Comments on: Blogging with AdSense: Easy Money?

By: KetuitaTide

KetuitaTide — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:25:56 +0000

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By: Angie

Angie — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:53:02 +0000

Ginger,
Maybe placing ads between each post as you've done brings in more clicks. I'm glad to hear about your success!

By: Ginger

Ginger — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:51:25 +0000

I've not had the problems most of you have had. I started my Adsense account in mid April. I didn't do so well the first month. I've earned an average of $1.00 per day for a couple of months and now up to an average of about $3.00 per day. My second payment is in the works.

Some beats none and it is not causing me work to get this income. I'm pleased and will leave it there. I even have income from it on a blog that is stagnant.

Personally, when I visit a blog I click a Google ad and do a Google search for something I have an interest in while I am there as my thank you to the blogger. I don't abuse it and I hope everyone knows DO NOT CLICK ON YOUR OWN ADS OR DO SEARCHES ON YOUR OWN SITE! It is a violation of the TOS you agreed to when you signed up.

Regards!
Ginger

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:43:12 +0000

I have to agree, Angie! We did start out with those ads, but quickly realized how little we were making with it. I think we have them still in just a couple of places and once in a blue moon we get a check from them, which is like a happy surprise.

I read that same article from Mary Hunt and thought the same thing. I also smile when people say, "Oh, all I have to do is start a blog and I will make money." If only it were that easy, right?

By: adsensetips

adsensetips — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:14:16 +0000

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By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:22:22 +0000

That's pretty hilarious….but sad too. I would never say that blogging is easy money. I've been at it on a few sites now for a while and I've made money. But compared to the hours I put in total, it's less than minimum wage (and that's more than AdSense). I'm getting a better return now, but I've been at it for a year and I have a large number of readers. I've also had to learn about it. It's not something you just throw up there.

It would be funny if people didn't end up putting so much time into trying and not get anything out of it.

By: susieshomemade

susieshomemade — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:43:15 +0000

I agree. The blog I had before this and tried to work with Adsense. I think I made a dollar. In like 6 months. Not easy.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:25:26 +0000

You're right that it isn't easy money, but if you're blogging about the right topics, putting the ads in good converting positions, and writing good content – you can definitely make some steady income using adsense. I started out with adsense when I launched my blog about 8 months ago. It took me 3-4 months to cash out adsense for that first $100 – but since then I've cashed out every month – with the amounts going up every month. Now I'm making between $6-8 a day from adsense.

Keys for making money with adsense:

1. Ad placement
2. Good content
3. traffic
4. stick-to-itiveness.

By: Budgets are Sexy

Budgets are Sexy — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:12:08 +0000

ahahhaa..omg that is too funny (but true!). That is not easy money at all, you are so right. There is a loooooooooooot of work that goes into a blog, esp if you're out to make them dollars.

good post!

By: Kelly from Almost Frugal

Kelly from Almost Frugal — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:10:56 +0000

That's a good piece of advice about Google custom search. I have AdSense on my blog, but so far, not a lot of return!