I was fortunate enough to benefit from an impressive increase in earnings during March that resulted in me having my best month ever since getting on the passive income merry-go-round about 6 months ago. Here is the breakdown for the month:
AdSense: $65.91 ( +4.6% compared to last month’s $63.00)
HubPages: $61.42 ( +653.6% over last month’s $8.15)
Squidoo: $2.35 (earnings last month were $0.00)
Affiliate sales: $3.06 (earnings last month were $0.0)
Book sales: $0.0 (earnings last month were $1.79)
Total: $132.74 ( +82% compared to last month’s $72.94)
Year-to-Date Income: $264.61
For the first time, the majority of my earnings did not come from AdSense. Running the numbers, approximatel 49.65% of the income came from AdSense, while 50.35% came from elswhere. It’s a small distinction, but I’m actually over the moon about it, because it indiciates that I’m not a one-trick pony that is totally dependent on AdSense for revenue. (Don’t get me wrong, I want as much AdSense revenue as possible, but I also want to be diversified in case I have a weak month with respect to AdSense.) Revenue from WebAnswers decreased for the first time (down to $58.95). Another first: WebAnswers was not the top-earning site for me – HubPages was. Again, these are things I’m happy about because it shows that the diversification of my eforts is paying off.
I was happy to once again have some affiliate sales. (I’ve got to make that a bigger part of my revenue picture.) I was also giddy about finally having earnings from Squidoo. Let’s hope I can increase those earnings at the same pace as I did for HubPages.
Speaking of HubPages, I can’t help but be excited about the gains there. I clearly had a very good month, but there’s no way I can maintain that kind of growth on a regular basis. Still, it does give an indication of the potential available on HubPages.
Sadly, no book sales in March. As always, I am still looking to remedy that situation as soon as time becomes available to do so.
Overall, I think March was a very good month. I haven’t yet reached my first stepping-stone of $5 per day, but I’m getting close. of course now, the goal for April is to earn $5/day or $150 total by month’s end. As usual, here are the sites and resources I’m using as the foundation for building my own passive income streams:
- WebAnswers.com
- InfoBarrel
- Bluehost.com
- Hubpages.com
- Squidoo
- Seekyt.com
- Bukisa.com
- Infopirate.org
- Socialadr
- Instant Article Wizard
- The Best Spinner
- Unique Article Wizard
- Market Samurai
- Niche sites
- Amazon.com
- Books (self-published on sites like Lulu.com and Smashwords)
***Please note that many of the links above are affiliate links, which means that I will earn a commission if you purchase products or services via the links I have provided. More information about these products and services is available on my Resources page.
In retrospect, Q&A site WebAnswers is still the best earner for me on an overall basis, and I highly recommend it for anyone looking to start earning online. Also, don’t forget about the article-writing, revenue-sharing sites – HubPages, Squidoo, etc.
Also, to the extent that you are engaged in the pursuit of passive income yourself, don’t forget to promote your efforts – especially via backlinking with social media sites, like Socialadr, a bookmarking service that gets you lots of free backlinks. (In fact, you can find more on backlinking in my article on How to Get Hundreds of Free Backlinks.) Of course, not everything you utilize needs to be free; some items are well worth the price – e.g., Market Samurai.
