How To Make Money Online In Malaysia

June 10, 2010 · 48 comments

Make money online sounds interesting and it sounds simple for certain people too, they think that they can simply make some money online by doing data entry online, filling out some simple online surveys, and etc, they never know the ugly truth about make money online. In fact, making money from online is not difficult and impossible, you just need to put effort and passion.

I’m a Malaysian and I’ve been blogging and make money online for more than 2 years, there are quite some other bloggers who make passive income from blogging in Malaysia too, such as LiewCF, HongKiat, JayceOoi and etc. Some of them do this part time and they make thousands per month just from blogging, I don’t earn more than them but at least I could touch the word “thousand” as well. I believe that not much Malaysian could do this.

What surprise me is that actually many Malaysians still don’t know what or how to make money online, especially friends around me. They don’t know why a blog can make money, or don’t even know how to make money from blogging. I’m proud to be a Malaysian blogger who can makes a decent income from blogging.

The benefit and advantage of being a Malaysian blogger who used to make money online is that we earn US Dollar, which converts to Ringgit Malaysia at 3.30 right now, which consider a good rate at this moment.

3 Steps How To Start Making Money Online In Malaysia

I believe that there is not much different either make money online in Malaysia or other countries, the method and technique is still the same. You can either start a blog or create a website, I’ve been building and maintaining several niche blogs and micro niche websites, however I would suggest you to start a blog first as it’s much more easier for first timer.

1) Think A Topic
Think a topic that you’re passionate, a topic that you can write non-stop and won’t be out of idea. You must bear in mind that “make money online” niche is not as profitable as you think, while the topic that you know very well is profitable. For example, you’re a gamer who like to play Warcraft game, then you may start a blog that talks about the game that you’re playing, the tricks and strategies of playing Warcraft, and etc.

Never pick a topic that you’re not interested but you THINK it’s profitable, when you’re out of blog post idea, slowly you’ll lose the passion of writing, you’ll just quit blogging in the end.

2) Get A Webhosting And Custom Domain
You have a topic now, so you need a webhosting and custom domain. If you think webhosting and domain is not important, then you should read the article that I wrote 2 months ago with title “1 Reason Why You Should Have Your Own Hosting And Domain” and you’ll know why you must have it before start making money online. If you’re serious in making money online, then you have to at least invest in a reliable web hosting and brandable domain name.

There are many blogging platforms out there, while WordPress is the most popular and friendly user. Nowadays, many web hosting has the features of “Fantastico” which you can build up your blog in just a click, and you’re ready to go. When it comes to web hosting company, I would recommend Hostgator because it’s reliable and I like their technical support.

3) Monetize Your Blog
Of course, you want to monetize your blog since this is your main reason of blogging. You can’t be doing this once you start your blog, you won’t make even a cent because you don’t have traffic. You’ll need to learn how to build up your traffic and build your brand in your niche. Once you have decent traffic, then you’re ready to monetize your blog in several ways.

There are many ways to monetize your blog, such as selling banner ads, Google Adsense, writing sponsored review, selling affiliate products, and etc, you have to keep trying each of them to see which works well for your blog. There is no formula set that which method works well for what kind of blog, make money online is all about trial and error.

Conclusion

Now you know how to make money online in Malaysia, it’s nothing secret in make money online field, you just need to know the steps and methods, then put your effort and don’t give up, I’m sure you’ll be the next Malaysian blogger who makes a decent income from blogging.

Still don’t know how to start your make money online journey?

I’ve been blogging for more than 2 years and I make thousand per month, I believe that I can help you in choosing a profitable topic, I can recommend and guide you how to get your own web hosting and custom domain, I can even teach you how to improve and monetize your blog.

You can get in touch with me via the contact form, we can work out a plan together and start making money online!

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peterkizumaki June 10, 2010 at 10:50 pm

Lee, thanks for your sharing. MMO is not impossible but it’s so hard for lazy man, right ?! Work, think carefully and follow up the formers. Goals will be come with you :) One more important thing is patient…

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Lee Ka Hoong June 10, 2010 at 10:51 pm

@peterkizumaki,
Patient and effort is the key. Well said Peter!

