Does anyone actually make money from revenue share websites? (i.e. eHow, Squidoo, etc.)

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I personally prefer to build out individual mini sites because I like to own the platform I work on, but I know some people want to be able to focus on simply writing.

So my question is how much do you make with eHow, Squidoo etc?

Does anyone actually make real good money from revenue share websites?

Feel free to post above (note this is a public poll)
#ehow #make #money #revenue #share #squidoo #websites
  • Profile picture of the author USGTMauthor
    I made a bit with ehow and some adsense, bit more from my own products.
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    • Profile picture of the author Shaunman
      I think they are the cheap way out and the cheap way out never really works in business.

      My friend is interested in what I do, but he doesn't want to pay to set it up. He's moved from wanting to create a freewebsite to wanting to just get paid with hubpages. So, well see what happens with that.
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  • Profile picture of the author steveniam
    Personally I have tried to make some money on revenue sharing sites but unfortunately the amount so far is peanut - very miserable amount.
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  • Profile picture of the author williamrs
    Maybe some guys do, but when I used them (I'm almost exclusively with PPC now) I considered them good to generate backlinks, not exactly to make money.

    Of course, eventually one of your pages may get a good position on Google and make you some money, but this is not a consistent income stream.


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  • Profile picture of the author mainstreetcm
    I have definitely seen success with hubpages. I don't really care for squidoo, personal tastes really. But I don't just rely on Adsense as I try to promote affiliate products when they are related and it makes sense.

    I will admit I just don't set up random pages, but target specific keywords and it has worked quite well for me. June was my biggest month yet!
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  • Profile picture of the author satrap
    I have used and still do use ehow, xomba and a few others. I don't make substantial amount of money with these sites. Although my main focus in using these sites is not to make money, but rather to build backlinks and drive traffic to my blog. I basically use these sites to submit my articles to. Now, if I earn a little money with those articles, that's just a bonus.

    I think those who put enough time and effort into this method, do make good money, specially if they are really good writers.
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  • Profile picture of the author GoogleWarrior
    Squidoo 6 dollars this month. 10 dollars last pay time. All in USD! My pocket cannot carry all of this change!
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  • Profile picture of the author thefluffanutta
    Here are some payment statistics from Squidoo for comparison:
    Originally Posted by Squidoo

    * 400 lensmasters were paid $50 cash. MANY more earned at least that and donated some of it.
    * 180 lensmasters were paid over $100 in cash; 60 were paid over $250
    * Almost 20 lensmasters were paid over $500, including three paid over $1000!
    (this doesn't include revenue from 3rd party affiliates like ClickBank, Amazon, etc)
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  • Profile picture of the author leighla
    I am using hubpages, but its like if you dont have interesting to write on nobody will visit and no earnings, I have some articles which earns me good money but not sufficient. I started writing on hubpages when I was new to adsense and wasn't able to pay for hosting and domain. But its good if you have the ability to write something interesting..
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  • Profile picture of the author jazbo
    If you want to make peanuts then its fine, same as adsense (for most normal people who dont industrailise it). There are so many great affiliate programs and products out there I am always stunned people want to waste their time on rev-share ad sutff.
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  • Profile picture of the author cclou
    I make a decent amount of money with Squidoo, but not their revenue sharing program. For the most part I link straight to Amazon. I do have a couple of lenses where I use their Amazon module if I want to list a lot of items. I also have one lens that links to a Clickbank product, and I make about $40 a month from that.

    Just from their revenue sharing, I'd say I make about $15 a month. It pays for my hosting. So I do have my own websites. I like using Squidoo so I consider it my fun side project.
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    • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
      Unfortunately, while staying away from the 'your own site or a Web 2.0 website' debate, this isn't necessarily answered by simply saying "I earn ____ each month." There are many variable and items of consideration involved in just how much a writer earns anywhere....

      With that said, I earn around $300/month strictly from the Adsense revenue share functionality. My partner consistently earns near $1,000/month.

      While my earnings may be nothing to 'gawk' about right now, they HAVE to be looked at in context.

      We are doing this with a PR4 website, with significantly less search engine authority than, say, HubPages, Squidoo, or eHow. Clearly, I have a strong bias in favor of one particular platform, believe it or not, for some moral and ethical reasons beyond the earning's potential. For the sake of this thread, I would highly encourage you to not discount the value of these Web 2.0 properties.

