Formal Google Adsense

Who's in this kind of business seriously?

[canadiantrip]

Hi there. I have few websites that making couple of hundreds with minimum effort through adsense. I am now thinking to seriously build and formalize this kind of business.

Who's into this business seriously? I mean, you have registered your business, or probably doing it full time?

If I will register this business, under which type of category this business will be?

Thanks in advance!

[EricDraven]

Huh?

[HuskyPup]

making couple of hundreds with minimum effort through adsense

Lucky person however a couple hundred what? Per day/month/year?

Presumably you're from Canada?

If you're making a couple hundred thousand Dollars then a trip to an accountant would be advisable to discuss your options however don't forget that AdSense can be a roller coaster.

Me? I'm self-employed under UK rules however whether they're anything like Canadian rules is another thing altogether!

[canadiantrip]

That's per month.

I am just thinking, if I will spend more time and energy, I can make more. I can see the potential but I agree that adsense alone is a roller coaster ride.

[Fuzzyfish1000]

My advice is don't put your eggs in one basket - sure, do adSense professionally, but try to develop other forms of income in addition. I make enough on adSense now to retire and live my life on a beach, but currently, I re-invest it to grow my business. There's a clever business name for this, which I can't remember, but never mind. Basically, the concept is live a little hardship now, benefit in a bigger way later.

The problem with adSense is the eggs-in-baskets thing. I'd never feel confident running a business that solely relied on adSense - they might wake up one day, and decide they don't like you, and close your account. If you're going to do websites as your business, run adSense, CPM advertisng (banners, skys, etc.), affiliate sales (if you've got the relevant skills), tie-up-deals, etc...

Above everything, make sure you provide a quality experience for the user. This encourages return visitors, inbound linking, word-of-mouth and email referral, etc. If your site looks and operates professionally, you've got a much better chance of being taken seriously by companies who may want to advertise of associate themselves with you.

[FourDegreez]

That's per month.
I am just thinking, if I will spend more time and energy, I can make more. I can see the potential but I agree that adsense alone is a roller coaster ride.

That was me, a year and a half ago. Was making some fun money, but saw the potential of what it could be. Since then I've focused on building out my sites, legitimately and not with get-rich-quick schemes, and I'm at a point now where I'm about to do this full time.

One thing that helps keep me sane when it comes to fluctuations is to not be fooled into thinking my high months are "normal", then get upset when earnings go down.

[digitalghost]

>>is to not be fooled into thinking my high months are "normal"

Sir, your statement should be engraved in stone, or flesh, for about 98% of the folks trying to make a living off of the Web.

[canadiantrip]

Thanks for the replies guys.

There are multiple ways to earn in a website. Normally, through advertising, selling products, and subscriptions.

If I will register a business, what category it will fall into?

Should I register it as sole proprietor?

Thanks!

[ecmedia]

The best thing to do is to discuss this with an attorney and an accountant who can understand your personal tax situation. Each one of us have unique situations. For instance I work for a company that employs several people and monetizes its websites through mostly AdSense. Our company under US laws is registered as an online publisher of magazines though I understand that different states have different categories. I would say that if you do this full time registering may give some tax benefits.

[RonS]

I'd guess your business sector would be Publishing, or Electronic Publishing if they have such categories up north.

[edited by: RonS at 9:30 pm (utc) on Nov. 19, 2007]

[tim222]

If I will register a business, what category it will fall into?

Should I register it as sole proprietor?

If you are making enough to do it full time, then you're better off doing *anything* but sole proprietor. If you have employees or deal with the public, as a sole prop they can sue you and get your personal property, like your house or car. Even if you have no interaction with other people (besides Google), as a sole prop you'll be mixing your finances.