Millionaire Bloggers Hall Of Fame

I’m a numbers guy, and I love that a lot of analysis of blog earnings in particular is starting to be produced. The latest analysis comes from WorldWide Success who have created the Millionaire Bloggers Hall of Fame. To qualify for the hall of fame, a blog must be valued at $1m or more, and have publicly disclosed its earnings. So far, WorldWide Success have 9 members of Millionaire Bloggers Club.

In order to calculate which blogs are members of the Millionaires club, WorldWide Success have used Price/Earnings ratios. The average PE ratio for S&P 500 stocks is 15, so WorldWide Success have used this figure to multiply annual blog earnings to come up with a value for the blog. Some may argue that blogs should have a higher PE ratio because of the greater growth potential than in more mature industries, and others may argue that a lower PE ratio would be more prudent because of the lack of liquidity and the immaturity of the sector, but I think WorldWide Success are right to use the average.

Here are the bloggers that have qualified for the Millionaire Bloggers Hall Of Fame:

Steve Pavlina of stevepavlina.com

Estimated Blog Value: $5,475,000

Estimated Annual Revenues: $365,000

Source of revenue estimate: How to Make Money From Your Blog

Al Carlton of coolest-gadgets.com

Estimated Blog Value: $2,308,000

Estimated Annual Revenues: $153,921

Source of revenue estimate: Revenue Sources For a $10,000 a Month Blog

John Chow of johnchow.com

Estimated Blog Value: $2,106,000

Estimated Annual Revenues: $140,431

Source of revenue estimate: Making Money On The Internet – April 2007

Jane May of careerramblings.com

Estimated Blog Value: $1,866,000

Estimated Annual Revenues: $124,465

Source of revenue estimate: How To Make $100 Per Day

Darren Rowse of problogger.net

Estimated Blog Value: > $1,800,000

Estimated Annual Revenues: > $120,000 (Darren has not disclosed his exact revenues but has acknowledged publicly that he makes more than $120K per year)

Source of revenue estimate: Blogger Earnings – How Much Money Can Bloggers Earn?

Jeremy Shoemaker of shoemoney.com

Estimated Blog Value: $1,800,000

Estimated Annual Revenues: $120,000

Source of revenue estimate: Bloggers Face-Off: Darren Rowse vs. Jeremy Shoemoney

Tyler Cruz of tylercruz.com

Estimated Blog Value: $1,397,000

Estimated Annual Revenues: $93,184

Source of revenue estimate: About Me

Yaro Starak of entrepreneurs-journey.com

Estimated Blog Value: $1,178,000

Estimated Annual Revenues: $78,594

Source of revenue estimate: How I Make Money Online Part 4 – Blogging

Everton Blair of connectedinternet.co.uk

Estimated Blog Value: $1,155,000

Estimated Annual Revenues: $77,020

Source of revenue estimate: MyBlogEarnings for April 2007

Yes, once again I have managed to sneak onto a list of top bloggers earnings!

In the past when I’ve had offers to buy my blog, they haven’t even been worth considering. Mainly, because they’ve been based on monthly earnings and they were for only around $20K. I really believe this blog can make this in 2 good months (record is $9000 in one month in March), and also this blog is worth far more than $20k to me personally. But, I have to admit that if someone offered me a cheque for $1.2m I would sell because that amount of money is life changing, and also because I know that I could very quickly start another blog and do it all again.

How much would you sell your blog for?