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My Blog Is Earning Money

by Bill_Lawrence
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I started a blog about a month ago. I haven't really done much work with it. I've done a few product reviews, that's about it. I've gotten 288 unique visitors in the last 14 days. I've earned about $4 in adsense on just 2 clicks and I've sold 3 clickbank products but I don't know how anyone is finding the blog.
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  • Profile picture of the author dvduval
    Yea, hopefully this is something that as you look back over the years you will have made thousands. I think of websites like stocks, but to me a website is a much better investment these days.
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  • Profile picture of the author yesacpow
    Congrats...

    But I suggest you add some form of analytics so that you have at least some idea where your traffic is coming from.


    Originally Posted by Bill_Lawrence View Post

    I started a blog about a month ago. I haven't really done much work with it. I've done a few product reviews, that's about it. I've gotten 288 unique visitors in the last 14 days. I've earned about $4 in adsense on just 2 clicks and I've sold 3 clickbank products but I don't know how anyone is finding the blog.
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  • Profile picture of the author MikeLiving
    Originally Posted by Bill_Lawrence View Post

    I started a blog about a month ago. I haven't really done much work with it. I've done a few product reviews, that's about it. I've gotten 288 unique visitors in the last 14 days. I've earned about $4 in adsense on just 2 clicks and I've sold 3 clickbank products but I don't know how anyone is finding the blog.
    Do you not have a tracking code like analytics installed on the site? If not, get this going pronto. Then you will know where your visitors are coming from

    Congrats on the sales. Wash, Rinse and Repeat. I know it sounds cliche, but all you need to do is keep the snow ball rolling with enough momentum and eventually it'll take off all on its own!
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  • Profile picture of the author TNTDiet
    Originally Posted by Bill_Lawrence View Post

    ...but I don't know how anyone is finding the blog.
    You need to get a Google Analytics plug-in put on your blog immediately. You can then find out how people are reaching your site, and which search-terms they are using to find you.

    Using this information you can capitalize and increase your traffic!
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  • Profile picture of the author vstar00
    yeah google analytics will help ya there. but the most probable source of traffic is google (or other search engines)
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    • Profile picture of the author TNTDiet
      Originally Posted by vstar00 View Post

      yeah google analytics will help ya there. but the most probable source of traffic is google (or other search engines)
      Even if it is, it's important to know EXACTLY which keywords the users are searching with. This is the power of GA, not just knowing which sources, but drilling deeper and knowing which keywords.
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  • Profile picture of the author bizman413
    Ha, dude. that was lucky. Were the products you reviewed popular? Maybe people are finding you by looking for product reviews.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bill_Lawrence
    they weren't too popular at the time because a few of them had just been released.
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  • Profile picture of the author Nelson Felix
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    keep working, reach to $100 as soon as possible!
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  • Profile picture of the author Fun to Write
    This is very good results for being a new blog. Because the products are new, people trying to find the will often search for the name of the product and then come across a review site. Maybe your blot is ranking really well.
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  • Profile picture of the author LauraJames
    Congratulations. I agree with the suggestion(s) to add Google Analytics to your blog. Thank you for sharing this with the members of the Warrior Forum.
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  • Profile picture of the author RichKent
    Wow, congrats! I wish they were all that easy. Definitely add Google Analytics so you can see where the traffic is coming from.
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  • Profile picture of the author bestitrix
    Congrats. It seems that your technique working so keep doing it. BTW how often do you add new post to your blog and how many words are on each post?
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  • Profile picture of the author satrap
    I would start adding more content and perhaps a subscription box to capture some emails and build your list.
    As others have suggested, it would be a great idea to add Google analytics so you can track things and see whats going on. Good luck.
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  • Profile picture of the author zorobinky
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    start making a website, it will give you a lot of profit more than just a blog
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    • Profile picture of the author Online Passive Incomes
      Wow!! I really couldn't imagine starting a blog these days without some sort of analytics!

