I had a $12 adsense day!

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Hey guys,

I just wanted to share with you what I did to make $12 with adsense in 1 day.

I have 1 website that I built around 1 particular keyword with 2600 searches a month.

I managed to rank the site #2. So I was getting about 800 visitors a month.
And I was promoting a CPA offer on my site, but unfortunately
I didn't get any conversions. And I kinda left the site for a whole year!

Then 1 year later I got reminded that the domain is going to expire
I felt like the site had potential because it was getting a little bit of traffic
so I renewed it and put adsense on it.

The site started making $2 a day right off the bat, and highest day was $5. Which was cool considering I almost let the site die...

So I decided to improve upon it, I added 8 more articles targeting related
low competition keywords, I changed the logo.

I scheduled the articles to post 1 every 2-3 days.

And 2 things happened as a result:
My bounce back rate went down from 86% to 70% which is still not very good
but it's better than before..

I got ranked at #1 without doing any other promotion, just by adding content regularly. I got a little increase in traffic.

but my average daily income DOUBLED from $2 to $4 a day!
And I had my highest day of $12 which was exciting at least to me..

Oh I also added a banner to a different CPA offer but I haven't gotten any conversions there yet..


Now I have to build more backlinks and rank for my other keywords and hopefully double my income soon again.

My goal is simple, to double my online income every 2 months by reinvesting everything I make back into my business.

And adsense is my new favourite way to make money because it's super easy.
You just have to get traffic to your site.

I make $120 a month with 1 website targeting 1 keyword with just 2600 searches a month!

Now I just have to repeat the process and scale. I realize it's a numbers game. I need to find 10 similar keywords and get ranked for them too.

And that's what I'm going to do. I have to continue building the traffic.

So I hope I gave you guys some encouragement with this post.
The goal was not to brag but to show you that it is possible to make money
with adsense even if you're just getting started

I know many people on this forum are making a lot more than I am..
but they all started at 0 at some point, so if they can do it me and YOU can do it too. It's all about getting traffic and converting it into $

I want to double my income every 2 months but that's not my main focus
My focus is getting ranked for as many keywords as I can at #1
1 keyword at a time..
because that will get me more traffic
and more traffic = more clicks and more money.

Don't focus on income goals but
focus on the tasks that increase your income instead.

Tristan Bull gave me a really great reminder recently about that with his new videos (which are awesome btw)

So that's it.That's all I wanted to say.

hope it helps someone
#$12 #adsense #day
  • Profile picture of the author zengetsu
    Congratulations man maybe you will start making $20 a day.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kevin Williams
    If you've already reached the top spot, your earnings probably won't increase too much unless you re-design the website to get more conversions.

    $12 a day isn't bad for one site though - why don't you find 10 more keywords that get that many searches and start making $132 a day?

    Edit: Of course you edited your post and put almost exactly what I was typing. lol
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  • Profile picture of the author Sheryl Polomka
    Well done, bet you're glad you renewed that domain!

    I hope you keep doing well with it and can maybe rank well for some other keywords also.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ivelin2008
    that's the plan! Yes, I have found a few other keywords already, some are related to my main one so that's why they'll stay on the same site.

    Others are unrelated so that means I'll have to get a different domain for them.
    Plus there's a lot power in having the exact keyword domain.
    It's a lot easier to get ranked and get traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rob141
    That's excellent earnings, well done!
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  • Profile picture of the author bfas
    Very well done!

    And you are definitely 'getting it' - Adsense is a numbers game:

    Earnings = traffic x conversions (CTR) x payout (EPC)

    In order to increase earnings, you must boost one - or all - of those.

    Focusing on traffic is critical, but don't leave out the other factors. Check related keyword phrases that you can begin to rank for in terms of payout, and make sure you are converting - getting the highest possible CTR.

    As you can see if you check my sig, Adsense is definitely my "favourite way to make money" not because it's easy - though it can be - but because I can 'invest' in building a solid, long-term, sustainable business by continually researching new keyword phrases, and building out sites.

    bfas
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  • Profile picture of the author jaiganeshv
    encouraging post.. keep it going then three figures..
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  • Profile picture of the author BestSEO
    Originally Posted by Ivelin2008 View Post

    Hey guys,

    I just wanted to share with you what I did to make $12 with adsense in 1 day.

