Excellent Blogging Opportunities in Ecuador
As I give my public and citizen journalism workshops at La Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador it has dawned on me that the people in low paying countries might have some great opportunities via the Internet. The infrastructure makes it difficult to get a universal audience within the country, but if they can find an international niche with some advertising they might make an income that although small by USA standards would be large by Ecuadorian standards.
Certainly with jungles, folk art, condors, butterflies, volcanoes, interesting peoples with interesting stories and tourism there are plenty of niches that individuals could own. A few hundred dollars from Google Ad Sense would be an important income supplement and a few thousand could make a big lifestyle difference.
Meanwhile the folks in the workshop are eager to learn new ways of reaching out the public. Many of the digital tools are new to them, which means they have time to start thinking how to best integrate them into their journalism before the digital movement comes to Ecuador.