The $30,000 a month adsense project

collusion · #1 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 01:38 PM

Hey everyone.

I have read many times about success stories with google adsense. For example Plentyoffish.com making over $300,000 a month in revenue. A partner of mine and I recently started "The go9500i Project" which is an experiment to find out what it takes to make $30,000 a month minimum in adsense revenue while following Google's rules. Our experiment includes setting up a large network of websites in different industries to get a combined revenue of over $30k.

We are starting out with 82 financial services leads sites along with other sites such as a free image hosting site for MySpace, Free foreclosure listing site, Arcade flash games site, and others.

We setup a dedicated server for this project and our Project Site is located at www.go9500i.com where we are reporting progress and tips as we learn.

The idea is to get a huge number of loyal visitors to some of these sites. We can use any tips from those that have done this. Any information would be helpful to our project.

jackpowers · #2 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 02:52 PM

This is a very interesting project, I'm wondering if you have a head start, on the 30k/month with any of the sites or if you will be starting from scratch.

collusion · #3 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 02:57 PM

Started from scratch 3 days ago with a new dedicated server. We already have 5 leads websites and an image hosting site. We are pushing for $30,000 a month as fast as we can.

jordanmcclements · #4 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 03:55 PM

I'll be watching with great interest!

marcel · #5 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 03:55 PM

Any plan to add a progress bar and newsletter ?
:)

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Originally Posted by collusion

Hey everyone.

I have read many times about success stories with google adsense. For example Plentyoffish.com making over $300,000 a month in revenue. A partner of mine and I recently started "The go9500i Project" which is an experiment to find out what it takes to make $30,000 a month minimum in adsense revenue while following Google's rules. Our experiment includes setting up a large network of websites in different industries to get a combined revenue of over $30k.

We are starting out with 82 financial services leads sites along with other sites such as a free image hosting site for MySpace, Free foreclosure listing site, Arcade flash games site, and others.

We setup a dedicated server for this project and our Project Site is located at www.go9500i.com where we are reporting progress and tips as we learn.

The idea is to get a huge number of loyal visitors to some of these sites. We can use any tips from those that have done this. Any information would be helpful to our project.

davidmg · #6 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 03:58 PM

Good luck but I've been hearing of people closing down their sights because of the costs involved. Many of these people we using adwords to bring traffic to their adsense sites. It can be profitable but it will take a lot of work. by the time you think it looks like you might make it google will change their program.

collusion · #7 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 03:59 PM

I will be adding a newsletter shortly to the site. We will be posting regular progress. We are determined to show how easy it can be to generate revenue but we also need to get the point across that it is hard work and you have to live up to the rules. Doing so will ensure a long relationship with Google.

MarcGrobman · #8 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 04:15 PM

I know, I know! Make a really good website with practical services and fresh content and lots of people will come to it!

Or... make some mediocre websites and goad people into coming to them and clicking on the ads by stiring up hype about making a bunch of money off of adsense.

(excuse the sarcasm!)

No, really it is an interesting idea. I do think your best bet is to make good sites. And I agree that you may have trouble keeping within Google's guidelines just by announcing this 'project.' Good luck!

collusion · #9 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 04:17 PM

The sites being made are good sites. They are providing real services.

SemAdvance · #10 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by collusion

We are starting out with 82 financial services leads sites along

Whats the idea behind this? You cannot corner the organic results so 1 site will do well the other 81 will not fare well in SERPs.

How do you plan to drive traffic to the 82 plus sites without organic traffic?

Why would you when you can usee 1 or 2 and accomplish the same goal??

It seems to me you are making more work for yourselves than need be.

And how many pizzas to get a similar blog as this

unofficialseoblog.com???

I could really use a lift on one of my sites.

collusion · #11 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 04:24 PM

The loan leads sites we actually started to get loan leads primarily. It is pretty much a given that someone who needs a loan will like the look of one site more than the other. So rather than having them go to someone else we hope they will find one of our other sites and request a loan.

Dinghus · #12 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 04:48 PM

This is like the "project listings" in the freelance sites that read "I need 5000 paid signups". In other words, "help ME get rich". :)

collusion · #13 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 04:53 PM

Those are rediculous. And this is not that. This is an actual project to find out how to increase revenue while increasing business by generating leads and traffic. The majority of my traffic comes from Craigslist, MySpace, and links from other websites and directories.

Whats wrong with providing a way to monitor results? Isnt that what WPW is about? Learning and sharing experiences?

Grokodile · #14 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 05:11 PM

If ANYONE could do it EVERYONE would do it.

