners
18	Talking Points Memo	Joshua Marshall	$887	$647,750	Advertising Banners
19	WPBeginner	Syed Balkhi	$692	$505,420	Affiliate Sales
20	Matt Cutts	Matt Cutts	$0*	$488,944	Twitter
21	Steve Pavlina	Steve Pavlina	$664	$485,024	Pay Per Click
22	Slash Gear	Ewdison Then	$621	$453,999	Pay Per Click
23	Smart Passive Income	Pat Flynn	$607	$443,406	Affiliate Sales
24	John Chow	John Chow	$555	$405,242	Affiliate Sales
25	Freelance Switch	Collis Ta’eed	$533	$389,517	Membership Area
26	Shoemoney	Jeremy Schoemaker	$485	$354,112	Private Advertising
27	Gothamist	Jake Dobkin	$452	$330,022	Pay Per Click
28	Entrepreneurs Journey	Yaro Starak	$389	$284,170	Affiliate Sales
29	IncomeDiary	Michael Dunlop	$382	$279,505	Affiliate Sales
30	Chris Brogan	Chris Brogan	$371	$271,147	Affiliate Sales
31	Matts Marketing Blog	Matt Carter	$302	$220,834	Affiliate Sales
32	ClickNewz	Lynn Terry	$239	$174,873	Affiliate Sales
33	Dooce	Heather B Armstrong	$229	$167,580	Pay Per Click
34	Coolest Gadgets	Allan Carlton	$227	$166,069	Advertising Banners
35	Tony Robbins	Tony Robbins	$193	$141,526	Affiliate Sales
36	Just Creative Designs	Jacob Cass	$185	$135,497	Advertising Banners
37	David Risley	David Risley	$137	$100,588	Affiliate Sales
38	Car Advice	Alborz Fallah	$127	$92,886	Advertising Banners
39	Sizlopedia	Saad Hamid	$118	$86,842	Pay Per Click
40	Gary Vaynerchuk	Gary Vaynerchuk	$88	$64,744	Affiliate Sales
41	PC Mech	David Risley	$82	$59,955	Affiliate Sales
42	Timothy Sykes	Timothy Sykes	$81	$59,284	Affiliate Sales
43	Joel Comm	Joel Comm	$75	$55,408	Affiliate Sales
44	Tyler Cruz	Tyler Cruz	$74	$54,736	Affiliate Sales
45	Chris Garrett	Chris Garrett	$67	$49,327	Affiliate Sales
46	Money Dummy	John Paul Aguiar	$65	$48,093	Affiliate Sales
47	Retireat21	Michael Dunlop	$65	$47,487	Affiliate Sales
48	Revenews	ReveNews, LLC	$64	$47,122	Affiliate Sales
49	StandOutBlogger	Thomas Sinfield	$59	$43,633	Affiliate Sales
50	BlogBareFoot	Carrie Wilkerson	$37	$27,390	Affiliate Sales

[* - Matt Cutts has stated (see comments section) that he doesn't actually earn any money directly via his blog.  Instead he utilizes Twitter to promote various products and merchandise to his many followers.  Still a viable blog to feature on this list though, as it shows that other methods can be used to make money online.]

Top 50 Earning Blogs!!!

Successful Blogs Earning Money Online

For today’s post, I wanted to look at some of the most successful and profitable blogs that are currently online.
For many people that are just starting blogging, it is hard to know how much you can potentially earn. In the initial stages of setting up a blog, it can be tough to keep motivated to keep going when you’re not making much money, but given time and lots of effort a blog can take off  in a big way. The best examples that you can look at are the blogs that are at the top. It certainly inspired me to learn just how much money some of the top blogs make on a daily basis.
The following list of 50 blogs are considered the best in the business. I often get inspired by these blogs, urging me on to put in the work to make my own site the best that it can be. I hope that this inspires you as well!

