Have you read veteran journalist Malum Nalu's blog

 Have you surfed Malum Nalu's blog.

Well his blog created in 2008 has millions of views and is monetised.

Yes, no 💰 is needed to monetise it. Literally you make no payment to open the blog and start earning.

You just need your writing skills and that passion to craft content attracting readership.

One you meet certain criteria set by Google Adsense you can embed the code to your blog and start earning USD.

In 2015, Malum cashed $3000 and that's about K10, 000 for his Christmas.

The money was paid direct to his PNG Bank account.

Yes that's the fact about the Google Adsense payment gateway by Google.

The money you earn from YouTube monetisation can also be paid out to you the same way.

So don't be discouraged, keep writing to earn.

As far as content strategy is concerned.

Expand your thoughts on a topic and discuss or expound on it, be focused that you incline to hook that readers interest, then deliver the punch that should have a lot of suspense to get the reader continue reading till the end.

Avoid click baiting. Target quality readership who like reading thesis.

Let your writing be your passive income.

Don't be discouraged now if the earnings are not that good. Imagine the future. Keep writing.

How to start your blog on blogger is easy.

Open a GMAIL account and go to www.blogger.com

You choose your blogspot name eg malumnalu and your blogspot web address becomes www.malumnalu.blogspot.com

 Now start putting content. You can upload pictures and videos.

Then you go to settings and click monetisation. There you activate Google Adsense which should be opened under the same email as you started your blog.

If your email is different, simply copy the code and embed in an HTML widget, you should see Google ads within 24 hours.

Visa On Arrival for Filipinos

 Papua New Guinea and Philippines will commemorate 50th anniversary of being friends next year 2025.

This bilateral friendship is expected to reach new heights with new and diversified cooperation agreements.

The latest one being high on agenda at a policy consultation meet in Manila in the last week is Visa On Arrival scheme for Philippines passport holders.

Currently they arrive in PNG by applying online for a tourist or business visa.

PNG has waived visa schemes with Japan, Indonesia, Israel, China and the Melanesian Spearhead Group countries.

Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said they expect the bilateral friendship to reach new heights.

This is how we live at settlements in Port Moresby

A family or a person can rent a room for as low as K150 per fortnight.

This room can cater for father, mother and children.

They sleep, cook, eat in there.

Toilets and shower can be shared with other tenants who also rent a room in the building or around that property are which has a common square for relaxation. The rooms can three metres by three metres.

Access to water and shower facilities can be a pain compared to renting a house or unit.

A three bedroom unit can cost around K4000 a month and that's just out of reach in rental budgets for many employees.

The government has a ministry and a company called the National Housing Corporation formerly called the National Housing Commission.

Their primary role is to build affordable housing for people and collect rents.

But lately it had come under immense criticism for it's failure to build and provide affordable and decent housing to Papua New Guineans.

The NHC has however been making headlines for all the wrong reasons.

A particular one is changing of people appointed to be managing directors.

Been in and out of court for sometime.

May be if a government can find a solution to addressing housing woos in Port Moresby or any other centre for that matter, that government would have it's name indelibly etched in people's hearts.

Who's going to address the serious housing woos now?

Journalist becomes a lawyer

 During my journalism studies at the Divine Word University in Madang my lecturer now Dr Kevin Pamba PhD said after journalism do law.

He said studying law after journalism blends well.

Congratulations to Maivo Lafanama.

Business partners for advertising

 Hello esteemed friends and potential business partners.

I am looking for sponsorship to support content development and sharing.

We'd like to promote citizen journalism but people have to be compensated for their effort in writing and contributing pictures.

How does it work.

I would like to engage writers who contribute to my blog under various genres.

Commentaries, features, business articles, sport, exposing PNG champions etc

But we pay them for contributing stories and pictures.

When you advertise with us at minimum K10 per day.

You help us pay these writers or contributors.

So you can book a space with us for K10  x 30 days. That's K300 a month.

We will promote our content in social media.

How does it work.

You design your advertisment based on size we provide the we will create HTML and embed to the blog and it will be online.

It's expires to be live on site when the payment term expires.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Contact email pngmediaproduct@gmail.com

Whatsapp+67571853522

Kundu Club and Pokies

 Kundu Club at Five Mile in Port Moresby should be investigated by lawful authorities and it's licence revoked.

Why?

Here are what's happening.

Patrons are just smoking anywhere in the club openly without a concern from guards that they have to go to a designated smoking zone area.

The bad air with aircon is affecting non smokers.

The guards are drunk when on duty.

I saw a guard forcefully remove someone enjoying himself at a table when the guard wants another person with his beer and girlfriend to enjoy the place.

We should have regulatory organisations monitor and penalize owners for the sake and promotion of everyone's health.

This is serious. We got to act now.

Revoke Kundu Clubs licence. Get them to tow in line.

No smoking in the club. Use a designated area.

Vodafone celebrates one year of operations

 Data communications access through smart mobile phones is expected to expand further as more people in rural areas are using them.

Vodafone PNG Chief Executive Officer Pradeep Lal has told Business Advantage they are establishing a robust nationwide network.

He says there is massive opportunity ahead, as surging data use in Papua New Guinea encourages more customers to switch to smart phones.

Vodafone arrived in the country in April 2022 and it has since stamped its mark expanding its reach.

CEO Pradeep Lal says they are on track to roll out 770 towers across 22 provinces and their aim is to create a resilient network spanning the entire country.

Vodafone is also in talks with Digicel and Telikom to co-locate their communication infrastructure.

This, Pradeep Lal told Businees Advantage would cover the unconnected and ensure a comprehensive national coverage.

The Vodafone CEO says  telecommunications is poised to revolutionalise numerous other sectors with the PNG economy as connectivity becomes an important driver in an increasing digital economy.

A research by the Development Policy Centre published last month says data pricing in the country has dropped since 2022.

The Vodafone CEO says they do not incline to engage in a pricing war however they anticipate a gradual decrease in prices through gains in the economies of scale influenced by business growth and expanding customer bases.