      Please, also, understand that there are many other variables involved in how exactly a site is ranked and perceived by Google that stems back to things like the quality of their database of articles, domain age, an effective quality control process, etc. My current articles, based on extensive research I have done of competition for certain keywords, would be earning at least $700-$1,000/month on a similar, higher ranked/authority website. It may sound crazy to some that I would take a bit of a self-imposed financial 'loss' by posting articles elsewhere, however, their are some serious fundamental flaws that some of the highest ranked Web 2.0 sites have in this industry. Current growth trends, when analyzed in detail, reveal that the site I currently write heavily for WILL be a top 200 web property, and I truly believe I will be earning in excess of $3,000 consistently each month.

      Adsense revenue share not your thing? Again, I would definitely not discount the possibility of using Web 2.0 websites in conjunction with your own piece of real estate and marketing place. These are amongst some of the highest ranked, most authoritative sites in the world. If you can bring in traffic, regardless of what your article traffic or niche, you can secure that traffic and do with it as you please. One particular individual I know, even uses sites like this to drive qualified traffic to his law firm's website. If you can beat out the competition, rank your articles high by catapulting them off the inherent pre-established search engine authority produced by ongoing efforts of the collective, you can have considerable control to do with that traffic as you please.
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  • Profile picture of the author bha100710
    I think squidoo is a volume game. If you have say 100+ lenses you could think of making some money with the clicks. If otherwise you promote a pricey stuff like clickbank with proper keyword targeting, it could make good money.

    However i am not very comfortable working at such platforms.
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  • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
    I'm actually a bit shocked that there are 220+ views, and around 12 voters (so far)....

    I guess I'm a bit more shocked to see what appears to be little leveraging of the inherent search engine authority of sites like these. Sure, you can earn from their numerous monetization methods, but, you can also typically add your own affiliate links (and take 100% of the profit from them), plus spread and reinforce your personal brand/website as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author mainstreetcm
    If you are relying on Adsense to make money with Hubpages then yes, you are going to be very disappointed at the end of the month. June has been my best month by far, and I made just a measly $200 with Adsense--obviously nothing to get excited about.

    Where you can make some serious cash is with promoting affiliate products, and as x3xsolxdierx3x pointed out, you keep 100% of the profits when doing this. The key is volume. You can't expect much cash from six hubs.

    x3xsolxdierx3x: I guess I'm a bit more shocked to see what appears to be little leveraging of the inherent search engine authority of sites like these.
    Shhhh! Don't ruin a good thing haha.
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    • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
      Originally Posted by mainstreetcm View Post

      If you are relying on Adsense to make money with Hubpages then yes, you are going to be very disappointed at the end of the month. June has been my best month by far, and I made just a measly $200 with Adsense--obviously nothing to get excited about.

      Where you can make some serious cash is with promoting affiliate products, and as x3xsolxdierx3x pointed out, you keep 100% of the profits when doing this. The key is volume. You can't expect much cash from six hubs.

      Shhhh! Don't ruin a good thing haha.
      Oh boy...let me 'try' to explain something here....

      While I do have my personal favorites, I'd like to make a general observation here with regards to the broader industry, and explain why these Web 2.0 websites could have a far-reaching impact on your business.



      I have displayed the following four websites because they were mentioned in the title/within this thread.

      Not only are these specific sites growing at a massively alarming rate for a variety of reason, but the internet as a whole is, and, as such, is providing tremendous opportunity. Now, the place where we get into the serious nuts and bolts is when we begin to deeply analyze various aspects of each site, such as: management, revenue share allocation % and arrangement, customers service, bounce rate %, fundamental ethics, editorial process, treatment of writers and their content, referral incentives, just to name a few.

      Each one of these elements should be considered holistically and in relation to one another. Let me emphasize the reality of "trade-offs" here, and why it is so important to evaluate each site, individually, AND in relation to each other, as they relate to an evolving industry as a whole. You will find that, each site is in various phases of their own growth, while each is STILL continually trying to find out what 'works' and what 'doesn't work' in relation to what Google perceives as valuable.

      Do you all recall a thread, yesterday, that had mentioned that Facebook just topped over 500M members? While not quite to that scale, these Web 2.0 keep growing and growing exponentially, and the superior offerings and business models are beginning to emerge while inferior business models and offerings either loose traffic and interest or they simply adapt (adjust their revenue share % allocation, etc.) These sites have been NOTORIOUS for adjusting their "product" (for the better, and sometimes for the worse) in direct relation to emerging competition.

      Folks, you are looking at some of the most highly trafficked, authority, sites in the world. Yet, the grim reality is that even the most highest ranked of these sites have some serious issues and deficiencies to address and work out ASAP.