Your only chance is the linkbait aspect of having a notable goal combined with enough resources to invest in a somewhat serious set of offerings so we all don't take one look and decide we don't care.

On that note, I'm thinking of setting up the $100,000 per month Adsense project... j/k!

blitzen · #15 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 05:30 PM

HEY! My kind of post - an experiment, data, analysis, etc.

If you don't have a statistician on board, I highly recommend getting their input before starting your experiment. It'll save you lots in the long run and give you valuable results rather than just any result.

They will tell you what data to collect, how much to collect, etc. to be able to draw solid conclusions. You can refine your experiment to collect the right data.

MarcGrobman · #16 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 05:54 PM

I appreciate that you are sharing the project with us. I think it is easy to take this the wrong way.
It sounded a little like you had some crappy sites and you were trying to promote them purely by hyping the get-rich-quick project. If you do that I imagine you'll get banned by AdSense.

So you must have some really nice websites with substance. And you are working on building traffic and marketing them. If you are looking for tips on that, see the rest WPW for marketing ideas!

Sounds like the kinds of sites you are promoting need a critical mass of users to make them work. So you need to get the traffic flowing by spending money on publicity. (Is your 30,000 net income?).

Really, best of luck and I do look forward to hearing out it goes.

collusion · #17 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 05:58 PM

We are about to open a press release with PR Newswire or another agency that Yahoo News gets their info from. We are looking at all sources of marketing. And yes we are building community sites, service sites, and all. NOT SPAM SITES. I get disgusted myself by those sites and would NEVER take part in them. Feel free to subscribe to the newsletter to keep up to date.

EditFast · #18 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 06:37 PM

I doubt that you will take/like my advice, but here it is anyway: give it up, find a real job, stop creating spam sites that clog up the search results for those of us who use the net to provide a real service or sell a real product or simply want to find information. Networks like yours are a waste of everyone's time, but mostly yours. It does not, and will not work. Unless you use the ads as a secondary income on a site that people come to because you have something they want, then you are spending a lot of time doing nothing for nothing. Think about it. What do you actually bring to the world? What good have you done for the Internet? Your motivation tells it all: How to make $30,000 a month doing nothing! Obviously, it will not work and is simply another get rich quick scheme. I am not sure why I am telling you this since you will be gone in a few months anyway, but it bothers me that you might think you are doing anyone any good. I suggest that you expend your obvious energy by producing something of worth for the world to use instead of bestially screwing us all and parasitically feeding off those who do not know enough to swat the mosquito.

collusion · #19 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 06:47 PM

You obviously have not read any of the posts. We are not building spam sites. We are building real sites that have a genuine purpose. And We have real businesses making us money. We are simply adding to the revenue.

Edit, Why would you write something like that unless it is to provoke an argument or negative response? Posts like the one you just made are not helping the world kinda like the message you suggested I was making.

I do not like crap sites and would not promote them. Only quality sites. What am I doing that is helping anyone? Providing services people need or want.

Highway of Life · #20 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 07:06 PM

collusion,

Your project is a good one, and I wish you much luck.

Do you have Google Analytics setup on your sites to track the traffic and click-through conversions?
I’m guessing you do, but if not, there’s a tip.

Also, what kind of stats are available to the general public as we track your progress?

I’m happy this made it onto the newsletter. *thumbsup*

collusion · #21 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 07:10 PM

We have to be careful regarding stats as Google rules strictly forbid us to give up click amounts and all. What We will be tracking publicly are project site stats, and how much we have on a monthly basis until we reach our $30,000 per month mark.

I would also like suggestions from visitors here on what sites they want to see up. We are very much open to what sites will be "useful" to our consumers.

We want to prevent some of the negativity like the posts above and show we truly have the consumers interest in mind. In the end, without users a website is not successful.

EditFast · #22 (**permalink**) 05-04-2007, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by collusion

You obviously have not read any of the posts.

I have read all of them and they upset me to the point where I felt someone had to make it clear what a scam this is. Blathering on about the money you can make and the easy way it can be made to generate the "buzz", when in actual fact it will not work, is a scam. Talk to me in six months or a year when you have wasted enough of your time and ours (and mine for even writing here).

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Originally Posted by collusion

We are not building spam sites. We are building real sites that have a genuine purpose.

Your stated purpose is to make $30,000 a month from AdSense ads on Web pages set up to achieve that goal. That would be a spam site in my book.

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Originally Posted by collusion

Edit, Why would you write something like that unless it is to provoke an argument or negative response? Posts like the one you just made are not helping the world kinda like the message you suggested I was making.

My purpose was to help others realize the futility of such a network of sites and the harm it causes.