1st Payout Received!!

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   Sweetsusiegposted 15 years ago

   I am so excited!!  After reading the posts here I decided to look at my bank account, YES!!!  I received my Google Adsense payment!!  I knew I had reached my threshold at the end of December but thought I had to wait to be notified...
   
   Now dealing with the bank is going to be another story.... Sometime ago apparently they have changed policies and are now charging a monthly maintenance fee of $5...  My earnings could be eaten up quickly with that!! 
   
   Might just go with a credit union...  Trying to keep my HubPages earnings separate from my regular income, for tax purposes...
   
   But I got paid!!  YAY!!

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      Mercrediposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Congratulations! How long did it take you to make it to the $100 payout?

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         Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         It took just a little over 5 months to reach the $100 goal.  But I also had over 100 Hubs by that time.
         
         Thanks!

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            ssaulposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            wow congrats, it take a lot more months for many people to reach a payout!

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               itechposted 15 years agoin reply to this

               You changed your profile Picture, You Seem,s to be Real Now.

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            Kekemapaposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            Congrats! I can't wait to reach that goal.

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               Pcunixposted 15 years agoin reply to this

               It took me 8 months. But I am not sweet like Susie G.

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      ImChemistposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      congratulation!! , keep working and you get more .

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         Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks!  Trying for sure!!

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      tectonicposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Absolutely fantastic. Keep it up, yo

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         Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks!!

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      Pcunixposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I hate banks.
      
      My bank hits me with a $16 fee every time I drop below $5,000.00 - even if it was just for an hour or two and the average daily balance is two or three times that!  I get so angry when that happens because they make a lot of money when my balance is high (as it often is).
      
      I would switch if all the ACH stuff wasn't such a pain to redo.
      
      Congrats on your payout!

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         Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks!! 
         
         I wish I could say for sure when the next payout was going to be, they said they wouldn't charge me a fee if I had a monthly deposit....  So... still not sure what I'm going to do...
         
         Yes, I hate banks too!!  But it seems ya gotta have 'em..

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      iamalegendposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      congrats.

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      Alhamoraposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      congratulations. More will come soon.

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         Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Thank You!  Working on continuing to earn!

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      lanealaneaposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Good for you!that's neat.:-)

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         Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks!

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   prettydarkhorseposted 15 years ago

   Congratulations Susie!

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      Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks!  Now to work on the 2nd payout!!  LOL

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   itechposted 15 years ago

   YuHoo... Congratulationsss!!! Way to go.

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      Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks!!

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   melporposted 15 years ago

   Congratulations Sweetsusieg. Still waiting for my first payout. I am almost there.

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      Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks!  You'll get there!!

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   Mighty Momposted 15 years ago

   Hey friend!
   I am so excited for you! Thanks for sharing your success, as it helps all of us know HP works if you work it! And you do!
   Keep up the awesome hubbing. MM

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      Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks MM!!  I was hoping that one day I'd get paid for my words!  LOL  At least now I know that it isn't wasted breath... In my case wasted carpel tunnel!!  LOL

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   wildernessposted 15 years ago

   Way to go, Susie!  You have done very well to earn payout this early.  It's a great feeling isn't it?  This online thing actually works!
   
   Even better, what everyone says about the second payout is true; it comes faster.  I've earned my second payout in December (the check was made yesterday) after earning the first in October at about 5 months.

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      Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Sweet!!  It's good to know that!  Keeping my fingers crossed!!
      
      Thanks for the words of encouragement!

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         wildernessposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         No need to cross fingers.  Anyone that writes as many quality hubs as you have has the drive to do it.

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   mistyhorizon2003posted 15 years ago

   Congratulations,that is ever so quick, well done

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      Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks Misty!  BTW, your words yesterday in my e-mail made me feel SO good!!  Thank you!

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   CASE1WORKERposted 15 years ago

   well done. I am hoping to get there in the next few weeks

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      Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      WTG!!  You will get there!!  Keep on writing!!

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   Gypsy48posted 15 years ago

   Congrats! Well done.

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      Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks Gypsy!

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    KristenGraceposted 15 years ago

    Woohoo! Congratulations.  Certainly well deserved - You've been working so hard at HP!!

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       Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Thank You Kristen!  My family thought I was nuts for writing so much... Now... Well they aren't saying anything other than "Whatcha gonna buy me?"  LOL

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          KristenGraceposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Haha.  Same here.  My mom still doesn't believe people can make money off writing online...

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    Dusty Snokeposted 15 years ago

    Sweetsusieg, yeah for you. I was excited  because I made .4 today. That is the highest amount I have made in one day, but it has only been 7 weeks. I am now more excited for you. Keep writing those great hubs.

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       Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Dusty, YAY!!  every penny adds up!  It's all a matter of time now!  Keep on writing!!

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    Travis_S_Musicposted 15 years ago

    That's great! (: I have yet to earn a thing on here haha, of course I barely started. And sadly it may not last much longer for me, when I start college in the summer and have a job and all that fun stuff to start learning how to deal with! Maybe someday though

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       Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       That is where the 'residual' part comes in.  Make lots of good quality Hubs, that people like to read.  The web crawlers will pick them up and you will make income while you are at college!  That's the beauty of HubPages, once you get started it keeps working for you!

