6 Months Later: $300 Daily w/Adsense (Lessons Learned)

[shooting_star]

great will be keeping my eyes open.

[developerholic]

Wow thank you. I am definitely bookmarking this post. I think my problem is im not too focused in making money online through Adsense, my earnings/day still sucks

[XFactor]

Originally Posted by shooting_star

My $300 per Day Adsense Course (coming soon)

Course ready ?

Please email me for information.

I do not want to discuss my upcoming course on this thread in
respect of the forum's rules (no self-promotion).

Thanks.

- John

[Jeremy123]

newbies, I sense fear and doubt, your just going to have to try,
choose 5 niches and go for it.

The main thing is keyword research high demand and low competition,
and then get your backlinks.

John that is great your able to rely only on article marketing for your backlinks,
I never thought of that, guess because the competiton for your keywords is low,
low SOC.

guy/gals once you get your site going, sign-up for google webmaster tools
and google analytics, then you can see which pages are getting the most
click-thrus and making money

one of my pages made $60.00 over the last 30 days
click-thru more than 20%

just checked on June 25th that page made $4.75, pretty cool.

[bay37]

Just a quick thought...

I know we will soon see an avalanche of WSOs on "how to make money with Adsense using mini sites" etc, but the important thing is to take action.

Doesn't matter how many eBooks you read, nothing is going to happen until you get off your butts and do work.

If you are struggling and need help with the concept/technical bits, get John's report (when it comes out) and get to work. Do not buy buy buy info products, they wont help you. Better spend that money on domains/hosting.

You need to try these things yourselves and find what works for you. No one knows the magic formula. It's all hard work. Consistent hard work, day in and day out. It's also very rewarding.

Now when it comes to using WordPress or static site - no difference. Both work well for this technique, because the pages are not "heavy" with content, it really doesn't matter what platform you use.

One thing to remember about WP - use pages instead of categories (for mini sites). Modify your templates so that you have 4-5 pages in the top "menu" (home, about, privacy, contact) and the rest on a side (whatever keyword phrases you are targeting). This way you can easily update your mini sites by adding more pages (targeting other keyword phrases) without breaking the structure (you already rank well for the front page, why change that).

If you are not sure how to use WP, then get a copy of xsitepro. It's easier to use and there is no difference in rankings between static/WP mini sites.

Also, for WP I do not use any plugins (such as platinum seo etc) and my pages still rank on page one. This is a very simple technique, and it works 7-8 times out of 10 (I managed to get 13 mini sites to page one since the start of this thread. For keyword phrases that get between 1000 and 6000 searches a month).

Do not get hung up on small details. Do work.

[Drikus Botha]

The more I read this thread, the more excited I get. The method that you use is so simple and straight forward that anyone can do it. No tricks involved and that is a huge plus for me.

I'm also thinking about using only ezinearticles. I know they take longer to get approved but the results from them is just excellent. One of the mistakes I made was to make my articles to good and they actually got better search engine placement than my own website articles.

Thanks for pointing out that obvious but overlooked mistake one can make.

[rdkelsey]

How do you handle hosting?

Dedicated server?
Separate account for each domain?
Reseller type of setups?

How about IP#s for each domain?
They share IP#s or each have it's own?

[Azlan]

Originally Posted by rdkelsey

How do you handle hosting?

Dedicated server?
Separate account for each domain?
Reseller type of setups?

How about IP#s for each domain?
They share IP#s or each have it's own?

if you want to discuss about hosting, i guess we have to open another thread. but please just keep it plain simple. you think too hard. well, it is for me at first. john has mention this numerous times. find a niche, get some articles. set up the website. submit articles to ezine. it does not matter whether you host it shared, VPS, dedicated etc.

[Jeremy123]

yup, it is much simpler than your making it

just get a reliable host like hostgator or lunarpages
where you can host many websites, just use add-on domains

[dv8]

AWESOME thread!!!!!! Seriously, one of the best I've seen on here.

John, it's amazing how focused you are. Love your attitude....you won't bother with other "tricks" because you have your system down and you stick to it. And when someone asks a question that may seem trivial, you don't get upset at all or tell them it's a stupid idea. You simply tell them it may work for them and to try it.

