Can you live off your earnings from adsense?

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   ponxposted 15 years ago

   I was wondering if people can live on their earnings from Adsense...or is it mostly a hobby based earning?

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      Traqqerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I've been on here only about a week more than you have and from what I can tell, there is definitely a potential for high earnings, but will take a lot of work. You really need 100+ hubs before you start seeing some noticeable ad-based income flowing in......and that may just be a few dollars to begin with. From what I've seen the last few years of having been on a site like eHow, it also takes time for your articles to percolate through the web and increase in the search rankings.
      
      My monthly income from eHow ranges anywhere from $100 to $200 with about 250 articles. Here, I've earned about $3 my first month with about 40 hubs.

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         JacquiDposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Do you write articles for eHow or do they have an adsense type thing?  I get $15/article I write for them through demandstudios.

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            Traqqerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            I no longer write revenue share articles (adsense) with eHow. I don't like demandstudios' review system.

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      warchild75posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      No cant live off of it just yet,but hoping to within the next 5years,at the moment it pays my car insurance,mobile phone bill and buys me maybe one xbox game per month.I do have a couple of blogs but havent monetised them yet as they just dont have the traffic yet.

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      emievilposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Nope. Still a long way to go. But at the moment, it pays for my one month Internet bill .
      
      Edit: Oooppps, I mean my monthly Internet bill

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      JacquiDposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Oh man, my dream job lol.  Adsense off of Hubbing.  Someday!

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   Flightkeeperposted 15 years ago

   I know that one of the top hubbers pay their rent with HubPages.  As for me, I'm able to pay a utility bill each month with HubPages.

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      ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Flightkeeper....paying your utility bill is also great! Hopefully I will be able to do that someday!

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         Flightkeeperposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         It's a very small bill ponx, don't be too impressed.

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            ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            ok :-)....but an extra income is always worthwhile I'm sure....

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   kmackey32posted 15 years ago

   i could of payed a bill once this year....lol

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      ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I did not get you kmackey32.Did you mean that you did pay bills this year?

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   KCC Big Countryposted 15 years ago

   Guess it depends on much your living expenses are.  Some hubbers make thousands a month...and when I grow up I want to be just like them. 
   
   Right now, I easily pay several bills a month with mine.

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      ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Thousands a month is quite a long way off for me as of now! :-) But hope to make at least a double digit earning.

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         KCC Big Countryposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         I make the monthly payout threshold and I'm in the triple digits......I just need make some improvements and some concentrated efforts.

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   geargirl113posted 15 years ago

   Not yet... but I am planning on being able to.

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      ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Ya me too!

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   MauKatposted 15 years ago

   I can't live off of my Adsense earnings, but I do make enough to pay for my hosting and my domain addiction! 

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      ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      That's nice to hear!Good going :-)

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   Benjimesterposted 15 years ago

   I like to get to milestones.  My first one was making $1 a day. I think everyone looks for that milestone.  Next I wanted HP to pay for my gas.  I spent about $40 a week in gas.  After that comes the rent.  Definitely not there yet, but on my way

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      ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Ya that sounds reasonable. And hope you reach your "rent" milestone soon!

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   MPG Narrativesposted 15 years ago

   Slowly getting better each month. Wasn't even paying for a coffee when I first started. So glad its getting better

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      ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Nice to hear that!

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   Mishaposted 15 years ago

   I do

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      schoolgirlforrealposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      wow, Misha, that's awesome!

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      ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      WOW!That is really awesome.You are going to be an inspiration to many Hubbers I'm sure.

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         pisean282311posted 15 years agoin reply to this

         he is super star on hub...he at times makes in one day what people like me take an year to make...

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            schoolgirlforrealposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            that's hard to believe now that I saw his profile thou.
            Not a lot of hubs etc
            How is that possible? I thought the most you could earn is 15,000 a month

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               ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

               15,000 a month! ....i'm not even close to 5 bucks a month!

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      saleheensblogposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      that great, do you have another profile or your 21 hub was enough for it? i read few of your hubs. that were great.but is it enough?

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      earnestshubposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      ... and loving it! as Maxwell would say.

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    pisean282311posted 15 years ago

    i manage to pay half of my internet bill

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       ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Good Good pisean282311!Your next milestone should be to try and pay the whole of it

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    Anna Marie Bowmanposted 15 years ago

    Not even close to being able to live off my earnings, but I have been away for a long time, haven't written anything (until recently) in over a year.  Haven't been doing the things I need to to earn good money here, but starting to pick up the pace again.  Getting back into the swing of things, and seeing results little by little.  It is a lot of work, but the best work I could ever imagine doing!!!

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       ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I can understand that Anna....This does require a lot of commitment and time and patience I think....and I have to try and find time b/w my job and writing on HP...But I will keep trying ...and all the best to you too!

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    Pcunixposted 15 years ago

    Live off my Adsense? No.
    
    Off Adsense plus Chitika plus affiliate sales plus book sales plus other sales that come directly from web activity, almost.  Off all that plus a very little bit of other work, very definitely.

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       ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       So it's mostly the web Pcunix . That's good.

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          Pcunixposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          It is complicated.
          
