From 70 to 23K Google Adsense Earning Recap

There are million ways to earn money online and google adsense is just one of them. Let me share you my earning recap for being a google publisher since the first day I use adsense.

January - December 2007 Adsense Recap:

January 2007 is when I successfully setup my first blog using the free blog hosting (www.blogger.com). Here are the unforgettable dates and numbers on my first year of being an adsense publisher:

February 12, 2007 - my blog received its very first adsense page impression.
March 2, 2007 - somebody clicked my adsense ads making it my official first adsense earning equivalent to $0.11
$3.22 - highest adsense earning per day on that year.
Total page impression for 2007 is 93,534 and my total earning for the whole 2007 is a whoooping $70.05!... that is an average of $0.24 per day, very very impressive eh?

Total Expense: Precious Time + $0

At the end of the year, my adsense account accumulated to the amount just enough to pay one month of my DSL rent. Everytime I look back to the 2007 earning data, I still can't believe that I survive blogging with that daily income. So to those people who are still having a hard time improving their adsense, read this and compare it to your stats I will bet your earning is better than mine.

January - December 2008 Adsense Recap:

So I continue my pursuit in improving my adsense income. I read different ebook, blog post and tips about increasing CTR, blending the ads etc etc.. I just have one thing in mind at this point: If other people is raking cash online via this method why can't I?

After one year of read-experiment-apply-read-experiment-apply blogging pattern here is the outcome:

February 2, 2008 - my first $10.19 a day with page impression of 15, 713.
Somewhere in April 2008, I received this twitter message:

Adsense Ads Space $200 per week only . (avg daily earnings $50/day) PM me if interested... nid money badly T_T 4:39 AM Apr 17th, 2008 from TwitterFox - - > its on http://twitter.com/******?page=134

This is my first biggest investment in adsense. I rent the space for $400, with the guaranted adsense return of $700.00 giving me a 75% ROI and the wonderful feeling of earning more than $50.00/day in adsense.

After lease period my adsense earning returned to 10-15 daily, but the feeling of earning $60 per day keeps hunting me so the eagerness to earn more become stronger.
June 24, 2008 - my first $111.63 a day.
Somewhere in October 2008 - my record breaking adsense earning $919.07 in one day.
Total page impression for 2008 is 6,209,008 with a total earning of $23,961.00

Take a look at this 2008 adsense earning report graph:

adsense earning report graph

And here is my 2008 expenditure:

$142.80 (hosting)

$50.0 (domain)

$50.0 (freelance writer)

$242.8 (total)

To sum it up, 2008 had been a very great year for me. From $70.05 in 2007 to $23,961 in 2008, well that was really a very nice adsense improvement. The time and effort I spent in the first year of being an adsense publisher paid off.

What is the secret to improve 70.05 >> 23,961 adsense earning? Well, actually there is no secret. The method is already online free all along you just need to change your thinking to understand it and don't be afraid to test it.

Here let me share you again.

Don't rely on one blog / site alone.
Buy your own domain - it only cost $10.00/year and choose a good hosting. (I host my site in hostgator now, check this post there are also discount coupon there that you might use)
Interesting topic + interested user = $$$ in adsense
What I did is create a blog and work on it til it meet the adsense earning goal I set. So first example, I will continue working on blog A til it hits 10 daily, when the initial target is achieve I will then shift my focus to create new blog B and work on it til it hits 10 daily.. rinse and repeat. Here is a typical example. If you target to achieve 100 a day in adsense, you have some options:
- Develop one blog and work on it until it hit $100/day = 100x1
- Develop 10 blogs and work on it until it hit $10/day = 10x10
- Develop 5 blogs and work on it until it hit $20/day = 5x20
If you are too occupied hire freelancer to write content for you. I have one blog where the total amount I spent to create is around $40 (domain + content) and now it is earning around $600 a month with 1500-2000 visitors daily.
Sign up for google analytics to study the behavior of your visitor, pay attention to the keywords, top post and optimize your adsense on that page.
Use google webmaster tool to submit your sitemap and identify crawling error
Drink plenty of water! - you need this because you are very prone to "Google Adsense Stats Syndrome" also known as GASS.
Don't QUIT your day job yet!
Last but not the least - SHARE YOUR BLESSINGS.

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About Zaldy Agustin

Hello there and thanks much for dropping by! I'm Zaldy, the owner of this blog - a Filipino expat here in Kuwait working full-time as a CADD Engineer & doing internet marketing as part time job. This blog is my outlet to share my experiences and lessons learned in blogging, internet marketing career and anything in between. If you have something in mind, feel free to comment below and let other hear your thoughts. Thank much. Cheers!