Thanks for sharing everything that you have. For free.

[dv8]

One question....if you don't have Micro Niche Finder or Market Samurai, what is the next best way. Besides the obvious buy MNF.

Is it just use Google Keyword tool? They have that competition bar, but how accurate is it?

[Yogini]

John,

You said a few posts above:

"Articles have a tendency of creating LOTS of passive income by
themselves, even though my approach is to write on subjects that
do not have anything to do with my niches (see previous post by
Michael Gavre)"

How do you get ezinearticles to accept the article if the anchor text in resource box is to a different subject or topic than the content of the article?

Also, you had written that some sites might just be on one keyword phrase. If you had more than one page would it be in format such as braun hand blender (as main phrase), then other pages on site could be recipes for hand blenders, hand blender comparisons, electric hand blenders?

Debbie

[BG48]

John
My blog has about 15 article in the site relating to the subject. Can I submit those to ezinearticles and goarticles?
Would help to ad the service Next Gen Links to the blog also?
I am new to this.
Thanks for your time

[jspmedia]

Originally Posted by BG48

John
My blog has about 15 article in the site relating to the subject. Can I submit those to ezinearticles and goarticles?
Would help to ad the service Next Gen Links to the blog also?
I am new to this.
Thanks for your time

no, since it will be duplicate contents..you can rewrite them and submit it.

Seems like thread getting same questions over and over...

Spend time to search micro niche, choose kw which has some traffic, low competition

Register .com or .org .net

set up several page good content site with adsense

start submit it to ezine, goarticle until site reach rank #1

You don't have to follow him but he told us what is working for him, so if you can mix with his method and few good extra backlinks will do the better job. Or just follow him.

[tjk1058]

Originally Posted by dv8

One question....if you don't have Micro Niche Finder or Market Samurai, what is the next best way. Besides the obvious buy MNF.

Is it just use Google Keyword tool? They have that competition bar, but how accurate is it?

I have MNF but if I didn't then you would basically need to copy each keyword into Google and do a search for it and see what sites are ranking for that term.

If I see the term is ranking with some non-authorative sites then you should be able to rank well with that term.

You can also get seo quake plugin for Firefox that shows everything you need for reverse engineering how another site ranks for that keyword.

Example being you find a site that ranks for a specific term but isn't very optimized for that term... you use seo quake and find they have xx amount of links from xx amount of sites.

Then build you site / page to be better optimized and then get the same or more links then them... presto - in theory at least you should outrank those sites.

TedK

[azagon]

Hey John,

Keep up the great replies, Just a couple of more questions,

Do you only use "text-ads" or "images & text-ads" on your pages?

And do you also register domains with "who is privacy?"

Thanks for the heads up on the hostgator account with multiple domains
on 1 hosting package - you've seriously saved me over $1000 a year with this one tip.

Cheers

Adrian

[dv8]

Originally Posted by azagon

And do you also register domains with "who is privacy?"

I was gonna ask this as well.

Originally Posted by tjk1058

You can also get seo quake plugin for Firefox that shows everything you need for reverse engineering how another site ranks for that keyword.

Example being you find a site that ranks for a specific term but isn't very optimized for that term... you use seo quake and find they have xx amount of links from xx amount of sites.

Then build you site / page to be better optimized and then get the same or more links then them... presto - in theory at least you should outrank those sites.

TedK

Yeah, that's what I'm using.

I just found some interesting that I can't figure out. I did a search for a certain keyword phrase (exact match) and...

The #1 site has 19 backlinks and a PR4.
But the #2 site has 924,162 with a PR3.

I get that backlinks aren't everything, but come on, it's not even close.

I did a tiny bit of digging. The #1 site has 334 pages in it. And only 2 of their 19 backlinks are from pages with PR. PR's of 4 and 3.

#2 has 25,175 pages and obviously a ton of links from high PR sites.


Site #1 has a keyword rich domain. Site #2 does not. Could that be the reason why it ranks higher despite the backlinks not even being remotely close?


Which brings me to a question about domains....suppose the keyword is top blender reviews but that kw rich domain is taken. So instead you make part of it plural. Example, www.TopBlendersReviews.com is available.

Will that rank just as good as the one without the S assuming everything else is equal?

