Hey guys. I want to share my experience in this old thread ... It took me 6 years to get my first check. I now make $4.00 a month My best month was $39.00 Most of my earnings I got from a site I bought on Flippa. It's in the cars wallpaper niche. It's currently my highest earner. You may think wow, 6 years, that's a long time. And it is don't get me wrong, but if I did everything correct I would be making what I make now in 6 months. What made it so long was that I was learning programming. So I was building sites, but not articles. My advice to newbies is start with a low competition niche. Write 20 to 30 articles for the following 2 months. Promote, promote, promote. This is the fastest way to your first check. Like this reply if you find it interesting