Written on January 4th, 2007 at 09:01 am by Darren Rowse
Introducing 12 Year Old ProBlogger – David Wilkinson
I love hearing stories of of young entrepreneurs and so today when I came across 12 year old ProBlogger David Wilkinson whose Web 2.0 blog is Techzi I was over the moon.
Here’s a young guy who has recruited a couple of friends (one is 12, the other is 11) to help him write his blog and who in a recent interview at Repliqa answered the question of ‘Are you making any money blogging?‘ with:
“Yes, quite a bit actually. I could definitely live off $500 a month until I turn 14, by which time I aim to be earning more, by experimenting in Internet Marketing.”
David and his co-bloggers are currently running a fundraiser to raise enough money to transfer his blog from Blogspot to a hosted WordPress blog and he’s already over the $1200 mark (make a donation below).
David was recently featured on the BBC and sounds like he’s becoming quite the local celebrity.
What I love about his blog is his style of writing. He’s actually a great writer (you’d never know he was 12 most of the time) and that he writes with an authentic voice, humor and having done some good research. While he’s only been blogging for 6 months he does at a standard that is as good (if not better) than a lot of more experienced bloggers twice (or thrice) his age.
I’m looking forward to watching David’s blogging in 2007.
97 Responses to “Introducing 12 Year Old ProBlogger – David Wilkinson” - Add Yours
Andy Merrett
January 4th, 2007 9:36 am
Interesting – nothing against a fundraiser but if you’re earning $500 per month why on earth do you need to raise money to host? I pay a tenth of that per month and you can pay a lot less.
Adam K
January 4th, 2007 9:43 am
Very nice to see! After reading some of his posts, I’m amazed at how talented he is. Expect to see great things from this boy in the future!
Lara
January 4th, 2007 10:00 am
You don’t think this seems a little suspicious? His writing seems awfully good. If its all legit power to ya bud!
I started when I was 10 (18 now, running my own Blog Design company) so this makes me smile quite a bit!
The Desired » Blog Archive » 12 Year Old Blogger
January 4th, 2007 10:18 am
[...] David Wilkinson is only 12 years old and manages to pack in $500 a month from his tech blog, Techzi. I read about this story first on ProBlogger, a daily read of mine, who reported an interview of the young blogger at Repliqua. [...]
Diane
January 4th, 2007 10:20 am
I chipped in a few bucks, just in the spirit of good will. For all I know, his dad could be running the site in his name. However, I one day (soon) plan on helping my beautiful young daughter sell her artwork to raise money for charity, so I figured I’d put some money in the karma bank…
Chris Hooley
January 4th, 2007 10:38 am
Shoot, if he really is a 12 year old kid then HATS OFF to him / them. If it is his dad, still gets points for originality I guess.
Threw in a few bucks for karma, and I wouldn’t mind hosting that site for free on my shared server… though I don’t want to make that offer cuz I want to see how high that donations actually get :-)
Good luck to you, young blogger dude. I wish I started when I was 12… I might pwn the web by now. Who knows, you could be the next big thing!
John Wesley
January 4th, 2007 10:44 am
Just when I was proud of my blog you had to knock me down a few pegs. :) The site is really remarkable, and I agree with Diane’s skepticism, but if the site is legit that kid has a bright future. How many 12 year olds are following the tech industry, let alone writing coherently about it?
Jeff
January 4th, 2007 10:46 am
Well, I figure by the time the kid reaches college or his senior year in high school, the 12 year old will be the “King of Blogsphere”, while Darren follows closely behind! But, not bad being 12 and a PROBLOGGER, makes some sniffle’s of why didn’t we know about blogging when we were 12?
Ian Robertson
January 4th, 2007 11:03 am
I’m one who’s never enjoyed hearing those “kids do” stories. Quite honestly I won’t be visiting or supporting his endeavors until he’s out of college.
A kid should be doing his homework and having fun outside.
StrangeProgress
January 4th, 2007 11:12 am
If he is for real, thats freakin crazy! Not sure what I was doing at 12, mostly running around getting sunburnt and playing stupid games. Mind you, kids today are mostly pretty tech savvy I guess. Next we’ll be hearing about the 5 yr old bloggers – live blog reports from their PDA on how their primary school teacher is yelling at them!