Or, is it better to just buy a .info for the non plural one, assuming it is available?

[Azlan]

Originally Posted by azagon

Hey John,

Keep up the great replies, Just a couple of more questions,

Do you only use "text-ads" or "images & text-ads" on your pages?

And do you also register domains with "who is privacy?"

Thanks for the heads up on the hostgator account with multiple domains
on 1 hosting package - you've seriously saved me over $1000 a year with this one tip.

Cheers

Adrian

Hi Adrian,

Since I am one of John's earlier student, I know for sure that John only use text ads.

but he can correct me if I am wrong.

- azlan

[nailzer09875]

Hi XFactor
Congratulation, you are now an Adsense magician. So you are earning 300 dollar every day from Adsense, Wow.
You are saying about new strategies; but these are used by many people then why you are taking the matter as it is your invention. Niche is always a major factor for AD campaign.
I will really wait for something innovative that is created and implemented by you.
Have a nice day.
Nailzer

[bay37]

Originally Posted by nailzer09875

Hi XFactor
Congratulation, you are now an Adsense magician. So you are earning 300 dollar every day from Adsense, Wow.
You are saying about new strategies; but these are used by many people then why you are taking the matter as it is your invention. Niche is always a major factor for AD campaign.
I will really wait for something innovative that is created and implemented by you.
Have a nice day.
Nailzer

The whole idea of this thread is to show people that making money (and a lot of money) with Adsense isn't difficult. All it takes is a lot of hard work (but most of it is very straight forward). You do not need anything innovative to get to $300 or even $1000 a day.

[jspmedia]

Originally Posted by nailzer09875

Hi XFactor
Congratulation, you are now an Adsense magician. So you are earning 300 dollar every day from Adsense, Wow.
You are saying about new strategies; but these are used by many people then why you are taking the matter as it is your invention. Niche is always a major factor for AD campaign.
I will really wait for something innovative that is created and implemented by you.
Have a nice day.
Nailzer

Something Innovative is upto you..you need to find out what works for you best..You can not just wait someone will tell you this works..

There is no such thing as top secret in this game..only matter is Searching Niche Skill and Get Action On it.

[jspmedia]

Originally Posted by bay37

The whole idea of this thread is to show people that making money (and a lot of money) with Adsense isn't difficult. All it takes is a lot of hard work (but most of it is very straight forward). You do not need anything innovative to get to $300 or even $1000 a day.

I agree...Jim Karter...he is from India and he makes around $60k per month from Adsense...so $1000 per day is very doable.

[XFactor]

Originally Posted by rdkelsey

How do you handle hosting?

Dedicated server?
Separate account for each domain?
Reseller type of setups?

How about IP#s for each domain?
They share IP#s or each have it's own?

I've already covered questions like this in the thread, please
go back over and read it.

I'll be happy to continue to help and contribute, but in return,
I expect you to put in a little time reading the posts before
asking me of my time to answer your questions.

Thanks.

- John

[XFactor]

Originally Posted by dv8

One question....if you don't have Micro Niche Finder or Market Samurai, what is the next best way. Besides the obvious buy MNF.

Is it just use Google Keyword tool? They have that competition bar, but how accurate is it?

I know the most common answer that everyone loves to hear around
here is that you can find all of these niches for free.

But I disagree.

You need software to drill down and find your keywords, or else it will
be extremely frustrating.

Sorry, just being honest. This business doesn't take much investment,
but you must be willing to at least put a few dollars into it to start.

- John

[XFactor]

Originally Posted by Yogini

John,

You said a few posts above:

"Articles have a tendency of creating LOTS of passive income by
themselves, even though my approach is to write on subjects that
do not have anything to do with my niches (see previous post by
Michael Gavre)"

How do you get ezinearticles to accept the article if the anchor text in resource box is to a different subject or topic than the content of the article?

Also, you had written that some sites might just be on one keyword phrase. If you had more than one page would it be in format such as braun hand blender (as main phrase), then other pages on site could be recipes for hand blenders, hand blender comparisons, electric hand blenders?

Debbie

Tough questions, I'm not sure how to answer them.

For one thing, you can have any resource box you need in your
ezinearticles, so that shouldn't be a problem. I have never had
a problem.