	Website	Owner	Daily Income	Value	Main Income
1	The Huffington Post	Arianna Huffington	$29,896	$21.82 Million	Pay Per Click
2	Mashable	Pete Cashmore	$15,781	$11.52 Million	Advertising Banners
3	Techcrunch	Michael Arrington	$14,816	$10.82 Million	Advertising Banners
4	Engadget	Peter Rojas	$9,861	$7.2 Million	Advertising Banners
5	Smashing Magazine	Vitaly Friedman	$6,382	$4.66 Million	Advertising Banners
6	Tuts+	Collis Taeed	$5,068	$3.7 Million	Membership Area
7	Life Hacker	Nick Denton	$4,821	$3.52 Million	Advertising Banners
8	Gizmodo	Attila Talos	$3,918	$2.86 Million	Advertising Banners
9	Perez Hilton	Mario Lavandeira	$3,645	$2.66 Million	Advertising Banners
10	Joystiq	AOL	$1,752	$1.28 Million	CPM Advertising
11	Problogger	Darren Rowse	$1,751	$1.28 Million	Advertising Banners
12	Kotaku	Nick Denton	$1,599	$1.17 Million	Advertising Banners
13	Six Revisions	Jacob Gube	$1,587	$1.16 Million	Advertising Banners
14	Noupe	Noupe	$1,400	$1.02 Million	Advertising Banners
15	Venture Beat	Matt Marshall	$1,251	$913,721	Pay Per Click
16	CopyBlogger	Brian Clark	$1,184	$864,861	Affiliate Sales
17	Abduzeedo	Fabio Sasso	$983	$718,239	Advertising Banners
18	Talking Points Memo	Joshua Marshall	$887	$647,750	Advertising Banners
19	WPBeginner	Syed Balkhi	$692	$505,420	Affiliate Sales
20	Matt Cutts	Matt Cutts	$0*	$488,944	Twitter
21	Steve Pavlina	Steve Pavlina	$664	$485,024	Pay Per Click
22	Slash Gear	Ewdison Then	$621	$453,999	Pay Per Click
23	Smart Passive Income	Pat Flynn	$607	$443,406	Affiliate Sales
24	John Chow	John Chow	$555	$405,242	Affiliate Sales
25	Freelance Switch	Collis Ta’eed	$533	$389,517	Membership Area
26	Shoemoney	Jeremy Schoemaker	$485	$354,112	Private Advertising
27	Gothamist	Jake Dobkin	$452	$330,022	Pay Per Click
28	Entrepreneurs Journey	Yaro Starak	$389	$284,170	Affiliate Sales
29	IncomeDiary	Michael Dunlop	$382	$279,505	Affiliate Sales
30	Chris Brogan	Chris Brogan	$371	$271,147	Affiliate Sales
31	Matts Marketing Blog	Matt Carter	$302	$220,834	Affiliate Sales
32	ClickNewz	Lynn Terry	$239	$174,873	Affiliate Sales
33	Dooce	Heather B Armstrong	$229	$167,580	Pay Per Click
34	Coolest Gadgets	Allan Carlton	$227	$166,069	Advertising Banners
35	Tony Robbins	Tony Robbins	$193	$141,526	Affiliate Sales
36	Just Creative Designs	Jacob Cass	$185	$135,497	Advertising Banners
37	David Risley	David Risley	$137	$100,588	Affiliate Sales
38	Car Advice	Alborz Fallah	$127	$92,886	Advertising Banners
39	Sizlopedia	Saad Hamid	$118	$86,842	Pay Per Click
40	Gary Vaynerchuk	Gary Vaynerchuk	$88	$64,744	Affiliate Sales
41	PC Mech	David Risley	$82	$59,955	Affiliate Sales
42	Timothy Sykes	Timothy Sykes	$81	$59,284	Affiliate Sales
43	Joel Comm	Joel Comm	$75	$55,408	Affiliate Sales
44	Tyler Cruz	Tyler Cruz	$74	$54,736	Affiliate Sales
45	Chris Garrett	Chris Garrett	$67	$49,327	Affiliate Sales
46	Money Dummy	John Paul Aguiar	$65	$48,093	Affiliate Sales
47	Retireat21	Michael Dunlop	$65	$47,487	Affiliate Sales
48	Revenews	ReveNews, LLC	$64	$47,122	Affiliate Sales
49	StandOutBlogger	Thomas Sinfield	$59	$43,633	Affiliate Sales
50	BlogBareFoot	Carrie Wilkerson	$37	$27,390	Affiliate Sales

[* - Matt Cutts has stated (see comments section) that he doesn't actually earn any money directly via his blog.  Instead he utilizes Twitter to promote various products and merchandise to his many followers.  Still a viable blog to feature on this list though, as it shows that other methods can be used to make money online.]

