Does anyone run a news site?

by Zodiax

Posted: 7 years ago 8 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

Hello,

I wanted to know if anyone ran a news site with adsense ads.

If so, how long have you had it and how long did it take to make $500-$1000 a month.

Thanks!

#news #run #site

gnojham 7 years ago

Originally Posted by Zodiax

Hello,

I wanted to know if anyone ran a news site with adsense ads.

Yes, plenty of people do this
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Jade Evans 7 years ago

You must develop your site in 6 months at least. Content must have useful for readers, after then your site have more traffic and finally you have money.
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Frank Donovan 7 years ago

Originally Posted by Zodiax

If so, how long have you had it and how long did it take to make $500-$1000 a month.

Knowing how long it took is irrelevant unless you also know details of a project's investment, expertise, positioning and business plan. An ill-thought-out news site could be up for years and still make diddly.
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ryanbiddulph 7 years ago

Adsense is a tough way to make more than a few bucks until you get seriously targeted, high volume traffic to your blog.

Also, even if someone says it took them 6 months to 1K a month Adsense earnings, they are likely doing 14,000 different things, from a different energy than you. Almost like a guy with 20-20 vision telling a blind man it's easy to see the tree 1000 yards away

Create products. Create services. Related to news. Create something useful. That's where the 1K a month profits lie after you build up your blog through commenting, guest posting and sharing helpful news-themed posts on your blog.
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- Ramis 7 years ago
  
  You can traffic the site carefully if you know how to do it. Accordingly, the income from AdSense will grow. It's not the most important thing.
  
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agmccall 7 years ago

It seems that many "News" sites are moving away from adsense in favor of native ads

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Brad Adams 7 years ago

It took me about 5 months, but it all depends on the theme of the site.
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Michael Meaney 7 years ago

My first news site took a long time to make money.

Now we make them for fun and they're profitable within a few days of going live - but that's only because there's around 15 years experience condensed and squashed down into a few hours worth of work.

Look beyond Adsense, if your site gets traction you'll be invited into higher paying networks.

My advice:

Create an avatar - know exactly who you're talking to. Know the things they support, the things they hate.

Know where they stand on each issue.

Are they pro-choice? Are they anti-gun? Etc etc.

Choose a side of each debate, and stick to it. Make your site aimed specifically for those people and nobody else.

And don't get bogged down into producing articles - get other people to do that for you.
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