Money is a very attractive topic to talk about. And that’s why you can probably find a lot of people who claim they earn this and that much, and sometimes with no proof at all.
I was surfing around last night and searching for big earners in adsense as well as in affiliate marketing. Search results return me some of the top players from US, UK, India and Malaysia which are really hitting it big and both you and I know and have a couple of names in our head, so no names mentioned here.
What I am talking about is a couple of fake imitator who can’t keep their mouth shut and claim that they are, for example, earning $5KUSD per month from their blog.
All is good if:
1. Pagerank is good
2. Alexa ranking is good
3. Their websites are ranking well for the topic they are pitching about.
4. Good flow or readership with good flow of comments, visitors, rss subscribers + nice site navigation.
5. A few stats or screenshots to back themselves up.
But from what I can tell, those false claims don’t even have any of these basic things to brag about. And what’s even worse, one of them is having an 600K Alexa pagerank and the owner claims it’s earning 50 times more compared to mine from Google Adsense. Considering all things being equaled as that’s for couting adsense revenue only, that really made me laugh.
Some will say Alexa isn’t accurate, but I beg to differ. Alexa still represents something, just go check Alexa rankings of any popular websites/blogs and there’s only one thing that you can be sure of: Those numbers indicate popularity. Or else, you can double check on Quancast and Compete.
And the saddest thing of all, a couple of these fakes are Malaysian. Again, no names mentioned, I don’t want to spoil other people’s party. Maybe they studied Marketing or just have a big mouth. Only time can prove the credibility of these people and how far they can go.
I would simply like to keep it this way:
1. There are lots of people who have a big mouth, offline or online. When coming down to productivity, they produce nothing.
2. Honesty is still a best policy to have even when you’re online. Be careful not to be cheated and don’t cheat others too.
Anthony Karr says
So what your saying is the Google Adsense is actually real and they really do make money with it? Your saying that money can really be made from web affiliates and its not total bullshit? Wow, every web domain I’ve run up on had some bullshit product to push web affiliation newbies into the business claiming outrageous earnings… What is the truth behind the matter… swing me an email and discuss this with me briefly if your schedule allows. I’m still a little skeptical on the issue…
David says
Yeah, google adsense is 100% real and there are people who do earn a living with it or at least get some extra pocket money every month, and I do get paid by adsense every month as well. And about the affiliate business you mentioned, that’s real too, and selling other people’s product to earn affiliate commission can earn you serious money as well. Like I mentioned in my post, not everything that you read online is true, but at the same token, you also shouldn’t assume that people showing big fat checks are liars because it’s definitely achievable by some people.
Tork says
Google adsense is bullshit. True some make a living. If you pay a shitload of money and are the NYT. Otherwise its popup hell for someone that wants to make an extra 2 dollars a month. You know get a job. Make some real money.
David says
Tork, dig deeper, work harder and smarter. There are quite a few ways to make money online (not $2 per month!) and it doesn’t have to involve popups. Adsense is by far one of the easiest if you publish useful content that people read.
Yeah, not everyone can make it. Don’t expect adsense alone will pay you a grand salary every month unless you write for NYT or some big-time blogs. As for using Adsense to get some extra income to complement your salary? Yeah, that’s 100% doable. I did and so did others.