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.
Erik Godfrey
Thank you Nathaniell for the response. I will get to work researching the links provided. Additionally, is there a better way to communicate with you if need be? Or is this comment section in your blog the best way?
Thanks again.
Nathaniell
The best way to communicate with me is by being my premium referral within Wealthy Affiliate. That’s where I focus my efforts to help people with their websites. I run my own websites for income, as well as take care of my son during the day, so have certain time constraints!
Erik Godfrey
Good evening Nathaniell,
Thank you for the insight into your background and this opportunity. I have a similar reason for looking into this opportunity as well. I’m not looking to get rich quick, I’m just looking to have the time to spend with my daughter and wife and be able to ride my bicycles as much as possible, whenever I want and generate some income simultaneously. However, a long term goal would be to have this as my sole income generator so I could chill with my family, ride my bikes whenever I wanted and still work part time at my local bike shop.
What initial steps would you recommend to get started in this process?
Thank you and have great day!
Nathaniell
That’s definitely possible with this type of business, and I’m able to be full time caretaker of my son and run my business at the same time. It’s a lot of work, but it’s possible!
The initial steps have been outlined on my site in the section Learn Affiliate Marketing and Start an Affiliate Blog, and ultimately, for proper step by step training and help, I recommend you join Wealthy Affiliate.
derek gibson
Hello Hathaniell This is Derek Gibson I have recently joined WA with you but have not yet become a premium member due to lack of funds. I will be signing up tomorrow.
I have tried to contact you on WA but can’t as a starter so I had to send this message via your blog site.
Hi, Nathaniell Thanks for the follow I think my situation is somewhat different to the norm as I already have a WP website and have recently acquired a new domain that I feel very lucky to have got at the cheapest price. I also have an existing hosting with Hostgator.
I am a 75 years young ex-marine engineer with over 50 years of experience in mechanical engineering having travelled worldwide and lived and have worked in over 40 countries. I have been online since 1991 when the world wide web was initially created by Tim Berners Lee while working at Cern in Switzerland.
My Niche is about a current trend that in my opinion is set to totally explode in the future with a plethora of sub-niches that have been created in recent years and assisted by one man’s, genius and ingenuity, ELON MUSK!!! That is the electric revolution involving every future battery-powered innovation including AI and robotics that will skyrocket the current Industry’s developments. I am looking to create a massive directory of all current and future affiliate program opportunities for earning commissions from sales of those future inventions and innovations.
My website ElectroEVPLUS.com will provide information on all available products and more importantly give details of the Affiliate Programs and commissions available to interested entrepreneurs.
I will be using WA to develop the Directories and details of the future opportunities.
Since joining I have already contacted some people via the WA system and talked about my proposed project outlining my ideas and received a lot of interest in my proposed plans and perceived future development.
Hi, Nathaniell Thanks for the follow I think my situation is somewhat different to the norm as I already have a WP website and have recently acquired a new domain that I feel very lucky to have got at the cheapest price. I also have an existing hosting with Hostgator.
I am a 75 years young ex-marine engineer with over 50 years of experience in mechanical engineering having travelled worldwide and lived and have worked in over 40 countries. I have been online since 1991 when the world wide web was initially created by Tim Berners Lee while working at Cern in Switzerland.
My Niche is about a current trend that in my opinion is set to totally explode in the future with a plethora of sub-niches that have been created in recent years and assisted by one man’s, genius and ingenuity, ELON MUSK!!! That is the electric revolution involving every future battery-powered innovation including AI and robotics that will skyrocket the current Industry’s developments. I am looking to create a massive directory of all current and future affiliate program opportunities for earning commissions from sales of those future inventions and innovations.
My website ElectroEVPLUS.com will provide information on all available products and more importantly give details of the Affiliate Programs and commissions available to interested entrepreneurs.
I will be using WA to develop the Directories and details of the future opportunities.
Since joining I have already contacted some people via the WA system and talked about my proposed project outlining my ideas and received a lot of interest in my proposed plans and perceived future development.
I hope to speak to you soon about my questions on how to proceed using WA in the future.
Thanks for the introduction.
Kind regards
Derek C Gibson (Derek G)
I hope to speak to you soon about my questions on how to proceed using WA in the future.
Thanks for the introduction.
Kind regards
Derek C Gibson (Derek G)
I look forward to your reply
Nathaniell
Electric vehicles can definitely be a niche, and definitely be a successful niche site. There are already examples of this, and there are examples of Tesla fans going even more niche, and just talking about Tesla EV versus other types of EV out there. So there are even many options of sub-niches within the EV space.
I got your message inside Wealthy Affiliate, so I’m looking forward to our future conversations about your niche site Derek!
Derek D
I have a website service that gets about 300 visitors a day. 50% from the English speaking countries and 12% from India. then about 2% for various countries each down the long tail.
300 visitors a day isn’t doing much for ad revenue, so I’m looking at affiliates that provide a delivery service (like flowers or beer). Is 300 visitors a day enough to make any useful sales? or should I concentrate on SEO first?
Clark Jones
I am a Realtor, and also a junior college baseball coach. I have two kids and I really want to spend time with them, develop them, and invest in my family. Tired of chasing the next deal in real estate. Baseball is my passion however, the salary sucks and it doesn’t pay the bills. It is my passion however so I’d love to continue. I am good writer, comfortable in front of a camera, have a masters in athletic administration and would love nothing more then to start a sports site, blog, and make affiliate marketing dollars working at home, doing what I love, and spending more time with family – and baseball. Perhaps if I get good at this, I can branch off into real estate as well. First things first! Can you help me?
Nathaniell
If you love writing, then you can definitely make it in this space! Writing is the bulk of work that I do. Don’t quit your day job just yet – it takes time to build stable income – but you can definitely do this, especially if you are freelancing real estate sales at the moment. It sounds like you could shift your schedule around to accommodate for blogging in your downtime.