About Us

Hi, I’m Hemant

Welcome to Trek Pelican. This is where I share how everyday people can build real side income online through blogging, Pinterest, Facebook and digital products, plus simple ways to save more of what you earn.

No hype and no “get rich overnight” promises. Just honest, practical guides to earning more and spending smarter, with real numbers and screenshots wherever I can share them.

How It Started

I wrote my first blog posts in 2017 on a free WordPress.com site. It wasn’t serious. I just wanted to see if I could write, and whether I’d stick with it.

In 2019, I decided to take blogging seriously. I was a student with no income, and I was supposed to be focused on my studies. But I kept watching YouTube videos about “passive income,” money that keeps coming in while you sleep, with no limit on what you can earn. In my head, I was already making six figures a month like the people in those videos.

What those videos never mentioned was the hard work and deep knowledge behind those numbers.

I started on a free Blogspot site because I didn’t want to spend money. When I learned that a custom domain could improve my chances of getting approved for ads, I bought one, even though money was tight. For a long time, Google sent me almost no traffic. I made mistake after mistake before I slowly started seeing visitors.

Where My Money Lessons Came From

Long before I earned anything online, life taught me how to manage money. As a student, I handled everything on my own, without my parents there to fall back on. Every expense was mine to plan, from rent and food to books and bills.

Then came the job search. Months of applications with no steady paycheck forced me to stretch every bit of money I had. I learned to budget before the month started, cook at home instead of eating out, and save something every month, even when it was a small amount.

Those years taught me more about saving, budgeting and frugal living than any course could. I share those lessons here, along with research and trusted sources, so you get both real-life experience and solid information.

What I’ve Learned Since

Slowly, things started to work. My blog was approved for Google AdSense in December 2019, and I’ve earned from display ads through Ezoic since 2021. In 2023, I moved from Blogspot to WordPress with proper hosting and started treating my blog like a real business.

Over the years, I’ve:

  • Grown a Pinterest account to 100 million impressions in a single month (October 2026)
  • Earned income from Facebook pages
  • Earned affiliate commissions through Amazon and LTK
  • Sold digital products online

None of this happened quickly. Each one took years of testing, failing and trying again.

The Setbacks That Taught Me the Most

I’ve had my share of bad days. A Pinterest account with millions of monthly views was suspended overnight, and my appeal was rejected the very next day. All that work was gone in a few hours.

Later, Google’s AI updates cut my search traffic badly. The blog I had built for years suddenly got only a small share of the visitors it used to.

Both times, I had to start again. And both times, I learned something I now share here, like why you should never depend on one traffic source or one income stream.

What You’ll Find on Trek Pelican

  • Side Hustles: step-by-step guides to blogging, Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, affiliate marketing and digital products, plus researched guides to many other ways people earn online
  • Blog Income: my real income reports, and what actually increases ad earnings
  • Frugal Living & Budgeting: practical ways to save money and budget better, drawn from my own student years and backed by research

Who This Is For

Trek Pelican is for anyone who wants to earn a little more or keep more of what they already earn. That includes:

  • Students who want to earn on the side without paying for expensive courses, just like I did
  • Parents looking for flexible income that fits around family life
  • People with a 9–5 job who want a second income stream they can build in the evenings or on weekends
  • Seniors and retirees who want a meaningful project, extra income, or smarter ways to stretch a fixed budget
  • Complete beginners who have never built a website or a Pinterest account before

You don’t need a tech background or a big budget. I started with neither.

How I Create Content

Every post on Trek Pelican is written to be genuinely useful, whether it comes from my own journey or from careful research.

  • Real experience: growing on Pinterest, earning from ads and affiliates, and managing money on a tight budget. These posts include my real numbers and screenshots, with personal details like email addresses always hidden.
  • Careful research: side hustles, money tips and tools explained with the help of official sources, expert guidance and trusted references, so you get accurate, practical information.
  • Sources listed: every post ends with a Sources section so you can check the facts yourself.
  • Kept up to date: platforms like Pinterest and Google change often, so I update posts when something important changes.
  • The full picture: I share what didn’t work, not just the wins.

A Quick Note on Affiliate Links and Earnings

Some posts on Trek Pelican contain affiliate links. If you buy through one of these links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps keep the site running. You can read the full details in my Affiliate Disclosure.

Any income numbers I share are my own results or examples, not a promise of what you’ll earn. Your results will depend on your effort, skills, niche and many other factors. Please read my Earnings Disclaimer for more details.

My Promise to You

I won’t tell you that making money online is easy, because it isn’t. It takes time, patience and a lot of trial and error.

But I’ll show you what worked for me, and what didn’t, so you can skip some of the mistakes that cost me years. And when I write about something I haven’t tried myself, I’ll say so honestly and give you the best researched information I can.

Let’s Stay in Touch

Thanks for being here. I’m glad you found Trek Pelican.

— Hemant