7 Reasons Why Your Bussiness Should Advertise on Facebook

 

1) Your customers are probably on Facebook.
With more than 845 million active users, your customers are most likely using Facebook. Facebook is popular across all age groups. Being in the same arena as your customers provides tremendous opportunities for your company to interact by communicating on the same playing field.

2) Facebook business Pages are public and visible to all.
Your Facebook page can be visible to everyone on the Internet. It can be seen by those customers who do not have a Facebook account depending on your settings.

3) Facebook pages appear in Google’s search results.
Your business page will appear in Google’s search results enhancing your Internet presence.

4) Facebook allows you to directly communicate with those who “Like” your page.
As a small local business owner, you may be concerned about the number of “Likes” your page may actually get. Concentrate on quality over quantity. Your business Facebook Page is not about the number of “Likes” your page gets. It is about the quality of those “Likes”. With a smaller number of Likers, you will be able to communicate with your audience on a more personal level.

5) Customer engagement is increased with a Facebook Page.
A Facebook Page gives your company an edge over your competition by allowing you to be in direct contact with the people who like your page. It fosters the development of personal relationships with your customers.

6) Facebook inspires word of mouth advertising.
As a low cost investment, a Facebook Page for your business provides an opportunity to spend time to interacting with those people who Like your page on a daily basis. Engagement is the key. A socially connected customer whether online or off is more likely to recommend your services and/or products than an unengaged customer.


7) Facebook Pages are easily managed.
One of the biggest reasons we hear for small businesses not having a Facebook Page presence is that the business owner does not have enough time to manage the page. The beauty of a Facebook Page is that you can share the management of the page by assigning an administrator. By delegating one or more administrators to the page, management is spread out in time efficient manner

7 Reasons Why Your Bussiness Should Advertise on Facebook

 

1) Your customers are probably on Facebook.
With more than 845 million active users, your customers are most likely using Facebook. Facebook is popular across all age groups. Being in the same arena as your customers provides tremendous opportunities for your company to interact by communicating on the same playing field.

2) Facebook business Pages are public and visible to all.
Your Facebook page can be visible to everyone on the Internet. It can be seen by those customers who do not have a Facebook account depending on your settings.

3) Facebook pages appear in Google’s search results.
Your business page will appear in Google’s search results enhancing your Internet presence.

4) Facebook allows you to directly communicate with those who “Like” your page.
As a small local business owner, you may be concerned about the number of “Likes” your page may actually get. Concentrate on quality over quantity. Your business Facebook Page is not about the number of “Likes” your page gets. It is about the quality of those “Likes”. With a smaller number of Likers, you will be able to communicate with your audience on a more personal level.

5) Customer engagement is increased with a Facebook Page.
A Facebook Page gives your company an edge over your competition by allowing you to be in direct contact with the people who like your page. It fosters the development of personal relationships with your customers.

6) Facebook inspires word of mouth advertising.
As a low cost investment, a Facebook Page for your business provides an opportunity to spend time to interacting with those people who Like your page on a daily basis. Engagement is the key. A socially connected customer whether online or off is more likely to recommend your services and/or products than an unengaged customer.


7) Facebook Pages are easily managed.
One of the biggest reasons we hear for small businesses not having a Facebook Page presence is that the business owner does not have enough time to manage the page. The beauty of a Facebook Page is that you can share the management of the page by assigning an administrator. By delegating one or more administrators to the page, management is spread out in time efficient manner

How to use the internet to make money

As long as you have the inclination, a little bit of expertise and some free time, you can earn some money on the Internet from the comfort of your own home. ET highlights some popular ways to make that quick extra buck:
Self publish books
If you love writing and want to get a book published, Amazon offers a free service called Kindle Direct Publishing. The service allows anyone to self publish books on the Kindle (electronic) bookstore and earn royalties from sales. There are two plans you can choose from — the 35% royalty works across any book sold in any country) while the 70% royalty plans works if you sell in a few select countries. Indian authors can choose to set prices specifically for the Indian bookstore and receive royalty payments in Indian currency as well.