Matt
Debra Hamel
January 4th, 2007 11:17 am
I can’t for the life of me imagine why he’d need $1200 to run a website, even the most professional of websites. And rather than being impressed by people giving him $500 (twice!) in cash, it kind of bugs me. It smells a little scam-y to me, frankly. Even if he’s not outright scamming anyone, that is, it’s still begging for money that he doesn’t need for any legitimate purpose.
Debra Hamel
January 4th, 2007 11:18 am
And boy are those snap popups on the site annoying!
Lara
January 4th, 2007 11:29 am
Debra, I noticed this too. If he’s so tech savvy… shouldn’t he realize that he doesn’t need to physically buy a server to run a tech blog?
Paul Jacob
January 4th, 2007 11:40 am
Darren,
I dont think he needs $5000 pay for a server,let alone host a blog on a personal domain.I hope he is the real deal, atleast for the sake of those who donated money.His writing style does seem a bit out of his age group but your have to mind the fact that its a new generation.Anyways,I hope everything works out for him.
LearningNerd
January 4th, 2007 12:47 pm
Well, good for him! I wish I started blogging when I was 12. I played around with starting a business when I was around 11 or 12, but I never made any money! Now I’m 18, and I still haven’t made any money. Oh well. I should ask him for some pointers. ;)
James
January 4th, 2007 1:24 pm
I’m with some of the other commenters: why the heck does he need to raise money for a host? I pay pratically nothing for my site hosting, and it can take thousands of visitors a day…what a scam!
Phillip Molly Malone
January 4th, 2007 1:28 pm
Wow, I just got my Adsense to $100 for the first time and I am stoked. Will pay for hosting. Darren, what would you need $5000 for?
Molly
Sam Jackson
January 4th, 2007 1:29 pm
Wow… first Yuvi, now this kid? The blogosphere has just been conspiring this week to make me feel like my blogging achievements as a 17 year old are subpar. -___-
Al Davies
January 4th, 2007 2:12 pm
This kid is like the doogie howser of blogging. Still I don’t know… if it looks like doo-doo and smells like doo-doo….
brem
January 4th, 2007 2:22 pm
I’m with Andy on that. I make about that much a year! :D
Alex Becker
January 4th, 2007 2:54 pm
Well the kid beat me.
Jason Pedersen
January 4th, 2007 4:49 pm
Haha, he’s beating me too. Good for him. I first started with websites around his age, but didn’t make a dime on it till about 3 years later… and it wasn’t much at that.
NicNel
January 4th, 2007 6:35 pm
Lol! Well, if it is genuine, then my hat goes off to him well and truly! My 14 year old spend hours on the bloomin PC if she learn’t how to blog it would save me a fortune in pocket money! I am gonna send her on over!
A Day in the Life » Blog Archive » 12 Year Old Blogger Using His Age to Milk $5,000 in Donations
January 4th, 2007 7:00 pm
[...] If you haven’t already read the backstory at ProBlogger, David Wilkinson is a twelve year old tech blogger. His Blogger blog, Techzi, is currently hosted for free at http://www.tech.co.nr/ and http://globa-tech.blogspot.com/. Both versions have no Pagerank, and the first version is ranked 837,544 on Alexa, while the second is 281,840. Along with his two friends, it looks like they keep the blog updated on a pretty regular basis. Here’s the fun part of the story… [...]
bernard
January 4th, 2007 8:59 pm
this all smells like a well planned stunt… his writing is so not 12 year old like. At least that is what my intuition tells me.
David Wilkinson
January 4th, 2007 9:06 pm
For goodness sake… I’m 12 and I do write the stuff myself! I’ve been on BBC Radio twice because of it… Once national, once local. Just check this out:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/podsandblogs/2006/12/generation_next_a_12yearold_bl.shtml
and…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2006/12/14/child_blogger_feature.shtml
In the first interview I talked in-depth about the effects of Web 2.0 on air. How the hell do you not believe me? Argh! My Dad doesn’t even know what Web 2.0 is. Suggesting he wrote it is… ridiculous!
