Linda Ifeoma Ikeji,
popularly known as Linda Ikeji was born September 19, 1980. A of native Nkwerre
LGA, Imo state, Nigeria.
She is a blogger, writer,
model and an entrepreneur best known for her controversial publications and her
media contributions to the development of the Nigerian Entertainment industry.
At a tender age of 10years, she started writing as a hobby and over time,
cultivated a passion for news unlike many teenagers of her age.
She was admitted into the
University of Lagos to study English language. Linda at age of 17 began
working, doing everything from being a waitress, ushering to modeling and bar
tending. She started modeling in 1998 and quit in 2005. She modeled for several
brands including ‘Rose of Sharon’ label owned by former president of the
Fashion Designer Association of Nigeria (FADAN) and Nigeria billionaire and oil
tycoon, Folorunsho Alakija.
Here comes the most
attractive aspect of Linda Ikeji’s Story. Linda Ikeji started her blog in 2006
with no particular intention of online money making. In that same year, another
popular Nigerian blog, Bella Naija carried a stay about Linda herself and for
the first time, she began to see a new possibility to take her writing to the
world. She started blogging fully in 2007. Her blog posts feature the latest
society gossip, celebrity talk, entertainments and about her personal life. Her
blog continues to attract thousands of visitors, it took her four years to
start making money from blogging. Indeed, she was patient enough.
Today, estimates revealed
her blog’s income stack up to $65,000 every month. How did this actually
happen?
It happened with a free
blog from Google’s Blogger.com, a knack for gossip and less than perfect
writing skills, Linda was able to start a business with literally no start up
and running costs. Her blog has become one of the top visited websites in
Nigeria and arguably, the most successful and influential social platform in
her country.