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jayl
January 12th, 2009 - 07:03

this is just awesome!

my hundred dollar question izzat how to have an “interesting topic” how did you manage to get “interesting topics?”

also, one site that concentrates on one specific topic or niche only? then rinse and repeat?

thanks for giving out this mini-report and tips. highly appreciate it.

cheerios,
jayl

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zalds
January 12th, 2009 - 07:44

@jayl,

remember the blog that I created in january 2007? that is actually a blog without niche.. its a everything under the sun blog.. so I continue posting.. i check my analytics.. whichever the page that is consistently giving me traffic, I’m creating a niche blog for that one.

How to get interesting topic?: google trends, buzz yahoo, google insights, top post of blogs that you visited, top commented post..most visited page..

that would give you an idea.

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charles palma
January 13th, 2009 - 00:14

That was an awesome increase in earnings.

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James Wilcox
January 13th, 2009 - 04:25

I’m really impressed that you were able to earn so much from just Google Adsense. Both of my blogs are niche blogs but Adsense doesn’t perform that well for me. Running 2 blogs is hard enough, I can’t imagine running 10.

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zalds
January 13th, 2009 - 04:48

@ charles,
thanks.

@james,
work on the traffic, once your blog get enough traffic eventually your adsense will increase.

“I can’t imagine running 10 ” – - thats why we have to think how we can multiply our time. Outsourcing is the answer.

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Dexter | Tech At Hand Dot Net
January 13th, 2009 - 06:44

A great earning reports Zalds.. And I think I know that guy who gaev this rental. It is nice to have online friend like you

Keep up the good work..

I like your # 10, SHARE YOUR BLESSINGS… I give 10% to the church

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zalds
January 13th, 2009 - 10:25

@dex,

i’m very glad to know that you are sharing 10% of your earning to church. Keep up the good work.

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susi|talkActive
January 13th, 2009 - 11:53

wow…I wish I will earn as much as that. I’m just starting to earn 10 a day when my blog got de-indexed 3 weeks ago. HUhuhu. I pleaded not guilty!

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zalds
January 13th, 2009 - 12:05

@Susi,

then use other monetization (kontera, adbrite, chitika ) or build another another one.. and don’t forget to consider the G TOS next time.

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Buddy
January 13th, 2009 - 17:10

Winner… hope someday I will reach that…

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zalds
January 13th, 2009 - 17:49

@buddy,

your on the way.. just continue moving forward. One day you’ll find yourself writing the same blog post like this..

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winwab
January 13th, 2009 - 22:26

This is awesome adsense earnings! Congrats bro. Maybe one day I can reach the same earnings.

Very cool indeed!

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zalds
January 14th, 2009 - 05:10

@winwab,

not “maybe” you will reach that earning for sure… good luck bro.

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Lugaluda
January 14th, 2009 - 09:54

Hi Bro,

Thanks for being generous in sharing some tips specially to newbies like me

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don_ser
January 14th, 2009 - 15:09

grabe!!! amazing talaga!!! wag kana mag abroad… mayaman kana sa blogging eh…

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zalds
January 14th, 2009 - 18:02

@donser,
ganun ba? naku kelangan ipon hanggat kaya para pag uugod ugod na blog hopping at blog commenting na lang ang gagawin

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Jehzeel Laurente
January 14th, 2009 - 18:18

whoa astig! $919! almost 1k! di pa ako umabot ng ganun ng isang araw! nyok! hehehehe… sna umabot din ako ng ganyan sa isang araw

ang bait naman nung guy sa twitter binigyan ka ng $700+ sa adsense! Positive ROI talaga yun! wahehehe

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zalds
January 14th, 2009 - 18:19

@jehzeel,

oo nga sino kaya ung guy na asa twitter na un.. hmmmm…

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Jehzeel Laurente
January 14th, 2009 - 18:22

@don_ser – oo tama si zaldy, dapat mag sikap hanggang kaya pa. para maging milyonaryo in the near future hehe…

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ceblogger
January 16th, 2009 - 11:17

amazing adsense income report! plus, unique tips i’ve seen so far. thank you very much!

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Ambo
January 16th, 2009 - 16:02

So far ikaw ang nabasa kong highest paid earner na Pinoy sa Adsense! Galing mo Bro! Thanks sa mga tips! I’ll keep that in mind.

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zalds
January 16th, 2009 - 18:23

@ceblogger,
your welcome.

@ambo,
hmmm.. marami tahimik lang sila.. salamat sa pagbisita.

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Jehzeel Laurente
January 16th, 2009 - 23:27

@ambo oo maraming nakaka half million pesos per month, pero di ako yun.. sana ganun din ako someday.. haha

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zalds
January 17th, 2009 - 04:47

@Jehz,

asa quarter a million per month ka pa lang ba? malapit ka na dun..