David Wilkinson
January 4th, 2007 9:07 pm
But yeah… How the hell did I get on ProBlogger? O_o
This is cool stuff.
Darren Rowse
January 4th, 2007 9:40 pm
Don’t let them get to you David – unfortunately the blogosphere can be a pretty suspicious place at times and unforutnately it needs to be sometimes too because there can be some pretty dubious people out there.
I think your story checks out – I’ve heard from quite a few people who either know of or know you today, that with the bbc stories and a long read through your archives and I think you’re not only 12 but you’re a pretty smart guy.
nice work mate.
colbert
January 4th, 2007 10:03 pm
I’ve know David from a few months back and got him into Profy.com for a blogging stint. He is quite talented for his age. He plans to get into the Guiness Books next year
David Wilkinson aka Delta on Problogger » TheSMSGuide Blog » Blog Archive
January 4th, 2007 10:12 pm
[...] Wow. What a shocker. My good friend David Wilkinson aka Delta has been highlighted on of all the sites at Problogger.net, the site of Darren Rowse, my boss at b5media.com [...]
David Wilkinson
January 4th, 2007 10:28 pm
That’s still pending their ‘finalised confirmation’. It passed their ‘preliminary checks’ and ‘editors check’. But it’s not done yet. =D
I can hope though.
Blogschrott - » 12jähriger ProBlogger
January 4th, 2007 10:33 pm
[...] Senior ProBlogger Darren Rowse berichtet heute über David Wilkinson, einen 12jährigen Blogger aus – woher sonst – den Staaten. [...]
Eduardo Maio
January 4th, 2007 11:52 pm
I know he is going to have an hard time… I started my first website (not blog) when I was 14 and it got quite popular, but when someone found i was only 14 years old there were a lot of commenting on the other competing websites that I shouldn’t run a website, I wasn’t mature enough to run a forum, etc etc…
Kudos to you David, you are on the right path, I just don’t think you need $5000 for a server, I mean for $8 a month you can get 20GB of space and 400GB of bandwith and you can even host 20 websites on an account, that’s pocket money compared to the $500 you are making every month wich is pretty impressive for a recent blog by the way ;)
David Wilkinson
January 5th, 2007 12:02 am
I think everyone mis-understands where I get my income from. I get very little from Tech.co.nr, but almost all of it for writing for various other blogs. Profy.com is my main employer.
David Wilkinson
January 5th, 2007 12:03 am
And can anybody recommend any hosts to m? I’ve been looking at Kiosk.ws and MediaTemple.com
Both seem rather good, and have been recommended by friends.
Mark S
January 5th, 2007 12:10 am
You skeptics are spoiling my party. Google David and you will see pics of him being interviewed on the BBC.
Also, he is not spending his cash simply for hosting but also for design, wordpress, and some other junk.
Eduardo Maio
January 5th, 2007 1:09 am
I’m currently using Reseller Zoom (www.resellerzoom.com) because they have some great plans in UK based servers but I think they also sell hosting at hostingzoom.com or something.
Luke Meshios
January 5th, 2007 1:28 am
Grr, I’m only 13. I never got on the index of problogger.net
I sold my site http://www.wmseo.com for an undisclosed amount. I’ve read that guys blog. Personally I think my writing is more advance seeing as he’s only 1 year younger.
Svetlana Gladkova
January 5th, 2007 1:56 am
I am Svetlana Gladkova, Editor in Chief at http://www.profy.com – David’s main employer (as David puts it). I am really impressed about David mentioned here. David is one of the first authors of Profy – and one of the best ones at that. I think we are really lucky to have him with us. And I never doubted David’s age – sometimes he simply behaves quite childish, but he is a fast learner. I think it’s one of the reasons of his success. And I am totally sure David will really be one of the biggest issues in the blogosphere – quite soon.
jim
January 5th, 2007 2:20 am
Some people just can’t handle it when other people get press or notoriety… kudos to the kid and to think things can only go up! Don’t hate the playa!
Ian Robertson
January 5th, 2007 2:23 am
I love how he’s defending everything about his character, but doesn’t defend the reason he wants $5,000 when alot of people are saying that a couple hundred a year will get you some great hosting.
