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They say you will start earning money if you have reached 1000 page views a day and have about 1100 subscribers
I beg to differ, I made money with a dead blog
The blog crashed so did the extended website, which is a good thing ...
Meaning it couldn't handle the traffic that's all the hits it was getting.
It was completely shut, like really shutdown
Are you wondering why my blog was dead at the first place?
No worries, mate I am going to tell you everything in a second.
A lot was going on:
I thought I was doing everything wrong and my blog wasn’t generating income as soon as I had expected or been made to believe... it was 2 years of posting ads on socialmedia and article marketing etc... to no avail.
My former host for InstantComputerBiz for example, was expensive, my account was suspended...
a new one created and suspended SMARTincomeSystems ...
I was in fb_Jail fbads stopped posting ads and linked pubs:nstapage articles from blogz ...
linked accounts didn't post either...
linked accounts didn't post either...
Pinterest suspended my account
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My Blog Wasn’t Generating Income As Soon As I Expected It To
As I said earlier a lot was going on and as a new blogger I didn’t understand anything
I started blogging aiming to earn money instantly,
My site was hosted on Worldprofitz, WealthyBloommersAffiliate etc. and I was paying $149+ every month, for years it seemed...
That was expensive to me but I was hoping that in two months time my blog will be making approximately $500-$1000... in fact I was lucky if I broke even some months...
Crazy right? It’s not my fault, that’s what I read on other blogz
I also read income reports of those who testified that they made a thousand dollars on their first month or were by now making $1.5MM
I even bought some courses that were guaranteed to help me earn a huge amount of money on my first month
But all those were just misleading and were created by scammers who wanted to steal innocent folks’ hard earned money
I only made 40c in my second month but I was so excited, at least I made something
It was an indication that I can actually make money from my blog
Since I was desperate, I expected to earn more than $40 the following month but I only earned $1.00 and that was my bank who let's me keep spare change everytime I spend or break a $1.00 and change for a total at end of year of somewhere around $1,600, some of which they take back in bank fees for things like checking which once was free... when I signup.
How was I going to pay for hosting?
Lesson learnt: Don’t expect a thousand dollars on your first month rather focus on publishing fresh content frequently to build a solid relationship with your readers. I did 5x a day.
Pinterest Suspended My Account, can you believe that? I was in fb_jail, not sure why...
fb suspended my account, 'post spamming,' or posted 'not in keeping with community standards.'
paypal suspended the account as well, processing refunds I'm guessing. I assumed I was hacked, I didn't do any of these things.
I wanted money to pay for hosting and my hosting subscription was due
I had to work on driving more traffic to my blog hoping that my readers will convert and make some purchases
Pinterest was my main source of traffic so I started spending lots of time pinning and repinning
One pin was, saved, pinned/ repined 8,645,976,304 times...
from Pinterest.com//BLOG
from Pinterest.com//BLOG
My following grew so was my viewers and I created more boards but to my surprise, I got suspended
How I Made Money With A Dead Blog: Pinterest suspended my account
Imagine how I felt, after all, I didn’t violet any of their rules
Remember I was so desperate, my hosting account was due and Pinterest was my only hope
The same day that Pinterest suspended my account is the same day that WealthybloomersAffiliate suspended my premium membership as well
If your payment is due on WealthybloomersAffiliate they give you a few extra days and then cancel your membership.
But you will still have access to your WordPress dashboard for 30 days that is if you have your
WordPress Pa$$w0rd
Back To My Pinterest Account
I contacted their support team asking why they suspended my account and they didn’t reply
I contacted all the support team asking why they suspended my accounts and they didn’t reply or they got back to me by email 24 hrs later.
On the other side, I was searching for a new host and I found a cheaper host
I moved to Siteground and paid $47 for the whole year!
But I couldn’t move my content to my new host because my premium membership was already cancelled
Lesson learnt: If you are hosted on WealthybloomersAffiliate don’t cancel your membership before moving or migrating, your site to another host
So I lost all my posts, I was frustrated and decided to start over again on a different niche or no niche at all but using a different domain name
Whilst I was working on a new niche or no niche, Pinterest sent me the following message
How I Made Money With A Dead Blog: Pinterest reactivated my account
fb reactivated my account
I remember the LazyBlogger system and went to other blogz that would be simultaneously, updated everytime I sent an update to my blog, to get my previous blog entries...
My account was reactivated again but Blogger’s Jungle Fever was no more
I wanted to delete my Pinterest account after it was reactivated but then decided to keep it and maybe sell it later
I Didn’t Have A Passion On My New Niche or the No Niche!
When big bloggers say, “you should choose a niche you are passionate about”, they really mean it and you should definitely focus on a niche you are passionate about, if you want to limit yourself that is...
I didn’t enjoy the niche and I didn’t know how to promote it, it was as I was told unsustainable, so was the general store niche, they told me...
I tried Pinterest but nothing worked, I even spent the whole month with just a single post.