    I have 1 website that I built around 1 particular keyword with 2600 searches a month.

    I managed to rank the site #2. So I was getting about 800 visitors a month.
    And I was promoting a CPA offer on my site, but unfortunately
    I didn't get any conversions. And I kinda left the site for a whole year!

    Then 1 year later I got reminded that the domain is going to expire
    I felt like the site had potential because it was getting a little bit of traffic
    so I renewed it and put adsense on it.

    The site started making $2 a day right off the bat, and highest day was $5. Which was cool considering I almost let the site die...

    So I decided to improve upon it, I added 8 more articles targeting related
    low competition keywords, I changed the logo.

    I scheduled the articles to post 1 every 2-3 days.

    And 2 things happened as a result:
    My bounce back rate went down from 86% to 70% which is still not very good
    but it's better than before..

    I got ranked at #1 without doing any other promotion, just by adding content regularly. I got a little increase in traffic.

    but my average daily income DOUBLED from $2 to $4 a day!
    And I had my highest day of $12 which was exciting at least to me..

    Oh I also added a banner to a different CPA offer but I haven't gotten any conversions there yet..


    Now I have to build more backlinks and rank for my other keywords and hopefully double my income soon again.

    My goal is simple, to double my online income every 2 months by reinvesting everything I make back into my business.

    And adsense is my new favourite way to make money because it's super easy.
    You just have to get traffic to your site.

    I make $120 a month with 1 website targeting 1 keyword with just 2600 searches a month!

    Now I just have to repeat the process and scale. I realize it's a numbers game. I need to find 10 similar keywords and get ranked for them too.

    And that's what I'm going to do. I have to continue building the traffic.

    So I hope I gave you guys some encouragement with this post.
    The goal was not to brag but to show you that it is possible to make money
    with adsense even if you're just getting started

    I know many people on this forum are making a lot more than I am..
    but they all started at 0 at some point, so if they can do it me and YOU can do it too. It's all about getting traffic and converting it into $

    I want to double my income every 2 months but that's not my main focus
    My focus is getting ranked for as many keywords as I can at #1
    1 keyword at a time..
    because that will get me more traffic
    and more traffic = more clicks and more money.

    Don't focus on income goals but
    focus on the tasks that increase your income instead.

    Tristan Bull gave me a really great reminder recently about that with his new videos (which are awesome btw)

    So that's it.That's all I wanted to say.

    hope it helps someone

    That is actually the correct way to build except, you need to keep every site on a different IP and they rank easier and they can back link each other. This is a fact that you will find VERY helpful over time. I am telling you to make sure you build it correctly so you never have an issue with Google...
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    • Profile picture of the author arttse
      Originally Posted by BestSEO View Post

      ...you need to keep every site on a different IP and they rank easier.


      As all sites are linked via his adsense account this isnt necessary. Google would know straight away the sites are linked even if they are on different IP's.
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      • Profile picture of the author Ivelin2008
        @kaitokid it can work for you! As it worked for me and for many other people. You just have to stick with it!

        Yes my main domain is my exact keyword and it fluctuates between #1 and #2.
        The keyword I choose had very little competition but not a lot of search volume either.

        I suggest you do some social bookmarking, and post articles on web 2.0 sites too and all other sources of backlinks that you know, not just article directories.
        I have just 1 article on ezine articles for my site.

        @bestirix my site had only 3 articles One was very long though, the main page article. It was about 1000 words and it was mainly a pitch for the cpa offer which no one took.

        But since the site started making money I added 8 more articles and will add more
        so that google doesn't think my site is a 'thin' affiliate site with no content.
        I want if they review it manually to actually like what they see.
        That's why I try to make my sites optimized not only for the search engines but for actual people too.

        @dawnbreaker just stick with it, add more content, build more backlinks with your keyword as "anchor text", learn more about SEO and you'll get there..

        Thanks everyone for your kind words!

        Good luck to all of you!
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        • Profile picture of the author dawnbreaker
          Originally Posted by Ivelin2008 View Post



          @dawnbreaker just stick with it, add more content, build more backlinks with your keyword as "anchor text", learn more about SEO and you'll get there..


