If you're new here, you may want to Darren Rowse (1 comments.) — May 20, 2007
very informative post.. I read the article and then the comment, only to notice at the end Darren Rowse and then had to read the comment again just to make sure it was actually Darren writing that comment I didn’t think he had the time to visit blogs and write comments!! (okay i haven’t even checked whose blog I am reading so may be Darren is you friend =)) but in any case, very useful blog.. would be visiting again.. thanks
EDITOR: thanks Pearl
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Comment by pearl — May 22, 2007
Great to read and thank you. I’ve never really thought about how people earn money from blogging but knew that people do. I’ve just come back from a meeting with my business coach who is urging me to look at the next step in my business and that is to turn my writing into an income stream and look at add-ons for my business. So obviously this is something I need to look at more seriously and perhaps your blog has now given me the starting point, or stepping stone. Thanks!
EDITOR: no problems. If you have any questions feel free to ask me
Comment by Kathie Thomas — May 22, 2007
subscribed to the RSS feed .. thanks..
Comment by pearl — May 23, 2007
It’s great that you are able to earn a full time income from blogging. I’m earning around minimum wage from my blogs which I plan to double in the next year. It’s been a very slow process but I’d much rather be blogging than doing the 9-5, that’s for sure.
EDITOR: Are you at an earnings level where you need to run your blogging as a legitimate business
Comment by Andrea — May 23, 2007
Greetings from Canada.
I’m surprised at this business of blogging for a business. I started my blog as a way of trying to connect with people and, hopefully, help some of them. It’s never occurred to me to actually try to make money from blogging.
Do you suppose it’s possible for someone technologically challenged (i.e. me) to actually get somewhere with this
Any warnings or other nuggets of wisdom for us little ones swimming in this big blogosphere
EDITOR: My main point would be that very few people earn much from their blogs and even fewer earn a substantial amount over a long period.
Being “technologically challenged” would not be a good indicator for future success so if you enjoy what you’re doing now than stick to it and don’t worry about blogging for money.
Comment by Laurie — May 23, 2007
I can’t wait until my blog is making enough money for people to care what my sources of income are. I think it’s great to disclose your sources so others can find new and interesting ways to make money.
Thanks! Sara
EDITOR: no problems.
Comment by Don (2 comments.) — May 31, 2007
I enjoy blogging, but I don’t make much money off of it. I have thought about starting a niche blog and trying to earn a small income off of it…I just haven’t found the right niche that I would enjoy blogging about (yet) …
EDITOR: make sure you enjoy it otherwise you’ll lose enthusiasm after a while
Comment by Steve S (1 comments.) — June 3, 2007
That adsense growth is quite impressive. From zero to to 5 figures in less than a year, I’m impressed.
Comment by Jo (1 comments.) — June 6, 2007
Hey, this is very intressting, thanks a lot.
Comment by Ed Kohler (2 comments.) — June 9, 2007
Interesting how you got your blog to the top notch. As a blogger myself, I understand the passion of writing and expressing oneself through the English language.
Comment by Kraig Grayson (1 comments.) — June 17, 2007
It’s great to see you are making good money blogging. Thanks for the breakdown!
Comment by alex (1 comments.) — June 22, 2007
Hey, that’s one of the better tutorials (with REAL NUMBERS) that I’ve seen for monetizing a blog….
Have you submitted this to Digg or the Carnivals I’m sure they would digg it..
Comment by Zac Johnson (5 comments.) — July 2, 2007
That was really a nice post. I have one blog vavk (2 comments.) — July 3, 2007
Great article, and very useful. If you can get double-digit click through rates on adsense, maybe you should go into the consulting business on ad placement and strategies!
EDITOR: who says i’m not doing that already
Comment by Sudha (1 comments.) — July 20, 2007
I’ve dabbled with adsense but never really made much income from it, i guess i don’t get enough visitors to my blog… With some of my other sites i’ve gone down the affiliate network route and that has been my biggest online earner.
Comment by kshitize (1 comments.) — July 27, 2007
Any Australian readers who are earning enough money to get noticed by the tax department should read Blogpond’s post The Business of Blogging to learn some basic info about setting up a small business
Comment by Neerav — August 5, 2007
i am not at your level yet, but i think i will be one day. i love my niche because its actually something i enjoy.
Comment by DavidTan (1 comments.) — November 5, 2007
Hi, I just wanted to say thank you for linking to this post in the comments section of On Blogging Australia. I started blogging about a year ago, seriously blogging (like more than a few posts a month) around July this year and around October I finally discovered a whole new world of blogging out there I didn’t even know existed. Now I’ve just moved to a self-hosted wordpress blog and feel ready to “take on the world”. Okay, that’s an exageration but I’m trying to learn as much as I can.
