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.
Charlene Grenier
Great site. I hope that I acquire the skills of writing as you have. I have had my site for a few months and I am still trying to get traffic – coming but slowly – I might take your email course. I have learned a lot from just reading your website. I love the fact that you are selling games, family time – It is really important to help the parents and family bond. I would end with good luck – but you are obviously smart and driven and successful.
Michael
Your site is full of useful information, the way you show your readers how things work makes the reading experience cool and it will definitely bring me back to view again, good job.
charismatic
Hey man,
Someone linked your site in the WA chat so I took a quick look. I love ur bio and I think it’s really cool that you traveled like that! Not everybody has the confidence to just pack up and roam the wild. Looking forward to all your new content.
Best,
Ben
Nathaniell
Thanks man! I appreciate the comment and wish you luck with your new online business.
Mike
“nor do I reveal all my websites, ”
Most affiliate marketers, in my experience so far are reluctant to reveal their websites. You’re not unusual in that respect. I figure they get tired of competitors ripping off their content. trolls and other nasty people out there messing with their stuff, etc.
Thanks for answering all my questions
Mike
Hello again Nathaniell
I couldn’t do the Ed Dale course because he’s changed the format and it’s some kind of email marking thing, instead of how to build an affiliate website, like it used to be. However, I did find another 30 day type affiliate marketing course from a guy I trust, and think I will do that. I like the 30 day challenge type format, as it breaks the process down to a manageable size. Might help me feel less overwhelmed.
I am subscribing to your email series, and have signed up for the “Wealthy Affiliate” site as your affiliate. However, I couldn’t PM you with a question with a free account, so I’ll ask here.
I really liked the layout of your book, and like working from books in general. I haven’t bought it yet, but was able to look at the table of contents. A person can look at the table of content by clicking on the book to the left here:
http://www.amazon.com/Money-Blog-Significant-Income-WordPress-ebook/dp/B01AKE4QAA/
My questions are
1.
Do you follow the same format in your personal help – in Wealthy Affiliate, your email series, as you do in the book? It looks different as “keyword research” is in chapter 7, about the 4th or 5th step in the book, but it is the first step in day 2 of your email series. I’m confused, as the steps look like they are in different order..
2.
Do you also answer questions about the book or any of your other material if a person buys the premium Wealthy affiliate program and asks you there?
Thanks for you help, I like your material, but am confused about the differences between the book and your other material. Hope this makes sense. If not, just ask and I’ll try to clarify.
Nathaniell
I follow the same general steps in the book as are taught in WA, and as I teach on my website. But the book is much more expanded than what I teach here on the blog. There’s a lot more detail, so I had to add more steps! The progression of events is the same. WA does the same style of marketing, but divides the steps differently as well, but all the same ideas are still in there.
If you sign up to WA through my link, I’ll be happy to answer any questions you have about my book or website! I tend to not share too much income information, nor do I reveal all my websites, but prettty much anything else goes. Inside WA I also link to many of my failed website ideas you can check out to avoid my mistakes lol.
Mike
Hello again
I wanted to add from my last comment: I’m not trying to spam Ed Dale or anything like that. I put reference to his course, as it is part of my story, which is a true one. I wasn’t trying to deflect traffic from your site to his, and you’ll note I didn’t out up an affiliate link or or a linkto anything. It’s a free course anyway, so I couldn’t make any money if I tried. Anyway, if you feel the need to remove references to it, because it might be perceived as spam or defection, please feel free to remove references to it. Hope I didn’t cause you any trouble.
Thanks
Mike
Nathaniell
No worries Mike! I didn’t see a link and checked out the course to see what it was. I can’t say if it’s good or not, but the guy has 15k YouTube subscribers and an active Podcast so it doesn’t look like a scam.
Again, good luck!