August 2007 earnings..

When i first started out in this business, $100/month was fantasy stuff. Sure, i thought i could make it, but reality soon set in and i realized my $.10c a day in adsense wasn’t going to add up to $100/month.

August ‘07 was my first month ever to break the $100 mark. And i broke it with $21.72 to spare. Averaging $30/week.

PPP = $72.81
TLA = $48.68
Kontera = $0.23 (only running for 2 days)
Total = $121.72

It’s a fantastic feeling to be earning a respectable amount at long last. Triple figures are something i can be proud off as the majority of webmasters/bloggers are stuck on single or double figures. I’d love to see hard stats, but i reckon 90% of webmasters earn less than what i’ve earned last month.

Most give up if they don’t see instant results or things don’t click into place. A lot of people think a website is a get rich quick ’scheme’, perhaps i was the same, but i was determined to work at it and be patient.

I’m living proof that if you stick with it and keep plugging away, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

It’s been a long time coming, and i’ve taken the knocks, but i’ve dealt with them and battled on. I’m delighted to have smashed this mark but it won’t stop here, i won’t just settle for $100/month every month.

With an impending PR update, this blog will start to play a huge role in my online earnings. JPEGr’s text link ads sold out last month, so i’ve added another couple of links to it. If they sell, i’ll raise the price of the links slightly.

Between this blog and JPEGr i reckon i can nail $100/month from now on. Any other links on any other sites are just bonuses.

So August has been my best month ever. Ironically July was my worst, but then again July was a weird month as i was away quite a bit and never really got in to the swing of things..

For September, i’ll set a target of $130. It will be tough as i won’t have as much time due to starting college and trying to settle in, but i’ll do my best… i have to prove to myself that August wasn’t a fluke and that i can maintain these sort of earnings..

Google Adsense? Who needs ‘em. I hope this is of inspiration to some of you webmasters..

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