Toasty Business! From Hospital Bed to Passive Income Empire! Get Over Here and Read This!

From Kombat to Cribs: My Origin Story

Hmph! You think juggling chains and spearing souls is tough? Try juggling a newborn and a business! Back in 2014 I Scorpion... err I mean this woman named Jen was all about the hustle. Seventy hour weeks? Child's play compared to the Netherrealm! But then *poof* a spawnling arrived. 'Get over here!' I wanted to scream at my old work schedule. But like a true warrior I adapted.

The Shirai Ryu Strategy: Pivot Adapt Conquer

At first I attempted to maintain my previous workload of 40 to 50 hours a week around my daughter’s schedule. But as she grew parenting became more hands on and I could only manage about half of it. I decided that I needed to shift how I was working so that I could still earn money while giving my daughter the attention she deserved. This forced me to reconsider my approach. Instead of direct combat I focused on passive attacks! I mean passive income that is.

Monetize or Perish! The Website's Revenge

Instead of conjuring new hellfire attacks I had to think like Sub Zero – cold calculating and efficient. I monetized my website with ads which had 463,000 users. Traffic swings mean ad income varies. When I have ads turned on I earn on average $391 per month with zero hours of work involved. This is like setting a trap for unsuspecting souls... I mean website visitors! However it can diminish the user experience so I temporarily disable this during major product launches to maintain quality and focus on conversions. Quality over quantity as they say.

Affiliate Fatality! Recommending Products for Profit

I already had a loyal following so I channeled my inner Quan Chi and started manipulating… I mean persuading! I send out weekly newsletters to over 100,000 subscribers and post several times a week on TikTok Instagram Pinterest and Facebook to over 90,000 social media followers. A lot of my content is centered around wedding and other suggestions and advice so I use affiliate links. Two programs I joined Amazon Associates and RewardStyle allow me to create curated storefronts and share links to those lists in my social media profile bios and newsletters. This takes about two hours a week. If a person buys a product I've recommended (or other products on the same website) after clicking through my affiliate link I receive a commission. The payout averages $129 a month. Not bad for a few clicks and a bit of networking!

AI Ninjas! My Digital Servants

The real game changer? AI! I decided to team up with a developer who helped me build an AI maid of honor speech writing tool. He took over 200 speeches I'd composed and programmed the tool to replicate the writing style format and structure I used. In the past year we've expanded to different types of wedding speeches and vows and even created a similar tool for eulogies. This allowed me to offer my service at a lower price point ($35 instead of $397) and scale it to work with an unlimited number of customers. These tools bring in an average of $5,380 a month. Now my digital ninjas do the work while I spend time with my spawnling. This is like commanding an army of undead warriors – efficient and terrifying!

No Regrets! The Path to Peace

These passive income streams allow my business to stay afloat and give me time to focus on the projects I'm most excited about like new products and a podcast. Most of all I don't regret working less so I can spend more time with my toddler. I even sell digital and physical products: courses books and card games. All together these digital and physical products generate about $380 a month. Now if you'll excuse me I have a screaming child and a world to conquer... passively of course!