You may have read my guide on starting a WordPress blog. That's not the end.

I just published a guide on what I’ve been working on with my WordPress site: “How to Make Money from a WordPress Blog”.

That’s everything I’ve learned since 2008 about turning a blog into actual income.

This isn’t theory. I’ve made over 6-figures across my WordPress sites (and failed plenty along the way).

Here’s what’s inside:

• Why WordPress still beats Substack, Beehiiv, and Medium when you want to actually own your business
• My exact 5 monetization methods that generate real income (not just “traffic”)
• My income reports (more to come with updates)
• Why content creation is your real job, not endless website tweaking
• Free way to speed up loading your website

​[Read the full guide here →]​

Meantime, Ai has started aggressively filtering emails, and it's only going to get worse.

If you want to continue to see my emails in your inbox, please just hit reply to this one with a simple "HI" (or whatever else you're thinking).​
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And then:

=> GO ASK YOUR EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS TO DO THE SAME.

Thank you for reading and here’s to building something that actually makes money in 2026.

Marilyn