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I would start with a smaller goal and work your way up from there.
Back in the day when I first started with Adsense (2003) my goal was $10/day. Then it became $20, $50, $100, $200... etc. You get the point. If you have a goal of $4000/day you are going to have a hard time staying motivated since you won't hit that goal for perhaps a decade or two! ;-)
Most of this webites are not MFA websites :)
In the UK there are a whole pile of massive companies whose credit lines will need re-negotiating towards the end of 2009. So I'm ignoring any temporary rcovery which may occur in mid 2009. There's plenty more time bombs out there just waiting for time to explode them.
If that was to be true, then a good bet would be to start a website which will prosper in the bad times. There have been a couple of threads previously with lots of good ideas. Concentrating on those might get you that six figure check even in the bad times.
any guesses when this economic downturn will take an upturn?
This might be better suited for the /foo section of WW, but I guess we will probably see sideways movements until mid 2009 and then incremental improvements.
(BTW, I stumbled across some interesting facts hidden in my historical Adsense data while comparing the current downturn [for us] with a similar downturn we experienced in 2006, but it's still too early to draw final conclusions.)
Don't violate AdSense Policies and Terms by attracting attention to your ads, put too many ads on a page, etc
Don't take copyrighted content from other sites and place it on your site
Don't encourage friends, family, etc. to click your ads
Don't click your own ads
FarmBoy
That Celebration Mode is first or maybe Biggest hurdle on your way to $132,000.
Yes, you have a great point there. However, I do know that " all works and no play make jack a dull boy" I still try to balance working with relaxation. But If working 36hrs straight can make that amount possible, do you think it's really worth doing?
I would start with a smaller goal and work your way up from there.
any guesses when this economic downturn will take an upturn?
Maybe after the summer things might become better.
any guesses when this economic downturn will take an upturn?
nomis5 is closer to the money if the experience of previous downturns are any indicator, I feel possibly the 2nd quarter of 2010...2009 is going to bounce along and scare the wits out of a lot of people/companies before any serious confidence returns to the general markets.
FWIW I am still experiencing strong demand for many of my products however, and let me make this very clear, my products are at the top of the SERPs therefore potential purchasers, whether project, wholesale or retail, are bound to see my results first. Those companies that have not bothered to optimise nor promote, or even have web sites, through the "boom" times could potentially have big problems unless they spend heavily on promotions.
I also know many companies worldwide within my widget trade having mothballed factories and raw product supplies and many are either out of business already (800 in one area of China) or working at very much reduced capacity (20% in one area of India).
It ain't pretty out there if you were not prepared!.!.!
We're in an economic downward spiral that is going to be tough to reverse.
I would prefer to say that the reality of economics is now hitting a lot of over-exposed companies/public where it hurts. Those cash-rich will have a buying spree for a good couple of years.
Life/economic activity has not stopped and will not stop, it's just going to be more difficult for many.
any guesses when this economic downturn will take an upturn?
Late 2010 should be fine and ready to hit another boom again!
It is possible and still is to earn 100k a month from adsense. I doubt it is efficiently possible to do this alone. Just take one step at a time.
First 1/2 of the thread responders were laughing in your face.
You performed well, and asked for more replies.
Now, the topic shapes up. A (funny) question was asked, and many wonderful insights can be learned from the replies.
[edited by: engine at 11:16 am (utc) on Feb. 9, 2009]
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It seems that Google will ban lots of AS accounts very soon....
As far as I can see this can be called fraud.
Thousand sites like this and G will have a "nice" big problem.
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It's only a matter of time till the group gets caught and everyone gets banned for life - so I'll look forward to their "I've been banned, how do I get reinstated" thread.
Karma.
[edited by: Karma at 12:30 pm (utc) on Feb. 9, 2009]
you run afoul of the Adsense Beelzebub and they ban you and your pleas fall into the black hole of of the googleverse you still have monry coming in.
It happens to all of us -- Oh and btw - Never EVER reveal your site in one of these site-clinicks at any of the seminars - that;s the quickest way to get banned.
My top in adsense was 7050 USD in one month !
any guesses when this economic downturn will take an upturn?
This economic downturn, meltdown, or recession or whatever you choose to call it, is more serious than what anyone can think or guess. It is not hitting on US economy alone, it is a global problem which needs a global intervention. The end might not come as quick as we might expect. Even Economics gurus and professors can not even be certain on when it will take an upturn.
Now what will be your reaction if you are told that this global meltdown MIGHT last for SEVEN YEARS before upturn?
Will that affect you and your ability of earning huge pay checks from Adsense Ads?
inetguru,
Congratulations!
Thanks JohnRoy.
It's been a wonderful discussion with insightful, helpful and profit-pulling comments, tips and contributions. Kudos to all the Adsense gurus in this forum.
From what I have seen, learned and yet to learn from this tread I am now gradually coming to a conclusion that it is possible to earn Adsense check of $132,994.97/mon, unless you think otherwise (which I doubt).
Now what will be your reaction if you are told that this global meltdown MIGHT last for SEVEN YEARS before upturn?
If someone suggested that to me, I would guess they were born sometime around 1985 because that would make that person 12 years old when the Asian Financial Crisis [en.wikipedia.org] rocked the world, bringing oil down to $8 per barrel, unseating leaders, and causing famous golf courses [en.wikipedia.org] and paintings by Van Gogh to change hands, among other effects, ;).
I'm not an economic expert, but having lived through several economic meltdowns, afaik, global downturns don't last seven years.
on a more detailed analysis, everyone on a top-10 adsense earner list seems legit except this Shoemaker guy. At closer look he's got no real sites, it is all arbitrage, domains or finding holes in algo. He "is making >$100K a month, yet bought a site and sold another one for $800". Why bother?
On his interview he sounds more like a bragging kid than a serious businessman.
If he was doing arbitrage, it was possible for him to do $130K by spending $30-50K a month, no doubt. For a couple of months, before everyone else noticed. He claims he rocked in ringtones...possible too.
I'm not an economic expert, but having lived through several economic meltdowns, afaik, global downturns don't last seven years.
This is different. Our neophyte thread starter may be closer to reality than anyone dares to consider, but it is possible. The Great Depression - to which our current malaise has often been linked, in terms of size, numbers, lost wealth - lasted, by some accounts, until the early 1940s. Japan's "lost decade" is right now actually worsening.
I spent the day writing about why investors and analysts don't trust or like Treasury's latest "stress tests" for banks as a viable solution. There may not be one that can reasonably handle a deflationary spin-down. Remember, economics is all theory, anyhow, and even if the economy wasn't solid for 7 years, it would not be the end of the world. The vast majority of people survived the Great Depression without very serious crises, so unless you're already close to indigent, almost nobody on this board should have serious cause for concern.
That is, if you're making the correct adjustments. Soory to run so long, but martini busted into my niche - economics.
5K a month is very doable; you need a good vertical and good organically driven traffic and 5K a month is cake.
Sighs... I get caught in many thoughts when I read that... It's been appearing on the forum quite often lately. Still working my way to cross the 1,3K barrier.
This thread looks interesting:
You Get Just Three Hours to Make 500 Dollars a Year on a Single Site!Appeared today on the front page.
Posted in WebmasterWorld Supporters Forum by shortbus1662
"...we had a contest here, and everyone had exactly three hours and no more to start a website from scratch. Buy a new domain, put up a CMS, add some content pages, get some links, and monetize it. Could you do it and make 500 a year..." (-subscription required)
I'm very curious about it. Could they rely on their already established sites to drive traffic to the new site?
