There were several great things that happened while I was away in terms of the work that I am doing online. My articles and blogs continued to earn money. While I was gone, I earned a total of $29.55 with AdSense. One of those days was even in the double digits! My first one ever!
Traffic is also at record levels. I am amazed by the amount of traffic that I am seeing. It seemed to run consistently above my typical average. Not only is traffic high, but I added followers on both HubPages and this blog. I am now over 400 followers on HubPages and over 50 on this blog. These are numbers that I didn't expect to hit until the end of the year.
I think the key to my improved traffic and earnings is the level of effort that I put into passive income development during the 6 weeks prior to my leaving. By publishing at a rate that was higher than I had been publishing this year, I was able to enhance my visibility during the time that I was away. This visibility led to increased traffic and ultimately, increased earnings including my first ever double-digit AdSense day.
I am encouraged that as I get back into the swing of things and begin publishing again, I can maintain traffic levels at a higher plateau than I had enjoyed previously and will begin earning more on a consistent basis. I suspect that I could even achieve another double-digit earning day by the end of the year. It won't be long and I will be making enough with Google AdSense to receive monthly checks.
So if you feel discouraged about your online income, remember that hard work will eventually pay off. You may not know when it will happen but give it time. Ultimately good content will rise to the top.
Photo credit: *Micky*
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Fantastic! Congrats on the double digit day! And isn't it great to earn that money when you didn't do any extra work for it?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ruth. It was great to earn that passive income while not doing any extra work. I can't wait to see where I am in another year.
ReplyDeleteWell done - that is a great amount. I have just checked my Adsense earnings for the first time in months having done absolutely no work, have earned loads. Guess me and you prove the real meaning of a passive income!
ReplyDeleteHey, congrats, Kidgas. That's super and must be really encouraging for you.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bristolboy and ebele. The results have been encouraging and I plan on writing some more once I get back into a normal routine.
ReplyDeleteAwesome for you! Nothing was better than when I took a vacation and came home to check my Adsense and had been receiving more clicks than I ever had. Feels great. I'm glad for you.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jared. It has been an incredibly amazing feeling to see that the efforts that have been made over the past year are beginning to pay off with increased traffic and earnings. It really has pushed me to another level, and I will continue to work hard to add more and more content and traffic.
ReplyDeleteLOL I love it when we travel - my partner is a contractor so he's only paid when he works - I get paid whether or not I work - its a truely wonderful thing passive income and you're starting to discover it!
ReplyDeleteHow was Honduras - somewhere on my list to go to but I have never got south of Mexico
Lissie,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, let me say that it is an honor knowing that you read my blog. I consider you one of the elite passive income earners.
Yes, earning income passively is truly wonderful.
I was in Honduras to assist in providing medical care to the poor so the areas we saw were incredibly impoverished. It is truly an interesting place. Clearly different than what I am used to in the United States (like armed guards at Dunkin' Donuts). Quite a culture shock I must say. The country is beautiful and the people we saw were nice.
Wonderful news! Congratulations on seeing your first (of many, I'm sure) double digit AdSense day. Sounds like you had a great trip too. I've spent a lot of time in Guatemala and occasionally made day trips into Honduras to visit the Mayan ruins at Copán. From what I could tell, it really is a beautiful country with many beautiful people.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Michelle. It was great to see that double-digit day. Now my next goal is to get to the point of earning a monthly check. I am giving myself until July of 2011 to accomplish this but would hope that I can get it done sooner. I need to get back to some writing and publishing but am still trying to get caught up from being away first.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! You're going to start seeing double digit days more frequently. It seems that once you break the ice, it gets easier.
ReplyDeleteFelicia,
ReplyDeleteI am sure that is true. I am looking forward to it.