Sure there’s a BBC article, but how much does his dad or mother help in the background (off the air)?
People should hang on to their money cause I’m not convinced that he needs this much.
Tari Akpodiete
January 5th, 2007 4:33 am
So he’s 12, so what? That doesn’t make him not able to do cool things. Some 12 year olds need help with lots of stuff, some can do neat things by themselves, and very well. If he was a kick-ass 12 year old soccer player, no one would blink.
The only thing that gives me pause is him fund-raising 5 grand for a server. And that’s not cause he’s a kid, but because I think it’s not such as great idea. Then again, now that I scroll back, I realize that figure is not in Darren’s original post, but in a comment.
What Darren actually said is that the kid fund-raising so that he can get a hosted WP blog, and he’s at $1200 already. That should be more than enough to pre-pay for quite awhile. Maybe with the left over amount, he can give a bit to his helpers, or get them a neat little gift, like a gaming console.
David came here and said that his $500 a month is earning from his writing for other sites. The kid’s clever, like a true capitalist, he’s looking for someone else’s funds to finance his expansion.
If I had any advice to give him, it would be to take his age off his site logo because soon enough he’ll turn 13, then 14, etc. He can go ahead and put it in a tag line.
Gore Vidal said: “Every time a friend succeeds, I die a little.” And looking at some of the tear-down slap-down comments here, it’s oh so true. You go, kid, and don’t look back!
Junge Entrepreneure at Timo Heuers Weblog
January 5th, 2007 4:33 am
[...] David Wilkinson: 12 Jahre alt, Blogger, 500 $ Einkommen im Monat durch Blogposting – Tech.co.nr (gefunden bei ProBlogger). Yuvi Panda: 15 Jahre alt; Blogger, Programmierer (gefunden bei Scobleizer) [...]
Allen.H
January 5th, 2007 4:59 am
Oh the envy, now everybody’s trying to either steal the show (because they think they’ve got something better to offer), or jump bring the poor boy down (because they’re sure they haven’t got something better to offer).
Allen.H
David Wilkinson
January 5th, 2007 5:58 am
Thanks for the hint about the hosting Eduardo. They look pretty cool.
Thanks for the encouragement Jim!
Jennifer Lynn
January 5th, 2007 6:09 am
Looks like you have a young prodigy there, Darren. Nicely done, David. Ignore the biting comments. I wrote my own magazine and had my own ‘publishing’ business when I was seven (my classmates actually bought subscriptions, haha). People are suspicious of things they can’t understand. Keep up the great work. I’m sure you’ll be an astounding success.
=^..^=
Lance Fisher
January 5th, 2007 6:31 am
Good luck, David. I think you’re doing quite well with your current resources, and I’m really interested to see how you’ll handle $5,000. It sounds like you have some good ideas on how to use it – hosting, template work, prizes.
Too often people underestimate kids. Way to prove them wrong.
Phil Newton
January 5th, 2007 6:32 am
I think the first business I ran was when I was around 12. It involved buying cheap cooking chocolate for about 20p, then melting it and pouring it into molds (old advent calendars). We would then sell these tiny chocolates for 5p each.
I don’t think age is too relevant in this case. I run a Scout troop (10 – 14 year olds), and there are a lot of smart kids out there that don’t realise just how much potential they have. Good on you, David!
David Wilkinson
January 5th, 2007 6:54 am
Thanks Jennifer! And Phil. It’s nice to hear your stories on what you did in your childhood. I know some of my friends go round doing some pretty odd things.
The rest of them deliver newspapers. And then there’s odd-boy David who earns a living sleeping…
Ryan Driscoll
January 5th, 2007 7:10 am
I love to see stories like this. FYI.. he can go to the following address and buy web space for a fraction of his proposed $5000. I have used it for a while now and it works great.
http://webhostingbuzz.com/hosting/shared.html
David Wilkinson
January 5th, 2007 8:19 am
After the domain Techzi.com was snapped up by someone else hours after this post at ProBlogger went live, I needed to find a new domain.
I was really hoping to go for a .com domain, but if .net is good enough for ProBlogger, then it certainly is for me.
