I know. That sounds like a pittance.

$2 per day.

However, this is what two sites are averaging after one week (each). I put 2-3 hours per day into these two sites and will be done with them unless one really starts to take off. If that happens, I'll throw out more backlinks to try to do even better.

So what exactly does this mean?

Worst case, these two sites should do $730 each over the next year. Since SERP ranking doesn't even begin to peak...

Step #1 - Learn how to do keyword Research

"Free" Method

Do a search here on the Warrior Forum for "keyword research" and study the results. It will take some time. It's worth it.

Make notes. Paper is fine. A simple copy/paste to OneNote is my favorite method of taking notes, but Wordpad works, too.

Practice what you've learned. This is a case when reading isn't enough. Run through several niches looking for keywords. Again,...

Following this post about "Plan B," I've started devoting 2 hours a day to my boring-but-no-brainer sites. I still work on my "Plan A" strategies, but as Keith suggested, I'm working on the ones that will/should have small but continual and residual income.

My brother still works full-time in a non-IM field. He's been doing IM part-time since July 2007 doing nothing but Plan-B stuff. He's worked this way because he only has a couple of hours to work on it.
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