Well, it seems that it;'s not so easy at all to make money from adsense. There are alot variables and if you don't exactly know what you are doing / planning you might end up on the wrong end of the stick ... even if your site is super high quality. Also, I read sometimes here that there are some ppl making real big money through adsense, but somehow I fail to read in their posts wich sites they own so that everyone can take a look at what they are doing. On the other hand... If someone would own sites wich are making them 20.000 dolars a month with adsense, then I doubt that they would need the knowledge here on the forum either. So I've actually become quite skeptical about all of this ... I'd like to know if there are ppl thinknig the same way I do about this... I've been developing sites through open source components for a few years now and I've done some commerce projects. The clients wich I've had were sometimes people who had enough planning / cash and business savy in order to start an e-bussiness..... Not 1 of them decided to make money through adsense. It was all pure shop-setup and product marketing. I'd like to know if anyone can talk me out of this view on adsense by giving me some proofs that they are making a big amount of money off this ... Gdev....
Gdev, people who ar emaking big money from Adsense don't tell you/show you what their sites are because they don't want you to copy it. Do you know how easy it is to copy a site? I'm not talking about the design/template/layout here, I'm basically talking about -- "Oh, so that niche is working, and that's all he has to do? I can do that!" That, my friend, is why people making money from Adsense don't give away their URLs. It's true, they do make a lot. Believe it. As to talking you out of it, all I can say is, it really is a matter of trial and error. Yes, you can make a lot of money with ADsense, but it's not going to be as easy as you probably thought. It does take a lot of content, and in the beginning, it takes a Herculean effort to continually add content, content, and more content even when you're not making a cent. Nothing in this world, much less Adsense money, comes easy. It takes a lot of willpower and a measure of obsession to continue adding content to a site getting 5 visitors a day and no one's clicking. Keep at it. Experiment with different type of sites, but never give up. But hey, if you do decide to abandon Adsense, more money for me.
just look at some big sites like imageshack and you can predict how much they earn even if they have 0.1% ctr
im sure its possible, but it takes smarts, time, and lots of luck. dont aim for 20,000/month.... aim for 100... once you get 100.. make a plan to double it... once you make 200, make a plan to double that.... its slow and takes a lot of hard work but can be done..... sandboxes make it REALLY slow anyone know a shortcut outta the sandbox??? lol
ehh there is no sandbox .... there is just some aging thing ... like you have to be of some age to drink
3 months and counting..... people tell me... 3 months and your out 6 months and your out, 8 months and your out 12 months and your out over year and your out :S and then others have been waiting well over a year and still nothing who knows!
there is no sandbox it is just natural that you can not be competitive in the first year or so with some established sites !
Methinks you have over-researched and over-analyzed the situation. It's generally true that it is not easy to make money with Adsense. It's also true that web sites that sell products or services don't typically want to use Adsense and draw visitors away from their site. Some sites are a good fit for Adsense and some are not. That shouldn't be a surprise. But I don't think you can draw any general conclusions about whether Adsense is worthwhile, because there are some of us who are making a very good living using it. Even if I showed you my site, I don't think you would actually see much that would indicate my "secrets" to success. Even if you copied my site, you wouldn't succeed with Adsense. You wouldn't see what I've done to generate high traffic levels (the REAL key to Adsense success) behind the scenes, how I make sure Adsense ads relate to the content of my pages, how I write content that makes visitors want to click on ads, and how I've organized my site to channel visitors to go where I want them to go. It is all too subtle, you won't see it. Newbies think it's all about placement, link colors, and ad format -- that's a VERY small part of it.
ahearn, what you say is all known to me. But what I really mean is this . Eveybody talks about 'quality' content sites in relation to making adsense work. But the truth is basicly IMO, If you have to adjust your writing on the goal of mostly making ppl click the ads it makes the content less valuable. That would drop the 'value' of sites dramaticly. This is why sometimes ppl with great sites and great content up up making 2 cents a month. Comes down to it that adsense was probably not made in order for ppl to live from it but to generate some extra incomes by putting the ads up. Unless you have an incredibly huge and established site ofcourse were you can generate alot of income by 'lucky clicks' .... gdev
There is much truth in what you say, my friend. If you had a site that completely satisfied the needs of your visitors, answered all their questions, left them feeling no need for additional information -- then they would feel no need to click on ads. Since there are probably few sites that are this perfect and up to this level of quality, there is always some reason for visitors to click on ads, assuming the ads are relevant to the site content and promise additional information about the topic. Taking it a bit further, you can purposely NOT give your visitors everything they are looking for (reducing the "value" of your site) to give them a reason to click on ads. If you don't take this to the extreme, it can be done without greatly impacting the value of your site. However, writing content to encourage clicking on ads does not necessarily reduce the quality of your site. For example, if you have pages that discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Plasma HDTV televisions, and you don't actually sell televisions from your site, then Adsense ads that advertise sources of plasma HDTV televisions actually improves the value of your site. Again, I think it is unwise to try to make general conclusions because there are so many factors involved.
Making money with adsense is as equally tough as with any other job.You have to be skilled person in this field as well.Some ppl believe making money online is something extra and does not need skills and dedications.It can be done with ease.These are all myths. I believe there should be college course for computer science students about ppc, and specializations with like affiliate or adsense. You can earn money with it if you have right skills to do work.
making money out of adsense on your website must ne an adjuct to the website's main income. If you made a website so that you can make money out of adsense only you are wasting your time. Yes it can be done but is very tough.
Perezhilton.com gets 700,000 visitors a month and makes a grip of money ($6000/mon) and his website is not compicated or even fancy.
I wonder if the site admin take all the photos him/herself, anyone can take any photo out of the web and just put it in their own web like that, but when it comes to copyright, law rules, get $6000 per month, 700,000 visitors and the percentage of getting lawsuits will be higher, for the copyright issue, trust me .. I can also make a site like that too, if it's too easy to grab the photo with no rules chasing me behind ..