Beginner’s Guide: Make $10,000/Month with High-Paying Affiliate Links
At 22 years old, I make over 1.3 million dollars per year with a one-person business, working just 4 hours per day. I don’t have full-time staff, I don’t have regular team meetings, and I don’t have to work weekends. This gives me complete time freedom to go on spontaneous holidays and spend quality time with my mom, which would be impossible if I were running a traditional business.
Starting From Zero
But the craziest part is, when I got started, I built my one-person business from zero to $10,000 per month with barely any business skills and just my iPhone. Recently, I’ve seen a bunch of videos talking about how beginners can do the same. But honestly, most of these videos are super confusing. The truth is, if you want to make $10k per month with a one-person business, there are only three simple steps you need to follow.
Step 1: Picking Your Million-Dollar Niche
So in this video, I’m going to break down each one, starting with picking your million-dollar niche. You’ve probably heard people talk about how important it is to pick the right niche when starting an online business.
The Problem with General Niche Advice
But here’s the thing: I see so many new creators following general advice like, “Pick a niche you’re passionate about” or “Choose a trending topic.” And while these are important, I found there’s one thing you need to do first to make sure your niche is going to make you a bunch of money.
Pain Targeting: The Key to Niche Success
And I call it pain targeting. It only takes an extra one to two minutes before picking a niche, but it is the exact reason why my one-person business has been able to produce results like this, this, and this.
Why Solving Problems Pays Big
It’s where you find a niche that targets a very specific pain point that millions of people are experiencing. This is because all business simply comes down to solving problems for people. The bigger the problem you solve, the more money you get paid.
How I Chose My Niche
That’s why back in 2020, when I picked my niche, I chose finance. Not only was I passionate about it, but I also knew that young people desperately wanted to learn how to make more money. It was a giant problem that millions of people around the world experienced, and I knew that if I could share honest and valuable information on how I was able to make money, then I would attract a loyal audience I could eventually sell products to.
Building My Business Around Pain Points
And that’s exactly what happened. By making content around the pain point, I was able to build my one-person business to $10,000 per month in just 12 months. So now let’s break down exactly how you can pick a pain-solving niche to hopefully achieve similar results.
Step 2: Create a List of Potential Niches
Okay, so the first step I want you to do is open up a fresh Google Docs page and start writing down things you’re passionate about or that you have skills in. This could be things like playing the guitar, going to the gym, playing video games, or baking.
Narrowing Down the List
Then, when you have a list of 10 to 20 things, start to go through your list and remove the ones that don’t solve a big problem for millions of people. For example, origami is cool, but it doesn’t solve a big problem for people, so it’s probably not a great niche to get into.
Using Google Trends for Validation
But something like going to the gym does. Fitness solves massive problems like weight loss, more energy, or boosting self-confidence, which means this would be a great potential niche. Then, once you’ve narrowed down your list to three to five, you can come over to Google Trends and compare which niche is the most popular.
Step 3: Posting Value on Social Media
Once you’ve picked a pain-solving niche, the next step to building a one-person business is to grow an audience that will buy your products by posting value-driven content on social media.
The Opportunity for Content Creation
I believe that this is one of the greatest opportunities of our generation. It’s crazy to me that so many people are asleep to the fact that we are in one of the biggest economic shifts in history.
Leveraging Short-Form Content
The first step is to pick a short-form content platform. This is because it’s much easier to make a simple 30-second video compared to creating a 15-minute-long YouTube video. Plus, short-form content is where you’re going to get the most attention.
Learning From Top Creators
Once you’ve picked a platform, the next step is to find the top three creators in your niche. For example,, I started on TikTok and used creators like Gary Vee and Graham Stephan as inspiration.
The Power of Solving Pain Points
Another thing to notice is how these videos are focused on solving people’s pain points. Which is one of the easiest ways to make content. You simply pick one of the burning pain points in your niche and then explain how your audience can solve them.
Building a Following Without Showing Your Face
But what if you don’t want to show your face? Can you still make content and build a one-person business? The answer to that is yes.
Step 4: Monetizing Your Business
So once you’ve picked a niche and you’re building your audience, the last and final step to building your one-person business is to simply monetize your account.
Affiliate Marketing as a Starting Point
That’s why I recommend that beginner content creators start with affiliate marketing because that way you can test what products your audience wants to buy before you invest a bunch of time and money into creating your product.
Faceless Affiliate Marketing
I call it Faceless Affiliate Marketing, and it’s helping my students like Jay make $11,000 in his first three months and Caleb, who’s made $18,000 in just one month.
Building a Pinterest Strategy
How it works is you will create a Pinterest account and post images around your chosen niche.
Scaling With Paid Ads
Once you generate income, you can eventually scale your business with Pinterest ads.
Conclusion
If you’ve been thinking about starting an online business, don’t wait. The competition is increasing, but the opportunities are still massive. Take these steps, and you could be on your way to building your own one-person business.
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