And I'm not sure what you are asking me in your second question.

- John

[XFactor]

Originally Posted by dv8

AWESOME thread!!!!!! Seriously, one of the best I've seen on here.

John, it's amazing how focused you are. Love your attitude....you won't bother with other "tricks" because you have your system down and you stick to it. And when someone asks a question that may seem trivial, you don't get upset at all or tell them it's a stupid idea. You simply tell them it may work for them and to try it.

Thanks for sharing everything that you have. For free.

I get a high from Adsense clicks, I really do. That is why I am able
to just do what works for me, and nothing else.

Some day I'll move onto another business (real estate), and take that
to the top, while the Google Adsense program gets me there.

Remember, this program can make you a GREAT living, but use it wisely,
as a major stepping stone toward becoming wealthy.

- John

[XFactor]

Originally Posted by azagon

Hey John,

Keep up the great replies, Just a couple of more questions,

Do you only use "text-ads" or "images & text-ads" on your pages?

And do you also register domains with "who is privacy?"

Thanks for the heads up on the hostgator account with multiple domains
on 1 hosting package - you've seriously saved me over $1000 a year with this one tip.

Cheers

Adrian

1) I only use 1 Adsense block, which is my money block: 336 X 280
(also a link unit on the right side as "filler" only).

2) Yes all domains are private.

- John

[XFactor]

Originally Posted by dv8

I was gonna ask this as well.

Yeah, that's what I'm using.

I just found some interesting that I can't figure out. I did a search for a certain keyword phrase (exact match) and...

The #1 site has 19 backlinks and a PR4.
But the #2 site has 924,162 with a PR3.

I get that backlinks aren't everything, but come on, it's not even close.

I did a tiny bit of digging. The #1 site has 334 pages in it. And only 2 of their 19 backlinks are from pages with PR. PR's of 4 and 3.

#2 has 25,175 pages and obviously a ton of links from high PR sites.


Site #1 has a keyword rich domain. Site #2 does not. Could that be the reason why it ranks higher despite the backlinks not even being remotely close?


Which brings me to a question about domains....suppose the keyword is top blender reviews but that kw rich domain is taken. So instead you make part of it plural. Example, www.TopBlendersReviews.com is available.

Will that rank just as good as the one without the S assuming everything else is equal?

Or, is it better to just buy a .info for the non plural one, assuming it is available?

Wow, so many questions (and things that I do not spend time analyzing).

The search engines and the entire backlink/PR/domain game is one we
play without really knowing how it works.

We all just have our theories, and most theories seem to be based on
whatever products the Internet Marketing community is selling us.

I do not really worry about trying to analyze and "get this stuff" on a
larger scale.

I just know that if I choose low-competition product niches, do basic
on-page SEO, set up my best converting layout, and get backlinks
through article marketing...

...Then my business grows.

Anything else you want to do, great. I guess it can only help your sites.

- John

[Yogini]

John,

What I was trying to ask in my second question was about how you make a site around one keyword phrase (if it's more than one page). If the phrase is braun hand blender would you have that exact phrase on each page (ie braun hand blender recipes, braun hand blender facts )? My question was about how you use one main keyword for sites bigger than one page.

Debbie

[XFactor]

Originally Posted by dv8

Which brings me to a question about domains....suppose the keyword is top blender reviews but that kw rich domain is taken. So instead you make part of it plural. Example, www.TopBlendersReviews.com is available.

Will that rank just as good as the one without the S assuming everything else is equal?

Or, is it better to just buy a .info for the non plural one, assuming it is available?

About the domain, I already covered this question.

1) Go for the .com or the .org (stay away from .info).
2) Yes, add a word if the domain is not available (you have this correct).

- John

[XFactor]

Originally Posted by John McEachern

Hey John, if someone were flat broke, could they start doing your system with just free Blogger blogs? I know that's not ideal, but as a means to get someone to the next point, is it something you could advise?

I know that guy Grizzly does, or at least did, a bunch of his adsense earnings with those blogs. I know you don't own the sites, Google can shut you down, and all that type of stuff - but you said in previous posts - I think - that what you're doing would work on any platform. So, I was just wondering what you thought of this.

Thanks!

