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.
Dmytro Bandurenko
Hi. We would like to add our affiliate program to one of your lists. Can we discuss it?
Nathaniell
Sure, shoot me an email.
Yena
Hello my name is Yena Mae and I actually used to be a premium member on WA. I had my own website bought a domain name, all the works. I have seen multiples people have success stories and I am so inspired to keep going.
The thing that troubled me most about WA is HOW the lessons were setup. I would literally DREAD doing the lessons because it was not my learning style. It got so bad to the point where I would not even go onto WA for a couple months at a time!
I am pretty disappointed in myself for not going harder & not pushing myself to the next level. I just could not get past the way the videos were set up and lets not even talk about wordpress. O M G. That was a whole nother headache itself.
I am happy WA works for so many people I would get discouraged by the lessons. Kyle KNOWS his stuff do not get me wrong BUT in my opinion he did not know HOW to teach. A person can be intelligent in a subject but that does not mean they can also teach what they know & have learned.
I cancelled my membership almost a month ago so this has happened very recently.
Do you have any advice you could give me?
Nathaniell
What type of learning style do you prefer? The training in Wealthy Affiliate contacts both written and video lessons. There are step by step lessons in each “Level” of training, and boxes to tick at the end to make sure you complete each tasks. On top of that, there’s a community Q&A at the bottom of each lessons where you can discuss relevant topics and get answers.
What do you think was missing from Kyle’s teaching style, or what method of learning in an online environment do you think would be better?
Yena Mae
I am more of a hands-on watch as I go type of gal. I do remember the videos were helpful but it was the way the videos were explained that deterred me away. I felt like it was not straight to the point. I have watched too many youtube vidz that it has gotten me used to that type of video presentation style.
That part is mainly on me but I did feel like I kept sitting and waiting for Kyle to move onto the next step. The videos could have been so much shorter, clearer, and to the point but instead the same information kept being repeated over and over.
I do realize that some people need that type of instruction but for my learning style I got bored VERY quickly and I got distracted by other things. I recently turned 24 and used to moving onto the next “big” thing when it is presented in my face. Sounds almost ADD but that is the way I am currently.
I did follow the instructions step by step but I need to be able to SEE & HEAR the lessons. It helped me learn better & faster. I also would utilize the WA community (live chat, messaging the Affilicoach). I would even respond to members posts to stay active within the community! I just felt like I didnt belong or that I did not fit in and have the same DRIVE and PASSION as everyone else.
Omg here we go on my rant. At some point I changed my niche AFTER the fact I bought my domain name and website because I felt like the niche I chose I was not passionate enough to see it through. I wanted to be as genuine as possible.
*sigh* This really is nothing you should worry about. You have your own career going and it should be my responsibility to figure this out. I do appreciate you responding to my comment. I honestly did not think anyone would reply. So, thank you!
Nathaniell
Building a business is a step by step process. Many YouTube videos do well because they cater to the “WOW and NOW” style audiences. Yes, it looks great, but when you are doing work to get results, sometimes it just takes a while to explain and even longer to do. There’s no way around it.
However, you are welcome to supplement Wealthy Affiliate’s information with your own research! If the videos are too long or boring, you can just see the title, read the topic, then find a video on YouTube which suits your learning style more. The information taught in WA is not a “secret”. It’s just organized in a step by step way and you get to interact with everyone in the community to ask questions and share ideas.
Yena
Yes! And I think I have watched too many of those type videos thay it had almost made me biased. I have thought about going back but I need to be clear and solid on what I would like my niche to be.
I have also got to get into the “business mindset” and step up my game if I truly want to stop working 9-5 jobs.
Thank you again for responding to my long comments. It helps to “meet” someone online that has gone through the WA program and show that it does work.
Please take care.
Nathaniell
Here’s some niche advice that might help, but really, your first website doesn’t have to be a home run. Get in, get to work, and tweak your site as you grow!
My best advice is to create daily habits that work towards your goals.
In other words, instead of saying, “I want to publish 3 articles per week”, say, “I want to write for 30 minutes per day”. That’s what keeps me working on my business year after year!
Frankie
I don’t personally know Nathaniell but I’ve been a part of Wealthy Affiliate for about a month now and I happened to come across his profile one day and saw his ranking and knew he had put the time and effort into his business. So much so that I am currently seeking affiliate programs for my own personal site and this site right here is the first one to pop up on google search for the type of affiliate program I needed. This happened because he APPLIED the training he was taught and now his site is helping my own! Keep up the good work!
Nathaniell
Thanks Frankie!
vareesa bano
Hello:Nathaniall
I am Vareesa from Pakistan. I am a Early Years school teacher and i am too good in lesson planning and designing learning activities .Due to limited earning I want to use my lesson planning ability to earn some extra money.I want to know how you can help me.
Nathaniell
I won’t be doing the work for you Vareesa, that’s your job 🙂 Please make use of the resources here on the website and let me know what you think.
Jamie
Hello!
I am in the “contemplating mode” still of the blogging business and I wonder if you could be so kind as to share some insight on whether or not it is really necessary for a newbie like me to put a disclaimer and privacy policy on their website???
Nathaniell
Yes, a disclaimer and privacy policy is always necessary.
Mahin
hello,
As so many of your readers mentioned, I also read so many weblogs for affiliate programs to learning, I have stayed home mom too, and I need some cash to manage some of my expenses and debts, my question is I am not a good writer and actually the English are my second language, do you think I can be successful with this program ? please let me know.
Nathaniell
You can build a website in your own native language. The learning would most likely be done in English (you’d have to read and listen), but affiliate marketing works in any language. Read how to find affiliate offers and see if there are any available from your country or in your language!