Not Making Money Blogging

I'm just not cracking this blogging gig. I can see how I'll make money eventually but I NEED money NOW. I don't have the money to continue paying my Wealthy Affiliate membership fees. I can't afford to invest in Jaaxy. I need these tools. I need this Training. I'm stuck. I need to prove to my husband I can make money blogging so that he will support me... Oh no, I may have to go get a job and then all these hours I've put into my blogs may be wasted. All my Domains are hosted at Wealthy Affiliate. Where would I move them to? What would that cost? What if I lose my blogs? I've worked too hard to lose my blogs now. I have too much invested.

I HAVE to find a way...

These were the thoughts running through my head 8 months ago when I knew my Annual Membership Payment was nearly due and I knew I HAD to find a way to pay for it myself.

Desperation was setting in.

By this time I'd been blogging my heart out for nearly 2 years. I had followed the training so I'd done all of these:

  • Created a Website (or 3)
  • Built Rich Content
  • Chosen Low Hanging Fruit Keywords
  • Shared Posts on Social Media
  • Signed up for Affiliate Programs and Added Affiliate Links into Posts
  • Written Reviews for Wealthy Affiliate and Jaaxy
  • Signed up for Google Adsense and added Google Adsense and Gourmet Ads to one site to test Advertising Income

But something wasn't clicking into place.

I just wasn't getting enough traffic.

  • None of my posts were shooting it out of the park, going viral and drawing visitors to my site.
  • None of my keywords were bringing in masses of organic traffic.
  • None of my Social Media Channels were really ROCKING.

I wasn't making NOTHING. I had one or two affiliate sales here and there and I was earning money on Fiverr.

I had sporadic income... but

I wasn't making ENOUGH yet.

Not nearly enough.

In October 2017, I earned a Total of $136,94.

And that was my personal best, the month before that I only earned $29,10 and the month before that, even less - $11,22.

I knew I couldn't beg my husband to pay for my Annual Membership on the Black Friday Special for a second year running.

And then... just in the nick of time - Two weeks before Black Friday....

Everything changed.



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verna8767 Premium
Lauren,

This is great training. However, I had a lot of questions about your strategy.
1. You said you change the title, add your own keywords, add an opening and closing paragraphs of your own. If you are allowing someone to guest post or contribute a post, why would you alter their articles? Does the author agree to that or what?
2. You mentioned that you put the keyword in all the images and sometimes you use different images that you use instead of the author's. I thought I learned here that we should not use the keyword in all of our images.
3. Have you ever encountered articles that were plagiarized? If so, how did you handle that?
4. On Fiverr you have to pay for the service you are getting and once the service is provided the payment is released to the seller. At least I thought payment was released to the seller. Why would it take Fivver so long to pay you since Fiverr gets the funds and holds them until the service is received?

I still think this is good information and I am definitely bookmarking it.
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RAFStuart Premium
Agree I too have some questions about your strategy:

If I was a guest blogger would not be happy about the content being altered without my agreement, as it could alter the meaning of the blog.
Would not be happy about the images being changed.
Could be wrong be thought whilst the use of keywords is important that they should not be over done.
Cannot come up with an answer regarding fivver.
Despite my comments thought the lesson was good.
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laurenjean Premium
Hi Verna, Thanks a mill. Glad you enjoyed.

Okey dokes...Here are the answers to your questions.

1. Yes. I ask permission first and those who guest post on my site readily agree to this.

It is my site, not theirs. It is my audience, not theirs and I do this in order to protect my asset.

I get in more guest posts than I can possibly write myself. I cannot even match them one for one.

So I do this in order to personally connect with my audience on every post. My aim is to enhance their content, not detract from it.

2. For the same reason, I will find better images for the post if I'm not happy with the images they've chosen. I will always ask permission first (if it's a new client).

For example, when my target audience is Mom Entrepreneurs and someone sends an image of a man in a suit, I will look for an image of a woman in a suit instead.

I didn't see training saying not to use keywords to name our images. Will look into that. Can you refer me to training on this?

3. I received one article that was duplicate content on Fiverr. I went back to the client to let her know I was not able to publish. She apologised profusely and explained that it was published before but the post had been deleted. In the end, we worked together to repurpose the post for publication.

I've received 3 or 4 posts that have had a few sentences here and there plagiarised. I always get back to the client to either ask them to edit it themselves and resubmit, or if it was quick and easy to edit, I show them which part was plagiarised and what I did to rectify it.

4. I am guessing Fiverr would say they are holding the money for 2 weeks to protect the buyer and seller in case there are any disputes. However, I have my own theory about why they hold the money.

It's none of my business though, its theirs. I simply have to tow the party line. And be grateful for the opportunity to be a tiny part of their massive marketplace.

Every company has their own rules. Affiliate companies usually pay once a month on a certain day. Companies pay salaries once a month a certain day. And Fiverr pays money out 2 weeks after an order completes.
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laurenjean Premium
Hi Stuart,

I hear your point. Please see my answer to Verna.

Glad you enjoyed the tutorial.
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Bimby Premium
oh! What next Lauren..................
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laurenjean Premium
Hi Beatrice... so sorry about that. Problem solved. You can now access all 6 Lessons. Enjoy!
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Bimby Premium
Wow! congratulations Lauren. Thanks for sharing this valuable information with us.

i have bookmarked this post.
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laurenjean Premium
My pleasure Beatrice. Thanks so much for coming back to get the rest of the training.
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davehayes Premium
DOH!... Like others in this thread, I'm left hanging

What chnaged!!!
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laurenjean Premium
So sorry Dave!! Didn't mean to, I promise. All fixed now.
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misschellie Premium
You left us hanging...tell us more!

MIchele
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laurenjean Premium
All there now Michele. Hope you enjoy!
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Demonte Premium
Wow cliff hanger real cool smh
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laurenjean Premium
Hehe... I love your response! Total accident. You can now access all 6 Lessons. Enjoy!
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Give It A Go Premium
You've left us hanging Lauren. The second page is not to be found. Thought we'd better let you know. Hope you get it sorted, can't wait to read 'what next' :)
Ange
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laurenjean Premium
Thanks for letting me know Ange. Problem now solved. Hope you enjoy the rest of the Tutorial. So sorry about leaving you hanging!!
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