Techzi.net – Coming soon! (We’ve already paid for it and everything! Now just waiting for hosting details to arrive.)
Phillip Molly Malone
January 5th, 2007 8:38 am
Hey David,
Don’t let them get you down. On hosting, I heard great things about Blue Host and I have been with them for about 6 months now and haven’t been disappointed. They Recently went to 200gig of space and 2000Gb of transfers a month as limits. You can find them
here.
(Aff).
Hope this helps and best of luck for the future!
Molly
David
January 5th, 2007 8:46 am
Molly.
I think I’ve decided on hosting now.Though I’m pretty excited already. I’ve got my very own domain name! I’m sure most of you guys have had a 101 before, but this is my first time.
Of course, turns out you need a credit card to purchase a domain through Google. Hope my Dad doesn’t mind… ;)
http://www.techzi.net/
Kids 2.0: 12jähriger sammelt Geld : Wespennest
January 5th, 2007 9:45 am
[...] Allerdings ist das Veröffentlichen von Vorlieben, Wunschzetteln oder ähnlichem bei Kindern durchaus beliebt. Vielleicht ist so die Idee geboren worden, die jetzt auch von ProBlogger Darren Rowse aufgegriffen wurde. [...]
Tari Akpodiete
January 5th, 2007 1:47 pm
Wow, talk about SLEAZY! Someone grabbed Techzi.com on this kid? They’ve done it as a private registrant so we can’t see who it is. Now, THAT’S a really sad person…
Sam Jackson
January 5th, 2007 2:27 pm
They’ll probably just park the thing… not cool, either way.
David–hosting options would vary depending on what your needs were. I didn’t see them anywhere in the comments, so it’s hard to suggest anything. Media Temple has some really good offerings, but if you don’t need that level of quality, there might be lower cost options that would suit you better. Then again, with all the attention you’re getting maybe it pays to plan for the future…
Blog Revenue
January 5th, 2007 2:36 pm
I’m start blogging at 21..He start at 12.it’s backward…I wish i start at 12 too but that time internet just start..I’m start blogging with blogspot at first,only on 2006 with WP blog.I just paid about $15 per year for domain and hosting.It’s per year not per month..
More Merchant
January 5th, 2007 3:12 pm
I think it is awesome!
My only question is concerning that rule with Adsense that you must be over 18 to have Google Ads. Is that correct?
Jeff
January 5th, 2007 4:22 pm
The kid got sleazed on wanting to use the .com address for his blog, but instead fought back with a .net domain! David, good luck on your blog as you continue to grow!
David Wilkinson
January 5th, 2007 7:03 pm
Thanks everybody!
The really odd thing is, where does the domain Techzi.com redirect to?
My very own Techzi.net! I’m not sure if they plan to pretend they are my blog and stick AdSense at the top or something… O_O
And no, you don’t need to be 18 to have AdSense. Not if you’re not the one who signs up at any rate. ;)
The new website on WP will be ad-free. I think I prefer the domain ‘Techzi.net’ too! Thanks you guys, you rock!
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[...] Introducing 12 Year Old ProBlogger 12 year old boy becomes a problogger that is what has been said on problogger,which is really good for a 12 year old, but when i read his website techzi they way the writing, which made it seemed like it was a lot older then 12 but i guees yous will have to figure it out for yourself. [...]
Jung, jünger, Generation 3.0 at Timo Heuers Weblog
January 5th, 2007 9:11 pm
[...] David Wilkinson wurde durch ProBlogger Darren Rowse bekannt, der ihn wie folgt beschreibt: “What I love about his blog is his style of writing. He’s actually a great writer (you’d never know he was 12 most of the time) and that he writes with an authentic voice, humor and having done some good research”. Leider gibt es auch immer wieder Neider, die David als “fraud” und behaupten, sein Vater hätte die Beiträge geschrieben: “For all I know, his dad could be running the site in his name”. Nun, als Gegenbeweis gibt es natürlich das bekannte Interview mit dem Radio Manchester… [...]
Sam Jackson
January 6th, 2007 6:39 am
I think adsense wants the payee to be 18 but I suppose any SSN would work. I don’t know, I didn’t put myself down for it, though I did for amazon affiliates.
