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How much should my blog be making per month?

by tim205
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Hello fellow warriors!

I have a social media niche blog that gets between 300k - 500k pageviews / month. Sometimes it will spike to 600k+, but has been holding steady around the 300k-400k for a year or so. Our Facebook page has over 200k likes for what that's worth.

We are making an ok amount on Adsense, have a couple of sponsors, but affiliate sales are non-existent after trying several different products. I think a lot of visitors use ad-block extensions, etc.

Any advice and monetization strategies would be greatly appreciated. We are making $$, but not nearly what I think we could be doing.

Thanks!
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  • Profile picture of the author XanBarksdale
    What exactly is the content of the site? Is it the latest news about the social media sites? How to set make backgrounds, cover photos? How to get more followers/fans?

    There are a lot of different services out there based around social media and with that many visitors you should be able to make a lot of money. The key is finding out what those visitors want!

    Please tell us a little bit more about the site so we can help more!
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  • Profile picture of the author WarrenPeterson
    Originally Posted by tim205 View Post

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    Any advice and monetization strategies would be greatly appreciated. ...
    Find out with the single biggest problem is for your visitors and sell them the solution to that problem. You can run a quick survey, let them tell you what their problems are, take the common denominator and get to work!
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  • Profile picture of the author salmanijaz
    Try to do list building and make a strong relation with your list by sending quality product ....

    As you have a good traffic .... i think it wont be a problem ... just give some free ebook or anything depending on your niche and get optins ....
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  • Profile picture of the author ronaldmd
    There's script that detects adblock and tells users to disable it in order to enter the website. I've never used such script tho, I have no review.
    Try this: http://adblockdetector.com/
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  • Profile picture of the author LillySage
    Wow congrats on your success so far. Can you describe your site or show it to us? We can't really give you advice unless we know the niche etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author ltrain_riders
    You definitely need to know about your visitors and why they are there. Having a lot of visitors is great and all, but it's quality over quantity
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  • Profile picture of the author zubizubi
    Depends upon the ad position, size and color of the ads that you put on your website.
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  • Profile picture of the author khooster1
    The issue with Social Media is a place where people hang out.
    Not too ideal for monetizing profits.
    You need to move them out of the social media platform to sell.
    1. Direct traffic to your salespage
    2. Build a list to add value to them.
    Promote products after establishing relationship with them
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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    How could anyone comment intelligently without seeing the blog?
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  • Profile picture of the author jachu2
    Find out the problems of your visitors and offer them a solution. Start reading up on successful sales copies. Remember that it is all about the visitor. Stop thinking about what will make you money and start thinking about "If I was the visitor, what would I want".
    Once you find a suitable product, get banner advertisements for it or just write great ad copies!
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  • Profile picture of the author Chri5123
    Originally Posted by tim205 View Post

    Hello fellow warriors!

    I have a social media niche blog that gets between 300k - 500k pageviews / month. Sometimes it will spike to 600k+, but has been holding steady around the 300k-400k for a year or so. Our Facebook page has over 200k likes for what that's worth.

    We are making an ok amount on Adsense, have a couple of sponsors, but affiliate sales are non-existent after trying several different products. I think a lot of visitors use ad-block extensions, etc.

    Any advice and monetization strategies would be greatly appreciated. We are making $$, but not nearly what I think we could be doing.

    Thanks!
    You just need to look at what all this traffic are looking for. Try and find some relevant products that are a good fit or even better create your own.

    If they are using ad blocks, again if you have your own product and can make a specific page or offer that will help.

    It is hard to say without knowing the niche, however if they are looking for a solution to a problem that is not solved upon visiting your site you have an opening for a product.
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