Comments on: One Blog’s Journey to $2000 Per Month http://allfreelancewriting.com/2007/06/29/specialties/web-writing/one-blogs-journey-to-2000-per-month/ Your Freelance Writing Resource Tue, 22 May 2012 12:09:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jennifer Mattern http://allfreelancewriting.com/2007/06/29/specialties/web-writing/one-blogs-journey-to-2000-per-month/comment-page-1/#comment-15057 Jennifer Mattern Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:13:10 +0000 http://allfreelancewriting.com/?p=192#comment-15057 I'm a bit torn on the Wordpress vs static sites issues. In some cases switching to WP immediately improved rankings, and in other cases the WP sites can't compare to the rankings of the static sites. I guess it's all in how you optimize it no matter what tools you use. I prefer WP because it makes updating so simple and I can do it from everywhere. Uploading all the time is a hassle. Haha, I wish it were earning a zillion dollars. The site was slapped by Google which cut the earnings significantly quite a while back (because on principle I won't allow Google to tell me that well-vetting private text link ads are "inappropriate" for my site). It still earns a few hundred per month even though it hasn't been updated in a very long time and it's never promoted. It's on my re-launch list though. I have a writer lined up who's going to help me keep it updated as soon as I can make time to upgrade it and decide what I want to do about the design on the new site. The original domain is being converted into a small business owner's toolbox kind of site, to plug the free tools and resources I create, and to highlight others from around the Web. It's a good case of letting sites run on auto-pilot though -- monthly income to literally do nothing, and never having to worry about a 3rd party getting in the way (like a content network closing down or relying too heavily on one income source -- right now it's a combination of pushing my own product and PPC ads, with some affiliate ads in the mix). I’m a bit torn on the WordPress vs static sites issues. In some cases switching to WP immediately improved rankings, and in other cases the WP sites can’t compare to the rankings of the static sites. I guess it’s all in how you optimize it no matter what tools you use. I prefer WP because it makes updating so simple and I can do it from everywhere. Uploading all the time is a hassle.

Haha, I wish it were earning a zillion dollars. The site was slapped by Google which cut the earnings significantly quite a while back (because on principle I won’t allow Google to tell me that well-vetting private text link ads are “inappropriate” for my site). It still earns a few hundred per month even though it hasn’t been updated in a very long time and it’s never promoted. It’s on my re-launch list though. I have a writer lined up who’s going to help me keep it updated as soon as I can make time to upgrade it and decide what I want to do about the design on the new site. The original domain is being converted into a small business owner’s toolbox kind of site, to plug the free tools and resources I create, and to highlight others from around the Web. It’s a good case of letting sites run on auto-pilot though — monthly income to literally do nothing, and never having to worry about a 3rd party getting in the way (like a content network closing down or relying too heavily on one income source — right now it’s a combination of pushing my own product and PPC ads, with some affiliate ads in the mix).

]]> By: Ava http://allfreelancewriting.com/2007/06/29/specialties/web-writing/one-blogs-journey-to-2000-per-month/comment-page-1/#comment-15046 Ava Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:43:24 +0000 http://allfreelancewriting.com/?p=192#comment-15046 Moving your site to WordPress was probably your secret weapon here. From what I understand, WordPress sites/blogs index in the search engines quite quickly and tend to rank well. That is not to say that your writing wasn't spot on because I'm sure that had the most to do with the great results you are experienced. Good info. It's good to know what methods you used to monetize. This is an older post, you must be up to a zillion dollars by now. :-) Moving your site to WordPress was probably your secret weapon here. From what I understand, WordPress sites/blogs index in the search engines quite quickly and tend to rank well. That is not to say that your writing wasn’t spot on because I’m sure that had the most to do with the great results you are experienced. Good info. It’s good to know what methods you used to monetize. This is an older post, you must be up to a zillion dollars by now. :-)

]]> By: SixFigureWriters.com » Blog Earnings Update for July http://allfreelancewriting.com/2007/06/29/specialties/web-writing/one-blogs-journey-to-2000-per-month/comment-page-1/#comment-424 SixFigureWriters.com » Blog Earnings Update for July Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:18:06 +0000 http://allfreelancewriting.com/?p=192#comment-424 [...] Earnings Update for July I posted a little while ago about what I did to take my business blog from earning very little to over $2000 in June. This is just a quick update on that blog’s earning [...] [...] Earnings Update for July I posted a little while ago about what I did to take my business blog from earning very little to over $2000 in June. This is just a quick update on that blog’s earning [...]

]]> By: Jennifer Mattern » Blog Archive » Blog Earning Milestone http://allfreelancewriting.com/2007/06/29/specialties/web-writing/one-blogs-journey-to-2000-per-month/comment-page-1/#comment-423 Jennifer Mattern » Blog Archive » Blog Earning Milestone Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:13:02 +0000 http://allfreelancewriting.com/?p=192#comment-423 [...] I had a somewhat exciting realization at the end of June when I tallied up my income earned on my business blog. I’d earned a little over $2000 for that month. I expected it to be closer to $1300 or so, so I’m glad that it went well. I don’t know if I’ll hit the same mark again for July, but I’ll certainly try. It may not be much compared to some of the professional bloggers out there, but for someone who basically runs a bunch of hobby sites in their spare time, I’m pretty darned pleased. You can read a bit more about it and where I earned my income on the SixFigureWriters blog. [...] [...] I had a somewhat exciting realization at the end of June when I tallied up my income earned on my business blog. I’d earned a little over $2000 for that month. I expected it to be closer to $1300 or so, so I’m glad that it went well. I don’t know if I’ll hit the same mark again for July, but I’ll certainly try. It may not be much compared to some of the professional bloggers out there, but for someone who basically runs a bunch of hobby sites in their spare time, I’m pretty darned pleased. You can read a bit more about it and where I earned my income on the SixFigureWriters blog. [...]

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