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10:49 pm
July 19, 2011
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retireby40
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I checked Adsense today and realized – I am on the verge of getting my first check!
I added Adsense in February. It's been 6 months already? Wow, time really flies.
Yeah yeah, I know people are making $600/month from Adsense, but I'm happy to be seeing my first $100 anyway. 
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3:09 am
July 20, 2011
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My Personal Finance Journey
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haha! I definitely am not making any where close to $600 per month on Adsense! I'd be happy with a check! Nice work.
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3:52 am
July 20, 2011
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Tony Chou @ Investorz' Blog
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Wow! But I'm surprised. I thought you'd might get more, since your alexa is so high! Anyways, congrats.
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4:49 am
July 20, 2011
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OneCentAtatime
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5:50 am
July 20, 2011
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Buck Inspire
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6:45 am
July 20, 2011
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Frugal Confessions
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Woohoo! I am about to get my second payout. Word of caution–apparently the first payout check is when Google takes the time to look at your site and a few Yakezie people have had their adsense accounds disabled and lost their first $100 at this point.
Boy I hope this doesn't happen to you, but just in case I wanted to give you the heads up!
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7:07 am
July 20, 2011
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The College Investor
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Frugal Confessions said:
Woohoo! I am about to get my second payout. Word of caution–apparently the first payout check is when Google takes the time to look at your site and a few Yakezie people have had their adsense accounds disabled and lost their first $100 at this point.
Boy I hope this doesn't happen to you, but just in case I wanted to give you the heads up!
Since I recently had my account banned, I'm crossing my fingers for you!
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7:20 am
July 20, 2011
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I'm sitting on about $70 and I've had adsense somewhere on my blog for almost a year now. I guess the one sidebar widget that's hardly noticeable isn't good for monetizing. But it is good for not driving readers away. :)
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8:17 am
July 20, 2011
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Congrats! I have a little less than 10% of that. Soon my blog will have broken even on the cost of my $10 domain (assuming the money gets paid out).
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8:31 am
July 20, 2011
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Squirrelers
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I'm averaging about $35 a month lately I think, which is quite modest but every little bit helps, right? I installed it after being live for a while, so check #2 should be coming sometime soon…
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9:01 am
July 20, 2011
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We're hoping we're still in a good light w/ Google … we surpassed our second $100 about $40 ago but have not seen the 2nd cheque.
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9:11 am
July 20, 2011
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Khaleef @ KNS Financial
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Frugal Confessions said:
Woohoo! I am about to get my second payout. Word of caution–apparently the first payout check is when Google takes the time to look at your site and a few Yakezie people have had their adsense accounts disabled and lost their first $100 at this point.
Boy I hope this doesn't happen to you, but just in case I wanted to give you the heads up!
Yes..it sure is!!!
Congratulations for reaching this milestone!
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9:28 am
July 20, 2011
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LaTisha @YoungFinances
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Kevin McKee said:
I'm sitting on about $70 and I've had adsense somewhere on my blog for almost a year now. I guess the one sidebar widget that's hardly noticeable isn't good for monetizing. But it is good for not driving readers away. :)
I would recommend the Who Sees Ads plugin. That way you can not bother your regular readers and benefit from the clicky, bounce'ready SE visitors.
Congrats RB40! I am still about 70 away lol
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9:44 am
July 20, 2011
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Congrats! I just got there too RB40, I'm hoping to see my check by the end of this month. Things are really picking up though. I bet I'll see another check come in only a couple months after that one! :)
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10:25 am
July 20, 2011
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Suba @ Wealth Informatics
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Congrats RB40! Nice work!
I scanned my first check and have it in my computer :)
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1:33 pm
July 20, 2011
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Congrats!
I'm still holding off on putting up Adsense ads. They seem so intrusive…..does anyone really make good (like hundreds or thousands of dollars a month) money with them?
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2:07 pm
July 20, 2011
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retireby40
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Thanks everyone! Hopefully I won't have any issue after the first check.
I'll install Who Sees Ads as soon as I have a chance. I don't like the intrusive ads either, maybe I'll get rid of the top banner for a while and see what happens with only the bottom banner.
The top spot has the most clicks though so….
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3:02 pm
July 20, 2011
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Sandy @ yesiamcheap
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Bottom banner isn't as good. Google's on optimization blog says that a top left ad block is the top performer.
I think that Suba makes over $100 every month from Adsense and I've been making between $65-$80 a month. I made payout after I finally started listening to Google's advice earlier this year. This is literally after having an Adsense account since 2002.
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3:54 pm
July 20, 2011
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My guess is that below the content but above the comments is probably worth a CTR of 1%. Placing them in the top left corner is probably 3-4%.
Your earnings per click should be very good since you have a lot of posts on real estate. Nice work!
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7:32 am
July 21, 2011
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Congats RB40! It took me way over a year to get my first check, but after I got it I received one everyone since!
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