          Good luck to all of you!
          But my website is hosted with a free hosting and my website's content is funny jokes picture... Do it have a chance of getting traffic? But the keywords are all excellent and the market is good...
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  • Profile picture of the author Fun to Write
    Good for you.

    Keep adding content so you can turn this into an authority site that will rank great for all sorts of keywords. If you do that, the income it earns will continue to grow.
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  • Profile picture of the author suxes2005
    Keep adding content man it is the best
    way to increase your revenue and do
    include the CPA back you never knew if
    it can work for you this time

    SHALOM
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    • Profile picture of the author Ivelin2008
      Thanks everyone
      for your encouragement btw I just had a $7 day yesterday.

      BestSEO,

      thanks for the tip, I'll try to implement it as soon as I can
      yes I know it's all about increasing traffic, conversions and payout
      and I haven't done any testing on the layout yet and where I place my adsense block.

      I think I have to focus on ranking for more keywords first
      and getting more traffic, then I will test and tweak.

      Yes bfas, adsense is awesome because it's sustainable long-term and you can build upon it.
      And once you build it it's passive income that comes day in and day out without you doing much work.
      That's what I like about it too.

      wow, man!
      I like to see that you're getting such good success with adsense
      It shows me that it's possible for me too.
      I think you're for sure someone I might want to learn from!
      I'll definitely invest in your program in the near future.
      And awesome job on the video btw
      btw I was wondering whether I should flip my first few sites
      in order to get capital to build more sites, or if I should just
      build one more and more and use the profits
      I see you're doing a lot flipping
      Thanks

      In the next few months I'm going to be building my adsense empire
      I'll try to keep you guys updated on my progress.

      Thanks again everyone
      and good luck to all of you too!
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Sutanto
    nice.... 4 days ago I started to build a new site for adsense.... First I used micro site method but I think if I get one big website, huge traffic, it's very valuable better than I use micro site.. I don't know it can be work to me or not but I see you thread.. and this is very hopefully for me... keep sharing your journey... I am following you right now

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    I have some questions for you

    So I decided to improve upon it, I added 8 more articles targeting related
    low competition keywords, I changed the logo.

    I scheduled the articles to post 1 every 2-3 days.

    And 2 things happened as a result:
    My bounce back rate went down from 86% to 70% which is still not very good
    but it's better than before..

    I got ranked at #1 without doing any other promotion, just by adding content regularly. I got a little increase in traffic.
    Are you main domain / website at page 1 position...?
    I post 3 articles daily and how can I get traffic for that...?
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  • Profile picture of the author bestitrix
    Congratulations! Keep going man because your doing something right.

    By the way, how many pages did your website have that attracted 800 visitors per month and before adding new contents on it?
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  • Profile picture of the author dawnbreaker
    Originally Posted by Ivelin2008 View Post

    Hey guys,

    Don't focus on income goals but
    focus on the tasks that increase your income instead.

    Tristan Bull gave me a really great reminder recently about that with his new videos (which are awesome btw)
    Ivelin, thank you for sharing this wonderful post which gives me inspiration to continue IM... I have my little website and it was hosted free and I am earning $0.20 dollars but not everyday... Sometimes it's $0 dollars... I have run my free hosted website for 2 almost a month now and earned $0.58 dollars on it...

    And I cant see my site on the google search Engine...

    Any suggestions?
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    That's great! Keep it up!
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  • Profile picture of the author JustinDupre
    Congratz! Aim higher next time and keep up the great work.
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  • Profile picture of the author Steve Gilbert
    Hey Ivelin,

    Congrats, this is really a great example of putting all the elements together to create a profitable site - nice work!
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  • Profile picture of the author Peggy Baron
    Gotta love those domain renewal notices!
    They make you really look at a site and decide whether you're going to step up to the plate or just let it go. It helps you take a step back and analyze the site, which one is usually too busy to do.

    Cheers!
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  • Profile picture of the author thinkahead
    Great news, well done! $12 a day with Adsense is good IMO. A simple target would be to replicate what you did for 10 more sites and move that to $120 a day, $3600 per month, which is great.

    Just keep on going, once you know how to do it, doing it again is simple. Congratulations again!
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Sutanto
    ok.... i will do it... ^^ thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author jafris
    Great Job --
    I have done the same with couple of websites, and currently working on a similar website which I registered five years back.