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Ambo
January 17th, 2009 - 06:40

Hayan si Jehz tatahi tahimik pero nakow milyones na ang kita hehehe

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Bjorn
January 20th, 2009 - 14:13

Man I love this post, and not just for the info, but for the way of writing
Well, I hope that 2009 may give you a jump in income just as big!
http://www.icantinternet.org

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zalds
January 20th, 2009 - 14:26

@Bjorn,
i know my writing and grammar is awful.. hehehe…
anyways, thanks for the kind words and moral support. I wish 2009 will be a good and profitable year for all of us.

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Marlon
January 20th, 2009 - 16:39

would you like to share your other blogs? how many blogs do you maintain?

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zalds
January 20th, 2009 - 17:06

@Marlon,
i have more than 5 blogs..

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SELaplana
January 24th, 2009 - 15:06

kailan kaya ako kikita ng more than $10,000 a month. Pero I know kikita din ako ng ganoon di ko lang mapapadali dahil kulang ako sa arep.

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zalds
January 24th, 2009 - 15:19

@Sel,
oo I’m sure mararating mo rin un, slowly but surely..

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Mike
January 29th, 2009 - 16:49

Thanks for the tips. I hope in the future I can get to earn that much too in blogging. Especially now that the economy is in crisis and multinational companies are reducing costs by taking out employees, home-based work and blogging is becoming a popular source of income for Pinoys.

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speed yo
February 2nd, 2009 - 15:13

This is amazing! I really don’t know how you can make such a big income from adsense. I tend to earn $101.07 in one year. Can you show one or two of your blog?

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yudi
March 6th, 2009 - 06:10

really nice share bro

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Tika
March 6th, 2009 - 06:41

This is great post for a new adsense publisher like me… thanks…

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Goodbaby
March 6th, 2009 - 07:03

Many thanks for sharing your adsense experience. I think it will encourage many new adsense publisher, including me. Thanks again….

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Millionaire Acts
March 10th, 2009 - 00:59

Wow, I never wondered you’re that huge adsense income earner! I wonder how many blogs are helping each other to raked that amount and what are those domain names?

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Millionaire Acts
March 10th, 2009 - 01:22

I am very eager to know your top blogs that raked in that $23,961. Would you mind sharing it?

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zalds
March 10th, 2009 - 06:41

@Millionaire Acts,

More than 5 small blogs.. 1 of it is the same niche as yours..
The important is HOW to do it, right?

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Yogesh
April 7th, 2009 - 14:52

I have my own website and I am happy to say that I am making good with google adsense. But I still need to learn about it. You are right there are so many ways to make money online. And I think making money online sitting at home is good option. We can work according our own schedule and there is no boss you are your own boss. I have been working from home from last 1 year and I am happy with it.

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Puthzel
April 16th, 2009 - 02:16

Thanks for sharing Zalds i wanna try this method but i have quetions

1. How many article per day on 1 blog?
2. Are you using social bookmark (digg, reddit etc)?

Thanks b4…

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zalds
April 16th, 2009 - 09:00

@yogesh,

glad to hear that & i’m happy making money sitting at home is working very well for you. me still have my 9-5 job can’t wait for the day where I will just do is sit at home and make money while drinking tea.

@Puthzel,

I normally post 1 article per day for the 1st month, then following months 1 article per week (i’m lazy)

Yes. right after i created about page, i will create outgoing link to wikipedia or any authority site, then submit it to bookmark sites that google loves (digg is one of them)..your new site will be indexed within 24 hours. Once it is index i wlll add 1 article per day.

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praja
April 19th, 2009 - 11:50

Wow..
how many blogs/sites d u have now?

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zalds
April 19th, 2009 - 12:46

@praja,

more than 5 ..

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ohmelayu
April 29th, 2009 - 06:12

you did a great job. I hope i also can earn well like you. My target 1k per month. hoho..

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zalds
April 29th, 2009 - 13:49

@ohmelayu,

you can if you persevere.. 1k a month is very achievable good luck.

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Randy
April 30th, 2009 - 02:05

Very good stats and earnings! Galin mo pare.

$1K a day!

Sana ako kahit $500 lang ok na. hehe! This post is very inspiring!

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zalds
April 30th, 2009 - 05:00

@Randy,

thanks for dropping by.
yakang yaka mo yan.. you have a uniqe blogging style.. keep it up.

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Phaw
May 5th, 2009 - 15:35

wah talong talo nito ang inspirational story ko

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Dinah
May 14th, 2009 - 05:09

WOW! and another WOW for good measure

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