It only took 8 years to achieve payout!

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   PaulGoodman67posted 2 years ago

   Due to a variety of factors (mainly Squidoo and the chaotic subdomain period) I have a multitude of accounts. A few of them pay out regularly, but my worst-performing account only just reached the fifty dollar threshold last month.
   
   I set the account up in 2014, so that means it only took 8 years to reap a reward!
   
   I'm probably going to delete the account now as it only makes about 16 cents/month...

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      Mike Grindleposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Hey, $50 is better than nothing, I guess.
      
      Not to change the topic, but out of interest, would you say that having multiple accounts has been beneficial?
      
      I remember reading an article where someone mentioned they have numerous "faceless" accounts for each of their niches. I just wondered what your experience has been like?

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         PaulGoodman67posted 2 years agoin reply to this

         There's no big advantage of numerous accounts. Except perhaps it's slightly easier to see what's happening and organize if you have lots of hubs and they are split up.
         
         I created more because in the subdomain period (post-panda and pre-niches), when accounts were soaring like birds then crashing the following day. I didn't want all my eggs in one basket. Also, I wanted to try accounts dedicated to a certain niches or ideas. It wasn't really worth it.
         
         Then I had my two Squidoo accounts moved to HP just to add extra.
         
         It's actually a pain in the ass having lots of accounts!

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            Mike Grindleposted 2 years agoin reply to this

            Appreciate the insight. I think I'll just stick to the one account then!

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      robhamptonposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      It's hard to believe that's all you are making. Your dyi articles are stellar, and most dyi do well. Although I do feel I've been very ripped off the last year or so from HP. Seems almost now I get what they THINK I should get. Not actual numbers. I've done the math, some things aren't making sense.

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         PaulGoodman67posted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Eugene is the king of DIY!

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      robhamptonposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      And does the secretive "don't discuss CPM" rule still apply? I know that was a big thing like 10 years ago, but geez. Still do ok  with traffic, only during the hot Florida season, but seems like some payout numbers don't match with what's shown via Analytics. Just my 7¢ cents. (Inflation from "2 cents worth"

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      jansharesposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Wow, Paul, that's incredible! Congrats are in order for that long overdue payout.

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   Glenn Stokposted 2 years ago

   Hey Paul, before you delete that account, may I suggest you research the problem for it not working.
   
   It would be a shame to throw away all your hard work you once did on those articles. Maybe all you need to do is update each one in that account to make them work better with audience engagement and Google algorithms.
   
   Sure, it’ll take time, but consider the time you already put into the initial creative work. I’m sure that was valuable work you’ve done, and maybe all you need to do now is improve on them.
   
   I do that all the time. It’s easier to improve existing content than it is to write new stuff. Don’t give up so fast.

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      PaulGoodman67posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, I work on existing content all the time, too. In this case, I'm going to delete though. I don't see eight years as giving up fast!?!?!
      
      The account contains a handful of hubs focused on a particular niche which is a saturated topic. It was a very poor choice and certainly not one that my more experienced self would pick.
      
      It's kind of embarrassing some of the stuff I thought would work in those first few years!
      
      I am writing new stuff all the time, often 5 or 6 articles per week (not all for HP). It can be as quick to newly create as to rewrite and the newer ones can often be more successful.
      
      Sometimes deletion is the correct choice, rather than repeatedly expending time on something. I wasted too much time on that account over the last 8 years.
      
      I was just waiting for it to crawl past the winning post before I deleted...
      
      The most important research that's done occurs before you even start an article. It took me a few years to learn that.

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         Glenn Stokposted 2 years agoin reply to this

         After all is said an done, I agree with your point. Paul. It makes sense to avoid expending time on saturated topics.
         
         That’s a mistake I’ve made in the past. And as you, I too, learned to research my ideas to see if someone else already did it. It’s funny you mentioned that. It took me years before I realized doing that research saved me a lot of wasted effort.

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            PaulGoodman67posted 2 years agoin reply to this

            You are absolutely right, though, that updating existing articles is generally the way forward and the best way to increase traffic.
            
            I often feel that I'd be better off focused entirely on that. But writing new stuff is where the fun is!

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         Patty Inglish, MSposted 2 years agoin reply to this

         +++

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   Misbah786posted 2 years ago

   16 cents/month...Oh! I am definitely doing much better than this
   
   By the way, Congratulations!

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   eugbugposted 2 years ago

   I've been waiting for payout from Adsense for a few years. I'm only about a dollar off.
   Do your alter egos ever appear in the forums?

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      Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      The Million-Dollar Question
      
      Do your alter egos ever appear in the forums?

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         PaulGoodman67posted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Yes. I post with other accounts by mistake sometimes. They all have the same photo and bio. It's obviously me, there's nothing surreptitious. Eugene has seen it happen and commented, he apparently just doesn't remember!

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            Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

            I see

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      PaulGoodman67posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      I think at the peak of my Adsense efforts, I once achieved payout in two months. Nowadays, I don't even bother to check it because it's so utterly crappy.

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   eugbugposted 2 years ago

   On a positive note, the Euro and dollar are on a near par, so at least we're earning a bit more on this side of the pond. Usually I leave money in PayPal and withdraw it when the exchange rate is more favourable.

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   poppyrposted 2 years ago

   Why do you have multiple accounts? Why not write all your articles on one? As far as I know writing about different topics on one account doesn't affect your views or earnings.

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      DrMark1961posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      It used to.

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      PaulGoodman67posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, as Dr Mark says, things were different before the niche sites were brought in.
      
      We were encouraged to stick to one specialist area of expertise. So, if you wrote about multiple topics (like me), it seemed to make sense to create separate accounts for each niche we wrote about. There is no need to do that now.

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   EricDockettposted 2 years ago

   I too have my old Squidoo account that only has two articles on it, and slowly limps toward payout a few pennies at a time. It is hard to let go!
   
   Wondering, for you or anyone else with multiple accounts, do you still write new content on all of your different accounts?
   
   Or, do you now stick with one account for all new articles?
   
   I have I think 4 active accounts now. I've been trying to decide if I should write new stuff for the other accounts or write everything, including niche articles, on this one.
   
   It feels weird because I still think of everything as so compartmentalized.

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      PaulGoodman67posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      I understand your dilemma.
      
      I generally split my writing between different accounts with the goal of having more payouts.
      
      I feel that 50 or 60 articles is enough for one account. It starts getting unwieldy if and when you have a list of hundreds.
      
      It's still probably more logical to just write with just one account, though.

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         EricDockettposted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Do you use the same name on all of your accounts. I mean, obviously not the same screen name, but the same real name?
         
         I understand if you don't want to answer that one. LOL

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