Hustle Highlight: NiggyBuzz

Oh no he didn’t!

No I haven’t lost my mind (not officially anyway). If you take a look at the title of this Hustle Highlight, you might be wondering if it is what it appears to be. Well it is — but not really. Straddling the lines of public outrage and personal creativity, I bring to you the focus of the Highlight this week, NiggyBuzz Blog:

When I first came across this blog, because of the name I just had to see what the heck this guy was about — only it isn’t a guy! The site is run by a woman named Inga, and I cannot immediately tell what country she is from. Other than the name, the site is actualy quite attractive — I haven’t seen this combination of colors look so good on the net as of yet. It really works for Inga, and I believe that there may be copycats once she gets bigger.

Of course a lot of my hustlers out there want to know the story behond the name. I did too, and luckily for us Mrs. Inga was gracious enough to make a whole post about it. Here is a quote from her site:

Niggy was my very first username on net and I still use it for my PTR Programs (Paid To Read), I am owner of 5.

Where did I got that name? Hehehe… My name is Inga. Time to time I write SMS to my husband and when I write fast (when I want say more things in less words and faster LOL), I write very wrong, with lot of typos. So one day I wrote at end of SMS not Inga as usually but Nigga (typo!). Later he show me that message and we was laughing and then – I found if I change last character to “y” it could be nice nickname for me (we just got our very first internet connection). That’s the all story!

I swear if it were anyone else — especially if they were from the states — I would not only be very skeptical, but boycott the site because of pure stupidity. But Inga really does pull it off, and I believe her story.

NiggyBuzz Blog has a lot going for it. I like that the most recent post from each category is posted at the top of each page, and it is not very intrusive. Navigation is smooth and because it is a three-column site, as you scroll more helpful information can be found on the right hand side of the screen. There is a ‘Users Online’ feature on the rightmost column, but it’s really not needed and can be removed. Ad networks are displayed and blend in well with the layout. There’s a couple of social networking buttons at the top right of the page, and although not intrusive, they seem to clash with the layout a bit. At the very bottom of the page, however, there are many, many more networks, but the layout is superb — That take up only two rows and make a perfect spot for that kind of information. Inga gets cool points for that.

The information appears to be very well written, more in a conversational format than anything else. NiggyBuzz is definitely different from your everyday ‘make money online’ site, and that is what is sorely needed in this genre.

Website: http://www.niggybuzz.com/
Online Since: March 27, 2006
Google PageRank: 2
Alexa Rating: 406,351
Technorati Ranking: 86,996
Technorati Authority: 65
Top Commentator Plugin: Yes
Do-Follow Enabled: Yes
Best Feature: The Name (very marketable)
Worst Feature: The Name (can easily give the wrong impression); also there are some WordPress database errors on a couple of pages that should be cleared up (they’ve been there for a while it seems).
Why you should visit this site: Inga seems to be a very sincere, sweet person who also wants to make money online. The site’s layout is pleasant and good information can be found within.

Hustler’s Rating: 3.5 hustlemen (out of a possible 5)