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    kannanwritesposted 15 years ago

    Congratulations Sweetsusieg, it is still a distant dream for me.

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       Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       It will come, it just takes time.  I turned it into a 'full time' job, I not only write but also promote my work on facebook, twitter, myspace I have a couple blog sites that I promote my work on also. 
       
       Its sort of the same as writing a Novel or book of any sort.  You write a hard copy, then comes the hard part, getting people to read it.  First you would have to get an agent, then have the agent convince the publishers that it is worthy of being read, then comes the marketing.  It might be fun to go on tour of book stores, get people to buy your book, then sign your work...  BUT you aren't writing while doing this.
       
       Just my take on how it all works!!
       
       Thanks... You'll get there!!

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          kannanwritesposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          You made it crystal clear for me. Hearty thanks for your your reply.

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             Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

             Not a problem!

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    Ellarose92posted 15 years ago

    Congrats!!

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       Barbara Kayposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Congratulations! Keep it up.

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          Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks Barbara!!  Working on doing just that!

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       Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks Ella!!

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    Rastamermaidposted 15 years ago

    
    
    
    Good for you and keep up the good work!

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       Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks!!  Love the pic too!!

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    Richieb799posted 15 years ago

    6 months! took me 8-9!

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       Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Is that bad??

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    JD Barlowposted 15 years ago

    congratulations Sweetsusieg! I'm still working towards my first payout.

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       Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks!!  It will come!!  Just a little time is all that is needed!!

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    sofsposted 15 years ago

    Congrats Susie!! way to go!!

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       Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks!!

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    TopUniverseposted 15 years ago

    Congrats Sweetsusieg. I am wishing you for getting regular payout.

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       Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Me top TopUniverse!  From you lips to God's ears!!

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    Kidgasposted 15 years ago

    Congratulations.  The second one truly will occur more quickly.

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       Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks Kidgas, I surely hope so!  Some days are better than others on Google.

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    figmentposted 15 years ago

    

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       Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks for the picture!!  I feel like I got an award now!!

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    Ultimate Hubberposted 15 years ago

    Well done! you made it before many others!

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       Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks.  I feel very fortunate about this, since most of my Hubs are common sense, or about some issue rather than sales Hubs.

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    Karandaposted 15 years ago

    Fantastic achievement in such a short time. Well done!

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       Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks Karanda!!

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          janey_may79posted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Any recommendations, I hear alot of talk about big payouts and I would love to see results in my bank account.  I have been stuck at 5.00 forever and would love to see it go to hundreds!

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             Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

             LOL, no not a clue as to what has been paying and what hasn't.  I've tired to figure it out and can't seem to do so.  I have many Hub's on many different subjects.  My 'sales' type Hubs don't seem to do well at all.  I just finished one that I thought 'might' have a few $$$ signs in the stats... but no, only 1 $ sign.  So I have given up trying to write for the $$$ and just write what I have on my mind and hope it does well.

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                Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                I see you have 3 Hubs and have been here for just 2 weeks... If you have $5 you are doing VERY well.  It took me almost a month just to get $1.
                
                During this time I was writing at least 1 Hub per day!  Sometimes more.  By the end of my first 30 days I had 45 Hubs.

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                Pcunixposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                Enable Analytics.  That will show you exactly what has been working and what has not.  The $$$ stuff is just a guess - pretty much meaningless.

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                   Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                   Oh, I did.. It's kind of confusing though.  I does show what has been viewed etc...  I thought the $$$ meant the ads that are placed, and if they are good paying ads...  Oh well, I think it's supposed to be confusing so we get paid what they want to pay us and we can't complain!
                   
                   I have noticed a decline in pay from one of what I though was a higher paying Hub.  My 1st Mystery dinner hub, I'd get clicks on that when it was googled,, I noticed one particular pay was $1.67 being repeated (not sure which ad etc...) but since the 1st of the year, have been having loads visitors on that Hub yet max is .22 cents... I have thought that was odd...

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                      Randy Godwinposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                      Kudos to you for your success!
                      
                      You should make the next payout in half the time or less, depending on your hubs.

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    emievilposted 15 years ago

    Congrats!

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       Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks!

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    frogdroppingposted 15 years ago

    Congratz Susie - here's to many more big $ payouts, and monthly ones too

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       Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Whoo-hooo!!  Thanks!!  Love them cheers!!

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    janey_may79posted 15 years ago

    Thank you, the 5.00 is from my other blog on bloggers.  Before I came across the wonderful hubpages I was using blogger with adsense.  Now I am kinda doing your idea of writing multiple hubs to see if that will bring a broader revenue of money.  I know that people make alot of money using adsense and I would love to see a great turn around.  So I guess I will keep tapping the keys on my keyboard and hoping!  :-0
    
    
    That is what I would like to see in my living room wouldn't you?  A big stack of money from Adsense,kontera, google and other affiliates!

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       Randy Godwinposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       As almost any of us who make monthly payout will tell you, it is a snowball effect.

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          janey_may79posted 15 years agoin reply to this

          thank you for the info! 

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