Make & sell your apps
With so many smartphones and tablets, app development can be a very lucrative business. You can learn about developing apps online — there are various tutorials available for free. That's the easy part — the hard part is coming up with an idea that 'clicks'. Once you make an app, submit it to the respective app store, set a price and choose whether you want to earn from inapp advertising. Your earnings, after deducting the appropriate fees, will be paid monthly.
Sell your photos Online
Numerous stock websites like www.shutterstock. com, www.shutterpoint.com and www. istockphoto.com host photographs submitted by members. Depending on the site's policy, you can earn between a 15 to 85% royalty on each sale. The better the quality of photos and the larger your online portfolio, the more you will sell. Usually, each photograph you want to upload will have to be 'selected' by them first — and they usually have strict requirements of what can or cannot go on sale.
Sell old stuff online
An easy way to earn some money on the Internet is by selling old stuff that you have around the house. Websites like www.olx.in, www.quickr.com & http://craigslist.co.in provide a free classifieds platform. You need to create an account, enter the product details, location, the expected price along with some photographs — listing usually go live within a couple of hours. Interested buyers can directly contact you and finalise the sale.
Start an online shop
With some creativity, you can learn to make handicrafts or if you know a wholesale dealer, purchase unique things at low prices. Once you have some stock ready, you can set up an online shop to sell these goods on sites like www.ebay.in or www.indiebazaar.com.
Both sites have a simple signup process. After you get verified as a seller, they provide you with a step-by-step wizard to set your online store (how to add photos & details of items you want to sell).
Work online for money
The internet is full of bogus companies that promise to pay you for work but never will. For instance, all places that offer money to fill surveys or those that require payment up front are scammers. Two popular & reliable places to find work are www. odesk.com and www.elance.com.
Both have a similar system: set up a profile and take tests to prove your proficiency in certain areas. Once done, you'll be listed as a contractor/freelancer and people can hire you for an hourly rate. You can get paid more by working hard, getting better at what you do and getting good feedback (ratings) from your clients.
E-Tutoring
If you are fluent in any subject and have some tutoring experience, you can sign up on websites like www.2tion.net or www.tutorvista.com as an online tutor. The sites require you to create a tutor profile with details such as the subjects in which you are fluent, what classes/courses you want to teach, your experience level, preferred timings for tutions and the remuneration expected.

After verification, the site lists your profile on their portal where interested students can connect with you for tuitions. You can opt for virtual workspaces with built in teaching aids like live chat and collaborative whiteboards. Once you get better at tutoring, you can increase your monthly earnings by teaching multiple students simultaneously.
Earn from Advertising
A reliable way to earn money is from Google AdSense on your blog/website or ads on your YouTube channel. To get started, create a Google AdSense account at www. google.com/adsense. You can use the same account with your blog, website or YouTube channel. To maximise earnings from your blog or website, your objective needs to be to get the maximum number of visitors possible.
Write about what you know and what you're passionate about. On YouTube, make sure that your videos are original and interesting. Promote your channel to get more views. Apart from views, your objective should also be to get more people to like/favourite your video and to subscribe to your channel. The build up will be slow and Google only makes payments once your balance crosses $100, so don't get disheartened. Persistent efforts pay off in the long run.
Rough estimates of how much a newcomer can expect to earn in a month
Self publish books upto Rs 15,000
Make and sell apps upto Rs 50,000
Sell photos online upto Rs 10,000
Sell old stuff online upto Rs 50,000
Start an online shop upto Rs 25,000
E-tutoring upto Rs 10,000
Earn from advertising upto Rs 5,000
Work online for money upto Rs 30,000

How to use the internet to make money

As long as you have the inclination, a little bit of expertise and some free time, you can earn some money on the Internet from the comfort of your own home. ET highlights some popular ways to make that quick extra buck:
Self publish books
If you love writing and want to get a book published, Amazon offers a free service called Kindle Direct Publishing. The service allows anyone to self publish books on the Kindle (electronic) bookstore and earn royalties from sales. There are two plans you can choose from — the 35% royalty works across any book sold in any country) while the 70% royalty plans works if you sell in a few select countries. Indian authors can choose to set prices specifically for the Indian bookstore and receive royalty payments in Indian currency as well.

