How did you make your Adsense fortune?

Discussion in 'AdSense' started by Chopster, Dec 16, 2005.

  1. #1
    I'm was wondering if any members currently making over $500 could share how they rose to that level?
     
    Chopster, Dec 16, 2005 IP
  2. Colleen

    Colleen Illustrious Member

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    $500 a day or month or year? lol.
     
    Colleen, Dec 16, 2005 IP
  3. Nitin M

    Nitin M White/Gray/Black Hat

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    #3
    Well, probably what most people at higher levels have in common is that they don't discuss the details of their successes :p ... it just invites unwanted competition.

    There are plenty of threads (and long ones) about adsense secrets, etc. Browse around a bit, I think there are a few recent ones. You'll see a few common themes in all of them ...

    1) You need traffic to make money
    2) Content is king for getting traffic ... so get good, unique content
    3) Find a niche so you can be an expert in that niche
    4) Sort of related to #3 .. start with less competitive KWPs and work your way up.
    5) Experiment, Measure, Revise, Repeat
    6) If all else fails, become a blackhat ;)
     
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    fryman Kiss my rep

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    Exand...expand..expand...

    Build a good network of sites. Much easier to have 10 sites earning 5 bucks each than one site earning $50

    I agree... no one would give any specific details about how to do it.
     
    fryman, Dec 16, 2005 IP
  5. Windows-Update-Advisor

    Windows-Update-Advisor Well-Known Member

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    #5

    Well, if you follow steps 1 to 5 carefully and over time , i am sure 99.9% you won't be using step 6..

    I have thru steps 1 to 5, now just keep adding more niche to my collection :p
     
    Windows-Update-Advisor, Dec 16, 2005 IP
  6. Chopster

    Chopster Peon

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    I'm really sorry about this. I started this thread with a poll in mind, then got distracted by my 2 year old daughter who wanted to show me her new toy. I come back and see that the initial question before starting the poll got posted.

    Since the thread has started, what I initially meant was over $500/month and the poll was going to ask something along the lines of:

    1. I increased my revenue by have lots of small sites.
    2. I increased my revenue by marketing the hell out of one site.

    Also, if you have lots of small sites, did you create separate domains for each one or did you create sub-domains.
     
    Chopster, Dec 17, 2005 IP
  7. Des

    Des Peon

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    seperate domains.

    A new domain costs only 10$ and you can earn that back easily.
     
    Des, Dec 17, 2005 IP
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    Wally Well-Known Member

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    Do you make over $500 only with your Chitikablog?
     
    Wally, Dec 17, 2005 IP
  9. devin

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    i have trouble even trying to reach $5....:)
     
    devin, Dec 17, 2005 IP
  10. Hon Daddy Dad

    Hon Daddy Dad Peon

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    Nice Chitika Ferrari Des!
     
    Hon Daddy Dad, Dec 17, 2005 IP
  11. aeiouy

    aeiouy Peon

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    I use Joel Comm's EBook Adsense For Dodos.

    It is grrrreat.


    By the way I would second the advice of diversification. There are two many factors outside your control that could impact a single site. Especially if you are going to be relying heavily on search engine traffic. So diversify your sites, and diversify your monetization.
     
    aeiouy, Dec 17, 2005 IP
  12. Chopster

    Chopster Peon

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    Or you can get them for $2.99 at Yahoo Domains. Not sure if the offer is still going though. About two months ago, I bought up about 20 domains so far. You have to be careful though, they are supposed to automatically renew after a year at the $10/rate. Be sure to cancel the ones that you don't want, before they renew.
     
    Chopster, Dec 18, 2005 IP
  13. IamNed

    IamNed Peon

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    #13
    $500 a month is hardly a fortune.

    BUt anyay, anyone who was making real money wouldnt disclose their secrets here atelast not for free.
     
    IamNed, Dec 18, 2005 IP
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    Agree... Although I think most of those making lots of money have solid sites where they invested lots of hours of work.
     
    specialist, Dec 18, 2005 IP
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    And lots of money too. Like any business it takes a little ($$$) to get some.

    It doesn't matter what the site is about really... if you get traffic you can make some cash.
     
    larysmith711, Dec 18, 2005 IP
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    janjalani Active Member

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    Really? I thought you need a hosting/merchant account in order to get those 2.99$ domains.. If not, thats very cool, I just bought a domain 2 days ago on godaddy:mad:
     
    janjalani, Dec 18, 2005 IP
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    Hi this is my first post.

    You should be able to make a lot of money if you have a website or blog about that has contents about "high paying keyword." .. one phrase would be "Student loan" .. advertisers on google pay about 30 dollars per click on those keyword phrases.

    Now if you have a blog or website that talks about "student loan". And google pays you about 10% per click... Also, imagine when you have 100,000 visitors a month with 50% CTR ... Calculate your profit =).

    hope it helps
     
    qboi84x, Dec 18, 2005 IP
  18. S2X

    S2X Active Member

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    Find something that you are passionate about, make sure you have a professional looking layout, create some unique content, and your site should do well.

    I found that one of the most important things when making a new website is don't worry about ad revinue until you have a decent ammount of traffic.

    At first you need to worry about "How am I going to get more visitors", and "How am I going to make them want to COME BACK to my website almost every day", not crap like "How am I going to increase my CRT".
     
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    Tom_e_rock Peon

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    Haha actually S2X.
    I got the traffic but was wanting a higher CTR.. So then I came to you. You helped me go from < 0.5% CTR to > 5.0%

    But another way to think about it, is if your wanting money, its better to have a 10% click through rate, instead of a 1% CTR with 10 times as much users.

    Everyone listen to S2X, he's a very smart man.
     
    Tom_e_rock, Dec 18, 2005 IP
  20. IamNed

    IamNed Peon

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    Your idea would make a great premise for a get rich quick ebook, but wont work in reality as there is TOOOOOOOOOOONS of competition 'student loan' and other factors. You would be better off with longer less often searched works or misspellings.
     
    IamNed, Dec 18, 2005 IP