Hi, I’m Komolafe Philip B. I run this blog, Ontrendgear.com.
Contacts; No 1 Oloruntedo Street Ido Ijesa Ilesa Osun State 233251 Nigeria.
Telephone +234 08113365116
Remember, I knew nothing about blogging at first.
I thought all I had to do was post articles with affiliate links. Then people would find them, click, and buy.
My blog was a mess. I wrote about all sorts of unrelated topics.
I kept learning until I found Brian Dean and Neil Patel’s blogs.
They taught me about SEO (Search Engine Optimization). This helped me improve my blog.
For three months, I worked over 12 hours every day. But I didn’t make any money.
Then I learned more about affiliate marketing. I loved it and wanted to start right away.
If you know about Nigeria, you know it’s a developing country. We have many problems like unemployment, poor electricity, and bad roads.
Then I learned more about affiliate marketing. I loved it and wanted to start right away.
But I had no money to begin. So I kept working on my blog, hoping to make money from it.
This went on for another 4 months. I worked hard but still made no money.
That’s 7 months total!
My friends started making fun of me. They saw me always on my laptop, but I wasn’t making any money.
I started to doubt if I could ever make money from my blog.
What Changed?
After 12 months of blogging, I still hadn’t made any money. I had finished NYSC and was back at my parents’ house.
But then, something amazing happened. I made my first affiliate sale of $100!
It was incredible!
I was about to give up on the blog. But that $100 sale changed everything.
My income started growing fast. I had to quit my job to focus on my blog. It was a hard decision.
My parents were very against me quitting my job. But I didn’t like working 9-5.
They were angry, but I quit anyway!
Now, everyone is happy with my decision. They still don’t really understand how I make money online.
But they can see I’m doing well, and they’re happy for me.
What I Would Do Differently
If I could start over, I would focus on making friends with people in my business area.
I made many silly mistakes at the start. I could have avoided these if I had people to talk to.
I was learning all alone from YouTube and free articles online.
Now I know better!
Thank you for reading my story. I hope you learned something from it.
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Thank you for reading, I wish you the best of luck in all your endeavours.
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