David Wilkinson
January 6th, 2007 7:04 am
Sam,
AdSense is being ditched on the new site anyway. We’re taking up Amazon and Text-Link-Ads instead. It will be interesting to see how profits compare.
Eches Blog » Inspiring story of 12 year old problogger - David Wilkinson
January 6th, 2007 9:55 am
[...] This story was first found in problogger.net where it’s mentioned that an interview of this new problogger had taken place at Repliqua (see the interview here). I just finished flipping through his blog, well he’s a good writer and he did some homework on the things he wrote. [...]
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January 6th, 2007 11:38 pm
[...] That’s the beauty of the internet and tools for publishing i guess, when i was 12 i was still coming to terms with hair that i spotted in perculiar places, but not this boy because he is already making a healthy $500 a month from his tech blog – Techzi which is powered by Blogspot. [...]
Sam Jackson
January 7th, 2007 1:15 am
TLA is nice… I want to be in the program but they keep rejecting me because they don’t like my inbound, apparently. Now that they have their blog-thing I’m hoping maybe they’ll take better note (my T-rati isn’t bad) but it’s obnoxious because, for reasons I fail to understand and which TLA hasn’t been able to enunciate, other sites started after mine with less traffic were admitted but mine was not. Not fun!
I do worry about those rumors that the naked referral links to the advertising sites could impact rankings negatively, though?
George
January 7th, 2007 6:08 am
This child is awesome. Even with a income of $500 from various freelancing he is requesting $5,000 in donation to create his new wordpress powered blog site. What a genius, use other people’s money to build something. Compare to him I am a fool for not thinking of this, how can I use my own money to finance my blogs, when I could have ask for donation.
I don’t know about the rest of you, but this kid is going to be big in the future. I can see it now, he is going to take financing for his blogging empire and than eventually sell it to some media company.
In all sarcasm aside, very nice word David Wilkinson, I will be following your site and maybe ChipIn something with my upcoming Adsense check.
malique
January 7th, 2007 12:39 pm
when i was 12, i was playing with dolls!
no wait, not dolls
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January 11th, 2007 7:14 am
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Nate Whitehill
February 3rd, 2007 4:21 pm
David is an incredibly smart 12-year old. I have spoken to him several times and he is wise beyond his years. I can see him becoming the next Mark Zuckerberg.
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February 5th, 2007 7:56 am
[...] And I owe it all to just a few people… Darren Rowse particularly! Cheers mate! It just goes to show what can happen when one big blog mentions you. A hundred and one others pick up on it, with more picking up on that. I’m pretty sure that if I was on my own servers when this ProBlogger Effect had kicked in, they would have crashed. Heck, let’s hope they hold up once they go live. For those of you who said I wouldn’t need to buy a server, if I get traffic anything close to what I got yesterday and today (TONNES!), then trust me. I will! [...]
David Wilkinson
February 6th, 2007 5:12 am
Thanks for the kind words Nate! Also, Techzi.net has sorta gone live now. You can check it out. Just need to implement the template now!
David Wilkinson
http://www.techzi.net/
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February 10th, 2007 2:59 am
[...] Good grief… This guy’s smart. He’s brought so much into blogging aswell. From the ‘AdSense Pinging’ that he started with Darren Rowse of ProBlogger.net, (You know that guy who brought me fame and fortune?) to his spiffy bribary competitions. What’s that you say? Well every couple of weeks, John sticks up a challenge, or a competition on his webpage, asking you guys, his loyal readers (as of now, here ye, here ye), to help out his blog in the rankings. Whether it’s adding JohnChow.com to your MyBlogLog community list or to your Technorati Favorites, John possesses an uncanny marketing ability, and is using it to squeeze the living daylights out of the blogosphere. [...]
How To Drive Traffic to Your Blog - The Advice of a 12 Year Old
February 13th, 2007 8:32 am
[...] Remember 12 year old blogger David Wilkinson from Techzi? David and I have kept in touch with one another since I posted about him last and recently I asked him to consider writing a guest post here at ProBlogger. I thought a 12 year old’s perspective on how to get traffic to your blog might be worth hearing. Here’s his post. [...]
