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It’s OK to make an extra $2k per month if you’re a programmer. Here’s how.

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Post by jhpriestley »

mmaunder wrote: post #33
MatthewB wrote: post #18

This is nothing new and Google is well aware of this tactic. Years ago I use to buy pre-populated databases (such as all the veterinarians in the US) and create SEO-perfect websites with one piece of information on each page. It was highly crawlable and did well. I threw adsense on it and made good money for a while. A lot of other people figured it out and Google started dinging sites like this. I don't think this w…

I'd say you're doing exactly what Google wants and needs by putting the world's information online and making it indexable by them. It's a symbiotic relationship and searchers are grateful to both you and Google for helping them find what they need (that vet database you bought for example) online. Not only that but Google profits directly through ads that appear in search results showing your data. And indirectly ke…

As a searcher, no I am not grateful to content farms, "directories", and other pseudo-content. In fact I find it quite frustrating that searches for common maintenance problems, housekeeping, medical topics, etc., now turn up page after page of superficial, ad-ridden content. I have the sense that the actual act of finding information on the internet has become quite a bit harder since, say, 2004.

Re: It’s OK to make an extra $2k per month if you’re a programmer. Here’s how.

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Post by reedlaw »

patio11 wrote: post #31
tptacek wrote: post #16

How to make an extra $10,000 per month: Find 12 people who conduct significant business online, tell them this story, and set your bill rate accordingly.

Thomas is, if anything, undershooting what this is worth if you're capable of pulling it off with a data set adjacent to a liquid affiliate market. I think this specific article sort of underestimates the amount of effort involved ("Now that you have a site, just add marketing"), but if you're totally skeptical about it ever working, a) take a look at BCC's sales and b) think of what they would be in a niche with $50…

What does BCC stand for?

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Post by zitterbewegung »

reedlaw wrote: post #43
patio11 wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thomas is, if anything, undershooting what this is worth if you're capable of pulling it off with a data set adjacent to a liquid affiliate market. I think this specific article sort of underestimates the amount of effort involved ("Now that you have a site, just add marketing"), but if you're totally skeptical about it ever working, a) take a look at BCC's sales and b) think of what they would be in a niche with $50…

What does BCC stand for?

Bingo Card Creator his website. See http://www.bingocardcreator.com/

Re: It’s OK to make an extra $2k per month if you’re a programmer. Here’s how.

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Post by melvinram »

augustflanagan wrote: post #32

On 150,000 pageviews a month I make about $50.00 from adsense. "1.6% CTR with 0.85c CPC" seems pretty unrealistic to me.

I've seen client sites that get 10-30% CTR w/ $4 CPC and I've seen 1% at $0.20-$0.80 CPC.

It really depends on a number of factors including the audience, their intent, how they find your site, the site layout, etc.

It may not be common but I wouldn't say it's unrealistic.

PS: If you're making $50 from 150,000 page views per month, are you open to selling the site?

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Post by bobbywilson0 »

This to me is classic linkbait, how it is on the front page is beyond me. The "made for google adwords" sites are the bottom of the barrel when it comes to online income. I am surprised this guy doesn't have a bunch of ads on his blog so he can make $2,000 a month telling other people how to make $2,000 a month.

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Post by MenaMena123 »

You make it sound so easy, I know it is not and I can do all that you have stated, but that will take sometime. If it was that easy you can keep that process going and make alot.

I know a site that has a good amount of traffic and makes nothing from Google Ads. Not saying its not all possible, but just not as easy as you stated and somethings you left out on doing it all correctly.

Re: It’s OK to make an extra $2k per month if you’re a programmer. Here’s how.

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Post by ck2 »

I love that quote about "temporarily embarrassed millionaires" because it's so true.

Sometimes I see people who refuse to use coupons in stores because they think it's beneath them (even if the coupon is right in front of them in a display for what they are buying).

Re: It’s OK to make an extra $2k per month if you’re a programmer. Here’s how.

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Post by statictype »

martingordon wrote: post #25

The title of the post confused me at first. I don't think I've ever seen "OK" used as a measure of difficulty. The "Here's how" gave it away, but I originally thought the article was an argument against people feeling bad that they do development work on the side. I've clearly been spending too much time reading English.SE...

Had the same thought. I thought the post was about encouraging programmers to start side projects that make money and not feel bad about it.

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Post by sliverstorm »

ck2 wrote: post #48

I love that quote about "temporarily embarrassed millionaires" because it's so true. Sometimes I see people who refuse to use coupons in stores because they think it's beneath them (even if the coupon is right in front of them in a display for what they are buying).

The people I've known who were eligible to but refused to use food stamps did not feel it was "beneath them"- I'm pretty sure they felt that they didn't truly need them, and that there was someone worse off who needed them more than they did.
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