Building My Make Money Online Site

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Hey there!

A little while back I said I was thinking about working more on my Make Money Online site. I've wanted to do it for a while but always felt like I was being like so many of the scammers or 'gurus' that are online promoting this scam and that 'system' for ridiculous amounts of money.

Maybe I've traumatized myself during my own quest to make money online. I set through A LOT of those webinars where they have the thousand dollar systems, coaching or push button programs.

It was pretty depressing since when that point came, I already knew I didn't have that kind of money. Eventually I started to turn it off when it started to approach that part.

If you're wondering why I did this is because one of the first tips I got of value was that the presenter will always give out good tips to bait you into their system. So what I did was collect little tips from these webinars.

That's how I found affiliate marketing. I remember I was building a site and searching for an Amazon plugin. I don't even remember the name but Wealthy Affiliate kept popping up.

It didn't sound like something I was interested in but I figured that it wouldn't kill me to try since I was sort of starting to find my way at that point. So I'm glad that I decided to click the link and I went premium right away because I didn't want to be held back in training.

I was r-e-a-d-y to get the ball rolling, lol.

Once I finished the Online Entrepreneur I took Bootcamp until the part about ads. I do want to earn the trip to Vegas but I couldn't get passed the mental block of feeling like I would be part of the scammers even though I knew that wasn't the case.

The fear of judgement that people would think that I was is what I mean.

I also wish more women were present in the pics who earned the Vegas trip. Come on ladies! We can do it!

If you've been following me for a while, you probably can see that I have had to overcome a lot of fears like this. So I share for others who have similar fears as well because I know that many people struggle.

I've had this site since I started 2 years ago. I was new so the domain name is grammatically incorrect. I should have researched better but I assumed that it was slang when in fact it was a keyword mainly used by Nigerians.

So of course, now I have a ton of Nigerian followers asking me the secret to making money online but I can't promote WA to them since their country is blocked. I know I can tell them to use a VPN but I think most are looking for a 'get rich quick' type of thing anyways.

It got frustrating because no matter what i wrote the only results I got where these people messaging me who I was trying to help but had no idea how to. I even wrote a guide specifically for Nigerians but that didn't seem to help either.

You can look at that by clicking here if you want to read it.

So then I gave up for a while. Now I want to try it again. Still not sure of everything but I made my millionth beginner's guide right at the end of August.

I'm not sure if I've got the captivation part down but I was so excited to check my analytics and see 5 clicks.

I literally squealed in excitement at my computer and scared my dog, lol.


There the are, the five clicks of wonder, lol!! I know its 'just 5 clicks' but its like I just won a million dollars.

Right now my traffic is mostly direct and social. I'm not really good with analytics so I have no idea how direct is different than social but for now I just share on social media. I don't do a whole lot of socializing on social media.

Still trying to figure out what to post and how to 'socialize' on social media, lol.

I'm currently getting 281 visits per month, mainly U.S., Ukraine, Germany and Nigeria.

My e-mail list is very small too. Idk what to share on there either.

My site is at 41 articles. I used to have some ranks both online and YouTube but since both have been pretty inactive I've lost those rankings too.

I plan on creating more YouTube videos though I'm nervous to actually talk about making money online and how to present without sounding like I'm selling, uncomfortable about selling, etc.

Well I have much to learn and try out different things.

But I'm just so excited about these 5 clicks I had to share. Plus I think its more important for you to see the start and the climb than the big results.

Also helps keep me focused, lol.

I think that's all for now so if you have any questions, please leave them in the comments. Or if you have any suggestions I could use them.

I've read a couple of guides but welcome any relevant tips.

Take care!

Marlinda

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I am always impressed with how well you are doing. It is interesting to read about the experiences you are having just starting the MMO niche. I have only done my own niche sites so far. I want to do an MMO but haven't felt like I had the time so far. I really need to get my existing sites making more money first. It would be a shame to lose momentum on them. On the other hand, WA commissions are way higher than my site commissions so it would be great to get a few more WA commissions coming in.

I am glad to see how the first steps are going for you.

Jessica

Well done. All success must be celebrated. Heres to many, many more to come!

Thanks! :)

Congrats to you

Thanks! :)

Hey Marlinda,
I have been here for about 9 months now and I am about where you are. Have only been really active for about six months because of health and family issues. Will be back in full swing come November. Trying to stay active with emails for now.

Tried and True

Elaine

Hey Elaine!

Keep up the good work and hope your health and family situations work out.

Marlinda

Hi Marlinda

I am new here and have two websites one is my niche and the other is making money online.

I only have 12 posts on my MMO site and to be honest I have a lot of ideas but not sure how to approach it.

So in the meantime I am writing blogs here and making them more about WA as they get ranked quickly.

Just thought i would share this.

Thank you for your post you have given me food for thought

Jennifer

Hey Jennifer!

Thanks for the information and feedback. What is the niche for your other site if you don't mind me asking? :)

Glad you found value in this post,
Marlinda

No I don't mind at all.

My other niche is my primary my passion and it living healthy naturally.

My link is on my Profile page

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