Yes of course you can use free blogger blogs.

And you are right, I do not recommend this for many reasons.

But if it gets you started, then you could still follow my own actions
and get these blogs indexed and getting targetted traffic.

However...

Finding your niches will be a royal pain in the arse, so I do advise
that you invest into a keyword tool.

And your URLs will not be yours.

So find some money, and use it. Borrow it if you have to, get the
basics:

1) Keyword Tool
2) Sitebuilder (unless you want to use Wordpress)
3) At least 1 domain each week.
4) Oh, and hosting. A $25 reseller account is best.

- John

[XFactor]

Originally Posted by nailzer09875

Hi XFactor
Congratulation, you are now an Adsense magician. So you are earning 300 dollar every day from Adsense, Wow.
You are saying about new strategies; but these are used by many people then why you are taking the matter as it is your invention. Niche is always a major factor for AD campaign.
I will really wait for something innovative that is created and implemented by you.
Have a nice day.
Nailzer

I really hope that I do not see too many idiotic posts or comments like this
by helping people.

You really should read an entire thread before showing your ignorance
when making a comment.

1) I never claimed to invent anything.

2) I have said, over and over, that everything I do is basic stuff, nothing
technical - all the same stuff that has worked for years.

- John

[XFactor]

Originally Posted by Yogini

John,

What I was trying to ask in my second question was about how you make a site around one keyword phrase (if it's more than one page). If the phrase is braun hand blender would you have that exact phrase on each page (ie braun hand blender recipes, braun hand blender facts )? My question was about how you use one main keyword for sites bigger than one page.

Debbie

Ok, thanks for the clarification.

But I have covered this exact question in several posts of this thread
already.

- John

[loybond]

John, I apologize in advance if you're already discussed this, but I was wondering, on average, how many articles do you write and submit to promote a given minisite? I realize that this varies, I was just wondering if its usually single digit or double digit.

[Heuristic]

Hi John, Thanks for an amazing post.

I just have one question. When I search for keyword phrases, the most searched and lowest competition keywords seem to have the manufacturer's name in them. Is there a way to use these successfully without using the company or brand name in the url? I'm just worried that they might ask to have it taken down (or worse) if I did that.

Steve

[Marfling]

Originally Posted by loybond

John, I apologize in advance if you're already discussed this, but I was wondering, on average, how many articles do you write and submit to promote a given minisite? I realize that this varies, I was just wondering if its usually single digit or double digit.

Loybond, I think this has already been answered and if it hasnt, then im sure John would probably advise that every niche is different, some will take no articles whilst some might take 20 or 30. Why not get going, write some articles until your site is 'numero uno' and then you have your answer :-)

Im pretty sure he would also suggest that this is just one to go about this, whilst he loves writing and submitting articles, you might find you love doing something else to promote your sites, but dont lose focus.

Martin

[loybond]

Originally Posted by Marfling

Loybond, I think this has already been answered and if it hasnt, then im sure John would probably advise that every niche is different, some will take no articles whilst some might take 20 or 30. Why not get going, write some articles until your site is 'numero uno' and then you have your answer :-)

Im pretty sure he would also suggest that this is just one to go about this, whilst he loves writing and submitting articles, you might find you love doing something else to promote your sites, but dont lose focus.

Martin

Hi Martin,

Thanks for your feedback. I actually have started a number of sites and written quite a few articles. I also have been trying a number of different approaches to see results, but have been getting all kinds of results... some of the people responding to this thread have been able to rank well in Google without any off-site SEO work. I haven't, even with Angela's backlinks (they probably haven't taken effect yet) and have been picking niches that have a SoC less than 10. So, I was just wondering, for those niches that John picks with SoC less than 20, how many articles he markets on average (I know it varies, which is why I'm only looking for a ballpark figure) to get to where he wants in the SERPs.

[XFactor]

Originally Posted by loybond

John, I apologize in advance if you're already discussed this, but I was wondering, on average, how many articles do you write and submit to promote a given minisite? I realize that this varies, I was just wondering if its usually single digit or double digit.

Yep, it's been answered several times.

- I've got sites that sit on the first page, make around $2.00 per day, and
I've done *no backlinking* with articles.

