It's official made first Adsese payout in just under 6 months!

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    BenjaminBposted 14 years ago

    Just wanted to show newer Hubbers that it is possible and many people have done it much faster. I accomplished this with 12,125 page impressions for a total of $111.18 I will receive on my check.Much higher rate of eCPM than the norm with a below average click through rate,but I'll take quality clicks over massive traffic that makes mere pennies any day.

    Not all of my earnings were from Hubpages,but the majority were.How did I do it? By spending time learning,learning,learning.

    As you can see I accomplished this with a low number of page views,why? Proper on page SEO and great keyword choices.Am I pleased with these results? Not really I know if I put more effort in that I easily would have much better #'s. I made the majority of this money with on average only 20 Hubs since I started.

    I also have made just under $220.00 on affiliate banners and links.

    Work Smart Not Too Hard,but if you do decide to work a little harder than me you will no doubt do much better!

    I've thought about doing a Hub on this,but really do we need everyone who ever made a Google payout to tell us how they did it?

    1. David 470 profile image75
      David 470posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Good work, it took me about 6 months to get my first payment. I just reached my 3rd payment yesterday by 5 cents! Oh man, I hope those estimated earnings are right...

      The month of January was weird because I got a lot more clicks than December, but revenue was bad on some days... Hopefully, maybe I earned more that the estimated earnings say, otherwise a 5 cents margin does not make me feel calm lol hmm

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        BenjaminBposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        Sounds like you are doing quite well David. Throw down the balancing beam and hope your balance falls down on the right side of the tight rope,lol!

        1. David 470 profile image75
          David 470posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Yeah, going to have to wait till FEB. 10 to see final earnings of January.

    2. frogdropping profile image73
      frogdroppingposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Some of us don't need it - but plenty do because they just don't get 'it'. One week, three hubs and 'I'm not making any money' (or similar - I'm being a little tongue in cheek) has been thrown out more times than most of us have had hot dinners.

      Why not throw your money making method into the mix. Or at least a motivational 'this is how it worked for me' kinda hub.

      By the way - payout at six months is great - more so with, as you've pointed out - the hubs you have + page views V effort.

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        BenjaminBposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        I probably will frogdropping but every time I start one I become disenchanted with the idea quickly and scrap it. Thanks for the post!

    3. Just Ask Susan profile image72
      Just Ask Susanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Congrats....There is hope for me yet lol. Mind you I have only been at this 3 months but I am not giving up.  I do get discouraged from time to time but then when I have a good day the hope returns. Hope you do write a hub on this, I will be sure to read it.

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        BenjaminBposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        Thanks Susan, yes I too had a lull in the 3-4 month range where I was pretty drained. Guess just like in everything a little burnout is to be expected.

    4. Mike's Corner profile image69
      Mike's Cornerposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Awesome job Benjamin, much more to come for you I am sure! Very encouraging to hear these success stories.

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        BenjaminBposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        Thanks Mike!

  2. katiem2 profile image59
    katiem2posted 14 years ago

    Congrats!

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      BenjaminBposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks katiem2.

  3. starme77 profile image79
    starme77posted 14 years ago

    That .... Is .... Totally Awesome smile Do the hub on it - that's another great idea smile Nice smile

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      BenjaminBposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Thank You starme77 smile

      1. starme77 profile image79
        starme77posted 14 years agoin reply to this

        Welcome smile Keep Kicken Ass smile Yer Doin Great smile

  4. Ultimate Hubber profile image71
    Ultimate Hubberposted 14 years ago

    Well done mate! I am impressed that you made it with just over 12K impressions.

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      BenjaminBposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks Ultimate!

  5. David 470 profile image75
    David 470posted 14 years ago

    On a side note, your PPC must be very high.

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      BenjaminBposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Yeah David,I guess from what I have read and heard that it's against Googles TOS to tell people those exact numbers. I've got a few Hubs that are out of this world on click through and PPC,just low low low low traffic,lol. That's what my next goal is to raise my traffic to those Hubs performing the best and to continue adding to my 2 websites that have done a little business,but are still relatively new.

      1. David 470 profile image75
        David 470posted 14 years agoin reply to this

        Yeah, you can not talk about google adsense statistics, but can talk about earnings surprisingly.

        My PPC is usually low, if it was higher, I would be making a lot more cause of my traffic.

  6. vanchen profile image65
    vanchenposted 14 years ago

    Congrats!  It took me about 6 months to get my first check as well, and since then my earnings have sky rocketed!  Let's hope the same goes for you!

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      BenjaminBposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Well I have not got the check yet,lol. Just broke the barrier so will get check end of this month I would guess as that is what their policy says. Thanks Vanchen!

      1. vanchen profile image65
        vanchenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        With such success with only 20 articles they should be sending it to you right now!

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          BenjaminBposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Lol I wish. Little chunk from social bookmarking,and 2 websites with a little material on them as well and 1 blog with only 12 posts,but around 70% from my Hubs.

  7. Kidgas profile image62
    Kidgasposted 14 years ago

    Congratulations.  That is quite an accomplishment with the low volume.

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      BenjaminBposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks Kidgas!

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    TopUniverseposted 14 years ago

    Nice earnings with 12k impressions. Keep it up.

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      BenjaminBposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks TopUniverse!

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    BenjaminBposted 14 years ago

    To add for everyone. So many people have told me I should go ahead and do a Hub about how I made this progress on Hubpages. Look for that masterpiece (Lmao) to be coming to a computer screen near you within about a week I would say. Thanks for all of the well wishes guys and gals!

    1. Ellarose92 profile image61
      Ellarose92posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Congrats!!!! i shall be waiting near my screen for that hub!!

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        BenjaminBposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        Lol, thanks Ella smile

 
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