How to Pivot from Ad Revenue to $12,500/Month Selling Digital Products
Fri Jan 23 2026
✨ Start selling your first digital product for free in 10 minutes with MiloTree! ✨
Watch the video of the episode on YouTube here.
If you're a blogger watching your ad revenue plummet after Google updates and AI disruptions, you're not alone. Traffic losses of 50-70% have become the new normal, leaving thousands of creators wondering if their years of hard work were for nothing.
In my newest video, I shared the incredible story of Melanie, a registered dietitian and low-carb food blogger who transformed her dying blog into a thriving digital product business. In just 90 days, she went from $700/month in ad revenue to $6,500/month. Ten months later, she's now making $12,500/month—nearly three times her pre-crash income.
The best part? She used the same expertise, the same email list, and the same audience she already had. She just changed her business model.
In this post, I'll walk you through Melanie's exact week-by-week strategy so you can replicate her success, even if your traffic has tanked and your ad revenue has disappeared.
Show Notes:
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If you're watching your ad revenue disappear, if Google has crushed your traffic, if you're wondering whether your blog is still viable—I want you to hear this:
Your work isn't worthless. You just need a different monetization strategy.
You already have everything you need:
✅ Expertise (even if you don't think it's "expert level") ✅ An audience (even if it's small) ✅ Credibility (your existing content proves you know your stuff)
What you need now is a platform that makes it easy to test, launch, and scale digital products without getting bogged down in complicated tech.
Try MiloTree free—no credit card required.
Set up your first coaching offer, workshop, or membership in minutes. Test it with your audience. See what works. Then scale it.
Melanie went from $700/month to $12,500/month in less than a year. Your journey will look different, but the strategy is the same:
Stop giving your expertise away for free Start with coaching to validate demand Scale with workshops and upsells Build recurring revenue with memberships Move fast and test often
Ready to find your one gold mine product? Download my free AI prompt that will help you identify the exact product you should build first. This is the same framework I used with Melanie to uncover her digital product strategy.
Your expertise is valuable. It's time to start charging for it.
Let's go.
Other Related Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes You'll Enjoy:
The 5 Digital Products Creators Will Use to Make $10K–$50K/Month in 2026 How to Automate Your Digital Product Sales and Make Money While You Sleep How to Double Your Revenue with Order Bumps and Upsells (Without Getting New Customers) Why Your Email List Prints Money (And Exactly How to Build One Fast)
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✨ Start selling your first digital product for free in 10 minutes with MiloTree! ✨ Watch the video of the episode on YouTube here. If you're a blogger watching your ad revenue plummet after Google updates and AI disruptions, you're not alone. Traffic losses of 50-70% have become the new normal, leaving thousands of creators wondering if their years of hard work were for nothing. In my newest video, I shared the incredible story of Melanie, a registered dietitian and low-carb food blogger who transformed her dying blog into a thriving digital product business. In just 90 days, she went from $700/month in ad revenue to $6,500/month. Ten months later, she's now making $12,500/month—nearly three times her pre-crash income. The best part? She used the same expertise, the same email list, and the same audience she already had. She just changed her business model. In this post, I'll walk you through Melanie's exact week-by-week strategy so you can replicate her success, even if your traffic has tanked and your ad revenue has disappeared. Show Notes: MiloTree Sign Up for MiloTree's Free Plan 6 Purchasing Triggers Download The 3 AI Prompts You Need to Create a Freebie Cheatsheet Join The Blogger Genius Newsletter Subscribe to the Blogger Genius Podcast: iTunes YouTube Spotify Start Building Your Digital Product Business Today If you're watching your ad revenue disappear, if Google has crushed your traffic, if you're wondering whether your blog is still viable—I want you to hear this: Your work isn't worthless. You just need a different monetization strategy. You already have everything you need: ✅ Expertise (even if you don't think it's "expert level") ✅ An audience (even if it's small) ✅ Credibility (your existing content proves you know your stuff) What you need now is a platform that makes it easy to test, launch, and scale digital products without getting bogged down in complicated tech. Try MiloTree free—no credit card required. Set up your first coaching offer, workshop, or membership in minutes. Test it with your audience. See what works. Then scale it. Melanie went from $700/month to $12,500/month in less than a year. Your journey will look different, but the strategy is the same: Stop giving your expertise away for free Start with coaching to validate demand Scale with workshops and upsells Build recurring revenue with memberships Move fast and test often Ready to find your one gold mine product? Download my free AI prompt that will help you identify the exact product you should build first. This is the same framework I used with Melanie to uncover her digital product strategy. Your expertise is valuable. It's time to start charging for it. Let's go. Other Related Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes You'll Enjoy: The 5 Digital Products Creators Will Use to Make $10K–$50K/Month in 2026 How to Automate Your Digital Product Sales and Make Money While You Sleep How to Double Your Revenue with Order Bumps and Upsells (Without Getting New Customers) Why Your Email List Prints Money (And Exactly How to Build One Fast)