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Joko Susilo from Bisnis Internet June 11, 2010 at 4:01 am

Can you tell us any difference between Start Making Money Online In Malaysia and Indonesia?
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Lee Ka Hoong June 11, 2010 at 11:00 pm

@Joko Susilo,
No different at all Joko! The steps and information applied for all countries! :D

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sujan from Online Earning June 12, 2010 at 11:57 am

May be some money making opportunities are not available in your country,payment options that you can opt for,like PayPal does not support few countries.Other than that all are same.
Best of luck.
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Nabeel from Create Your First Website June 10, 2010 at 10:56 pm

Hey Lee,

Great short, to-the-point post.

Though I am not from Malaysia, these points that you mention are good for the whole world.

Making money online is a skill, and like any single skill, it can be learned. But it does take work, and it does take time.

Regarding the hosting that you mentioned, Hostgator is recommended by almost every one, and I would recommend them too.

If you already have a host, then for domain registration, I would recommend namecheap, as their service and customer support is excellent (namecheap discount coupon for June is SUMMERTIME).

Kindest,
Nabeel

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Lee Ka Hoong June 10, 2010 at 11:03 pm

@Nabeel,
Yea, this post is not only for Malaysian but who anyone who wants to make money online. There is no shortcut in making money online, it takes time and it need a lot of passion and effort. I personally use Godaddy and I have no problem with them, there is a lot of coupon code for Godaddy on the web too, the new coupon code only costs you $6.89 for a domain name. How about NameCheap?

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Nabeel from Create Your First Website June 10, 2010 at 11:12 pm

Hey Lee,

Thanks for replying.

Namecheap’s domain cost after discount is $8.81. It is a little expensive than GoDaddy, but I still prefer namecheap, as I like their user interface and simplicity.

I have had no problems with Namecheap. Though I also hear from many people recommending Godaddy.

I guess we could say GoDaddy and Namecheap are the top 2.

Kindest,
Nabeel Amin

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Lee Ka Hoong June 10, 2010 at 11:19 pm

@Nabeel,
It doesn’t matter as long as they provide good technical support and we have no problem hosting our domain with them.

Thanks for your clarification on the pricing Nabeel.

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Kok Siong from Cancer Research June 10, 2010 at 11:29 pm

Lee, thanks for your assisting and helping since i start blogging. However, i still not make much money from blogging now. Do you have any suggestion for me to improve my Cytogenetics and Cancer Research blog especially in monetizing it? Thanks a lot! :)

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Lee Ka Hoong June 10, 2010 at 11:37 pm

@Kok Siong,
Thanks for your compliment Kok Siong. One of my blog buddies who owns a health blog as well, he earns very well by using Google Adsense and ValueClick that I told you in personal chat room. How’s the application for ValueClick Kok Siong? You may try Infolinks as well.

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Mukundan Srinivasan June 10, 2010 at 11:58 pm

Though I am not in Malaysia I read this post and I feel that the content suits everyone. I liked “Think a Topic” segment. Well focused article.
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Lee Ka Hoong June 11, 2010 at 12:01 am

@Mukundan,
Yeap, the title shows “Malaysia” but in fact the post is for everyone who wants to make money online. Thanks for the kind word and I hope you enjoy reading this post. :)

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karen June 11, 2010 at 1:39 am

Thanks for sharing and showing everybody the lights on making money online.
I agreed that thinking of a topic can be the easiest or hardest things to do but it is definitely the most important 1st step to take.
Writing a great blog like this is more important then the financial gain we can get from it.

Just my 1 cent worth of comment

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Lee Ka Hoong June 11, 2010 at 10:51 pm

@Karen,
Thanks for your comment here Karen. Choosing the right topic is the key to be success in blogging journey, choose the topic that you’re passionate and keep going!

