How long it actually took me to earn $771.25


I set up my second travel blog right after the pandemic, while I was motorbiking through Malaysia with my brother.

The blog earned nothing for a solid year, and suddenly, at 13 months, I was able to monetise it properly and earn USD771.25

It’s interesting that in my notes, I wrote:

‘I need to diversify revenue sources.’

Clearly, this was worrying me, but why was it taking me so long to diversify my revenue sources?

I'll tell you why :

Because it's frigging hard and I didn't know HOW 😭

You will see from my income screenshots in the post that my affiliate revenue came 100% from Amazon affiliates

Which is CRAZY as it's a travel blog 😲

  • What about accommodation bookings?
  • What about tours?
  • What about transport and experiences?

So many missed potential earnings, gah! 🤦‍♀️

If I had this tool, I could have automatically earned it right from the start,

Anyway, please learn from my mistakes and monetise right from the beginning!

In fact, to show you how you can, I've created a step-by-step guide on:

In this step-by-step practical guide, I share :

  • Why separating growth and monetization is outdated
  • How to automate tedious monetization workflows
  • How to grow AND monetize from day one
  • What tools to use to help you monetise from day 1
  • How my blogs kept earning while spending only a few hours per week on my blogs

If you want to automate your travel blog monetization this year, leave your email and get the full guide here

Thanks for reading

Aisha Preece from Outandbeyond.com

PS: Here are some pics from the motorbike trip, where my brother and I basically ate our way through Malaysia 🙂
I worked throughout the trip, which was tiring, but I was SO HAPPY! I got to earn and travel- my dream came true :)


PPS: I share my bare minimum low effort strategy to grow my blogs on my Instagram stories — if you want more behind-the-scenes like this, come hang out: @aishapreece

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Hi, I'm Aisha and I love helping others achieve financial independence though blogging. I run a portfolio of 6 blogs and teach others how to grow and monetise their blogs using evergreen strategies that don't stress you out! Follow me for valuable blogging tips and digital nomad hacks.

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