Just wondered if there were many others out there who have left the rat race to become a full time webmaster thanks to Adesnse? I think programs like Adsense are going to help change the way people work and I predict a major increase in small web businesses. We live in exciting times.
Yah Definately, It will change! But still people are struggling to understand , reaching at certain level to leave thier job and work full time for it.
i'm about 1/4 (25%) there.. just 4x more traffic (at my current CTR and EPC) and i can quit my day-job working for 'da man! my site is still very new, so getting my traffic up from 2k per day (now) to 8k per day should not be that difficult over the next year..or two..
One thing to consider when being your own boss is that giving up a "real" job will likely mean working much harder for yourself. I've owned retail stores, I've owned consulting companies and I've owned a few production/publishing businesses -- they all did fairly well. Last November I sold off or closed 90% of my income because I had done it long enough (19 years). There is nothing better than the peace of not having deadlines or hassles. Of course the income is 90% less For those who hope to leave the corporate job by being a full-time webmaster, realize that it will likely mean MORE than full-time. Web creations is not a 9-5 job, you might work more hours but spread out in different bumps throughout the day. Maybe 6am-9am, 11am-2pm, 4pm-6pm and then 10pm-midnight. It isn't easy work, and once you start rocking on the income, you have to stick to it. People will mimic your success and others will rise to the top faster, it can be very frustrating. Just like any business, the one who sticks to it the longest will be the one who will be the happiest.
I agree that its not a 9 to 5 job, but i've found that since i've quit my job & become a "full-time" webmaster that i actually work far less hrs by choice. One of the major advantages of this industry is the freedom of lifestyle. The Adsence system we are using now is just the beginning of the easy monetizing of traffic...
only 15, so i've never entered the corporate world, hoping to escape ever getting there tho average $150AU a month atm, and thats after bout 5 months - and i got like 3 years before i need money
I dream of quitting my job working for "da man" everyday to become a full-time webmaster. This is what i love doing... not working in a cube all day. When I wake up, I wish I could walk to my desk and my computer and work on my projects. I hate going to work to make someone else richer. Only making $150/month since Novemeber... Maybe I can set a goal, in 5 years time I want to be out of the corporate world, and into my own office. I could probably quit my job on $120/day
That is awesome!! You guys really are inspiring. I started Adsense at the beginning of the May and have been making about $1.50-2.00 a day between two of my sites. I was really looking forward to moving up and getting better like all of you! Unfortunately this past week has been pathetically slow and I'm lucky to be making 30 cents a day or any clicks. Maybe it'll get better if I can get more traffic to my site. But thats an uphill battle! What are your tips?