    Bottom line -- never give up!
    Suggest, also study adsense optimization and case studies to ensure that your ads are optimized properly.

    One quick tip, just ensure that color scheme of adsense links appear in the same color as the universal font color of your website.
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  • Profile picture of the author Wayne-JJ
    Congrats on your success!! Guess what, as they say...now is the time to rinse and repeat! :p
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  • Profile picture of the author aiza.bb
    that is very good for you, you are a well dedicated worker that's why you reach your goal
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    • Profile picture of the author Ellen Ong
      Congrats! Great job.
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  • Profile picture of the author achong
    That's good thing to follow.Really, it is not easy getting 2 digits of $ in adsense today.
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  • Profile picture of the author WilliamL
    Thank your for this little report, good motivation!
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  • Profile picture of the author jaywilsonjr
    Nice! Congrats!

    Now would be the time to SCALE SCALE SCALE!

    I recommend that you toss up another one of these sites, and document the steps. If you achieve the same level of success with the next site hire a VA. Then let your outsource worker build 100 of these for you. Or 1,000...

    It wouldn't be realistic to expect you to build out all these sites yourself. However if you have figured out a way to make consistent cash on a small level, you MUST scale it out so that you can bring in more...

    that's just my .02


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  • Profile picture of the author Tuhin
    Congratulation. Your story inspires all the newbies
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike McAleer
    This is actually not bad. I put a lot of work into my site which is now 2 months old. I now get $5 adsense days and my site is on page 2 of google for a 5k a month search phrase (exact).. I am hoping for $15 adsense days by april
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  • Profile picture of the author Sarah Bosen
    That is totally Awesome! Before you know it you will be at 100 daily.
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  • Profile picture of the author VOnline
    Congrats.
    Just keep doing what you are doing. Double that amount, double, double, soon you'll be gold. Rinse and repeat. You're doing something right, find out what EXACTLY you're doing right and then duplicate. Seems like just pure content will also help you out a lot.

    Good luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author Imwarriormarc
    Congrats, keep going! Set up more of such sniper sites! (targetting 1 main keyword)
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  • Profile picture of the author Andrea Wilson
    Wow! Great thing that you have not let your site die. Your site is all matured now and im sure that Google loves it more than anything else. Continue the rinse and repeat process for your next sites.

    Andrea
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  • Profile picture of the author damongreene
    Here's a tip. Put a light box optin or slide up to collect leads. Then if you are using a blog, create a blog blast that automatically sends to your mailing list/leads every time new content is posted. This will almost always increase you traffic thus increasing your click thrus. I did this with a site I sold and had consistant $20 days and some $50 and that was not emailing consistantly. Whatever you can do organically or non organically to get traffic will work well. The only issue with organic traffic ONLY is that if your site drops... you have no control. If your site drops and you have a mailing list... you control the traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author social saint
    Congrats on your Adsense success! A few things to consider now -
    1) Scale up x 10
    2) Get a few other websites related to this niche - Total niche domination
    3) Build a list and later send CPA offers through email as you said you had little success with banners on the site.
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  • Profile picture of the author Will Edwards
    Well done Ivelin

    Don't forget to experiment with ad formats and placement too.

    Will
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  • Profile picture of the author Jaysmyne
    Congrats! I'm thinking of doing the same 1 site with one keyword keeping adsense off of it for a few months let it rank and then put adsense on it and watch my earnings increase!
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    congrats man this is the genuine way
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    You do realize that this is an almost 3 month old thread, don't you? LOL
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  • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
    Even if you consider your site a failure for whatever reason, adsense or other advertising methods should always be an earning option, especially if you have some traffic.
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    800 unique's per month..and 12 dollar per day..is it possible?..
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  • Profile picture of the author newmovies
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    encouraging post,btw it would be good if you give the link of your website for noobs like me to take example where to post google ads.
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    • Profile picture of the author Adsman68
      Originally Posted by newmovies View Post

      encouraging post,btw it would be good if you give the link of your website for noobs like me to take example where to post google ads.

      Sorry, but that would not be advisable at all. All sites monetized by adsense should not even be revealed to members of your own family or friends. You do not want to risk your account by people thinking they are helping you by clicking on adverts. Recipe for disaster.
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