Project Blogger Update
For those who have followed this blog from the beginning you’ll know that is was originally build as an experiment. The original intention was to see how easy it was to make money online and if I could actually live off it.
I gave myself 12 months to turn this blog into a blog that generated a steady revenue. After 4 months things are starting to look good.
The last 3 months have made an income, albeit very small and this month looks as though it will be the best month yet. Apart from August the blog has grown each month. Hits are at an all time high in September and revenue has already exceeded my best month.
Although traffic is constantly on the rise, revenue has been up and down. The best month to date was July, although September looks to be fairly good so far. I have made some money with my affiliate advertising, however Google AdSense seems to be the best performer so far.
I am trying to blog every day, and it is very noticeable if I miss a day or two. Traffic seems to dip a fair bit if I don’t post, so I am trying to build enough content at the moment so that users can have a browse around the blog on the days that I don’t post.
I am aiming to improve the affiliate and advertising performance in the coming months. I need to work out what works and what doesn’t. At the moment there are some good products on the site and they are getting clicks – just not any sales.
I have made a lot of good contacts over the past 4 months and I have had a lot of opportunities to make money in other areas. Without setting up this blog those opportunities would not have been there so if the blog itself doesn’t make me enough money to live off, these other sources will.
It can be very frustrating at times, especially when you put all of this hard work in and get nothing back. It has been an interesting journey over the past 4 months, with some great times and other times where I feel like I am wasting my time.
At the moment it is too early to tell whether Project Blogger will be a success. So far it has been going very well, although whether or not I can make enough revenue online to survive will depend on the next few months.
Other areas of my “online” life have been going very well with some great opportunities ahead, especially with NameSeek and the Australian Domain Name industry. This is where I see my long term “online” future at the moment.
Thanks for all of your support and encouragement!
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