From my $5 AdSense failure to building a $2,000/month coaching business – here’s what actually works in 2025
If You Want to create $1,000 to $3,000 a Month, There Are Certain Methods.
I’m going to tell you about three methods. But first, let’s understand what methods are actually working.
Method 1: Getting Some Share of Other People’s Product or Service
The first method is all about bringing your traffic.
Here you create content and you get paid for other people’s products or services. The simplest example is AdSense.
People will tell you this easiest method.
I have used this method in the past, but that has not made me big money out of it.
Relying on other people’s product is always at their mercy.
My Story with AdSense
Back in 2017, I started working on a blog. My first blog was on onelifetosuccess.com, which no longer exists.
That blog did not pay me much, but $5 or $10 I have created through that. The cost to manage that blog was more than that.
AdSense paid me around $5 to $10 through the blog. This was similar to that kind of thing. However, it did not give me much.
If you also think about the AdSense from YouTube or any such kind of platform, let me share something more.
Real Example from my friend
Yesterday, I was speaking to my friend.
He told me that because his channel is monetized, he created around $2 from 2000 views.
So, all in all, I would say it’s around nine paisa, or $2, from 2000 views.
That’s not a big money.
That’s a very small amount of money.
Plus, it varies in the domains.
For instance, you might have a different rate if you have a finance channel. It could be 37 paisa instead of nine paisa.
If you are running a financial domain, you can expect to earn more than $1 per 1000 views. The same applies if you are running a YouTube channel.
You can expect $4 per 1,000 views, but this amount is relatively low.
So, let’s say you have 10,000 views, which would give you around $40.
I do not recommend this method. However, it is one way you can make money.
People are making money through this method on YouTube, but they have big YouTube channels.
Method 2: Helping Other People with Their Products or Services
The second method through which you can make money is by helping other people.
He told them about their product or services. For example, you can create a website. You can create some kind of landing page for someone. You can create YouTube videos, but that’s a kind of service.
My LinkedIn Branding Experience
It’s a good method aleast better than method one.
Starting January 20225, I was providing, the LinkedIn branding services to the people. They paid me money. I was charging 40,000 rupees, so close to $500 per client.
So in a month, if I had four to five clients, which I had in the past four, I would. So I was generating around 1,60,000 rupees, or approximately $2,000.
So $1,000 to $2,000 is the second method.
Make money providing videos, LinkedIn branding, or any kind of services. You can create $1,000 to $3,000 through that.
The Problem with This Method
This method won’t keep you free. The problem with this method is that it is like your job.
It will not give you the largest leverage.
The time with you is limited to the same eight hours.
You have the same 24 hours in your life.
Out of 24 hours in the job, you were working eight hours.
In job you were getting someone lakh rupees, two lakh rupees, three lakh rupees, or 50,00 INR whatever it is, $1,000 $2,000.
There you were getting money from a single place and a single employer was paying you. Here you might have 3-5 employers.
The branded name is freelancing. Your time and freedom. Actually not.
How to Start with This Method
If you want to transition from a job to self-employment, this can be a stepping stone.
Start with one client beyond your job hours.
Why You Cannot Grow Big with This Method
You will not be able to reach your full potential. You need to create a model similar to an agency.
Once you’re maxed out, it means you don’t have any more time. You need to expand, and the only way is through teamwork.
So you put one person, two person, three person, four person.
Still, there is a form of leverage, albeit a limited one, here. And you cannot grow as big as you want to be.
In this kind of model, what I’ve seen is $1,000 to $5,000 is reasonable. This budget works with a limited team.
I haven’t worked on a big agency project, so I’m not familiar with it.
I have made $1,000 to $3,000 through this model or system at this step.
My favorite is the third model.
Method 3: Educational Product – Coaching, Consulting or Courses
The third model discusses an educational product.
Have coaching, consulting, or courses.
If you are an expert in something, you can package your knowledge into educational content or courses.
About Courses
Courses won’t pay you much unless you provide more value.
The courses are of three categories, like low ticket, mid ticket, and high ticket.
A low-ticket course can be around $100.
A mid-ticket course can be around $1000.
A low ticket course can be less than $100
A mid-ticket course can be less than $1,000, and anything above $1,000 is a high ticket for you.
So to some extent, courses can help you to grow and take advantage.
Coaching and Consulting Model – The Best Option
The best out of this for me is your coaching and consulting model.
In the coaching and consulting model, you work with one person, one-on-one. You are in close proximity.
In the coaching space, I have worked with people. I believe transitioning from $1,000 to $3,000 is the most effective path.
The numbers $3,000, $5,000, or $10,000 are numbers.
The coaching model or the consulting model is good. I would tell that going to $1,000 to $3,000 or $5,000.
How I Work with My Clients
When I work with you in this domain, I prefer one-on-one coaching and consulting.
There is a personal coaching and consulting space.
When I work with you, I understand your problem, pain, and where you are coming from.
So in my model, I help you to:
- Craft your niche
- Talk about your social media branding
- How to create your offers
- How to reach people
- How to connect with people
- Once you’re conducting your one-to-one sessions and other activities, how do you close sales?
- Then you have to take leverage
- Then, how do you do branding?
This model has worked well with me.
I would recommend this third model to you in any capacity you feel like. It can be coaching, consulting, or the courses.
Why Courses Are the Last Priority
The third is the lowest in the ladder of courses.
Here, you do not need your personal time.
Anything less than $100 can be sold.
If anything is around $7 or $10, it can be sold.
Even less than $100 can be sold through your content, if you have got good brand value.
High-Ticket Clients Need Personal Attention
To work with a mid or high-ticket client, you need to establish a one-on-one relationship. Clients may pay $1,000, $2,000, or even $3,000.
This client is looking at hand-holding.
What Is Missing in the Market
What’s currently missing in the market is hand-holding, which is exactly where I love to help people.
I work with you. I work at your systems. I work at everything to find out at what level you are. So let’s work out to understand who you are, what you do.
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Also, I have created a community called Digital Chai club.
In that community, I am talking about how to start your online journey.
Every alternate Saturday, we have live meetings with the community.
Here is your invitation link – Digital Chai Club.
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