Who makes more then $3 a day with Adsense per website?

For my main keyword (the one I also make sure put in my domain name), I generally look for at least 2500 exact match searches per month.

I always add additional long tails and what not to every site. The more keywords you rank for, the more traffic you'll get and the more you'll generally earn - so I'd never intentionally restrict myself to only targeting one or a set number of keywords. They've obviously all got to be relevant to the theme/topic of the site though.

Sometimes setting up a separate site for another keyword is the best way to go if it has lots of long-tails itself and is a little more competitive (just so you can get an exact-match domain for it).

I actually use Market Samurai, not Micro Niche Finder, so I can't comment on the MNF SOC values.

It's a bit hard to explain exactly what competition criteria I go after since I don't have any sort of strict rules. Like a lot of other people have said on WarriorForum before me, you generally get a feel of what you're able to rank well for, and what you can't.

Obviously, the less high PR pages on the 1st page the better. The less high PR, relevantly-anchored backlinks each result has to its ranked page the better, not seeing another exact-match domain on the first page is better. It's also better if the 1st page results contain largely subpage results and not index/homepage results, which often signals that the whole site is likely to be targeted around that particularly keyword phrase and as such may come to be (if it isn't already) regarded as an authority on that subject, and potentially harder to outrank as a result.

Sorry I cannot give any hard figures. I'd love to, but it really depends on how much income potential I assess each keyword to have and even then I just sort of go with my gut.

Ohhh yes - indeed I have! Twice so far (once in Manchester and once in Newcastle, here in the UK), and I'm seeing him again in Manchester in about 2-3 weeks.

Can't wait -- absolutely brilliant guitarist :-)

WareTime,

VERY good point.....

lol...even though I'm a huge advocate of using revenue share sites, honestly, it boils down to doing some serious DD (due diligence)....by that, I don't mean just reviewing and dissecting TOSs (Terms of Services)....

Since time=money, I don't like to invest a single ounce of my time into a website until I do as much as I possibly can to minimize as much longterm and short term risk as possible. Some may not go to this extreme....but, I like to intentionally dissect TOS and, shoot management kind, courteous, and professional emails if something just doesn't seem right or resonate well with me.

I think I've hit a nerve on occasions, so I stay clear of certain sites.

....it does help to "follow" websites because, honestly, in this industry, websites have been known to change revenue share models and change/alter/adjust functionality on a dime with (or without) giving their members a heads-up.

It CAN be a viable strategy IF people pick the right websites to write for.

I could give a long list of criteria, off the top of my head, that I look for.

WareTime,

Also...you are right that sites could just, out-of-the-blue, lessen the % of adsense revenue share they give to writers, or, even worse, completely change their revenue share model altogether....

As the industry evolves, websites are still learning what works, and what doesn't work, in an attempt to grow their companies and maximize profits.

Suite101 did it. eHow eliminated their WCP program, and essentially funneled everyone into a flat-fee model under demand studios. So...it's definitely not out of the question....

But, their are quite a few sites out there (even the sucky ones), that have a tested history of being very consistent in how they conduct business. I don't believe Squidoo's model has changed (a tiered payment model), nor has HubPages....

You and he were both making $100 a piece ($200 Total), or $50 a piece (equating to $100 Total)....?

Well, i guess it doesn't really matter.....

eHow was one of the first out the gate, so they were able to establish themselves very early....what you see going on with the closing of their WCP if a shift to business that will ultimately be more profitable to them.

Why would they continue to pay revenue share to residual writers when they could just pay a flat-fee and receive full lifetime rights to those articles? It does make business sense....

But, then again, some shady things were going down at eHow long before they closed down their WCP.....