What I did during the first 15 days after creating a Google blog

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A stressed miner digging underground while an AI robot points forward, symbolizing blind trust in AI-driven monetization and content mining

78 Articles in Two Weeks — and 0 Pageviews

Fifteen days in.
Seventy-eight articles written.
And one brutal number staring back at me:

0 pageviews.

Calling myself a “side hustle king” feels laughable right now.
At this point, I’m not a king — I’m just someone struggling toward financial freedom.

Still, I’m writing this down.

Because this blog is not a success story.
It’s a record of building a monetized blog from scratch, including the failures, doubts, and mistakes most people skip.

This is the first entry.

Why I Started an English Monetization Blog

Two weeks ago, I jumped into the world of English SEO blogging.

Google AdSense.
English content.
Dollar-based revenue.

It’s a model that’s already been proven countless times.
There’s no shortage of guides, case studies, or “I made $X in Y months” posts.

So I decided to try it too.

Honestly?
I trusted AI more than I trusted myself.

What I Actually Did in 15 Days

Here’s the reality, broken down by numbers:

  • Monetization-focused English blog concepts: ~10

  • Total English articles written: 78

  • Articles published: ~30

  • Articles queued / stockpiled: ~40

  • Average daily work time: 7+ hours

My role was planning, editing, and validation.
GPT handled the bulk of content generation, dramatically increasing production speed.

Even then, there were plenty of trial-and-error moments — I’ll save those for later posts.

On paper, it looked efficient.
In theory, everything made sense.

The Reality Was Much Harder Than Expected

The speed was insane.
At one point, I even thought:

“This should be enough.”

That confidence didn’t last long.

As days passed, a different feeling crept in.

Anxiety.

Writing a lot of content
and
feeling like the blog is actually working
are two very different things.

Day 15: Zero Traffic Hits Hard

On day fifteen, I checked Google Search Console again.

Still the same.

Pageviews: 0

Logically, I could rationalize it.
“SEO takes time.”
“New domains need patience.”

But the real problem wasn’t the numbers.

It was my mindset.

  • Is this direction even right?

  • Am I doing this correctly?

  • Am I just burning time?

Those questions kept looping in my head.

Why I Started This Blog (Yes, Another One)

I haven’t given up on the English blog.

But I needed a psychological safety net.

A place to clearly organize:

  • Why the traffic isn’t coming

  • What might be wrong

  • Where I should adjust or restart

And I needed to write it in Korean, honestly, without pretending everything is fine.

That’s why this blog exists.

The Direction of This Blog

This is still a monetization blog.

But I don’t want to sell fake success stories or say
“I’m making thousands already.”

That’s not who I am.

Instead, I want to document:

  • Real emotions while running side hustles

  • Time vs. efficiency trade-offs

  • Failures that don’t get talked about

Especially:

  • The reality of monetizing English blogs

  • How Google AdSense actually behaves

  • The real difficulty of AI-generated SEO content

Those are the topics I plan to cover.

I’m Not a Side Hustle King (Yet)

Right now, I’m not a “side hustle king.”

I’m just someone
trying to become one.

If it works, great.
If it fails, that’s content too.

At least, that’s what I’m choosing to believe.

…I really hope that’s true.

Final Thoughts

I hope 0 pageviews isn’t the end of this story.

Just the beginning.


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