What's up everyone, my name's Nathaniell, and I'm the guy who started One More Cup of Coffee. I teach people how to make money from blogging. I've been doing this successfully for more than 10 years now, and honestly, it's a lot easier than you think. I can definitely show you how to do what I do, and how to design a pretty awesome lifestyle for yourself.
For me, being in this business isn't about getting rich. It's about having time to do the stuff I really want to do, like fix up my house, make beer on the weekends, and spend time with my family. In fact, the name One More Cup of Coffee came from the days when I worked a real job and hated having to rush out the door every morning.
All I wanted is a little bit of extra time in the morning for a second cup of coffee.
Well, that dream came true, and I can show you exactly how I did it and how you can repeat the same process for yourself.
I wasn't always an internet marketer; in fact, I've done quite a few different jobs over the years.
Internet marketing was just the career path that ‘clicked' for me, mostly because I could do it from the comfort of my own home and according to my own schedule.
But let's start a bit further back; if you're going to get to know me, you should know a bit about where I'm from and what I've done.
People always ask me…
They say, “Well, you got started in 2010. Did I miss the gravy train? I'm sure there's too much competition now, so I'd never stand a chance!”
But the funny thing is that it's easier than ever to make money online. Why? There's two simple reasons:
- More products are being sold online now. People are shifting more and more of their shopping habits to the online world and that just wasn't the case even 5-10 years ago. Even small businesses and grocery stores are selling their products on the internet!
- There are more tools to make starting your business easier. Before, you had to code everything in HTML and be internet savvy. Now, there's tools to automate everything. Thousands of people have made the journey before, and you can use their wisdom to make your path easier.
It's kind of like traveling. In the past, you had to take a ship and spend weeks on the ocean to reach far-off places. Once there, you had to make your own adventure!
Now, You can reach any destination in the world within 24 hours. There's a guidebook for every country in every language, and there are smartphone apps for instant translation to your native language.
Nowadays, it's easier than ever to get started making money online because there are so many more resources available to you, and you can just “follow the guidebook” to get where you need to go (owning a money-generating website).
So, back to the story of how I got started…
I grew up in California, but left soon after graduating high school to travel in Europe. I was completely bored in the US and wanted to see the world. At the time, I had a friend living in Prague, so used her house as my “home base” between trips. When I needed money, I freelanced as an English teacher.
Eventually I landed a pretty sweet job as a kindergarten teacher, so I was officially getting paid to play duck-duck-goose and hide-and-seek for a few hours a day.
After a few years doing that, I broadened my horizons and set my sights on China. I wanted to learn Mandarin and start the next chapter in my travels.
China was wild. I made tons of friends, traveled all over the country, and became fluent in Mandarin.
But after being in China for a while, I began thinking about my future. It had been ten years since I left the US. I was having a blast traveling, but I had no job security and saving any money very difficult working for low wages.
So I hatched a crazy plan to make US dollars while working in China. I wanted to start an internet based business so that I could work on my computer in China but earn US money. Even just $30 per day was basically a full time income in China.
It took me about six months of fumbling around: browsing around different sites, joining tons of mailing lists, watching hours of promotional videos, and following my share of purported “gurus” before I came across Wealthy Affiliate.
They were the legit online training center I was looking for. After three months of training I had made my first sale through my website. Six months after that I was generating regular sales. After a total of eighteen months working on my website I was earning over $10,000 per month so I quit my job in China and bought plane ticket back to the USA.
Thanks to my affiliate websites, by 2013 I owned my own home, a brand new truck, and a motorcycle! As of 2021, I'm married with a son, and still working from home “full time” (about 3 hours a day).
Personally, I'm kind of done with traveling for now and enjoy being a homebody. I like tinkering with my house and going on walks with my wife. It's a simple life. No Lamborghini's and no private islands, but I have a family and a couple hobbies, and I'm good with that.
One More Cup of Coffee is about helping you craft your own version of the perfect life. Where do you see yourself next year? What about 10 years down the road?
The cool thing about starting an affiliate blog is that you can take your business anywhere in the world and work at any hour of the day, any days of the week. You don't need any qualifications or prerequisites to learn. No degree required! You can learn everything online, and learn at your own pace.
Making money from your blog is pretty simple, but it takes a lot of work. Don't expect this to be a get-rich-quick thing. If you're ready to put in the hours consistently over the next year or two, I'm ready to share my knowledge with you and help you start earning money on the internet, through your own blog.
- You pick the topic
- You pick the products
- You write the content
- You reap the rewards
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If you have any questions or comments about me, my business, or online business you can leave a comment below! I check these weekly, so will get back to you ASAP.