          I can definitely say that a third of my income is directly from my websites.  The rest is harder to pin down.
          
          Example:
          
          A long time customer was referred to me by someone else, but thought my rates were too high.  I did not hear from him again for months, but then he called me out of the blue.  He told me he kept finding my web pages when he was searching Google for answers to problems and that he now did want to contract with me. In the ensuing years, I have invoiced over $60,000 to his company for support services.
          
          How do I credit that?  Other customers might have still given me that business if I just had a "business card" website, but they might not have.  How about referral business from someone who has been a regular reader for years?
          
          A lot of new opportunity comes through that site, It is just hard to attribute it absolutely.

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    thisisoliposted 15 years ago

    It depends how much work you put in to it.
    
    You can make full time earnings off adsense, if you put the work in to it.  Using a mix of incomes is a better way to go though!

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       ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Yes thisisoli I agree with that...

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    kmackey32posted 15 years ago

    I am praying one day I will beable too!!!!!

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       ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Me too

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    Kidgasposted 15 years ago

    Maybe in a decade or two.

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       ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Kidgas, Maybe not live off it but I am sure you will enough to pay your bills , like a lot of the others.

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    Dorsiposted 15 years ago

    I can pay some bills every month with what I get from Adsense here, and am planning on making a livable income with HubPages. I go through learning spurts and am working on learning more about backlinks now.
    BTW Misha- you are my HubPages hero!!

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       Mishaposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Aww, thanks Dorsi, love ya too
       
       Saleheen, it is not all from hubpages. In fact hubpages is a small part of it. What I make on HP is enough for a decent living in most parts of the world, I just happen to live in a place that is many times more expensive.

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       ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Misha I think I have to read much of hubs now .

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    Nelle Hoxieposted 15 years ago

    Just adsense no. But combined with my affiliate income,yes and quite well.

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       ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Nelle....That's great!

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    Lissieposted 15 years ago

    I make a full-time living online. If it was just Adsenes - I could live off it if I moved to a cheaper Asian country. Adsense plus affiliates - Im making about the avg wage of my country.
    
    Its just hubpages though and I have multiple accounts here as well - oh and its not random. Learn how to pick keywords- write a lot of hubs, learn how to do backlinks - rinse and repeat.
    
    
    Its not that difficult but most people quit before they have made enough effort to succeed

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       ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Lissie that does give me inspiration.I agree that its difficult to just make everything off just HP.

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          Lissieposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Its not even desirable ponx - you want to diversify your online income as much as possible :-)

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    cindyvineposted 15 years ago

    I'm getting there, got my first Adsense cheque and am working towards the next

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       ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Good to hear that cindyvine.And best of luck for your next one!

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    CMHypnoposted 15 years ago

    Its beginning to pick up - enough to pay a utility bill every couple of months.  Hope it keeps improving for all of us!

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       ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks for your wishes CMHypno!

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    Rookie70posted 15 years ago

    Guess it depends on much your living expenses are.  Some hubbers make thousands a month...and when I grow up I want to be just like them

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       ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I am a very very long way off from 1000's a month but I hope to make at least 50 a month for now.

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          xixi12posted 15 years agoin reply to this

          how do you do it. I have not even made anything since i started. I didnt even know you could make something. lol

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    Mrvoodooposted 15 years ago

    Yes.
    
    Although if I was a normal type person with wife, kids, mortgage, car payments, etc. probably not.  But it pays for my rent, food, beer, smoke, and the occasional holiday.

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       ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Good to hear that and all the best for more earnings to come!

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    WryLiltposted 15 years ago

    I can certainly see the snowballing of earnings happening. And I'm hoping to earn enough to stay home full time as a mum.

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       ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       That's nice to hear Wrylit!All the best for more!

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    Evan Hutchinsonposted 15 years ago

    I can pay my car payment with it, but my main career by far provides the meat of my income.

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       ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Well as of now my main income provides everything but hope so HP can help me earn the extra income!

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    Sunny Robinsonposted 15 years ago

    Ahh it would be nice to pay some bills with adsense, especially as I stay at home a lot.
    
    Maybe even pay a vet cost for one of my dogs who needs to get his eye checked.
    
    Yep, sure would be nice.  Lol.

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       ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       

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    Dale Nelsonposted 15 years ago

    We are planning a holiday for mid next year and so every time we near the thresh hold, we move it a bit further away.
    
    Keeps me motivated to chase a threshhold. We could probably pay a few bills, but this way works for us. Its more fun.
    
    I wonder if any other hubbers are doing this. It also takes away the disappointment every time you check your earnings to see what youve done so far.

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       ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Chasing a threshold is a good thing to keep you motivated I think.All the best Dale!

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    MissEposted 15 years ago

    Hmmmmm..... in a card board box maybe.....

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       ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       

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    Singular Investorposted 15 years ago

    My earnings pay the rent but not the rest yet. It's all Adsense and 90% comes from blogs only around 10% from my 65 hubpages - I still find the click-through rates on my hubpages very low and getting 700 backlinks to one hubpage like one person does is very difficult if you are doing it all by hand !

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       ponxposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Well then it seems like its a long way off for me!

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