Well here it is. I'll be getting my first check from Google for $189.44, the majority it was earned in January 2013 (only $7.92 was accumulated in the previous 3 years). I don't think that's too bad for a start, considering that I really started around the middle of January. The majority of the earnings has come from my YouTube channel with only a little coming from my blogs or website. That's because I haven't done as much as I would have liked to with them these last couple of weeks. But that's about to change since I've learned that I could associate my website with my YouTube account and advertise my site directly on my YouTube videos. That's a big deal when you're trying to find ways to gain traffic.
Now I know that many of you already know this stuff, but I had no idea that I could do this, and it is a game changer. I've also starting tweeting links to my videos and some blog posts. I don't have many followers yet on Twitter, but by using hash tags in my tweets, I've been able to reach thousands of people, even if they don't subscribe to any of my blogs or YouTube channel.
A quick look at my YouTube dashboard will show you the increase in the amount of subscribers to my channel, 113 over the past 30 days. I've had as many as 12 subscribers and as little as 1 on any given day. I should point out however, that I post a lot of videos, about thirty 2-3 minute clips per day. I work with news as a videographer in my day job so it's easy for me. It's funny to think that while so many people want to make money on the internet so they could quit their day job, I kinda need my day job to have access to the videos I post! Seriously though, I would love to quit my day job. But what if I lost my job? How would that effect my progress online?
I don't think that my occupation necessarily has anything to do with having material to post on YouTube. If I were to, God forbid, lose my job prematurely, I would sit in front of my webcam and talk about how I lost my job, am looking for one, or talk about whatever I'd be doing at the time. I'd try to make it lively and worth watching. For example, even if I worked at McDonalds, I think it would be interesting to share anything funny that happened during a given workday. Why not? Perhaps I would discuss the foods that I would or would not eat myself, or my observations of how many employees actually washed their hands regularly, etc. I haven't done it and I could be wrong, but I'd definitely make the most of it.
Lately, I have been listening to a few podcasts on the subject of blogging, Adsense, and making money online. I think that listening to others, the professionals, is important. It has sparked my own ideas more than anything, which is great. Also, when you hear some of these guys, I tend to think "WOW, THAT GUY CAN DO IT?!" That's when I realize that I can too, absolutely.
Before I end this post, I'll show you where I'm at so far in this month of February.
I've been able to sustain an average of $10 per day, about $300 per month. Some days are lower and some are higher. Having a $17-day last week helped offset some of the lower revenue days. But I'll be doing more work to bring up my numbers and, from now on, I'm integrating Twitter, YouTube, and my site. Until next time, let me know if you have any questions and if you have any advice for me, I could use it so please share! Take care y'all.
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