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Updated: March 1, 2021

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Sa El – Founder at Simply Insurance

  • Sa El

  • Founder of Simply Insurance
  • $50,000 monthly website revenue

How does Sa make money online?

Sa runs a website called Simply Insurance that helps people compare insurance quotes and buy insurance.

If a visitor to the site clicks an affiliate link to an insurance company website and buys insurance from them, Sa earns a commission.

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How much money does Sa make?

Sa revealed during a podcast interview in October 2019 that his 2-year-old website was earning $13,000 to $15,000 per month in revenue, from only 6000 monthly visitors.

Then in a September 2020 interview, Sa revealed in another interview that his revenue was up to $50,000 per month.

Here’s the later interview with Sa:

In a comment here Sa also reveals that his expenses for the website are only about $2000 per month.

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How did Sa get started?

You can hear the full story in the 2019 podcast interview.

In brief:

  • Sa had more than 11 years of experience in the insurance industry and used to sell insurance door-to-door.
  • He decided to build an affiliate website in the insurance niche.
  • To learn how to drive traffic, he took Brian Dean’s SEO course, SEO That Works.
  • He worked on the site for 9 months before he saw his first commission check.

It was the best day of my life, I knew it worked. That’s all I needed to know, that it worked.

What type of online business does Sa have?

According to our framework Sa has a referral business, which would be considered a Level 3 online business.

More specifically, Sa’s Simply Insurance website is an affiliate website. 

Other ways to make money online

There are many other ways to make money online, to work from home or anywhere in the world.

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Niall Doherty – Founder and Lead Editor of eBiz Facts Born and raised in Ireland, Niall has been making a living from his laptop since quitting his office job in 2010. He's fond of basketball, once spent 44 months traveling around the world without flying, and has been featured in such publications as The Irish Times and Huffington Post. Read more...

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