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
Get your free membership to Wealthy Affiliate.
Become An Affiliate Rockstar
My #1 Rated Training Program
Become an expert affiliate marketer and earn money from home with my #1 rated affiliate training program. Start today!
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.
Casey
Hey bud, have you ever heard of these guys?
They teach lead generation. Would do you think of the lead generation model?
Nathaniell
I have heard of those guys. I can’t vouch for their training, but I do know that lead gen model works, and you can definitely make money doing that type of stuff. I don’t like the way they make it seem like affiliate marketing is “harder” or even “dead”, but I do like the potential there.
(Just FYI for anyone reading the comment I removed the link, but she’s talking about building websites for local businesses then helping those businesses generate leads).
Ameri Blessing
Hello Nathaniell, thank you so much for your detailed explanation of how you started and how you are making money online. I have heard about Wealthy Affiliate. Am a novice about everything so how can I be helped. I don’t even have website of my own but I am interested to follow your mentoring program . I like to be mentored by you so what’s the starting point?
Nathaniell
Wealthy Affiliate teaches you you how to build a website, even if you’ve never built one before! I started out with zero experience just like you! You can join through my link, and I’ll send you an introductory message, plus there will be a “guided” introduction to the community where you can get started.
Cynthia Robertson
I just came across your article after looking into Let go, I love your honesty and heart. Thank you for caring and sharing your wisdom to help others.
Nathaniell
You’re welcome Cynthia. Thanks for reading!
Esther Thompson
I purchased your product several months ago and just recently I’ve been getting notices that I have funds in an account but were being sent back or were on. hold. Can you assist me?
Nathaniell
Sorry Esther – that’s not my product, and the “funds in your account” thing is definitely a scam!
Joshua
Hello Nathaniell. My name is Josh. I go by Dj Sync vjp, on you tube, and all of my music production adventures. I’m 43… But still have the heart of a 20 year old… and hope to keep it that way. I just got through reading your extensive review/explanation of Wealthy Affiliate, And it is exactly what I needed to run across. In my many ventures of online Webinars, and online research of FBA, Marketing, And other Internet revenue sources… I’ve definitely run across Kyle, And to be honest, Just seemed like another online Guru, Flashing money and gloating success. In looking into his back story, I just couldn’t be confident that what he was doing with wealthy affiliate was any more legit than what he was involved with in the past. He definitely seems like a real down-to-earth honest guy though, Which made me think twice for sure… And reading your post gave me a lot of confidence that what hes doing with wealthy affiliate is legit. I’m a stonemason by trade, and have been doing it for 18 years now… But with my body aging, A house, 2 small children, and having no real retirement or future laid out in the company I’m with, I’ve been doing serious thought as to what I should be thinking about as far as my future, income/business… And I know that starting something of my very own online, Is an Avenue that I know I would enjoy, and go balls to the wall with, If I found my niche, And had the proper training. I’m not real Tech savvy, but I do a lot of my own research, and I’m very intrigued by technology and such…. So I have an eagerness to learn as much as I can. My dream was to start a music production company by the name of “vinyl junkie productions”… Which is what I’ve always branded myself as, since way back in the nineties.. making mix tapes of scratching, Juggling, And making mix tapes…. But that never really amounted to anything with the busy nature of life, bills and trying to start a family. I’ve been contemplating how I can use that name To create a business of some sort for myself, that I can grow my family with, and retire from one day… Even if it’s not producing music, but sticking to what I love which is turntablism, B boying, beatboxing, and music in general. Your article, and reading through your bio on this page has really inspired me to take that step, And follow my heart. I do not have the means to jump into a full on membership at this time, As I’m laid off durring the winter, and real tight with money… But when Spring comes and I do have the extra funds to jump into the program, I’m definitely going to use your Affiliate link to do so, Because if it weren’t for running across you, I may have just continued to watch endless, pointless Videos of all the Scam related nonsense out there, and never really found the right Avenue to feel comfortable with and confident in. Kudos to you for the Success you’ve had, which it in and of it self is inspiring. Peace to you bro, and maybe we’ll touch base one day.
Nathaniell
I’m pretty certain Kyle doesn’t flash money in any of their advertising, but regardless, I’m glad you are finally looking into Wealthy Affiliate to start your affiliate business. Anything related to DJing, beatboxing, break dancing, etc could be a niche, and could generate revenue online. You just have to take the first step to actually build the website and start publishing content!