Interview Pro-blogger: Calvin Ngan
Posted in Interview | By AhTim @ July 14th, 2009
It has been 9 months since my last interview with Pro-Bloggers. Recently found Malaysia has a few crouching tiger and hidden dragon. Today I would like to interview with one of the “hidden dragon” (low profile) Pro-blogger – Calvin Ngan. He too shy to show real photo, only have hand sketch picture.
Mirage Studio 7 is Calvin’s very first blog, an architecture blog. Calvin told me he manage to make a living online after one year blogging. Too fast huh? He is now a full time blogger.
Interview Calvin Ngan
Let’s see his tips for success in make money online. Perhaps these interesting answer help to improve your blog.
1. How long have you been blogging here?
Calvin: Almost Four years.
Tim: Not long time, but a good example and encouragement for us.
2. What is the biggest difference before and after enter to the blogging world?
Calvin: Fame I suppose, I got to know lots of people from different parts of the world, mainly those studying architecture.
Tim: I have to admit blogging make us new friends all over the world. Learn from others make us grow faster too.
3. What method(s) you use to increase Blog’s traffic?
Calvin: For instant, instead of writing an article titled ‘iPhone OS 3.0 features’ like most bloggers would, it would be better to structure a simple title – ‘Download iPhone OS 3.0 from Torrent’. Don’t get me wrong, am not encouraging you to promote pirated software; it can be news of the latest OS leaked by hackers and now available on torrent. The key is to ‘write what the readers what’, not ‘what you want to write’.
a. Think different!
b. Creative use of Keywords
c. Apply the Blue Ocean Strategy
Tim: This is new thing for me to learn. The title is tricky huh? 
4. What topic your readers like the most?
Calvin: My blog is mainly about architecture, within the architecture category, I find the most popular post are none other than those making fun of architecture. Tutorials is another favorite topic, readers simply love it.
Tim: You have targeted at right audiences.
5. When and how many hours you use for blogging in a day?
Calvin: Usually an hour to two. Sometimes four, it really depends on my schedule.
Tim: The freedom of working hours. We want it!
6. Any advice for people who want to be pro-blogger?
Calvin: For those that owns a blog and has been blogging for 3 to 5 months:
忍字心上一把刀，不忍刀下刺心窝
The Chinese phrases mean “endurance”. Don’t give up easily, and for those that have yet to start their blogging journey – remember that the Journey of a thousand miles begin with a single steps – Lao Tze.
Tim: Looks like you’re Pro-blogger with lots of philosophy huh? I call it patient instead of endurance 
My Two Cents
Through the interview, I found Calvin is not so sociable person. He didn’t put any single info on his famous blog. No facebook, no twitter, no author page. But still a friendly Pro-blogger that share his thoughts with us. Big thanks for Calvin, wish you bigger success in future!
If you noticed, two blogs above are not his famous blog. I can’t tell his real make money blog, because he do not want me to reveal. He want the blog to be off from radar.
You want to know his famous make money blog? Leave your comment below, then I’ll tell you privately.
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July 14th, 2009 at 10:33 am
i’d be interested to know his make money blog. it’s cool that he has an architecture blog which is somewhat related to my blog, on interior design
July 14th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
wow this is his big cheque?
http://www.misterhobbes.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/make_money_online_google_adsense_check.jpg
cool!
July 14th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
@adrian: Will email to you soon.
@Peter: I think so. Thanks for pointing out the really huge cheque!
July 14th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
AhTim, do you mind sharing his MMO blog with me too?
I can add you on Twitter too, if you want
July 15th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
他赚的钱吓死人！