53$ more than enough for a starter. I didn't earned for about a year. Then come few dollars. And after that I start taking things more seriously. Unfortunately people think that Its easy to make money online. Yes it is but you gotta put a lot of efforts before getting it on autopilot. You are actually very lucky, look at the noobs around forum who didn't made even penny even after several months.
I didn't earn a single penny in my first months either so you are lucky but after I've used targeted CPA ads and boom I've been earning some pennies since then.
Like anything, patience is key. When I say patience I don't mean just sit and wait... actively wait. That might not make sense, but even if you don't see those numbers go up as high as you want months from now you've just gotta keep at it. That's what makes us humans so great, the potential of our human spirit. The force that drives us can yield great rewards with effort, patience, and determination.
i'm new as you. I started IM since 2 months ago too when my friend introduced me Georg Brown's Traffic Ultimatum, since then I read so many ebooks and watch so many clips. My eye sights deteriorated significantly. Until today, I still dont own a hosting, but i've got 2 domains my friend hosted wordpress for me. I made 50usd from adsense with quite a greyhat method and 34 from cpalead. I got 2 of my youtube accounts banned. We should just try on free methods first, PPC is not yet my game.
That fact that you have made $50 in your first 8 weeks online is really pretty awesome. Their are many 'noobs' that go a heck of allot longer and make zilch! I suggest you see it as a journey. Internet marketing is a skill. You will get better over time. Just keep at it!
You give up too fast so I recommend quiting now because you won't get far. It is were that easy then everyone would do it. For my main big site, I spend 7hrs per day on it and by month 4 it got to $100. After that another $100 in 1 1/2 months later, then about $200 a month. by month 9 I don't touch it or even look at the site and I make (none of your business per month!!!) lol. You cannot expect to make a full living from 8 weeks of work then sit around for the rest of your life. You half to slowly build up the site. Baby steps. Don't try to make $1000 a month, just try for an increase of say 30% each month. Even if it may be only $50. Eventually you'll make it.
You'll go far....if you have patience with yourself Sounds like you can make things happen, continue and and you'll know what produces profits and you can focus on doing just those things. Curtis