Killer AdSense Tips - #1 - It all takes time!
August 21st, 2006There are literally millions of people trying to make money from the Google AdSense program. Nowadays it seems that almost everyone has a blog or website where they try to leverage their content into clicks, and by subscribing to AdSense, those clicks earns them a few cents each.
It seems simple. If you’re on this path, there’s a good chance that you seen simple equations like these:
Clicks = Cash
More clicks = More cash!
Problem is, for most people the real equation is something that more resembles:
Few clicks = Very little cash
After a few months of poor performance and earning no more than a few cents, they pull the plug on the project and give up. This is quite sad, because everyone earning money using a program like AdSense, even those earning huge bucks, started out making very little money. It takes time and effort to build up good content, to tweak your design and attract the visitors who will click on the ads you host, which, in turn earns you money. Your idea might be a fantastic idea, an idea that could easily earn you a nice income, but if you don’t give it time to grow and mature, you’ll pull the plug on it before it’s ready and miss out on the rewards.
As a general rule (there are no hard and fast rules in this game, and don’t believe anyone that tries to tell you that there are), you should give any web-based income strategy that you come up with at least 12 months to start showing profitability before you even consider pulling the plug on it. 12 months might even be conservative, and perhaps 18 - 24 is more realistic. Earning money through websites or blogging is not, despite what many will tell you, a “get rich quick” scheme. It will take you at least 12 months to develop a style, create content, get into the relevant search engines (in particular, Google!) and start getting levels of traffic that are capable of earning you a good income. During these months, don’t focus on how much (or little) money your site is earning, focus on increasing traffic. This you can do primarily by generating and posting good, original content.
Unless there’s an extremely good reason for you to abandon your idea (for example, the niche that you chose has collapsed), stick with it! Start up small and with few expenses (for example, got for cheap hosting and don’t spend tons of money on expensive software). This way, you’ll hit a profit much quicker (nothing is worse for a small business than being stuck in a hole where your profits go to paying the debts that the business has incurred).
Start small, and plan on being sticking with it for the long haul!
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