Do you make enough from Adsense that you don't have to work?

Discussion in 'AdSense' started by ForgottenCreature, Feb 20, 2011.

  1. dbonline

    dbonline Well-Known Member

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    #41
    not at the point where I don't have to work yet but hopefully sooner than later!
     
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  2. ForgottenCreature

    ForgottenCreature Notable Member

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    #42
    How much are you currently earning? Are you working a 9-5?
     
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    quiz Well-Known Member

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    #43
    Currently i have one stable website who is around 2 / 2,5K unique visitors per day (10K pageviews daily) and a few smaller websites between 300 / 800 unique a day. The problem is not the traffic but adsense in this case. CPM won't ben higher then €0,10 and on a lucky day my average CTR is +0,50%. I started those websites to get some more SEO and Adsense experience but it doesn't pay off.

    I am working on some projects in other niches currently, the average keywords i am using on my game websites has a CPC of €0,05. To avoid this i am checking some new keywords / niches with the AdWords keytools.
     
    quiz, Feb 23, 2011 IP
  4. ForgottenCreature

    ForgottenCreature Notable Member

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    #44
    Well - have you tried to implement other ad networks since its content-websites? I know that with Adsense and other networks combined, you could earn a lot to pay the bills, and then some.

    How much time do your users spend on your site?
     
    ForgottenCreature, Feb 23, 2011 IP
  5. d4Dave

    d4Dave Peon

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    #45
    I make a few hundred a month, I want more though, I would love to sustain a website in which I won't have to work (well not as much)
     
    d4Dave, Feb 23, 2011 IP
  6. ForgottenCreature

    ForgottenCreature Notable Member

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    #46
    That's not enough to not work though. What's your day job like?
     
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  7. clades

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    #47
    Lift that fat asses of the chair and go work!!!
     
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  8. fr@nc!z

    fr@nc!z Active Member

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    #48
    IMO, adsense can be an extra income or primary source of income depending on one's capability.
     
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  9. d4Dave

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    #49
    At the moment, I have no job, I'm a full time student. Which is why a few hundred per month for me is pretty awesome. But like you say, it isn't enough to not have to work, which is why I'm determined to make a minimum of $50 a day.
     
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  10. quiz

    quiz Well-Known Member

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    +-2:30 min average, any suggestions for other ad networks since i am not that in to other CPC or CPA sites (Tested Clickbank and Amazon but both didn't work for me.).
     
    quiz, Feb 24, 2011 IP
  11. galipellisatyanarayana

    galipellisatyanarayana Active Member

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    #51
    Still learning adsense. Till now I earned only $25 from last 4 months from 6 websites which I am running to say honestly. Looking for to earn more say atleast $2-$5 per day. So if any one knows how to do so, please let me know.

    I tried blog commenting, twitter, other social network sites, But earning is very small. Looking to get more by concentrating on some topics.
     
    galipellisatyanarayana, Feb 24, 2011 IP
  12. Smitten

    Smitten Well-Known Member

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    #52
    I'm finally having some decent results, after developing over a dozen keyword targeted websites (aka sniper websites) and monetizing the organic traffic with adsense and other methods. I'm currently getting around $1,000 per month... not much, but it's mostly auto-pilot, since I rarely spend much time building links to old websites. And with what I've been learning / experimenting, I should be able to get much better results before the end of this year.

    Organic traffic is better than any other kind of traffic, so your first aim should be getting a couple thousands organic searches to your websites, daily.

    Once you have the traffic, that's where the fun part begins! I just have to try different monetization tactics and see what works best for each website/demographic.
     
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  13. TYCP

    TYCP Active Member

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    #53
    AdSense is fine, but it's not my main source of income. Like someone else in here said, putting all of your eggs in one basket is an awful idea.
     
    TYCP, Feb 24, 2011 IP
  14. jatrasmara

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    #54
    my adsense not yet give me enough money, so i still need to get work
     
    jatrasmara, Feb 24, 2011 IP
  15. soul_of_god

    soul_of_god Well-Known Member

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    #55
    Well, I am making living of adsense income, believe it or not. I see some people saying "don't put all your egg in one basket" I would say nothing wrong with it. If you play by the rules thn google not gonna harm you.
    Monthly 5 figure from google is awesome :)
     
    soul_of_god, Feb 24, 2011 IP
  16. Khamosh

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    #56
    I was going to quit unless a pleasant day which encouraged me. But still not optimized. And i agree that ad sense is not enough a least for a newbie.

    regards
    hassan
     
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  17. ForgottenCreature

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    #57
    I'd recommend trying out Kontera or Vibrant media FOR CPC, its in-links for your content.
     
    ForgottenCreature, Feb 25, 2011 IP
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    quiz Well-Known Member

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    #58
    Uhm, i haven't thought about that. I don't think it will work either since i am not writing articles or blogposts. Most of the pages are dynamisch and don't have the right keywords in it to advertise with. I don't think there is a big CPC market for keywords like "Heaton config" or "Neo cfg" :p.
     
    quiz, Feb 25, 2011 IP
  19. ForgottenCreature

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    #59
    Ya, there isn't too many. You should try to find bigger niches to work in, that have a few advertisers.
     
    ForgottenCreature, Feb 25, 2011 IP
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    quiz Well-Known Member

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    #60
    I am working on my last game related website where i am going to merge all my current game websites. The domain is good for adsense (atleast better then my previous game websites.) so i hope to make more out of it.

    Also started working on some ideas in other niches. Only thing i need to work on is boosting my CTR but maybe its just low because my CTR is based on game websites (not the perfect niche to get many clicks.).
     
    quiz, Feb 25, 2011 IP