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Dana from Blogging Tips Blog June 11, 2010 at 3:40 am

Yup, it is surely easy to make money online (regardless the country indeed). The hard part is how to get decent stable income from it.
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peterkizumaki June 11, 2010 at 12:24 pm

Love this comment. yes, so easy to make money, but not much ^-^
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Siau Hen June 11, 2010 at 9:05 am

Hi Lee,

Appreciate you dedicate this post to us, Malaysian and I really can feel the connection. :D

The bloggers you have mentioned are icons to the local/international blogsphere in their own niche. They have working hard (& smart) reaching there.

The are role models for me and make me motivated on my making money online journey.

@For those beginner who needs help on starting their blogging journey: you should follow Lee’s guide and advices…

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Lee Ka Hoong June 11, 2010 at 11:03 pm

@Siau Hen,
Thanks for the kind word Siau Hen. People who make a lot of money always push us to work harder because why we can’t do it if people can do? So they push me to work even harder to achieve the goal. Siau Hen, let’s working together and achieve our goals! Make money online is not a myth for Malaysian or anyone else, it really works. ;)

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Siau Hen June 12, 2010 at 1:37 pm

Very encouraging! What a good message to kick start my day (from you)! :D

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Nasrul Hanis June 11, 2010 at 9:54 am

Yes, you’re right. My friends also keep asking the same thing.

I guess if we put our efforts in doing this, even a single article could bring a lot of earnings. Some our friends only blogging in Malay, but they can get RM1000+ per month.

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Lee Ka Hoong June 11, 2010 at 10:58 pm

@Nasrul,
You’re right, if we put effort and never give up, then money will come in shortly. ;)

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Justin Dupre June 11, 2010 at 5:51 pm

Great post! Making money online is not as easy as it used to be 2 – 3 years ago. These are a really cool 3 steps you came up with on how to make money online. Thanks for sharing buddy!

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Lee Ka Hoong June 11, 2010 at 10:56 pm

@Justin,
I’m not sure how easy for us to make money online in the past, but what I know is that as long as we follow the right steps, keep going and never give up, then we’ll be success one day later.

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Colleen from Kennewick Real Estate June 12, 2010 at 10:11 pm

Exactly my thoughts. There is much more competition than 2-3 years ago. In fact, within the last 6 months we have seen an increase of competitors vying for position in our niche.
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Ronald Redito June 11, 2010 at 8:19 pm

As a newbie, I think you should not choose the “make money online” niche. It is hard to establish yourself as an expert or authority on the subject since you are just starting out.
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Lee Ka Hoong June 11, 2010 at 10:54 pm

@Ronald,
Absolutely. Many newbie thinks that make money online niche is the best and the most profitable one, but they’re definitely wrong. You have to really go through the process and find out how you can make money online, once you success, you can start sharing your make money online tips in a blog, so called “make money online” blog.

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Ajith Edassery from Make Money Online June 12, 2010 at 2:18 am

I would advise people to stay away from the Make Money Online niche as there are plenty other directed organic traffic driven niches that make a lot of online income with much lesser traffic as compared to a MMO blog. Some of the niches consistently make 4-5 dollars per click of AdSense. Affiliate sales in those cases are even better. Hence out of your three steps the first step is the most important one.
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Lee Ka Hoong June 12, 2010 at 10:57 pm

@Ajith,
I strongly agree with you Ajith, I have tons of micro niche website which receives more money per click from Adsense than a MMO niche blog. Thanks for your comment here Ajith!

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Samantha Milner June 12, 2010 at 4:04 am

Hi guys,

Thanks for the tips Lee. I will use them for my advantage and if I run into any problems my need some more of your expert advice.

Kind regards,
Sam
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Lee Ka Hoong June 12, 2010 at 10:58 pm

@Samantha,
Yea not a problem Samantha, just shoot me an email when you need help. :)

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sujan from Online Earning June 12, 2010 at 11:53 am

These are very good tips not only for Malaysians but for everyone.There are hundreds of ways one can make money online.But,nothing better than blogging.
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Menandro June 12, 2010 at 6:49 pm

“Think a topic that you’re passionate”

This is so important but some individuals neglect this philosophy. Thank you for emphasizing.

Some choose niches without determining if they love or know the subject. Because of this, their topic becomes just another tedious “work” and thus making them procrastinate and then, totally abandoning it.