Make & sell your apps
With so many smartphones and tablets, app development can be a very lucrative business. You can learn about developing apps online — there are various tutorials available for free. That's the easy part — the hard part is coming up with an idea that 'clicks'. Once you make an app, submit it to the respective app store, set a price and choose whether you want to earn from inapp advertising. Your earnings, after deducting the appropriate fees, will be paid monthly.
Sell your photos Online
Numerous stock websites like www.shutterstock. com, www.shutterpoint.com and www. istockphoto.com host photographs submitted by members. Depending on the site's policy, you can earn between a 15 to 85% royalty on each sale. The better the quality of photos and the larger your online portfolio, the more you will sell. Usually, each photograph you want to upload will have to be 'selected' by them first — and they usually have strict requirements of what can or cannot go on sale.
Sell old stuff online
An easy way to earn some money on the Internet is by selling old stuff that you have around the house. Websites like www.olx.in, www.quickr.com & http://craigslist.co.in provide a free classifieds platform. You need to create an account, enter the product details, location, the expected price along with some photographs — listing usually go live within a couple of hours. Interested buyers can directly contact you and finalise the sale.
Start an online shop
With some creativity, you can learn to make handicrafts or if you know a wholesale dealer, purchase unique things at low prices. Once you have some stock ready, you can set up an online shop to sell these goods on sites like www.ebay.in or www.indiebazaar.com.
Both sites have a simple signup process. After you get verified as a seller, they provide you with a step-by-step wizard to set your online store (how to add photos & details of items you want to sell).
Work online for money
The internet is full of bogus companies that promise to pay you for work but never will. For instance, all places that offer money to fill surveys or those that require payment up front are scammers. Two popular & reliable places to find work are www. odesk.com and www.elance.com.
Both have a similar system: set up a profile and take tests to prove your proficiency in certain areas. Once done, you'll be listed as a contractor/freelancer and people can hire you for an hourly rate. You can get paid more by working hard, getting better at what you do and getting good feedback (ratings) from your clients.
E-Tutoring
If you are fluent in any subject and have some tutoring experience, you can sign up on websites like www.2tion.net or www.tutorvista.com as an online tutor. The sites require you to create a tutor profile with details such as the subjects in which you are fluent, what classes/courses you want to teach, your experience level, preferred timings for tutions and the remuneration expected.

After verification, the site lists your profile on their portal where interested students can connect with you for tuitions. You can opt for virtual workspaces with built in teaching aids like live chat and collaborative whiteboards. Once you get better at tutoring, you can increase your monthly earnings by teaching multiple students simultaneously.
Earn from Advertising
A reliable way to earn money is from Google AdSense on your blog/website or ads on your YouTube channel. To get started, create a Google AdSense account at www. google.com/adsense. You can use the same account with your blog, website or YouTube channel. To maximise earnings from your blog or website, your objective needs to be to get the maximum number of visitors possible.
Write about what you know and what you're passionate about. On YouTube, make sure that your videos are original and interesting. Promote your channel to get more views. Apart from views, your objective should also be to get more people to like/favourite your video and to subscribe to your channel. The build up will be slow and Google only makes payments once your balance crosses $100, so don't get disheartened. Persistent efforts pay off in the long run.
Rough estimates of how much a newcomer can expect to earn in a month
Self publish books upto Rs 15,000
Make and sell apps upto Rs 50,000
Sell photos online upto Rs 10,000
Sell old stuff online upto Rs 50,000
Start an online shop upto Rs 25,000
E-tutoring upto Rs 10,000
Earn from advertising upto Rs 5,000
Work online for money upto Rs 30,000

Persons behind Top websites of India

We all use thousands of websites daily without giving a thought who the hell created them. Every successful website has a story behind it . Below are persons who with a dream in their eyes created websites focussed for India and made it a huge success.

1. Rediff.com

Founder – Ajit Balakrishnan
Estimated Earnings – $40 million per year
The Story - Hailing from a Doctor family Ajit always wanted to be a  Football player but landed himself  to IIM Calcutta. He founded Rediff.com at the age of 42 in year 1996. He invested Rs. 2 crores in it and run the website without profit for three years. Rediff.com is the only indian portal  achieving a feat of being in top 100 websites of world.
2. Naukri.com

Founder – Sanjeev Bikhchandani
Estimated income – $6 million per year
Other Ventures – Jeevansathi.com , 99acres.com, Policybazaar.com
The Story – It took Sanjeev an IIT-IIM passout 13 struggling years to be known as founder of india’s most successful online venture. Sanjeev tried every business model of Naukri from trying to sell resume on CDs to surviving on wife’s salary and finally landed on the rising wave of india’s replication of sillicon valley.
3. Shaadi.com

