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Last night I was chatting with a blogger who was feeling completely overwhelmed with their goal of making a living from blogging.
I asked them how much they wanted to make from blogging.
They responded that they wanted to be a full time blogger.
I pushed them for a figure – what does ‘full time’ mean for you?
They thought for a moment and said that they could live off $30,000 USD a year …
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A guest post by Kevin from BeginnerBloggerTips.com (with some comments from me below too). Image by Shawnson.
My journey into affiliate marketing.
Before I start, I’d like to make two disclaimers:
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7 Questions to Ask On Your Blog to Get More Reader Engagement
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