Blogging as a Business: How to Turn Your Passion Into Profit with Meydan Free Zone

Dubai isn’t just a city of skyscrapers and startups, it’s a city of storytellers.

Your co-working neighbour could be running a fashion blog pulling six-figure brand deals, while a friend on LinkedIn might be building a paid global community teaching financial literacy. What began as personal passion projects are now businesses with serious earning power.

Globally, there are over 600 million blogs generating billions in ads, sponsorships, and affiliate sales. In the UAE, the opportunity is even bigger: 99% of residents are online every day, spending over 8 hours on digital platforms. The appetite for authentic, trustworthy content has never been higher.

That’s why Dubai is one of the best places in the world to build a blogging business. With 200+ nationalities and an audience hungry for diverse voices, you could launch a food blog that partners with the city’s hottest restaurants or a travel blog that attracts sponsors by showcasing Dubai as a gateway for entrepreneurs. From ads and subscriptions to affiliate links and brand collaborations, the ways to monetize here are limitless when your readers see you as a trusted voice.

Blogging Services - 6312.98

Blogging Services is a business activity that covers running digital platforms where content is created, curated, and published for an online audience. In simple terms: you’re building a content hub. With a blogging license, you can operate a website that publishes articles, guides, or stories, maintain a regularly updated blog in a chosen niche, or run a multi-author platform that acts as a portal for lifestyle, fashion, travel, food, or business content.

This activity is perfect for entrepreneurs and creators who want to monetise digital audiences through content, whether that’s attracting sponsorships, selling ad space, running affiliate programs, or building a subscriber base. It gives you the flexibility to scale from a personal blog into a professional platform with global reach.

Third party Approval:

You’ll need to get approval from the UAE Media Council (UAEMC) when you select this business activity.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance:

Business activity 6312.98 is exempted from this requirement.