Interviewed by Personal Money, the Malaysia’s premier personal finance magazine
Filed in: Life Log, Site News — November 16th, 2005
Dear Malaysians, if you want to know how to work and earn from home, remember to get a copy of “Personal Money” (November 2005), which features “Making Money on the Net”. Most importantly, I have been interviewed by the magazine editor! 
Liew Cheon Fong
This full-time blogger makes money from pay-per-click ads and affiliate programmes
It is on Page 37. I talked about my story as a full-time blogger and shared some common and most practical tips.
The Personal Money Effect
Ever since the magazine was published, I started to receive some enquiries regarding making money on the Internet. The most common message was:
Hi, I am [NAME]. I wish to make money online because [SOME REASONS] . Could you tell me how to get started?
Normally, I would tell them to first TRY blogging as a part time job and leaded them to my collection of Adsense tips.
Making money on the Internet takes TIME (my adsense earning graph). I am not sure how many of them can wait until they receive their first cheque. There was a guy who asked for my assistant; I helped him but he gave up after trying for a few days. *shrug*
My two cents
When I showed the magazine to my mother, she said: “My son is not bad looking in the magazine. Quite handsome! Maybe some girls would like to meet you after reading this!” 
It was my first time to have a full body size photo published in the press. Not bad huh? 
The photo was taken by my younger brother using my elder brother’s low-end digital camera. The graphic designer made me stand on an Apple keyboard. I like the idea! 
It was my milestone onto becoming a celebrity. Just kidding. I prefer to be a nobody who runs around town in shorts and slippers. Then, people would not know this crazy guy is earning money from the Internet. However, I don’t mind sharing what I know with you, as long as you are willing to learn.
My brother said, “Now you can start classes and earn bigger money from tuition fees”. I don’t quite agree with his idea. Firstly, I am not qualified yet. Secondly, I do not talk (well). Also, I don’t like the idea of “making money by telling people how to make money”. You don’t make big money after spending thousands bucks on a class about “How to make money online”. You still have to work very hard on it.
Please feel free to contact me if you are a girl about your plan of “making money on the Net”.
[ Thanks to Tan Su-Yin (Personal Magazine editor) ]
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November 16th, 2005 at 2:12 am
liewcf,
i thinks you will receive many email and ask the same question as you post in here.
November 16th, 2005 at 2:52 am
haha Liew, u become our Malaysia Darren Rowse.
November 16th, 2005 at 2:56 am
Btw how did the editor found you in the first place?
November 16th, 2005 at 4:51 am
Hey how come u never help me on those? Aiyah u always bz one.
November 16th, 2005 at 8:22 am
Btw, I’ve saw that magazine earlier this month… just month wondering you’ve disclosing it a little late… Anyway, good job! Congrats on that! Bloggers rockin’ the scene heh!
November 16th, 2005 at 9:49 am
kahsoon: not sure how did the editor find me, maybe Google?
Kamemada: I never receive your email asking for help.
November 16th, 2005 at 10:12 am
wow!! u r so keng.. i wish i can achieve 10% of u laa..
i started my weblog also last month after get some idea from ur blog..
hopefully i will achieve my target lor..
congrats !!
November 16th, 2005 at 10:19 am
hey congratulations! that’s the start of fame there. hey, your mother might be right. you might get some calls from malaysian girls there. just dont forget to throw some to the other malaysian bloggers
November 16th, 2005 at 11:39 am
Congrats!
Yeah, the idea of “making money by telling money pple how to make money” seems like a bad deed.
November 16th, 2005 at 11:39 am
Congratulations
keep updating your website regularly
November 16th, 2005 at 12:01 pm
congrats liewcf wish i could be like you..
November 16th, 2005 at 1:49 pm
congrats
November 16th, 2005 at 2:22 pm
the two links on the ‘low end camera’ and the ‘apple keyboard’, do u get $$ when we click on it?
November 16th, 2005 at 3:32 pm
i’m more interested to the cover girl. unfortunately the picture is not so clear…
November 16th, 2005 at 10:23 pm
Alex: no, I don’t get money if you click the link.
korokmu: buy a copy!
November 16th, 2005 at 10:43 pm
wah lau…u so lucky lar
November 16th, 2005 at 11:28 pm
Congradulations, liewcf. It must have been great to be on press
November 16th, 2005 at 11:56 pm
Congrates!
I agree to start blogging as a hobby first, without interest and passion we can’t really go further.
November 17th, 2005 at 1:18 am
hi Liew
already bought a copy of the Personal Money magazine - only RM 9.00
very interesting
November 17th, 2005 at 7:22 am
congratulations!
November 17th, 2005 at 10:09 am
In fact, I know you through this magazine… interesting, we are from same college leh!
November 17th, 2005 at 10:55 am
man, u r my idol.
however, congrats!
keep up the good jod, Liew.
November 17th, 2005 at 4:27 pm
Congrats!!
photo pun ada gaya…hahaaaa
:p
November 17th, 2005 at 4:31 pm
I am soooo jealous. Damned. I only made my first 10 cents from adsense after a month.
November 17th, 2005 at 5:27 pm
Hi Jeff, I’m a bit luckier than you then. In less than 3 weeks, made a lot more than you did
Just about 20 times more ha ha
November 18th, 2005 at 9:59 am
You might have looked like MIB if you’ve worn a black shirt.
Congrats!
November 21st, 2005 at 7:59 am
Congratulation. You have shown to fellow malaysian that indeed “Malaysia Boleh”
November 22nd, 2005 at 1:30 am
Wow! Now you’re the one who success in “blog for money, blog for FAME!”
Congratulations!
November 23rd, 2005 at 10:13 am
Congratulations!
You gave me the inspiration to start my own tech blog.
November 24th, 2005 at 9:49 pm
Congratulations!
Keep up the good work and wow, I knew who LcF since he was using Pentium 166 and now, he’s a star
Hard to say who can become what in future…
November 30th, 2005 at 2:04 pm
Liew! Congrats. One of my parenting group moderator is the front page covergirl. I linked this page to my forum ya.
December 1st, 2005 at 1:16 am
Congrats Liew!
April 27th, 2006 at 3:26 pm
I got one question brother…How do you generate traffic to your site or blogs…..i do blog a lot but not much earning….only got several dollars…..can u share some information if you dont mind brother…..thanks