Founder – Anupam Mittal
Estimated Earning – $5 million per year
Other Startups –  Makaan.com
The Story – Anupam founded Shaadi.com in 1996 and thanks to a Pandit who came for a mairrage proposal who inculcated the seeds in him. He thought it would be a great idea to arrange the soultion to the greatest indian problem and that too online. Currently Shaadi.com have more than 10 million members and is the number one matchmaking website in India.
4. OneIndia.in

Founder – B.G. Mahesh
Estimated income -$3 million per year
Other Ventures – Click.in
The story – After early education from Patna and Mysore he went on to his M.S. from University of Alabama at Birmingham.In 1990 he found it very difficult to find a job in the US due to Gulf war. The first website Mahesh created was Mahesh.com itself which was a blog covering important informations for NRIs.
Oneindia.in is a website in which he have dumped everything what indians want, from astro to jobs, and from travel to wallpapers. His classified portal Click.in is also ranked fourth in top classified websites in india.
5. JustDial.com

Founder – VSS Mani
Estimated Earning – $3 million
The Story – VSS Mani is what we call the middle class Indian dream. He came from a middle class family, dropped his CA Studies and started just dial too late just because he didn’t have enough money. He arranged Rs.50,000 and made a company worth Rs.500 crore which we all know.
6. Sulekha.com

Name - Satya Prabhakar
Estimated Earnings – $3.5 million
The story – Satya Prabhakar is an NIT, Tiruchirapally Alumni and founded Sulekha which is the largest yellow pages website in the country. Satya raised money from Indigo Monsoon Group and Norwest Venture Partners to make Sulekha.com  from two employees to more than 500 employees with 10 offices in India, US and Canada.
7. ClickIndia.com

Founder – Pankaj Agarwal
Estimated Revenue from Adsense -  $1.2 million
The story – Pankaj Agarwal passed out from IIM Indore and instead of opting for a high paying job with low risk , opted for a low paying dream with high risk. Clickindia was founded in a garage of Noida with 4 other and it took one years to realize that they made the right choices in life.
8. Way2SMS.com

Founder –  V V Raju
Earnings – $1.1  million / Year
The story – Entrepreneurship was always on Raju’s mind after completing MCA from Nagarjuna University. 24 year old Raju started Way2sms on an ad supported model which is the most used bulk messaging service online in india. Its a win win situation for raju and his website users. Users gains as they are able to send a free sms and Raju gain as some of them click on the Ads.
9. Ibibo.com

Founder – Ashish Kashyap
Revenue – $1 million / year
Other Websites – Bixee.com, Tradus.in
The Story – Prior to launching Ibibo.com Ashish worked with organizations like MTv and Google india. Ibibo struggled a lot with its popularity in the starting days but gained popularity due to various features like sawaal.ibibo.com and social networking mimicking Facebook.

Persons behind Top websites of India

We all use thousands of websites daily without giving a thought who the hell created them. Every successful website has a story behind it . Below are persons who with a dream in their eyes created websites focussed for India and made it a huge success.

1. Rediff.com


Founder – Ajit Balakrishnan
Estimated Earnings – $40 million per year
The Story - Hailing from a Doctor family Ajit always wanted to be a  Football player but landed himself  to IIM Calcutta. He founded Rediff.com at the age of 42 in year 1996. He invested Rs. 2 crores in it and run the website without profit for three years. Rediff.com is the only indian portal  achieving a feat of being in top 100 websites of world.
2. Naukri.com

Founder – Sanjeev Bikhchandani
Estimated income – $6 million per year
Other Ventures – Jeevansathi.com , 99acres.com, Policybazaar.com
The Story – It took Sanjeev an IIT-IIM passout 13 struggling years to be known as founder of india’s most successful online venture. Sanjeev tried every business model of Naukri from trying to sell resume on CDs to surviving on wife’s salary and finally landed on the rising wave of india’s replication of sillicon valley.
3. Shaadi.com


Founder – Anupam Mittal
Estimated Earning – $5 million per year
Other Startups –  Makaan.com
The Story – Anupam founded Shaadi.com in 1996 and thanks to a Pandit who came for a mairrage proposal who inculcated the seeds in him. He thought it would be a great idea to arrange the soultion to the greatest indian problem and that too online. Currently Shaadi.com have more than 10 million members and is the number one matchmaking website in India.
4. OneIndia.in

