Profiting From pASSIONS: Episode 3
This week on the Profiting From Passions Series, I am talking to Amira from A Self Guru.
Her Blogging journey is absolutely inspirational and goes to show that anything is possible if you put in the hard work. Amira proves that despite what your passions are, you can still be a blogger with a full-time job.
She’s a full-time lawyer and runs a six figure blog where she helps entrepreneurs with the legal side of their business while also coaching them on how to become the master of their own destiny.
Can you please introduce yourself to my audience
I’m a lawyer, blogger and business coach from ASelfGuru.com.
During the day, I work full-time as a lawyer and at nights and weekends, I’m a blogger and business coach. I teach other bloggers and entrepreneurs how to protect their online business legally along with the business skills they need to build a six figure business and become their own boss!
How did you start your blogging career
I started my blog on a whim when I got inspired by other successful bloggers. I’ve always wanted to make a greater impact in the lives of others through my legal and business expertise and blogging seemed like a great way to do that.
I’ve been working full-time as a lawyer for more than 8 years but have been teaching business and legal skills and coaching online entrepreneurs for over 10 years now. I have owned multiple businesses from a young age, so it was only natural for me to start a blog and bring those skills in my blogging business as well.
So I launched my blog in 7 days while working full-time as a lawyer! You can read all about that here.
Can you please tell us a little bit about your blogging journey?
I really love blogging because it allows me the freedom to work from anywhere at my own pace and reach a bigger audience.
It has been a very rewarding and enriching experience for me building a six figure blogging business in less than a year while working full-time as a lawyer!
I made my first $1000 blogging in my first month and then doubled that income in my second month when I made a total of $3700! From there, my income kept increasing until I made $20,000 in a month!
You can read my blogging journey of how I made $20,000 per month here.
So now I teach others how to do the same while also helping them protect their online business legally!
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I know I’ve found my life purpose with blogging.
At what point did you realize you were living the life you wanted?
I am still working towards it! Everything takes time and before a blogger, I’m a lawyer which I love! So it’s a tough decision for me to quit my job at this time.
But who knows what the future holds.
I know I’ve found my life purpose with blogging but it’s challenging to blog with a full-time job, so I believe once I start dedicating full-time to my blog, that’s
when I’ll be living the life I want!
What’s the one thing you wish you knew when you were first starting out?
There are quite a few things that come to mind! I actually wrote a post that answers this question!
It’s about the 7 blogging lessons I learned after making $10,000, and it talks about the different things I wish I knew before starting out.
If I had to name one thing right now, that would be learning Google SEO from the beginning. Both Google and Pinterest SEO are super important to
bring traffic to your blog!
So take the time to learn these from the beginning to maximize your time writing blog posts that actually rank well on Google. Same thing with Pinterest,
it’s an excellent source of free organic traffic but you have to learn the tips and tricks first.
I spent a lot of time learning Pinterest in the beginning, which really helped me but I neglected Google SEO and wish I had learned both simultaneously.
How has blogging changed your life?
It has taught me a new way to make money online while making a greater impact in the world with my products and coaching services. My legal
templates are used and appreciated by thousands of bloggers and entrepreneurs, and I can’t begin to describe how fulfilling that is!
I’ve worked personally with so many bloggers and entrepreneurs and have helped them grow their business. So it feels great teaching other bloggers and
entrepreneurs how to build a six figure blogging business from scratch even with a full-time job!
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If you have both then you have a perfect recipe for success.
Do you think that blogging relies more on passion than skillset?
No, I think you both! You need passion and skills to go hand in hand. If you only have the passion, you would still need to learn the skills to succeed as a
blogger, and if you only had the skills, you won’t go far without the passion. Makes sense? If you have both then you have a perfect recipe for success!
What are the skills that bloggers require if they want to be successful?
Great question! There are quite a few things you need to learn and master to be successful –
1. Learn how to blog legally – just like any business, with blogging, you need to learn how to blog legally and the first basic step is to make sure you have all 3 legal pages on your website before you launch! So take the time to invest in legal templates written by a lawyer such as my Legal Bundle to protect yourself and your business from lawsuits.
2. Learn email marketing and social media marketing – for this, I recommend investing in the right blogging tools and resources to learn from the experts. I’d say don’t waste time trying to learn everything on your own and get frustrated! Instead, invest in the right blogging courses and tools to get started painlessly. I’ve put together a list of all the blogging tools and resources that helped me grow and monetize my blog quickly. You can check them out here.
3. Manage your time wisely – blogging can be very time consuming and there’s always so much to do! So it’s very important to be disciplined and organized with your time if you want to be productive. Don’t spend too much time in the “thinking” phase and not take enough action. Sometimes, we tend to overthink and over-analyze things and that delays our progress.
What is the one mistake you made in the beginning that you wish you hadn’t made?
I already talked about it above – I didn’t learn Google SEO right away and that was a mistake because later, I had to go back and revise 20+ blog posts I had already written to optimize them for SEO, which was a huge pain! It ended up being a lot of work that I could have avoided and saved myself all that hassle if I had learned SEO from the beginning.
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Better late than never.
If you could, give advice to younger self about anything, what would it be?
I wish I had started blogging at a younger age, perhaps during college because I had a lot more time on my hands back then. But like they say, better late than
never, right?! 🙂
What was the one thing you implemented in your business that made a huge impact?
It was creating my own digital products that made a huge impact in my blogging business!
With your own products, you are in full control of your income instead of selling someone else’s product. I love affiliate marketing but I think you have to
diversify your blogging income and one of the ways I did that was by creating 10+ legal templates of my own.
These are legal templates that all bloggers need for their business at different stages.
For example, you need the Legal Bundle before you launch your blog. It includes all 3 legal pages you need on your website and those are your:
- Privacy Policy
- Disclaimer and Disclosures
- Terms and Conditions
Same way, you need this written contract when you work with clients as a freelancer to do any kind of work. Both the freelancer and the client need this freelance
contract to work together.
Also, as a blogger, you may have heard about sponsored posts or even written one. Sponsored posts are a great way to make money blogging.
You get to work with your favorite brands and get paid to write sponsored content for them! But just like all other contracts, you need this sponsored posts contract to work with brands.
Check out the complete list of legal templates you need for your blogging business here.
Do you have anything that you would like to share?
Sure, here are 3 awesome offers for you –
1. Are you blogging legally? If you are a blogger or entrepreneur then make your website legally compliant within minutes with my best selling Legal Bundle.
The Legal Bundle is a discounted bundle of 3 templates (Privacy Policy, Disclaimer and Terms and Conditions) that has helped thousands of bloggers and
entrepreneurs comply with the law and protect themselves legally.
Plus it comes with 9 additional bonuses worth $1175! You get the bonuses for free with the Legal Bundle. Learn more about the Legal Bundle here.
If you need any other legal templates for your business, then check out my legal store for all the templates available to you! Feel free to reach out if you are
looking for anything specific and don’t see it on my website.
2. Want to work with me personally to expand your business or go over your legal and business questions? Then sign up for a 30 minutes
business coaching call here and let’s work together to grow and monetize your business quickly while keeping it legal! I offer a really affordable monthly coaching program to support you as a mentor throughout your blogging and business journey. During our coaching calls, you can ask me anything, and I will show you how to become a six figure blogger.
I was a teacher before I became a lawyer, so you will see that I have a passion for teaching and really enjoy working with people!
3. Want some free legal and business tips or a cease and desist letter for copyright infringement? Check out these awesome freebies for you here.
How can people reach you?
You can easily connect with me on my blog at ASelfGuru.com, my Facebook group or on other social media platforms- Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter
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Vanessa Gowora