      Sure, you can build your own website, and that will never really go away, however, I truly believe that there is an emerging (very) subtle trend currently occurring, that is making individual people's sites more and more difficult to rank for. The sheer amount of competition, of these Web 2.0 sites, each developing their collective communities that are essentially providing content and build the site's presence, brand, and search engine authority, means that they are becoming highly trusted sources for quality information (at least SOME of them are doing a good job at effetively controlling for quality).

      When you reference that graph, right now, I am doing on a PR4 website (and this is attributable to many things), what those on much higher ranked websites could only dream of doing. Please, understand, that even with earnings that APPEAR low, they are actually really quite significant when they parallel the earnings of those who write for sites with much greater search engine authority. When someone, like my partner, can earn $1,000/month on a PR4 site, this is a great testament to the skill, competency and determination, backed by hours upon hours of in-depth research, that it takes to achieve what few are able to. This is why I said that it's not really just as simple as stating how much one earns.....the significance of earnings is relative to the site, it's offerings, responsiveness of owners and management's ability to continually assess placement of advertisements, etc....

      For me, as much as I LOVE the genius of Seth Godin (behind Squidoo), when they said their top earner, in (I believe it was) October 2009, earned around $1,300, while that IS a rather large number....I do still believe that their is great room for improvement in their revenue share arrangement and offerings.

      ....I could talk about this for days....

      If anyone is interested in learning more, just ask questions...lol
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  • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
    Originally Posted by ProductCreator View Post

    I have always been annoyed that EZA do not do revenue sharing.

    I learned recently that docstoc are now splitting Adsense revenue 50/50. They also seem to be ranking very high too PLUS you can stick affiliate links in your documents.

    So I'm going to start uploading a number of articles and see what happens.
    I agree, PC. If I had to register a guess, I think that (even if not now or in a few years) EZA may eventually be FORCED to share revenue in order to remain even remotely competitive. Not only do they charge for a monthly/yearly subscription, but they also have a Premium Adsense Account, which not only means that they can display more ads than the typical publisher, but they can also negotiate revenue share of those ads directly with Google.

    They can run their business however they deem fit, although, I do think people will eventually go elsewhere.
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    • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
      Originally Posted by Success Granted View Post

      These types of programs I would call "part-time income." Many of these sites allow adsense ads to be placed on them, but you do not have complete control over ad placement. If you want the total experience from capitalizing on revenue sharing, then own your own website.
      Yes, however, it is in the best interest of the site, as well as the individual writer (because revenue is shared) for the owners of the site to continually engage in a process of assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of the ads placed. Ultimately, it is in the best interest of the company to place the ads in the location where they will ultimately monetize the best. By working in the best interest of the company, they also work in the best interest of the writer.

      What happens if someone has their own website, can take 100% revenue share from it, however, they have next to no success driving traffic to or optimizing it for the search engine?

      Hence, this is why these Web 2.0 sites have so many registered users, and are amongst some of the highest ranked and trafficked in the world. There are clear and distinct benefits to using them.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rikki_Fawkes
    Originally Posted by John McEachern View Post

    x3xsolxdierx3x on this forum seems to be doing well with Info Barrel.

    Maybe he'll be around to answer questions on this.

    I haven't read it, but I have heard from some people I trust that his course on earning money with this site is very good.
    I've read his course - it's hands down EXCELLENT. He covers all the bases, and I highly recommend it.
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  • Profile picture of the author mrdomains
    Apart from anything else.. I'm surprised they chose a name like infobarrel. Sounds cheap and devaluating in my ears. Barrel.. info.. sounds like a container for the slushpile of reused content. I know that is not the case, but still..

    This is not about the content on the site or the submitters - the material seems ok, but why the name? Was there really no other name available that might have put a quality edge on things? If so couldn´t they just have invented a new word, somthing that has no meaning but is easily brandable? infobarrel sounds like a midday tv gameshow. eHow - now that's a great name. Ezine Articles - says it all in a neutral way. Hubpages - center of the spiderweb, the nexus. Squidoo - I don't like that one but I understand it - new, catchy, funny, sounds like Yahoo, tentacles everywhere. And then we have

    Info .. as in general, vague..um.. information. Barrel.. as in container, wine? beer?.. barrelling your way through, barrel as in volume measurements ""a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"

    I´m probably having a bad day but I don't get it. About the name that is. The site has potential and may be the new rocket. Reveue sharing can probably be a nice addition if you write it right. I can´t comment on that since I haven't tried it. Maybe I should.

    But the choice of name from a marketing / branding angle? Same with the site colors. Don't like.

    Sorry. End of rant.
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