Mike
Hi Nathaniel
Appreciate your response. You seem like one of the good guys vs. some of the scoundrels out there selling various “make money on the internet” courses and information. Spotting the good from the bad is a skill in itself, and I think I am getting better at it. I see you also have information on the Amazon FBA program, which I am also interested in.
I’ve signed up as one of your email subscribers, but I’ve decided to hold off, for now on continuing, and here’s why. I’ve committed myself to doing Ed Dale’s “30 day challenge” and so am going to do that before doing anything else internet marketing related.
See, here’s a mistake I’ve been making: I never follow through on anything and have been inconsistent. I’ll start something for a day or two, drop it, and then do something else, drop it, and so on. Rinse and repeat. I’ve been wasting a lot of time and haven’t gotten anywhere. Having committed myself to the “30 day challenge,” I think I should follow through. So I’m going to do it from beginning to end. I’m thinking if I spend like an hour a day, 5 days a week, and stay consistent, I bet I’ll be miles ahead of doing it my old way. Maybe it’ll be another waste of time, but at least I’ll be wasting my time in a new way.
Anyway, wanted to let you know. Wish me luck, please, and you’re probably see me some time in the future again.
Thanks
Mike
Nathaniell
Good luck on your 30 day challenge Mike! Starting off with a bang like that is a great way to get in the habit of taking action every day, whether it be doing course material or writing content. Hope to see you around. Come back and visit after the challenge is done to let us know how it went!
Sharon Winn
Hi Nathaniel, I’ve for the first time been reading on your site. ?Freelance Writing? Since kindergarten thru first year of college I made straight “A’s” in English, Creative Writing, and Essay composition and Speed reading. Maybe Freelancing is what I should’ve been doing all these years. I’m disabled from working at U.S. Post Office after an on-the-job injury in 1990. I’ve been reading and trying to find legit work from home or internet business since 2006 and now I’m really needing help to start at something. Everything else I almost started promised great income but also charged money on top of money. I am an Amazon affiliate, they designed and setup my website, but in 3years now I’ve made no money and paid a onetime $99 fee. I’m not too computer literate. Please Help me!!
And my stepdad bought a used sailboat, joined an older sailing club here in Jacksonville Florida and graduated his sailing class. Maybe in exchange for your serious help and guidance to me making money from home you can learn to sail like you mentioned for free! Lol.
Nathaniell
IF you paid $99 to sign up as an Amazon Affiliate, then you didn’t sign up with Amazon. You probably signed up through the phone by some scam artist. Amazon’s affiliate program has always been free.
If you are a complete newbie, then I recommend the Wealthy Affiliate training as linked above on this page. No, it won’t make you an overnight success, but it’s the best place to start if you are completely lost to being with!
Mike
Hi Nathaniel
I just found your book, Money Blog on Amazon. I looked through the sample pages, and read the reviews and thought it looked great. Very understandable and not hyper-emotional. I then traced you back to this site. My question is, where to begin? With the book, the Niche Marketing Level I and 2 at the top of the page, or here, on this page, by signing up, or something else? It looks like you have training all over the place. Where do you suggest a person start?
I really like the layout of the bool. Looks like a person can start at the beginning and work their way through. Some sort of structure is very helpful when you are starting out.
Nathaniell
I’m so glad you bought and liked my book! I think you’re the first person to find my book first, then discover my blog after. Normally it’s the other way around.
The info on my site (Niche Marketing, linked in the menu) is free info, and you’re welcome to use it. I put it together myself! But if you want the hands-on, video training and written courses, plus personal assistance with your website, then joining Wealthy Affiliate is the way to go. They’ll get you set up with your first website, and the updated lessons, in order, plus hosting, and of course support!
Say hi once you’re inside, although I think you already did that. There’s a lot of guys named Mike, so be sure to let me know you’re the one that left a comment recently on my About Me page!
Ani
Thanks for posting this information. A mentor had given me some information about turnkey websites for sale via Ebay, but I was somewhat unsure regarding the legitimacy of the sites. After reading your article, my suspicions were confirmed in regards to the literal 99 cents “fire sale” on random website domains. These companies are making a sick amount of money, just on the domains alone.
Nathaniell
Ebay turnkey websites are definitely a scam. I bought something similar on Flippa before and it was a waste of money. You are right that these guys are making a killing selling junk domains they bought in bulk.
Tobie
Hi, I found your site after checking on google if Autopilots was a scam.
I am a single mum, in debt, struggling. I work part time so have time to work from home.
But I just don’t know how to start or what to do.
Any advice would be most welcome.
Nathaniell
I recommend you follow some of the links in this page here. I have a free email course you can join, plus, you can get access to the free training at Wealthy Affiliate.