šŸš€ More revenue, less work: My Q2 growth plan

Here's what I'm working on.

Hello, my friend!

Iā€™ve spent a few days thinking about how to optimize and grow my main income streams in Q2:

  • My website ā€” currently bringing in $2,000+ per month (check my monthly recaps for details!)

  • My SEO business

So far, Iā€™ve grown mostly by increasing my ratesā€”which, honestly, every entrepreneur should do at some point! Itā€™s the fastest way to filter out low-paying, high-maintenance clients.

However, thereā€™s always a reasonable level of price you can ask for.

If you want to grow beyond that, you either:

1ļøāƒ£ Sell more services ā†’ Which often means hiring help
2ļøāƒ£ Boost passive income ā†’ So youā€™re not trading time for money

Ideally, you do both!

Hiring has been a challenge for me (lots of trial and error), but Iā€™ve kept experimenting with different professionals on Upwork, Fiverr, and LinkedIn.

On the passive income side, a well-performing website has so much potential:
šŸ’° Affiliate earnings
šŸ“„ Lead generation
šŸ‘©ā€šŸ’» Personal brand growth
šŸ“Œ A solid project for CV
ā€¦and more!

People who say blogging and SEO are dead in 2025? They probably just donā€™t know how to do it right.

Just yesterday, while I was setting up a page for my keyword research services, my website pulled in over $500 from one affiliate program. šŸ‘‡

If youā€™re curious about the affiliate programs I use, my affiliate strategy, and how much revenue each program generates, I break it all down in my monthly affiliate reports.

This didnā€™t just happen by chance!

Itā€™s the result of a clear strategy: focusing on money-making keywords and the right affiliate partners.

Thatā€™s why I kicked off Q2 with a fresh round of keyword research for my website. Now, I know what to work on for the next three months.

If youā€™re unsure which keywords to target, I highly recommend doing keyword research!

I have a quick guide on my website that walks you through the process.

If you want a deep, step-by-step overview of my keyword research process, I share it in my SEO writing ebook.

The ultimate output of my several hours of work is an SEO keyword research plan that Iā€™ve already started implementing. As you can see, some fields are already highlighted in green.

Thereā€™s no room for random keywords in your SEO strategy!

If you donā€™t know how a keyword can help you achieve a certain goal ā€” ditch it!

Sure, finding the right opportunities takes effort. But itā€™s still way cheaper than spending time (and money) on content that gets zero results.

Speaking of resultsā€¦

Ahrefs has already picked up on my work from early April! My SEO content writing services page is now ranking for "SEO writing company." šŸŽ‰

And yep, thatā€™s the big goal behind my new service pagesā€”to be the SEO writing expert companies turn to. šŸš€

Iā€™m still playing around with the layout and content to see what works best.

Funny enough, Google seems to prefer a blog-style format over my well-designed keyword research services page. Go figure! šŸ˜…

My keyword research services page isnā€™t ranking yet, but Iā€™m keeping an eye on it and will share updates along the way!

Honestly, SEO is more exciting than ever, especially if youā€™re a niche expert. There are so many opportunities nowadays!

If you need some guidance, grab my SEO ebook and check out my DIY SEO guide below.

Letā€™s get your rankings up! šŸŽÆ

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SEO ebook updates

The design of the 4th ebook edition of my SEO ebook, ā€œHow to Hit the Google Front Pageā€ is officially DONE!

I sent a few last-minute tweaks to my designer yesterday, and they should be wrapped up by next week.

If youā€™ve bought my ebook before or preordered the latest version, keep an eye on your inboxā€”Iā€™ll be sending the 4th edition of my SEO ebook in mid-April! šŸŽ‰

You can still preorder the ebook at a reduced price!

šŸ’° Normally $32.99, but you can preorder now for just $19.99.

šŸ“– What you get:
āœ… The 3rd edition of my SEO ebook
šŸŽ Bonus: My SEO checklist for new websites (yours FREE!)

šŸ”„ And when the 4th edition is out? Iā€™ll email you a copy instantlyā€”no extra cost!

P.S. The 3rd edition of the ebook comes as a PDF because itā€™s packed with charts and images. And since itā€™s a digital product, all sales are finalā€”no refunds. šŸ˜Š

Have a great weekend!

Victoria

Victoria Kurichenko

P.S. If you missed my March monthly recap with everything I did and achieved last month, you can check it out here.

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