Linda ikeji humble beginning

Linda Ikeji Biography, Blog,
Social Network, House, Net
Worth, Married, Husband
By chika Udeh
Home Celebrities Linda Ikeji Biography, Blog,
Social Network, House, Net Worth, Married,
Husband
There is no doubt that there is a tremendous
increase in the number of wealthy people,
specifically from the online/e-commerce and
entertainment industry in Nigeria and indeed Africa
as a whole, in recent time. New mediums of
making money rather than the conventional old
ways, like e-commerce, for example, has made it
easy for people to make money from the comfort
of their living rooms.
One person who has done exactly that is Linda
Ikeji. Ms. Ikeji is today one of the richest and
most popular online entrepreneurs on the whole
African continent.
Her rise to fame and wealth through a medium that
was not very well known and also not respected in
Nigeria puzzles many. However, those who have
had a close relationship with her, and were quite
conversant about the online/blogging business,
knew it had great potential to take her and any
other person who dared to delve into it to a greater
place.
Linda Ikeji’s life is indeed an inspiration to the
youth of Africa, especially young ladies, who
struggle to make it in life in a somewhat male-
dominated society. Below is a look at how she
made it from her humble beginnings.
Linda Ikeji Biography
Linda Ikeji was born Linda Ifeoma Ikeji on
September 19, 1980. She is the second of seven
children from her parents who hail from Nkwerre, a
local government area in the southeastern state of
Imo, Nigeria.
Like many other families from the region, Linda
was raised in a Christian Catholic home that went
through its fair share of financial instability. At the
young age of ten, she had already begun writing
short fictional stories as a hobby. Added to her
knack for storytelling, she loved to report on the
news and was fascinated by interviews. This
prompted her to pursue a degree in mass
communication at the University of Lagos. But
unfortunately for her, she was admitted to stud the
English Language.
She began university at the age of 19, and due to
her family’s struggles, had to support herself
financially. She worked different jobs as a
waitress, usher at occasions, bar-tending, and as a
model. You can tell of her diligence and self-
confidence, poise and great presentation skills,
high sense of dressing and most importantly, her
beauty, she excelled as a model. However,
modeling was not well paying at that time in
Nigeria, Linda saw it as a kind of job she could do
to feed and help herself through school rather than
engaging in jobs that will “take her dignity”.
Upon the completion of her university education,
Linda set up her own modeling agency, called
Black dove Communications, a name coined and
inspired by Silverbird. The business was not as
profitable as she had hoped, so when she turned
to blogging, she paid all her attention to it and
made the most out of it.
Today, Linda is a self-made multi-millionaire who
made her money without any form of corruption,
dishonesty or deception as it’s common with a
number of ladies nowadays.
Success Journey (Blog, Social
Network)
As we already know, not all success stories are
smooth, and Linda’s is not an exception. Her
“sudden rise into fame” as some would see it was
never sudden, her journey was full of difficulties,
financial instability and of course as a beautiful
young girl, distractions. But it’s amazing how she
struggled through with determination and focus.
She started blogging in November 2006, a time
when internet access was least pronounced in
Nigeria and also a time when only a few people
blogged about their personal lives and their
families. One could tell of her little beginnings
as she is not tired of telling her story of how she
used to borrow money to go to cybercafes to blog.
That kicked off the beginning of Linda Ikeji Blog.
Since its inception, first in 2006 and fully in 2007,
Linda Ikeji blog has become a well-known blog all
around Africa. Starting first as a gossip blog which
was then the first of its kind in Nigeria, “LIB” as it
is famously called, has grown to become the
centerpiece of entertainment, covering news and
events happening in and around Africa and even
beyond. It also covers lifestyle and fashion stories.
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Thousands of people from all over the continent
troop into her blog on a daily basis for all
this. Nigerians abroad also visit the blog to have
full details of what goes on in and around their
home country. Linda Ikeji Blog is currently
ranked 20th on the Alexa ranking in Nigeria and
1,736 worldwide. She has one of the most active
blogs in the country, with her social media
following increasing by the thousands each day.
She currently has more than 750,000 on Twitter ,
over 36,000 likes on Facebook and over 52,000
followers on Instagram .
Following the success of her blog, Linda Ikeji
launched a social network named Linda Ikeji
Social. She said the idea came to her when she
met fans who told her that they only visited two
sites; LIB and Facebook. That prompted her to
create something that incorporated what both sites
offer. The networking platform uses the domain
name LindaIkejiSocial.com.
On the first day of its launch, over 50,000 people
had signed up. Her strategy for the site was very
attracted as she promised to pay users a
percentage based on the number of their followers
and the adverts placed on their page. She also
said she would be buying user’s content/stories
depending on its originality.
Linda Ikeji Net Worth (House,
Cars)
Through blogging, Linda has gathered for herself
lots of wealth with her site said to be worth 7
figures. Linda Ikeji’s net worth is estimated to be
around N3.2 billion.
With that amount of money, you don’t expect her
not to live lavish. She has spent over N50 million
on cars for herself and other family members. That
adds to her garage which already boasted of a
2008 Toyota Camry, and an Infinity FX 35 SUV.
She also acquired two new houses, a 5-bedroom
duplex for her parents in Surulere, and a seven-
bedroom mansion on the Island for herself valued
upwards of N300 million.
Controversies
Linda Ikeji has clashed severally with people who
feel she goes too far in prying into their personal
lives. These people include top Nigerian celebrities
like Wizkid, Olamide, Yvonne Nelson, and many
more. One particular incident that stood out was
when she was accused of stealing content
which led to the removal of her blog by Google in
2014.
After sorting out the issue, Linda came back
stronger and even expanded her business. She
recruited journalists whose jobs will be to bring
her more exclusive content for her Blog.
Philanthropy/Achievements
Linda Ikeji engages in a lot of philanthropic
activities. She most notably takes joy from
supporting young girls between the ages of 18 and
26 who have great business ideas and are willing
to venture into entrepreneurship. Through her
project themed; “I’d rather be self-made, No,
thanks” Linda given out a total sum of
N10,000,000 to different girls to start up their
projects.
She has also groomed her siblings in
entrepreneurship. In fact, one of her siblings, Laura,
now has a fashion blog called
heylauraikeji.blogspot.com.
Family (Married, Husband)
Linda has five sisters and a brother. They are Vera,
Sandra, Laura, Peks, Benita, and Edna.
The multi-millionaire blogger is not married and to
our knowledge, is not currently dating anybody.
She was previously rumoured to be dating CoolFM
presenter, Dan Foster and then popular movie
director and producer, Aquilla Njamah.
Linda has always made it known on her blog that
she desires to get married so she can finally have
sex. She has even gone as far as listing the
attributes of her dream man. They include a man
who has respect for women, willing to support her
work and has a job.