How I Doubled My Blog Income During My Second Year Blogging

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Partners in Fire is killing it with monetization. I nearly doubled my blog income during my second-year blogging!

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How awesome is that? Read on to see how we did it!

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I’m not saying that it’s completely impossible for a newbie blogger to get started and make thousands during their first month; I’m saying that’s not the norm.

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If you are starting a blog because you want to make money fast, then you should probably not start a blog.

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Nobody should be misled into thinking that they can start a blog and start making thousands of dollars a month immediately.

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Let’s see how these sources worked together to help me double my blog income during my second-year blogging.

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I made $21.86 through the Amazon affiliate program over the course of the year, which is a few bucks more than I made from it last year.

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