My blog has empowered a lot of people, bloggers - Jide Ogunsanya

Nigeria's renowned tech blogger, Jide Ogunsanya of Ogbonge blog sat down with by Ademola of Punch Newspaper to give an insight into his journey with blogging ,driving traffic to his blog and more .The graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University started blogging in 2008  as he awaited his National Youth Service Corps call up letter.
His blog is definitely the go-to blog when you have any tech issue especially for bloggers.

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But did you imagine your blog would get this big?

Yes, I always did because I always strive for excellence in whatever I do. In 2009 or thereabout, a Nigerian blogger was among the awardees of SuccessDigest Awards. That really inspired me and I made up my mind to give it all I could so that someday, I would receive an award as the best blogger or something relating to blogging. So, becoming “big” was not accidental but all praises to God. So, far, I have received some awards including Anambra State award in 2009 after I completed my NYSC and I was the only Nigerian blogger that made the top three finalists for the “Blogger of the Year” award category in 2014 Social Media Awards sponsored by Sterling Bank.

Why did you decide to carve a niche by blogging on tech issues?

I have passion for tech and that is why I blog tech. To succeed in blogging, you have to blog on things you have passion for. Assuming I was blogging on things I wasn’t passionate about, I won’t be where I am today. I would have given up and probably shut down the blog. Right from my secondary school days, I have always loved playing with computers. I bought some computer training videos from computer village (Lagos) then which helped me in learning how to use computer programmes. By watching those videos, I learnt the basics of web design, how to use photoshop, etc. I can still remember those days when I used Yahoo Sitebuilder to create my first web site. So, when I started blogging, I already had a lot of techie stuff to share on my blog. So, it was so easy for me to just blog on tech. Blogging on tech also makes it easy for me to impact lives. So far, I’ve helped many people start their blog and I have helped many small business owners to grow their business through tips I share on my blog.

From the feedback you get, do you feel loved or hated?

I feel so much loved. A lot of people have learnt a lot of things from my blog and social media updates. My blog has empowered a lot of people and there are many Nigerian bloggers out there that are now making money from their blogs after going through my tutorials. So, many people are always thankful to have met me online and for coming across my blog. I’ve got lots of surprise gifts from people I’ve never met, just to appreciate my effort. So, I feel loved!

Read more of his enlightening interview on ogbongeblog.com