      That would be crazy frustrating, I feel for you. The worst thing is when sales come up in GA as direct - and there is no further information! Probably about 1/10 of my sales are direct and I have no idea where the people came from - drives me nuts...

      But 100% of sales without analytics knowledge?

      Man, that is working in the dark right there! Def throw GA, or even WP analytics onto your site my brother - almost always the first thing I do.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bill_Lawrence
    Thanks guys, I definitely do need some tracking. I had another click on an adsense ad last night. So far all my clicks are $1.50 or more....is that common? I only have about 4 clicks in 30 days
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    • Profile picture of the author techvic
      Originally Posted by Bill_Lawrence View Post

      Thanks guys, I definitely do need some tracking. I had another click on an adsense ad last night. So far all my clicks are $1.50 or more....is that common? I only have about 4 clicks in 30 days
      It depends on your niche and keywords. That sounds higher than average to me. What is your blog address?

      Also if you are making money on adsense why not start putting anchor text links on your keywords that drive to a ClickBank product or some other sort of affiliate product? That'll allow you to track clicks and help make you some more money.

      And definitely start collecting optins on your blog. You could put in a static sidebar optin, a lightbox popup, a slideup (from the bottom) to name a few.
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  • Profile picture of the author tandren544
    You may be onto a gold mine here - get your Analytics going and increase your traffic any way you can. It seems like you built a highly converting blog!
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  • Profile picture of the author Vince L
    Great work! Just getting started is half the battle. Now all you have to do is repeat the "formula".

    Like everyone else is saying, I would get analytics going ASAP. It's not that challenging to get set up, but there is tons of help available if you aren't tech savy.

    Good luck and keep going!
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    • Profile picture of the author Bill_Lawrence
      Sorry, I don't wanna give out my blog address anymore.....I don't know if anyone can use it against me and become competition....but that's something I don't feel comfortable with right now.
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      • Profile picture of the author techservice
        Cool! - Well done
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      • Profile picture of the author King Shiloh
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        Originally Posted by Bill_Lawrence View Post

        Sorry, I don't wanna give out my blog address anymore.....I don't know if anyone can use it against me and become competition....but that's something I don't feel comfortable with right now.
        I would advise you to hide it as much as possible.

        Hackers, spammers, corksuckers, cyber thieves...are everywhere.
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  • Profile picture of the author Robert Colle
    That is awesome. And I think some congrats is in due. Nut as others have already said, you definitely need google analytics to get all the right informations on how your blog is interacting on web and which search results are sending you all that very precious traffic
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  • Profile picture of the author Brandon Jones
    Wordpress has an automatic function to tell the search engines about every post you're making.

    I'm happy to hear that you're making money!

    Kepp up the good work and leverage this with more reviews. The best thing to do is to invest the money you're making in more reviews like the these that make you money.
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  • Profile picture of the author azaz729
    It is good that you are making money.
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  • Profile picture of the author TristanH
    Assuming you're running a WordPress blog, use the Ultimate GA plugin. It's what I use on everything, and it's super simple. Just install it and paste your Google Analytics (GA) tracking code.

    If you're running a Blogger blog... It's been a while, but I believe there's a built in, stripped down version of Google Analytics on every Blogger blog.
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  • Profile picture of the author dgently42
    Awesome. I have a few blogs that are years old and although I rarely touch them anymore, I continue to get adsense revenue from them.
    Hopefully this blog of yours will produce similar results.
    Cheers!
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  • Profile picture of the author webguru3287
    try the following on your blog
    1) google webmaster tools
    2)google analytics
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  • Profile picture of the author Yudhistira Mauris
    Yeah, you need to add google analytics to track your visitors come from... Thank you for sharing
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  • Profile picture of the author gittar1122
    Its a good sign that your blog generating $$ for you. But do some research for traffic, from where it is coming. If it is keyword specific then check keyword worth in tools like adword keyword suggestion tool. Install some tracker to your site like Google Analytics. And the important one do not disclose your site to anyone except second person is reliable because this may be creating competitor for you
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