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.
Trish Basanyi
Hi Nathaniell,
Great article…just researching the affiliate marketing business right now. I’m a full time voice actor and just happened to notice you mentioned how to get voice acting work…. but for someone to really be competitive in that business they need performance and technical training beforehand. I do some coaching on the side to help other people make their way into the business, and belong to a company that offers training programs for aspiring voice actors. Since voice overs seem to be part of your niche for affiliate marketing, maybe you would consider being an affiliate for us? Feel free to email me if you’re interested in talking a little more about it. We don’t have a program set up yet but it’s something we’ve been thinking about. Maybe you could be our first affiliate!
Either way, I really appreciate all the info in the article.
Nathaniell
I don’t actually make any money with anything related to voiceovers. You probably just read an article related to side hustles features on my blog! An affiliate program would be interesting to launch for your voice over program, so good luck!
Mi
You said you have websites. How many do you have?Is it okay to have just one? My niche is on side hustling and I’d like to open a blog with affiliates like you and generate a good amount maybe 6k monthly.
Nathaniell
I have multiple websites but just focus on seriously building out two. Even just one website can be a full time job!
Lavinia
Hello, I am writing from South Africa, really liked your bio and am inspired, will being here in South Africa impact my ability to ‘speak’ to an American market, do you think?
I was recently retrenched after 10 years with a company, was a huge shock, so I need to now figure this online thing out, I really hope you can help me.
Thank you.
Nathaniell
Being from South Africa would not put you at any disadvantage, except for maybe banking. You’d have to make sure you can get paid by the companies you represent. SA has Paypal right? You should be fine. As far as the English thing goes, you’ll be fine.
Tyease
I am in Arkansas. Amazon will not affiliate market with people in Arkansas due to taxes and more issues. The question is can I operate an affiliated marketing business through an out-of-state entity llc? Like the business be based and “operating” in Oklahoma or Texas, but I am obviously in Arkansas and getting money from the business?
Nathaniell
Ohh, good question. I hadn’t thought of that. I guess if your business is technically located in another state, then yes, you could. I’m just guessing though. I know for me, California FORCES me to incorporate here in CA because it’s where my business is located. Other states may not have strict rules like that. I don’t know the specifics of what’s allowed on Amazon, unfortunately. You should ask them, for the most accurate and up to date answer.
Treasure
I’ve been blogging for 1 year. I want to continue improving on consistently posting quality content. Then I thought eventually I’ll add a service or ebook. So I am interested in affiliate links and look forward to learning more.
Nathaniell
Sounds like a decent plan to me Treasure!