on the other hand, we can close up shop or get sold at any time so gotta milk it while i can!

1. Honestly, how interesting is it to read about someone’s net worth? I skim over those posts and I suspect most readers do too.

2. While online income is much more interesting to read about, I do plan to tell people I know about my blog at some point and really don’t want friends of friends knowing how much I make. Ditto for net worth.

3. I don’t want an over zealous commenter (like me!) criticizing my choices.

As for the online income, I’ve made all of about $7 so far on my blog. I don’t really care for adsense because I can’t control which ads appear. Sometimes ads appear for payday loan companies and the like, and I obviously don’t want people finding payday loans via my blog.

You should leave your real job. It sounds like the reason online income is flat is because you don’t have the time to really ramp it up. Removing your day job will give you that extra time. Saying that, I know how scary it is to quit a steady paying job for the uncertainty of going out on your own.

Some ads are pay-per-action, some are pay-per-impression. Exclusive-offers.net is a domain I own used as a clearinghouse for some affiliate links. Tkqlhce and other domain names that don’t sound like words are domains used by Commission Junction, an affiliate clearinghouse, and there’s no reason to be scared. If you were curious, a simple Google search would provide that information, though I suppose that would be less confrontational.

Google AdSense is almost all on per-click basis.

These questions are all pretty technical, so I suggest emailing me if you have any further questions. It’s beyond the scope of the article.

I suspect your accountant told you something along these lines.

Oh and congrats on your blog’s performance.

I am in the process of looking at my own roadmap and how I can accomplish doing what I love full-time. With the internet there are so many ways that it can often be confusing, but now I am looking internally and working with factors that best represent me/strong suits. And I was pleasantly surprised last night when I logged into an affiliate account last night to found I made some passive income from one of my post/page links. So, it gave me hope and a sign for how to go about things.

Best of luck to you Flexo (luck comes to those who make it happen). And thank you for sharing. Look forward to your future endeavors.

Regarding the job, could you possibly go part-time or negotiate some other kind of flexible arrangement? People often underestimate how flexible companies will be if they’re only used to working as full-time employees.

All the best.

Is it security.. or for some other reason?

I am wondering if I SHOULD post my income (going forward) or not. I do post my expenses in detail, but even that might be oversharing.

Would just like an opinion. Thanks!

As it is, I’m already experiencing what you’re talking about, with regards to the amount of work that must be put it. I can’t say I hate it; the exact opposite, matter of fact. At the end of the day, I’m doing something I want to do.

Cheers,
Chris

My blog still isn’t making anything worth mentioning, but I do have a few smaller sites that make money with AdSense and affiliate offers.

Thanks for sharing all this with us! I know the bloggers of the group will eat this up ;)

As Peter above says, its a lot of long hours and work to get things going. And there are more and more sites every day. Still, if you can create quality then you can find your place.

I’ve found its tough to juggle the blog with other endeavors. There’s just not enough time in the day to get everything you want done and implemented.

Thanks for sharing.

Would it be correct to say your preferred method would be to negotiate “high quality” direct ads with product you know and endorse?

I really get a sense from your past two articles you should find another position in your full-time endeavors, be it in the same industry, company, or elsewhere. I don’t sense satisfaction, let alone happiness. Correct me if I’m wrong.

Best,

Sam

If others are considering jumping in, I’d encourage them to expect long hours, not a lot of money at first, and lots of hard work. If you stick to it and do things the right way you might be able to make enough income to make it worth your while. For many it can even be a full time gig, but it isn’t a “get rich quick” scheme, it takes time.

I sympathize with your quandry in balancing a full time job and your online endeavors. It’s tough sometimes when you’re spending so much time blogging, working,etc – it doesn’t leave much time for anything else. :)