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Professional engineer licensing blog with affiliate deal

A blog about earning a professional engineering license in a niche with little coverage. Income comes from an affiliate deal with a company selling licensing prep packages.

At a glance
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Category
Content and media
96% sure
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Earns from
Affiliate
96% sure
x
Startup cost (estimate)
Under $100Low confidence
58% sure
x
Time it takes (estimate)
Hands-off
96% sure
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Where
Online
99% sure
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Coding
No coding needed
96% sure
x
Source
Hacker NewsComment by kohanz in “Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2018?”, November 18, 2018

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