- I've also got sites that needed up to 20 articles to get ranked in the top
3 positions.

So the answer is, whatever it takes.

- John

[XFactor]

Originally Posted by steve39

Hi John, Thanks for an amazing post.

I just have one question. When I search for keyword phrases, the most searched and lowest competition keywords seem to have the manufacturer's name in them. Is there a way to use these successfully without using the company or brand name in the url? I'm just worried that they might ask to have it taken down (or worse) if I did that.

Steve

Again, I've answered this question as well:

There is no way to use a company's name without risking the site
being shut down.

It take that risk myself, and only advise anyone else to do the same
so long as they know that their site could be terminated.

- John

[Diana Lane]

Hi John. Cool thread.

Has Ezinearticles recently limiting the permitted anchor text to three words had any impact on your operations, or do you generally target key phrases of no more than this anyway? Some of my longtail key phrases exceed the limit a little, and I'm finding myself doing a bit too much verbal acrobatics lately

[Jeremy123]

that page I was talking about before, I checked in MNF
has a

search count of 3600,
exact phrase count of 5650
ad cost 3.18
soc of 4

it got a top 10 ranking without any backlinking

[terryd]

Originally Posted by nailzer09875

Hi XFactor
Congratulation, you are now an Adsense magician. So you are earning 300 dollar every day from Adsense, Wow.
You are saying about new strategies; but these are used by many people then why you are taking the matter as it is your invention. Niche is always a major factor for AD campaign.
I will really wait for something innovative that is created and implemented by you.
Have a nice day.
Nailzer

Obviously you cannot read you ingrate. He has already stated that it isn't rocket science, it's basic stuff that has been around for a long time. He never claimed to be a "Adsense magician" as you put it.

If you have nothing positive to say or do then stay under your rock!

An awesome thread you have started with inspiring results for yourself and others that have taken action since you started the thread, well done!

[visagoo]

Thats a lot of tips. I will bookmark that post for reference. Than you for sharing!

[dv8]

Originally Posted by XFactor

I know the most common answer that everyone loves to hear around
here is that you can find all of these niches for free.

But I disagree.

You need software to drill down and find your keywords, or else it will
be extremely frustrating.

Sorry, just being honest. This business doesn't take much investment,
but you must be willing to at least put a few dollars into it to start.

- John

Thank you for your advice. No need to apologize. I'd rather hear what is the right way instead of any sort of sugar coating.

I appreciate your honesty.

[Drikus Botha]

I can see why you recommend getting software like MNF. I was sceptical before but because I value your opinions, I just went ahead and bought it. I was so surprised to see how easy it is to actually find a profitable niche. Now I can spend my time doing things that actually make money instead of trying to find a needle in a hay stack. Thanks for opening up my mind to this.

[mrrichesinniches]

This is one of the best "adsense courses" on the internet and it's free. Everyone who is interested in putting their sites on autopilot someday should be absorbing every line of this. Can't wait until next week.

[dv8]

Does Google keyword tool sometime give back false data?

I came across a keyword that came back with 90,500 EXACT searches per month with ZERO competition. There was not even a trace of green in their competition bar. I've never seen anything even remotely close to something like this.

Of course the domain is taken, both .com and .org. Although I can get a .org if I add a hyphen.

Should I be jumping for joy or am I missing something? Seems too good to be true.

I did a google search for the term in brackets and it came back with 4.6 million results. Never saw this before, but the first spot is images. Spots 2 and 3 are youtube videos. Only one of the results has part of the keywords in the domain. But some of the results have a TON of backlinks.

[Jeremy123]

dv8,

the green bar in the google keyword tool is the adwords competition,
how many merchants are bidding on that keyword.

looking forward to the course John,

by the way John, what is your daily adsense goal

[Joseph Johnson]

Hi John,

Was wondering where you at before hitting $300@day?

[XFactor]

Originally Posted by Diana Lane

Hi John. Cool thread.

Has Ezinearticles recently limiting the permitted anchor text to three words had any impact on your operations, or do you generally target key phrases of no more than this anyway? Some of my longtail key phrases exceed the limit a little, and I'm finding myself doing a bit too much verbal acrobatics lately

To be honest I have yet to focus on a main keyword that was more than
3 phrases.

- John