April was poop just like March but May is looking good after a couple of sweet link sales early in the month so I’m not too worried, as usual. April was also a pretty cheap month for me spending-wise and May is shaping up to be even cheaper so even though I didn’t earn as much as in previous months, the bank balance has gone up which hasn’t happened in a while and that makes me happy.
Earnings Breakdown:
- Google Adsense – $251 – Adsense rebounded from the month before when my main site was on a brief ban for bad behaviour. I really feel like Adsense is underperforming though. I am hoping my two new sites will push this up but it won’t be for several months at least.
- Affiliate Sales – $425 – Once again this was mostly my main affiliate program. The other one that had been doing well a few months ago has been crap for three months in a row now and I’m not sure how to fine tune things. I will try to tweak some links, add a few new affiliates and hope for the best.
- Linkworth – $25 – The same two links are chugging along and pulling in a small amount each month.
- Private Link Sales – $204 – I had my three $10 links renewed once again. These have been going since August 2007 so, while it’s not much each month, it has definitely added up over the years and none of them seem to be in any hurry to cancel. I had another last minute link sale for nearly $150 which was a relief.
I’m currently paying $200 per month to cover my food and living expenses plus an extra $6 for internet (bargain!) It’s a really sweet setup and I’ll write a post about it soon but, long story short, it’s in the middle of nowhere and I have nowhere to spend money so I should come out way ahead this month. Plus I only work in the mornings which gives me loads of time for web work. Hopefully I can crank out a couple of cheap living and productive months.
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