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.
Ameer
How do I start: the steps I need to take to get started
Is there an app I can download
Nathaniell
There’s no app to download – but you do need to sign up and get your training started (links on this page)
Tony B
Nathan,
Any chance you could redo this article ‘Top 10 Loan Affiliate Programs For Monetizing Any Type Of Finance Blog Or Website’ or update it? With the large amount of FinTech changes over the last year, I think it would be good. Also, I am seeing some need for for lenders who do it all consumer, business, etc. Appreciate it.
Nathaniell
I frequently update the articles on my website, so may add or remove companies from that list at some point. Great ideas for other types of loan companies though. I’ll add them to my “to-do” list.
I do have a list of payday loan affiliate programs you can check out though, and here’s a list of all financial affiliate programs I’ve covered.
Jb
Is your website is hosted elsewhere does wealthy affiliate require you to switch to their hosting?
Nathaniell
You can host at Wealthy Affiliate or somewhere else. I have websites in multiple locations, including at Wealthy Affiliate.
Wee
Hi Nathaniell,
I am a free member of WA for the last three months. I am seriously considering earning a living from internet marketing but I am still at a loss.
I have no experience in Internet marketing and I thought I knew what affiliate marketing was all about.
In a nutshell,
I thought all I had to do is: – 1) decide on a niche 2) look for a site that offers related affiliate marketing 3) sign up and get a link for promotion 4) set up a website and promote. That’s what I thought…..until I sat down and work on it.
This is where the problem starts. With the tools available, getting a basic website up is not much of a problem. But what kind of website do I need?
There could be at least hundreds of affiliate websites for each niche. Take for example, health supplements. I can’t possibly have a feedback widget if I haven’t tried out the supplements.Even if I did, I may not have the confidence to give expert advice. In this case, my feedback widget is redundant. The customer will be better off going straight to the manufacturer.
So if my plan A doesn’t work, what about my plan B? Can I just create a landing page for my website and promote without providing any advice? So my landing page will have some promotional articles and maybe a video (from the manufacturer) as well. Is this acceptable?
I will appreciate any feedback for a newbie like me.
Thank you.
Regards,
Wee.
Nathaniell
I think you’ve got some wires crosse here. You don’t need a “feedback widget”. I don’t actually know what that is.
You are right that there are hundreds of possible ways to promote products, and that’s the amazing thing. Using your example, I can promote weight loss supplements for bodybuilders, but someone else could promote weight loss supplements for first time mothers. Same product, different audience, different promotional tactics.
Get out of the zone though where you feel you have to promote “offers”. You’re HELPING PEOPLE find the product for their needs. You aren’t shoving a one-time-deal down someone’s throat with a popup ad.
Also, stop creating squeeze pages. They are annoying. Make a full website, and make it an informational hub. Connect with your readers and help them find the products they want.
Andrew McLeod
Hi Nathan. I have recently left Wealthy Affiliate and transferred my domain name over to Hostgator. However, the website seems to have disappeared. I was told by HostGator that I needed the webfiles inside the public html folder from my previous host.
My site is footballaccessoriesuk.com
Are you able to assist me with this please? I don’t want to lose the website but I only have a couple of days left before the webspace is deleted. Thanks a lot.
Nathaniell
You need to download those files from your WordPress website (xml file) or download the wp-content folder via FTP. WA keeps your site live for 30 days after you cancel your account (which is UNHEARD of) within the hosting industry, so you may still have time. However, if that time period has passed, then you would have to pay for a month of WA to get back inside, request that they restore your website, then get the files, then cancel again.
If you canceled your account but still have access to your account because your membership hasn’t expired yet, then just navigate to the website manager area and you can get your files with either of the two methods I outlined above.