My Blogging Journey: How I Earned My First $1000 After 3 Years of Hard Work

My Blogging Journey: From a Teacher During COVID-19 to Earning My First $1000 Online

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, schools closed, and like millions of teachers around the world, I suddenly found myself at home with no income and no idea what to do next.

But I had one thing — a computer that my elder sister gave me.

And that simple gift changed my entire life.

This is the story of how I started from zero knowledge, learned everything about blogging by myself, and after years of hard work and patience, finally earned my first $1000 online in September 2025.

The Beginning: Searching for a Way to Make Money Online

When schools closed, I started searching on Google and YouTube:

“How to make money online.”

I watched hundreds of videos that promised easy money — watching ads, typing CAPTCHA, visiting websites, and doing micro tasks.

I tried everything. After one month, I made $1, then slowly $10, but I couldn’t withdraw the money because I didn’t have a PayPal account.

That was my first big realization:

“Without real skills, I can’t make real money.”

Learning Computers from Zero

At that time, I didn’t even know how a computer really worked.

So I decided to invest in myself.

I joined a computer course to learn the basics — typing, internet browsing, Microsoft Office, and how computers function.

After completing the course, I felt more confident. I started searching again for new opportunities and discovered something that truly excited me: Blogging.

Starting My First Blog

I began watching YouTube videos about blogging. One of the channels that inspired me was Ajs420. I followed every step, learned how to create a blog, and started writing in Bangla content.

I wrote 23 blog posts, but there was almost no traffic.

No one was reading my articles, and I had so many questions in my head:

How do I get visitors?

Why isn’t Google ranking my posts?
How do people earn from blogs?

That’s when I realized I needed proper guidance.

Finding a Mentor and Learning Proper Blogging

While searching online, I found Hafizur Rahman, who offered a blogging course.
I joined his course, and it was one of the best decisions I ever made.

Through that course, I learned step by step:

How to buy a domain name and hosting

How to install and use WordPress CMS
How to write SEO-friendly blog posts
How to do content writing effectively

How to research keywords
How to use images properly in blog posts

At the same time, I continued watching YouTube tutorials and practicing what I learned.

The Struggles: No Traffic, No Income

Even after learning so much, my first few blogs didn’t get traffic.
I was writing, optimizing, and publishing — but the visitors just weren’t coming.

I didn’t earn anything for three years, and many people told me to quit.
But I didn’t.

Instead, I decided to learn more — about social media marketing, affiliate marketing, CPA marketing, canva design, t-shirt design, digital product cration, video editing.

Learning Affiliate Marketing from Raju Bhadra

During this phase, I started watching videos by Raju Bhadra, who shared detailed tutorials about affiliate marketing. His videos inspired me a lot, and I decided to take his affiliate marketing course.

Through that course, I learned how to:

Create Amazon affiliate accounts

Choose the right products for promotion
Write product-based blog posts
Add affiliate links properly

Track and grow affiliate sales

This was my first real step into the world of online income. I started Amazon affiliate marketing, but I soon realized that without traffic, even affiliate marketing couldn’t bring results.

That’s when I focused completely on how to drive traffic to my blog — and it changed everything.

The Turning Point: Pinterest + Blogging

In 2024, I started working regularly on blogging and Pinterest marketing.

I learned Pinterest through YouTube videos, tested different strategies, and started seeing results.

Soon, my first blog got:

Over 80,000 outbound clicks from Pinterest
90% of the traffic from the USA

And finally, after years of effort, I earned my first $1000 in September 2025 from:

Google AdSense $265.59
Ezoic Ad Network $776.54
Amazon Affiliate Program $10.22

TOTAL = $1052.32

The Hardest Lesson: Never Give Up

My first blog was rejected by AdSense 13 times.
Each time, I improved it — better content, better design, better SEO.
And finally, after the 14th attempt, I got AdSense approval.

That approval wasn’t just an email — it was proof that my patience, learning, and persistence were worth it.

Today: Managing 3 Successful Blogs

Now, I proudly run three blogs, all approved by AdSense.
I earn through ads, affiliate programs, and Pinterest traffic — and continue to learn every day.

Blogging has taught me not just how to make money, but how to be patient, disciplined, and creative.