May 2011 - July 2011 Report
Posted 24th August 2011 at 05:27 PM by That Guy
So I decided that I would do a status update near the start of each month so that I can document the kind of income I make. One day, a couple years in the future, I'd like to look back on this very post and see how far I've gone. Also if anyone is interested in my internet marketing journey they can follow along as well. 
I started May 1, 2011, so I'll cover months leading up until now in this first status report.
MAY 2011-
Number of Sites: 1
Adsense - $2.52
Report: It was my first month of internet marketing and my main source of backlinking came from blog comments. Luckily people on this forum were giving the names of high PR do-follow blogs. The $2.52 came from three clicks near the end of the month.
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JUNE 2011-
Number of Sites: 1
Adsense - $11.49
Amazon -$0
Report: Seeing my first clicks near the end of May lead me to believe that I would have a lot more clicks in June. My assumptions were correct. I also whipped on an Amazon carousel widget onto my blog for colour and to maybe get a sale or two.
Also started to buy some software this month. Started with Article Marketing Robot and quickly found a sale on The Best Spinner and bought that as well. This month I focused on an article marketing campaign.
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JULY 2011-
Number of sites: 2
Adsense - $5.06
Amazon - $0
Report: Was disappointed in this month. After seeing an upward trend, I only made half of what I did the previous month. But it wasn't that I was losing clicks, but instead that my CPC went down ever since I switched to the Heatmap Pro theme. I like the way it looks though so I went with it. In terms of Amazon, I was getting a couple clicks but no sales, but still putting the carousel on my sites.
Also started a second blog. Seeing that my first blog made SOME money, I was thinking that building another site that could generate the same income would be amazing. I was also thinking that maybe the first niche I chose was bad and that maybe I could be making more if I could pick a better one. No clicks coming from this new site for July.
I bought ScrapeBox which turned out to be as amazing as the other people on this forum have stated. Started to play around with it and watch YouTube videos on it. I felt like I understood how to fully use AMR and TBS at this point.
I started May 1, 2011, so I'll cover months leading up until now in this first status report.
MAY 2011-
Number of Sites: 1
Adsense - $2.52
Report: It was my first month of internet marketing and my main source of backlinking came from blog comments. Luckily people on this forum were giving the names of high PR do-follow blogs. The $2.52 came from three clicks near the end of the month.
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JUNE 2011-
Number of Sites: 1
Adsense - $11.49
Amazon -$0
Report: Seeing my first clicks near the end of May lead me to believe that I would have a lot more clicks in June. My assumptions were correct. I also whipped on an Amazon carousel widget onto my blog for colour and to maybe get a sale or two.
Also started to buy some software this month. Started with Article Marketing Robot and quickly found a sale on The Best Spinner and bought that as well. This month I focused on an article marketing campaign.
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JULY 2011-
Number of sites: 2
Adsense - $5.06
Amazon - $0
Report: Was disappointed in this month. After seeing an upward trend, I only made half of what I did the previous month. But it wasn't that I was losing clicks, but instead that my CPC went down ever since I switched to the Heatmap Pro theme. I like the way it looks though so I went with it. In terms of Amazon, I was getting a couple clicks but no sales, but still putting the carousel on my sites.
Also started a second blog. Seeing that my first blog made SOME money, I was thinking that building another site that could generate the same income would be amazing. I was also thinking that maybe the first niche I chose was bad and that maybe I could be making more if I could pick a better one. No clicks coming from this new site for July.
I bought ScrapeBox which turned out to be as amazing as the other people on this forum have stated. Started to play around with it and watch YouTube videos on it. I felt like I understood how to fully use AMR and TBS at this point.
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I'm so pleased when people post their results! I think it gives the rest of us a clearer picture of what's really going on among those earning a living online (or trying to).
After years of conditioning, reading about people who made 4+ figures, almost overnight, I think honest income reports are vital.
From my viewpoint, the economy has created a dangerous situation: People lose their jobs and -- in a panic (and a slim job market) -- they're frantic to replace the paycheque as quickly as possible.
So, they're especially vulnerable to claims that may be true for a few people, especially those who already have a reliable customer base.
If they survey others' offers, the "overnight riches" and "earn money while you sleep" stories seem the norm rather than the exceptions that they are. So, newbies may (reasonably) think they can buy one product and get the same results.
Worse, they often think that, if a $7 product is good, a $197 product will be vastly better. (As you know, that's not always true.)
I hate to see people spend money they can't really afford, for products that won't deliver what's expected.
So, thank you for your honest reports.
From what I've seen, your AdSense income is very good for one or two new sites. Good for you!Posted 25th August 2011 at 06:34 AM by eibhlin
