Lynn Smythe
Update on Google AdSense
February 5th 2008 16:48
Blog Mistress Lynn Smythe
My earrning reports are in for the month of January so I just wanted to give you a quick update. I finally figured out how to set up seperate channels for each of my blogs so now I can see exactly how much each one is earning. Prior to setting up the channels, all my earnings were lumped into one report so I had no way of knowing which blog was outperforming the others.
Here is the breakdown of my earnings so far:
October - 75 cents
November - $2.62
December - $3.38
January - $24.51
Wow!!!! Why has January taken off? Well, part of it is because two of my blogs are now 4 months old and finally starting to generate a decent amount of traffic. The Pagan Path blog has actually been earning a few more $$ than the I Love Herbs blog. I think this is because there are tons of herb sites out there, and the search term herbs is rather generic. So I don't think the ads that are showing up on I Love Herbs are that unique.
Paganism Pays?
Why does the pagan site generate a bit more revenue? At first this seemed puzzling - there are a ton more herb sites on the internet than pagan sites. But that is probably why I am getting higher ad revenue. Although there are fewer pagans in the world than herbalists there aren't that many pagan blog sites out there which means there isn't as much competition for pagan readers as compared to herbal readers. And most of the ads on my pagan blog are much more specific than the more generic ads showing up on my herb blog. So the ads on the pagan blog are getting a much higher click through.
Another reason why my ad revenue took off for the month of January was that on December 27th I took over the inactive Freelance Online Work blog that was in Orble's blog cemetary. I don't post that often to the freelance site compared to my other blogs but when I do they get a fantastic amount of readers. And they get quite a few ad clicks.
Freelancing is Hot
Freelancing is a very hot topic right now. Everybody and their brother is investigating freelance opportunities as a way to generate some extra income in addition to their day jobs. My engineering friend, my middle management friend, and my former English teacher friend have all been picking my brains about how to get started making money as an online freelance writer. I am certainly no expert but according to them I am. I investigate freelancing opportunities almost daily and often click on the ads I find on other freelancing sites.
Other Freelancing Sites
Speaking of other freelancing sites, be sure to check out Writer's Notes here on the Orble network. Besides being full of fantastic information, Writer's Notes blogger Jeanne Dininni is a really friendly person and will answer any questions you may have regarding her blog posts. Jeanne just celebrated the one year annivesary of her blog.
Additional Information
I just set up my first blogger blog - http://herbalapothecary.blogspot.com. I want to see how that site performs in comparison to my three Orble blogs. So I will be posting details on that blogging network in the future. Blogger/blogspot is owned by Google. I've earned a whole penny on Herbal Apothecary so far, but it's a brand new site so it will take it awhile before it starts to generate any traffic.
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Comment by Joanne Fedler
Secret Writers Business
Congratulations - that's great news about Adsense working for you... and a very helpful breakdown for those of us still trying to figure out how to REGISTER for it.... I've been blogging for just about two months now - do you know whether I would be credited for any amounts that have happened before I register if say, I register today or does one only start to earn revenue once one registers?
Thanks for this,
Jo
Comment by Tracy
Movies and Life
That's great, congratulations. Thanks for sharing that info,
Tracy
Comment by Lynn Smythe
The Pagan Path
Freelance Online Work
I Love Herbs
See Jon's post on this very subject: Earning Money on Orble
You have to go to Google Adsense and setup an account with them. Then you copy your adsense code/id number into your Orble blog. Google wouldn't be keeping track of who is clicking on the ad links on your blog until you register for an account with them.
But read Jon's post first for the details. He is the Orble guy with all the knowledge.
Take care,
Lynn
Comment by Joanne Fedler
Secret Writers Business
Jo
Comment by Joanne Fedler
Secret Writers Business
Jo
Comment by AmyHuang
Sydney Table
Project Job Search
Travel Debate
Travel String
Love Adventures
I'll have to agree with Writer's Notes - it's a great blog!
I like yours too