Founder – B.G. Mahesh
Estimated income -$3 million per year
Other Ventures – Click.in
The story – After early education from Patna and Mysore he went on to his M.S. from University of Alabama at Birmingham.In 1990 he found it very difficult to find a job in the US due to Gulf war. The first website Mahesh created was Mahesh.com itself which was a blog covering important informations for NRIs.
Oneindia.in is a website in which he have dumped everything what indians want, from astro to jobs, and from travel to wallpapers. His classified portal Click.in is also ranked fourth in top classified websites in india.
5. JustDial.com

Founder – VSS Mani
Estimated Earning – $3 million
The Story – VSS Mani is what we call the middle class Indian dream. He came from a middle class family, dropped his CA Studies and started just dial too late just because he didn’t have enough money. He arranged Rs.50,000 and made a company worth Rs.500 crore which we all know.
6. Sulekha.com


Name - Satya Prabhakar
Estimated Earnings – $3.5 million
The story – Satya Prabhakar is an NIT, Tiruchirapally Alumni and founded Sulekha which is the largest yellow pages website in the country. Satya raised money from Indigo Monsoon Group and Norwest Venture Partners to make Sulekha.com  from two employees to more than 500 employees with 10 offices in India, US and Canada.
7. ClickIndia.com

Founder – Pankaj Agarwal
Estimated Revenue from Adsense -  $1.2 million
The story – Pankaj Agarwal passed out from IIM Indore and instead of opting for a high paying job with low risk , opted for a low paying dream with high risk. Clickindia was founded in a garage of Noida with 4 other and it took one years to realize that they made the right choices in life.
8. Way2SMS.com

Founder –  V V Raju
Earnings – $1.1  million / Year
The story – Entrepreneurship was always on Raju’s mind after completing MCA from Nagarjuna University. 24 year old Raju started Way2sms on an ad supported model which is the most used bulk messaging service online in india. Its a win win situation for raju and his website users. Users gains as they are able to send a free sms and Raju gain as some of them click on the Ads.
9. Ibibo.com


Founder – Ashish Kashyap
Revenue – $1 million / year
Other Websites – Bixee.com, Tradus.in
The Story – Prior to launching Ibibo.com Ashish worked with organizations like MTv and Google india. Ibibo struggled a lot with its popularity in the starting days but gained popularity due to various features like sawaal.ibibo.com and social networking mimicking Facebook.

Here's a Mysterious Image From BlackBerry's Super Bowl Ad

Forget a teaser video, BlackBerry is going with a teaser image.
The company, which just announced its intention to buy a Super Bowl ad last week, on Friday released the image above. A rep didn't offer much insight about the spot, except to say, "This unique execution will be part of a broad marketing campaign about the totally re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry."
CMO Frank Boulben, who spoke to us after the launch of BlackBerry 10 this week, was similarly opaque: "All of our marketing campaign moving forward will be very consistent around the 'Keep Moving' tagline and putting it in real-life use cases. The objective with the Super Bowl commercial is to let people know that the BlackBerry is back."
So we ask you, my blog readers: What do you make of the image? Some theories:

• It's an exploding clown.
• It's a hint that BlackBerry plans to change its name to FruitPunch.
• It will be another genie ad a la Toyota's Kaley Cuoco spot.
• It's an homage to "Rainbow Head," the famous football fan.

What do you think? Let us know.
Image courtesy of BlackBerry

Here's a Mysterious Image From BlackBerry's Super Bowl Ad

Forget a teaser video, BlackBerry is going with a teaser image.
The company, which just announced its intention to buy a Super Bowl ad last week, on Friday released the image above. A rep didn't offer much insight about the spot, except to say, "This unique execution will be part of a broad marketing campaign about the totally re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry."
CMO Frank Boulben, who spoke to us after the launch of BlackBerry 10 this week, was similarly opaque: "All of our marketing campaign moving forward will be very consistent around the 'Keep Moving' tagline and putting it in real-life use cases. The objective with the Super Bowl commercial is to let people know that the BlackBerry is back."
So we ask you, my blog readers: What do you make of the image? Some theories:

• It's an exploding clown.
• It's a hint that BlackBerry plans to change its name to FruitPunch.
• It will be another genie ad a la Toyota's Kaley Cuoco spot.
• It's an homage to "Rainbow Head," the famous football fan.

What do you think? Let us know.
Image courtesy of BlackBerry