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First of all, you should probably know that you don’t have to be tech savvy to start working online from home (or wherever you choose to live). If that were the case, then I’d probably still be working the 9-5 and traveling would be this far off in the distance goal.
Seriously, when I first started to research and think about ways to start my own side hustle, I felt really intimidated. Here were all of these people giving me tips and advice who were so much more advanced in their skills and I didn’t even have a college degree. The most I could do with a computer were the basics and scrolling through Facebook (pretty cool right?).
Well in my search for ways to work from home and get my husband out of his horrible job, I discovered this amazing podcast with Rosemarie Groner from the blog The Busy Budgeter. Now blogging was not on my horizon; I had always heard about how it took forever to make any income. And Silas (my husband) and I didn’t have the patience to wait for that. We needed to get him out of the corporate world (a place that was high stress and ate my husband alive.. seriously) and we needed to go after our dream of traveling (it was our biggest passion).
However, when I heard this interview with Rosemarie on the Side Hustle Show, I was instantly amazed and turned on to the idea of starting a blog. Why? Because she gave amazing details and strategies for starting a blog and using Pinterest (that’s right, Pinterest). Also, she didn’t have to wait years for her blog to start making her amazing money. She only waited a year.. and with her strategies (and a few of my own), I only had to wait a couple of months.
In three months time, I was able to make a substantial amount of income that allowed Silas and me to live in almost any country. The world of travel finally became an open door for us.
Now why am I telling you this? Because I want to give you the same hope that I felt when I listened to Rosemarie talk about what she did so she could work from home. And I’m not going to give you cliche tips and advice that so many other bloggers out there have.
So down below I’ve created these three different posts that will guide you with all of the tips and advice you need to get you started. And you might be wondering, “Why don’t you just give it to us in here?” Well I’m not actually trying to be a jerk or get you to stay on my site longer (I promise!). This post was merely meant to be an income report, and a stepping stone for you to see the rest of what I have to offer (Free advice, yes!). If I wrote the same tips in every income report, it would get pretty exhausting after awhile (there’s a lot to tell you guys!).
So check out these tips and get inspired to start working from home. You deserve to not just be another number in corporate America and enjoy the ability to wake up when you want to and pursue your dreams (seriously, blogging has opened up so many doors!).
WARNING! These posts are not meant to just give you the same kind of advice that you read everywhere else. It’s meant to be a REAL guide to help you work from home!
10 Easy Steps to Start Working from Home and Quit Your Job – A step-by-step guide on helping you start your own blog and all of the tips and advice that comes with creating one.
How I Made $3,000 From Home Last Month – A step-by-step guide to show you what you need to do to start making your blog profitable and get huge amounts of traffic!
How Pinterest Became My Full-Time Job – A continuation on the above post that gives even more tips to help you succeed!
Now down below I show you exactly how I make my income and how much. This is to show you that you can make a real living from a blog (and this is just the beginning).
I’m proud to say that this is the first month that I added two additional income streams. Since the beginning, I’ve only been paid from Adsense and Amazon (I’ll explain how they work below). But September was the month that I was finally able to add affiliate and client work to my income report (I’ll also explain those two).
So feel free to check out what I made and what the programs are that I used to make income (because you can do the exact same thing too!).
What I Made
Adsense: $5498.27
Amazon: $280.33
Bluehost: $120.00
Client Work: $75.00
Total: $5,973.06
Alright, so for those of you who already know about how some of these programs work, I’ll first let you know that the affiliate and client income I had came late in the month (because I was late getting into the game). But I’ll explain more about that down below.
Adsense
In short, Adsense is Google’s free service which will place ads on your site and will pay you a certain amount based on how many people see your ads. Signing up for it is simple and placing the ads on your site are even easier (I explain here how to do it). This is where I make the majority of my income (I know, I’m stating the obvious).
Amazon
Amazon has something called an affiliate program where you can recommend a product (preferably something you’ve already used and trust), place a tracking link to the product (a tracking link that Amazon gives you so they know you’re the one who suggested the product), and get a certain percentage off of the product’s sale. It’s as simple as that.
Bluehost
Bluehost is the site that I host my blog from (you need hosting in order to have your own site: it’s like renting space on the internet). And just like Amazon, I am an affiliate for them because I know my readers will benefit from going through them rather than any other hosting site. If I didn’t believe in Bluehost, I would have moved onto a different hosting site.
Now for some reason, my tracking link that I had placed in my post on how I made $3,000 a month from home a few months ago didn’t work (explains why no one was clicking through.. I know, I’m super embarrassed). So last week I contacted Bluehost, they gave me the correct tracking link and I made my first Bluehost affiliate income from them the next day.
Now $120 sounds like a lot, but at the time, they had a promotion going on where affiliates would make $120 per sale until the 30th.. which was the next day. So I was pretty darn late.
Check out my post on how to set up a site with Bluehost. It’s super easy and I guide you step by step!
Client Work
I’ve recently started to do a bit of client work which is pretty fun. You get to build a cool relationship with awesome people and help them out. The $75 I made was from creating a certain set of pins for their post and scheduling it to go out on Pinterest.
This is just a quick important note for those of you who are intending to begin blogging soon (or who already have).
Many people wonder if they should start their email list right after they launch their blog. But guys… those first few subscribers are the most important ones you’ll have. It’s been shown that the ones that stick with you even when you’re just beginning will be your most loyal readers and they’ll be more likely to buy from you when you offer them a product.
So Which Email List Builder Should I Use?
Well you could use a free service like Mail Chimp, but there’s a couple things you should know.
First, there have been so many times where I’ve heard bloggers complain about how they regret starting out with free services like Mail Chimp. Because when they decide to switch over to a more efficient email list builder like Convertkit, it take hours for them to transfer their entire list. It’s a complete headache and takes DAYS to do.
Now the reason why I suggest Convertkit is because their services are SO EASY to use! I am not tech savvy… at all. In fact, I get seriously frustrated when something takes way to long to figure out. But with just one video tutorial, I was able to easily understand everything. Convertkit is seriously intuitive and simple.
Now the monthly cost for Convertkit is $29.99 a month which is basically 5-6 Starbucks drinks in a month. I get it, it’s so much easier to sign up for something free when you’re first starting out, but the ease of using Convertkit is so worth it (and you won’t have to deal with moving all your subscribers over later)!
You can check Convertkit out here and if you have any questions about it, feel free to ask me!
Now I get that this may look pretty overwhelming, but I promise that if you just start off with one or two things, you’ll be able to master those few things and move onto other income sources.
Building your own job doesn’t have to be hard or scary, you just have to learn how to do a few things right.. and then repeat the process over and over again. Then you can slowly (or quickly) start to add more things onto your plate.
Now if you have any questions about this income report or on blogging, I’ll be glad to help you out! Seriously, I’m here for you; starting a blog can seem like a lot and sometimes you just really need the help. So please don’t hesitate to get in contact with me!
Original article and pictures take www.chasingfoxes.com site
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