Do you still think adsense is a reliable income source It seems like a lot of little bloggers who’ve taken a long time to build up enough money for a payout are getting their accounts closed with little or no explanation just as they get close to their $100 minimum.
EDITOR: Hi Lightening
Adsense is reliable and definitely a good place to start for most bloggers.
I can tell you that I’ve earnt a lot of money from Adsense (tens of $1000’s in total) and Google has never missed a payment
% of people who get their Adsense accounts shut will have been punished for breaking the Google AdSense Programme Policies, no other reason.Remember that everyone starts by earning very little, my first Adsense month got me US$0.16 and now I make $1000’s a month from Adsense alone. Good luck
Comment by Chris (1 comments.) — December 11, 2007
First of all, congrats on your achievement. I think you should also add Commission Junction as one of your affiliate networks. I believe CJ has more affiliate programs than Commission Monster, most importantly, CJ’s commission payout is on net30/60.
All the best, and keep up blogging. Never stop trying new programs/methods
EDITOR: CJ is US centric so its not much use for an Australian blog
Comment by Rom @ PR4 Link Directory (2 comments.) — February 18, 2008
Its true with blog u can make a living. Im doing it for almost 2 years and it really paid off. Some people said its an easy money but for me a lot of hard work is involved to make it work. Hard work and fully dedication into blogging is needed here.
Comment by David Carter (3 comments.) — March 21, 2008
Well done for building such a successful business out of your blogging! Were you always focused on this outcome (ie making a living with your blog) or did you just strat doing it for fun All the best for the future!
EDITOR: I started just for fun to learn about the technologies involved and also to store some of my ideas and knowledge online in case I forgot them. thanks
Comment by Janna — April 2, 2008
I think we can no longer to continue lay down our financial hope to Adsense for monetizing blog for Adsense is no longer fast source to gain big money quickly, it happens to me just now when i saw my report on adsense today…i received only about 5 bucks for over 100 clicks.
Comment by Roman (1 comments.) — May 28, 2008
Great post and it gave me a lot of hope to continue blogging. Hope to reach the point when I can say goodbye to the day job i am having. Thanks
Comment by Sire (8 comments.) — May 30, 2008
Great going–I’m relatively new to the blog monetization world, but it’s good to read things like this to keep my inspiration strong. Good move on the Text Link Ads too–I’ve basically heard to avoid them like the plague.
Comment by stephan xiao (2 comments.) — June 9, 2008
I majored in entrepreneurship in college, and your most important formula for success started with your previous experience in the industry. If someone wants to make money from a blog or website as a fulltime job, i advise that they get started as you did…in their free time…until they build the knowledge (over years). i like your blog and doctor who, and i’m planning my own blog so i will be back often.
Comment by Mohamad — June 27, 2008
Great post , helpful hints and direction how to make use of blogs to make money ,
Comment by knev — July 10, 2008
Really enjoyed reading this. I have been blogging for a long time now, and I think its always harder to become a big hit, since the competition is so great, but it does work..
Comment by ankit shukla (1 comments.) — August 19, 2008
Wow this is really great! Actually, it’s also my dream to earn big through blogging. My friend often told me before that there is money online if you will just work hard enough. Now, after 2 years, he is also earning more than his day job and slowly increasing his earnings monthly.
I’ll try to follow your tips here and I hope that you will still post these kinds of inspirational topics.
Comment by Kevin (1 comments.) — November 21, 2008
Not bad, not bad at all. I am always very reluctant to tell anyone how much I make, cause it normally results in a huge flood of e-mail.
Be extra careful inter-linking your two blogs. You should be fine if you keep the number in the network below about 5. Anything more than that, and you risk getting all your sites booted by googleboot, er, googlebot.
Comment by smartin (2 comments.) — December 27, 2008
Learnt about ur blog from the list of top 100 Aussie Bloggers. Thanx a lot for the details on different ways u monetize ur blog. Do u think a non-tech savy person like me can monetize a personal blog
Comment by Josh (1 comments.) — February 11, 2009
Wow! That’s an awesome accomplishment to make your living blogging! Congrats!
Comment by Paul (2 comments.) — March 27, 2009
First of all, congratulations, mate!!! Hard work really has paid off. I’m sure you’re really loving the current exchange rate. I’m quite surprised with your double-digit CTR. Anyway, you don’t have pop-ups or annoying ads and you achieved it. Great work!!!
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