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Anyway, as some of you know, my motto is "Loose lips sink ships" which means I don't go around talking about my involvement with AdSense to friends and family members. That's especially true with the curious who want to know what I do or how I earn my money.
From a different perspective though, has anyone ever introduced a friend or non-immediate family member to AdSense to help them develop an income? I'm thinking of a situation where you would get nothing at all out of the deal, you just want to help them out.
FarmBoy
Not one that I know of has taken even the first steps.
I used to have that attitude myself. Then I sold out.
They nixed the idea. Keeping it pure.I used to have that attitude myself. Then I sold out.
My Adsense earnings have been so low lately that I'm thinking of becoming "pure" again, if that's possible.
Anyway, I have a friend who's an author and, like most authors, he could really use some extra cash. Both he and his wife write beautifully about an interesting niche subject and he has some name recognition in that area, too. At one point, they had a website started and then just let it expire after they lost interest. I tried to explain Adsense to them several times, they know I have it on my site and that it does bring in a little money, but they just didn't seem to be able to put two and two together.
I don't talk about it with them anymore, it's just wasted effort.
Forest
Not one that I know of has taken even the first steps.
Same here. Turns out that most folks love the idea of the money, but hate to do all the nitty-gritty stuff (aka "work") required to get going.
Now I usually do not suggest joining Adsense any longer.
At that point I gave up!
Mack.
That was several years ago when I also gave him a link from my site to get him started.
Since then "I've told nobody nuthing" and have only given out one more link [how mean can you be Ian] which was to a real young kid starting out who impressed me enormously and richly deserved encouragement.
Since 2000 I've only given two outbound links except context sensitive links in content articles citing references to articles.
Nah! I believe keep AdSense a dark secret for restricted members only. Hell, why share the well?
After adsense broke and the golden egg was flying around he went and talked to him again, even showed him the new truck adsense bought plus a very nice home, Inviting him to visit and swim in his swimming pool (he never did).
What floored me was the guy acted like he didn't believe him! Oh well, he's still in the flea market and my son is still raking in money...go figure.
I also have a friend a lot younger than me who has a fairly expensive computer but would rather play bingo than learn anything to make money with.
I don't bother trying with people any more.
Ann
Most people do not have enough patience.
Not one that I know of has taken even the first steps.
I had the same experience.
It baffles me how people chase so many other ideas -real estate programs and house-party sales like Avon come to mind- and yet totally ignore the potential of something like AS.
People do work hard in these other schemes, don't they?
It baffles me how people chase so many other ideas -real estate programs and house-party sales like Avon come to mind- and yet totally ignore the potential of something like AS. People do work hard in these other schemes, don't they?
Other people call me a "serial entrepreneur" which I think is overdone, but if all that means is "prepared to try interesting things from time to time" then maybe I am.
There is the old saying about leading horses to water for good reason I suspect...
Rgds
Damon
Point is: First the idea, then the website, then the traffic and links, and on the seventh day let there be AdSense, that's how it usually works out with a happy ending.
Anyway, I have a friend who's an author and, like most authors, he could really use some extra cash. Both he and his wife write beautifully about an interesting niche subject and he has some name recognition in that area, too. At one point, they had a website started and then just let it expire after they lost interest. I tried to explain Adsense to them several times, they know I have it on my site and that it does bring in a little money, but they just didn't seem to be able to put two and two together.I don't talk about it with them anymore, it's just wasted effort.
since they're friends and they have good content to provide, offer them a partnership. you provide the website and design and updates; they provide the articles.
split the earnings.
since they probably have a lot of existing content just sitting in .doc files on their home pc, they might go for it.
win/win...... but try not to make it look like an MFA site. :)
When I was beginning nobody payed attention to what I was doing and they thought I was just playing with the PC, but now that they've seen checks come, and now that I don't depend financially on anybody (traveling by myself with my own money, buying a car or whatever I want and saving for my mid and long term projects at my 18 years) they've become very curious about my activities, to the point that I have to password-protect everything so they don't look into my "bussiness".
Recently my mother told me she wanted to earn money from the Internet just as I do, the thing is that I just cant show her what I do online while I live here with her in the same place (She's not very computer literate and I know for shure she would make a lot of mistakes like clicking her own ads so I fear my account would be in danger). Besides that, I'd have to spend a lot of hours explaing her all the process, teach her html and the basics of web development.
I will help and teach her what I know as soon as I move to my own apartment, as I don't want to have my AdSense account associated with nobody else.
Don't try to fight it - you'll never change them - and the other 5% need to find employees :-)
He was doing well, then I suggested that he post the several email questions he gets a day along with the replies on his site. That really lit a fire under it.
then I suggested that he post the several email questions he gets a day along with the replies on his site. That really lit a fire under it.
Anyway, I have a friend who's an author and, like most authors, he could really use some extra cash. Both he and his wife write beautifully about an interesting niche subject and he has some name recognition in that area, too. ... but they just didn't seem to be able to put two and two together.I don't talk about it with them anymore, it's just wasted effort.
since they're friends and they have good content to provide, offer them a partnership. you provide the website and design and updates; they provide the articles.
split the earnings.
I've thought about that, but my gut tells me it wouldn't work out. If they're not willing to go for it themselves, I have a feeling that I'd waste a lot of time trying to get them to focus on it and gather the content, and then I'd spend even more time making it web ready. Only so much time to go around. :)
Only thing that keeps me from getting her started is that I'm afraid she'll start writing about ME.
Well that seems fair, I mean you're here writing about her, so.... come on Netmegs Mom, tell us all about Netmeg as a kid........... :)
Only thing that keeps me from getting her started is that I'm afraid she'll start writing about ME. Who needs that?
Personally, I never told to anyone .. why should I increase my competition. Only my bro knows about it as he works for local software company.
Otherwise rest of the community / family members are into agriculture. Perhaps they make more.
I don't discuss details with anyone, even close friends, just tell them I "make a little online". Honestly as a college student making a lot more than my peers (its tempted me to quit college, honestly) it would make things awkward if my friends knew how much I was making. I would feel weird, and I don't want to be mooched off of either.
Now I have mentioned it to a very few people but they haven't taken the step to get involved yet. I wish they would... but one person says he thinks running a site would be fun but he wants to "wait" until he knows a lot about widgets because he doesn't like crappy sites. He wants to have everything planned out before he starts a site. *sigh*
Isn't the most important part taking action? I mean, just start already-- you'll be forced to learn to swim if you jump in.
Most dont" get it". Most people plod through life content with their situation.
Others don't want to work that hard for the money. Some or not technically
adept.
For the rare friend who does get it, give him a little help. But the fact is
they have to have enough desire to learn it on their on, like most of us have.
As the old saying goes " You can lead a horse to water, but you cant make him drink"...KF
