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2009-09-07T23:18:00.001-07:00

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MY FAMILY

2009-05-05T08:23:00.000-07:00

Ha ha... I've not posted a single word in this blog for one year!

Anyway, just to update, this my family during our holiday in Melaka.

My dad and my nephews

2008-05-03T06:54:00.000-07:00

This picture was taken in June 2007 during a gathering of Haji Mat Noor's family. My dad and his grandchildren... 23 of them. Its very important for family members to meet as one big family once in a while.

Rinduku pada Baitullah

2008-05-03T06:14:00.000-07:00

Gambar di Masjid Nabawi, Madinah semasa menunaikan fardhu Haji musim 2004. Di sebelah ialah sahabat yang namanya Al-Arabi dari Libya bersama rakan Sabaruddin (Malaysia),Omar dari Brunei dan sahabat dari Ghana tapi lupa namanya. Aku berdoa dan berharap dapat mengerjakan haji sekali lagi, insyaAllah. Aku rindukan Baitullah...tempat mengabdikan diri ke hadrat Allah. Aku rindukan Madinah...makam Rasulullah s.a.w. Aku rindukan suasana di Arafah, Mina dan segala-galanya tentang Makkah, Madinah dan ibadah Haji.

From hobby to a steady five-figure income

2007-05-12T01:54:00.001-07:00

SAMSUL Zamzuri Abu Bakar, 32, gets puzzled looks whenever he tells people about his profession.

He blogs, but for most people, blogging is a hobby, not a job. The economics graduate also does marketing but his neighbours don’t see him leaving home smartly dressed to meet clients with briefcase in hand, like most marketers.

In fact, Samsul Zamzuri is often at his home in Sungai Buloh. He is one of a small but rising number of Malaysians who earns an income solely through the Internet.

It started off in 2003 as a hobby for the technology enthusiast, then working as an internal auditor. His first website offered free downloands of software allowing Windows-run computers to have a Apple Macintosh interface. Both are rival operating systems.

"After a while, my friend suggested I put up advertisements there. I signed up with Google Adsense and my first US$100 (RM350) cheque came six months later," said Samsul Zamzuri.
As he devoted more time online, traffic to his website soared — and so did his income.

By 2005, while earning about RM2,000 from his day job, Samsul Zamzuri was already chalking up between RM7,000 and RM8,000 in advertising fees from his stable of websites and blogs.

In August that year, he took the drastic decision of quitting his job to focus on his online ventures.

Now, he owns more than 15 websites and earns a five-figure salary. Some of the websites are on gadgets like handphones and digital cameras. He hires bloggers from countries like the United States, New Zealand and Ecuador.

Samsul Zamzuri bears the costs of running the websites and shares the profits with his partners. All his marketing (to get companies to advertise) is done online.

His top revenue earners are directory websites where companies pay to get listed, and are then ranked higher in search engine results.

His number two money-earner is his first website (www.osx-e.com), the one which got him hooked into online forays in the first place. Samsul Zamzuri claimed he had been offered up to US$20,000 for the website, but declined the bid for sentimental reasons.

His advice for those who want to follow in his footsteps?

"When you start, don’t think of making money first. Treat it like a hobby. Be patient and hard working. The rewards are sweet."

Source: New Straits Times, 12-05=2007

2007-05-09T18:51:00.000-07:00

Today I will write in my mother language.

Salam perkenalan,
Apa khabar? Harap semuanya sihat.

Greetings,
How are you? Hope you are well (in good health).

Salam ; welcome to friends around the world

2007-05-08T22:45:00.000-07:00

Just to say hello to everyone, bloggers and non-bloggers.

A goal is like a gold, a mind is like a mine.
We might not have gold mine but definitely we have a mind thats worth more than gold.
A mind that can think and work through your goal in life.

You see...thats why I called my blog "Gold Min(e)d" or gold mind.
I hope I and you can posts something worthwhile.

OK, bye for now.

Celebrating 50 years of independence

2007-05-08T08:53:00.000-07:00

This year Malaysia is celebrating 50 years of independence. What does it means to you, fellow Malaysian?