And no one read it, the only comment I got was spam probably from a bot designed to post and repost ads that was supposed to be dynamic, which commented on my about page, hahaha the comment didn’t make sense
After all this, I then decided to to quit blogging FOR GOOD...
How I Made Money With A Dead Blog
I made up my mind and was ready to quit blogging
Since I was approved as a ShareAsale affiliate with InstantComputerBiz, Blogger’s Jungle Fever, SMARTincomeSystems, etc. I wanted to delete my ShareAsale account
I logged in and BOOM there was a surprise!
A transaction was made the day before, it was a $20 commission from Grammarly
$5 x 5 = $25, from Cleo
That was unbelievable! my dead blogz made money!
But how was it possible? That’s the magic of affiliate marketing...
I used to mention Dragon 'Naturally Speaking,' Grammarly & Cleo a LOT on my previous posts on Blogger’s Jungle Fever since I personally use it. It’s very helpful because I am not an English native, am Portuguese.
I know some non-natives are excellent English writers but I wasn’t, I was and am still learning English so Dragon 'Naturally Speaking,' & Grammarly are my best buddies.
It’s always there to type when I speak naturally, correct my grammar and spelling errors.. on the fly...
Also, Dragon 'Naturally Speaking,' & Grammarly proved to be my best buddies by being the #1 merchant to give me my first 40c and again my unexpected $20/ $40.
For Cleo, 5 more were pending, Cleo helps with the budget CLEO: Your AI pal that looks after your money. Budget, save and track your spending. Sign up on Messenger in under 2 minutes. or. click
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Dragon naturally speaking
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Their cookie lasts for 90 days, so one of my referrals decided to upgrade to a Dragon 'Naturally Speaking,' & Grammarly pro version and I earned a commission
Great right? That’s the power of Affiliate Marketing, all you have to do is promote the product insert links and wait for your commission
Do you want to become a Dragon 'Naturally Speaking,' and/or Grammarly affiliate? If yes, you have to become a ShareAsale affiliate first to be able to promote Grammarly. Follow this guide: How To Be Approved As A ShareAsale Affiliate
Lesson Learnt: Don't put all your eggs in one basket. And Don't count you chickens before they hatch....
If done well, Affiliate Marketing is guaranteed to generate income for your blog
You don’t need a thousand page views to make your first sale, what’s important is to recommend products that you have personally used. In that way, folks will trust you and make a purchase
Patience and persistence is the key to a successful business, if you are not making money now trust yourself and wait patiently, you will definitely make money soonest. Keep working on your blog
I Relaunched Blogger’s Jungle Fever, SMARTincomeSystems, InstanctComputerBiz over 2 years
Instead of deleting my ShareASale account I ran to Siteground and deleted that blog (the one on a boring niche) kept backups in blogger of my posts
Luckily Siteground allows you to change your primary domain so I did and started Blogger’s Jungle Fever, SMARTincomeSystems & InstantComputerBiz over again and reinvented it to be or not to be ... !nfinite !nfluence AKA !nfamous!nfluential an !nterprise system
And now I am here to stay, come what may, I won’t give up blogging again
I now know what to focus on before stressing about the income
What matters is having you here reading and benefiting from this blog, which means I am focusing on publishing more content for you.
You are my first priority, your satisfaction is the root of my success
Conclusion
No matter how many page views you have you can still earn money with your blog
I made money with a dead blog! and it never had anything close to 500 page views
What matters is how you promote your products and the folks you are promoting it to.
So know your audience and make sure they are perfect for what you are promoting.
Focus on your audience first and the money comes in naturally
Blogging is like any other business you don’t earn six-figure income overnight
Be patient and NEVER give up
If you have any question(s) feel free to ask me, I am always ready to help you
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4 Comments
Luke
Posted on May 9, 2019 at 6:53 am
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Hi
I am happy your blog is up and running again, sorry for what you went through. This post is so inspirational you have shown us the other side of blogging in fact you have covered everything good and bad. Some bloggers rarely share their challenges. I like the lessons in this post. I am new to blogging and I want to know more about siteground hosting I heard that they have 3 plans and they only recommend the grow big. Do you get customer support when you are using startup?
Sharon Zayac
Posted on May 9, 2019 at 1:30 pm
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Hi Luke
I am glad that you liked the post! Yes grow big is recommended but it doesn’t mean that Siteground doesn’t value their startup customers. I use startup and whenever I need help they do respond, I contact them via live chat and it’s quick
Dawn
Posted on May 9, 2019 at 6:09 pm
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Same thing happened to me, I gave up on my old blog to start a new one and a week later I received an email saying that I made a commission of $38. It was my first commission and it felt AMAZING! But I like my new domain and I guess I’ll just have to kinda forget about my dead blog lol.
Anyway, its good to know that I’m not the only one who made ghost money
And I’m glad you ended up not giving up blogging, props for you! This stuff isn’t as easy as they make it look.
Sharon Zayac
Posted on May 9, 2019 at 9:08 pm
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Hi Dawn
Am also glad to know that I am not the only one as well. If you are finding it hard to get over your ‘dead blog’ you can relaunch it and run both blogs
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