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188: How to Build Two Successful Blogs (and the Pros and Cons of Doing so)

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To go back in time, 2002 is when I started my first blog. Back in 2002, it was very normal to have a blog that covered such a wide spectrum of topics. Digital Photography School in the early days, I monetized it mainly using Google AdSense and a little bit of affiliate marketing on Amazon. That’s why I did it, it worked.

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188: How to Build Two Successful Blogs (and the Pros and Cons of Doing so)

ProBlogger

To go back in time, 2002 is when I started my first blog. Back in 2002, it was very normal to have a blog that covered such a wide spectrum of topics. Digital Photography School in the early days, I monetized it mainly using Google AdSense and a little bit of affiliate marketing on Amazon. That’s why I did it, it worked.

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188: How to Build Two Successful Blogs (and the Pros and Cons of Doing so)

ProBlogger

To go back in time, 2002 is when I started my first blog. Back in 2002, it was very normal to have a blog that covered such a wide spectrum of topics. Digital Photography School in the early days, I monetized it mainly using Google AdSense and a little bit of affiliate marketing on Amazon. That’s why I did it, it worked.

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4 Reasons Why You Should Start a Blog in 2018

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As I consider the question of why someone should start a blog in 2018, I can’t help but return to the beginning of my own blogging journey in 2002. Things have changed since 2002. Of course, monetizing blogs through advertising, affiliate marketing and selling virtual products is just one way to make money from blogging.

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4 Reasons Why You Should Start a Blog in the New Year

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As I consider the question of why someone should start a blog in 2020, I can’t help but return to the beginning of my own blogging journey in 2002. Things have changed since 2002. Of course, monetizing blogs through advertising, affiliate marketing and selling virtual products is just one way to make money from blogging.

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How I Quit My Job for Blogging

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I used to earn a part-time income as a student by designing websites, and later I joined a multinational company as Information security engineer. I had a website that I registered early in the year of 2002 and used to receive web designing gigs from it. Gradually, I started to discover the power of affiliate marketing.

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246: 9 Ways to Accelerate the Growth of Your Blog

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Having said those things, I want to talk about these nine things that have helped me to accelerate the growth of my blogs over the years, things I wish I knew back in 2002 when I started out and I hope that that will help you in your journey as well. I started blogging in 2002. You can do affiliate marketing during it.

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