On the other hand, If there is passion on a niche, the subject becomes habit forming and does not feel like work. This will most likely become very established and successful in time, generating substantial profits.
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Lee Ka Hoong June 13, 2010 at 1:19 pm

@Menandro,
Absolutely. Many people just pick the topic that they think they would make a lot of money from it, but when they couldn’t get the blog post idea and they may quit very soon. Recently I checked a few blog that I didn’t visit for quite some times, I realized that 90% of them closed their blogs, I believe that it’s because they’re out of blog post idea or some other reasons. Choose the topic that we like will always lead to success in the near future.

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Syed Akram June 12, 2010 at 9:00 pm

Thanks for the update about Malaysia Blogger. I’m from Malaysia too.

I’m totally agreed with you regarding they are still a lot of people in Malaysia really not understand about blogging and how they can generate income thru blog.

It is our job here to help them before they got SCAM with so many blogging program out there.

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Lee Ka Hoong June 13, 2010 at 1:22 pm

@Syed Akram,
I would definitely help if someone is looking for me. I’ve been scammed by someone before and I hated it until today even it was just a small amount. I hope everyone could take blogging as a serious business and generate some extra income from online. It really works.

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Colleen from Kennewick Real Estate June 12, 2010 at 10:09 pm

I think these tips would work anywhere, not just in Malaysia. Nice job Lee.
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Lee Ka Hoong June 13, 2010 at 1:22 pm

@Colleen,
Thanks Colleen! :)

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Justice | Make Money Online June 13, 2010 at 2:09 am

Lee, you had just hit the nail on the head in the post about making money online. Especially, for those who are just starting out in their online business. All they need is to “think a topic they are passionate about,” “set up a blog or a site for that topic,” build their brand and “start monitizing that brand.”

That’s all there is to really start making money online. I advise any newbies who are just starting out to follow this simple nuggets laid out by Lee and start creating wealth for themselves and their love ones if need be. Stay bless you all…while making more dough online.

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Lee Ka Hoong June 13, 2010 at 1:24 pm

@Justice,
Thanks for your honour comment here Justice, well said!

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Jayce June 15, 2010 at 2:25 pm

Ka Hoong, thanks for putting my name there. I am still learning to make more money. But one thing that I found lately. US traffic does bring more revenue compare to Malaysia traffic. So better focus ~ US ;)
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Lee Ka Hoong June 15, 2010 at 9:25 pm

@Jayce,
That’s for sure Jayce! ;)

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Febap Liew June 15, 2010 at 2:33 pm

Excellent post LKH,
i am a malaysian myself too and i must say you did a very splendid job in your blog here. i am only at the top of beginning to profiting from my blog and apparently it seems i still have a long way to go.

but i won’t give up
keep it up,my friend.

cheers
Febap Liew
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Lee Ka Hoong June 15, 2010 at 9:25 pm

@Febap Liew,
No problem Liew, just keep going and you’ll find your way to be success in the near future. :)

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Jay from Need money June 18, 2010 at 10:34 pm

Yes, Lee, a lot of people tend to think it’s much easier than they’d realize, to start making money online.
The tend to think they’ll just fill in a few forms (how difficult can it get?).
The thing is more and more people swamp online data entry (those that are legitimate) and online surveys are even harder to find. This is because more people and even more of them are realizing that the internet means prosperity and residual income.

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Lee Ka Hoong June 18, 2010 at 11:20 pm

@Jay,
Obviously, newbie or people who never online before would think that data entry and online survey is the best way to make fast money online if they put effort, I used to think in this way when I first started online few years ago. It didn’t work at all and I wasted a lot of time and effort. I just want to tell everyone who wants to start making money online, “There is no fast way or shortcut to success, you must work hard and put effort!”.

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Isis from dating websites July 26, 2010 at 1:23 am

Hi Lee,

Traffic is the sole factor that can affect your blog’s monetization because when you don’t have the buyers then how you are going to sell and in blogging our traffic is our targeted consumers.

Thanks for this wonderful post.

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