How to Send More Traffic to Your Blog « Shirley Buxton
February 14th, 2007 5:48 am
[...] Darren Rouse of Problogger writes: Remember 12 year old blogger David Wilkinson from Techzi? David and I have kept in touch with one another since I posted about him last and recently I asked him to consider writing a guest post here at ProBlogger. I thought a 12 year old’s perspective on how to get traffic to your blog might be worth hearing. Here’s his post. [...]
DeadAnt - A tech Blog » 12 Year old Pro-Blogger?
February 16th, 2007 12:23 pm
[...] Problogger.net is Reporting about D. Wikison. A 12 Year old Pro Blogger? [...]
» David Wilkinson - ProBlogger de 12 anos MUIOMUIO.NET: Internet e Tecnologia
February 18th, 2007 12:49 am
[...] De acordo com este artigo no website problogger.net David Wilkinson arrecada aproximadamente US $500 (Quinhentos dólares americanos) por mês. “Yes, quite a bit actually. I could definitely live off $500 a month until I turn 14, by which time I aim to be earning more, by experimenting in Internet Marketing.” [...]
How To Make Money With Blogs » The Michel Fortin Blog
February 25th, 2007 5:21 am
[...] Plus, anyone can blog, and anyone can monetize their blogs, too. You can be 93-years old (it’s one of my favorite blogs, actually), or as young as 12. [...]
Maurivan Luiz - Webstandards - i’dont care about your browser » Pequeno grande Problogger!
March 12th, 2007 3:58 am
[...] Veja a matéria do “pequeno grande problogger” em: http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/01/04/introducing-12-year-old-problogger-david-wilkinson/ [...]
Business Opportunities @ Internet with Roberto Alamos dot Com » Blog Archive » Top 5 Best and Youngest Bloggers
May 9th, 2007 6:39 am
[...] has been featured on Problogger.net at least two times. The first one in a post by Darren Rowse, and the second time …his own guest [...]
» La historia del niño blogger que se está haciendo rico - Canguro Rico
June 8th, 2007 1:01 pm
[...] El blog está mantenido por el y un par de amigos que el mismo reclutó. Según podemos leer en Problogger, hace poco fue entrevistado en otro blog: Repliqa. Las respuestas no tienen desperdicio: … [...]
Megan
June 17th, 2007 1:48 pm
hay hay i blog alot now this is the first time goin to this web site so far i like it i have a myspace i dont think its a good or bad thing b/c im turnin 13 in october soo see and i also want to let u on a web site that is so kool its called stardoll its kool and u dont have to put ur real pics i also want to no peeps on here soo ttfn
colbert
October 29th, 2007 6:16 pm
yes. This David is a genius. He became the first person to chipin his paypal for my wedding blog. Go have a look. Thanks
steve
December 29th, 2007 8:17 am
I am looking foward to starting a blog and I wanted to know what are some popular blog topics and what advertising network would you recommend Iuse? If you dont mind telling me, what advertising strategy do you use, and how did you get to the level that your at in just 6 months?
Julius
February 16th, 2008 9:08 am
Hello David, just letting you know that I’m proud of you here.
I’ve heard alot from you actually from a friend who is successful blogger and that’s why I saw you here. Right now,
I’m involved about a business program selling domain name and the hosting is free. To open or to get one domain name
here is only $10 dollars with hosting and 10 account email and lots more. Check it out maybe you will be interested.
Here is the site http://www.juliusorias.ws thanks and have a blissful day.
Australian Web Directory
August 13th, 2008 10:40 am
At $500 per month I recon he’s in the top 100 world blogger list in terms or earnings. Well done !
PS4guru
December 17th, 2008 4:01 am
It’s amazing how young kids can do these days compare to the old times.
Thoufeeq
January 24th, 2009 6:18 pm
I am really admired of your talent in this young age.
Jim Green
February 5th, 2009 9:22 pm
Hmmm. Daivd’s site appears to be no longer in existence. I found it’s cached site, but otherwise, he’s either experiencing technical difficulties or he’s now turned his interest to girl and/or sports.
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