I have another blog owner to interview today! Don’t worry, I shall get some more normal people later. Now, please can you all welcome Danny Cooper, founder of Linkers Blog and DannyCooper.tv.

Firstly, could you please give us an overview about yourself?

Hi, My name is Danny Cooper and I live in Derbyshire, England. My main interests other than computing are Snooker, the Gym and going out with my friends. I’m 17 years old and hoping to make the transition to a full online income by the end of 2009.

How, and why, did you start your career in blogging? Who/What was your inspiration?

To be honest Shane I can’t remember exactly why I started blogging. I’ve been a member of Digital Point Forums for a long time so I presume like many I was enticed into blogging by the likes of John Chow’s income reports and Shoemoney’s big checks.

I think I read other blogs and got a good understanding of all the principles for around six months before I created my own blog. Before I start anything I like to learn as much as possible about it.

You just sold Linkers Blog, why did you do this? How did you manage to make Linkers Blog as successful as it is now?

Linkersblog became the blog it is now by pure interaction with other bloggers. As soon as I started I went out making a name for myself by commenting and producing good content. Since then I have met some great people online who have not only become friends but also joint venture partners.

The reason I sold LinkersBlog is because I felt two things were wrong with it:

1. I was limited to talking about link building, simply because I hate when people go off topic on their blogs.
2. I felt the readers expected 3-4 posts a week, and I just couldn’t offer that commitment.

What were your goals when you started? Have you achieved them yet? If so, how did you manage this?

To be honest I have one main goal and that is to make a living online, I haven’t achieved this yet, but as I learn more I feel it is getting more and more possible.

At any point have you thought yourself or your blog as a “failure” or had any major problems? If so how did you manage to get through this and what did you learn?

I have never thought of anything as a failure, the only thing that separates success from failures in my mind is lack of effort or good planning before hand. If I just learn one new thing from a project I feel it’s been a success.

How did you go about promoting Linkers Blog? Do you plan on promoting DannyCooper.tv the same way?

DannyCooper.tv is me, developing my personal brand. I will promote it on my Twitter account, and also hope that people promote it via word of mouth. Apart from that I don’t plan to do any other promotion.

Have you any advice to give to those currently in the position you were in when you first started?

Treat bloggers as you would like to be treated, and try to build a network of friends just as you would in real life. If you don’t make any blogging friends you will find the blogosphere a very lonely place, which can be discouraging.

How did you find a buyer for Linkers Blog? Do you believe you sold it for the correct price?

Linkersblog was sold for 4 figures, which anyone would be happy with for a small sized blog. Although I do believe in a better economic climate it could of sold for quite a bit more.

What plans do you have for the future?

I have some big plans for the future, including a joint venture with the extremely talented Sean Platt. But that’s a secret for now

Is there anything you would like to add?

Thank you for taking your time to interview me, it was fun answering your questions!

Thank you Danny for a very good interview! What do you all think? Would you of sold the blog? Are any of you into vlogging like Danny does on DannyCooper.tv? I am thinking about doing some.

Thank you,

Shane