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30 / 2 * 20 / 60 / 10 that comes out to $2 per hour.

by codexon 16y ago

MisterWebz 16y ago
So what's your point?
- codexon 16y ago
  Well my point is that $2/hour is kind of low. Whenever I see people giving these estimates about how their blog is earning $5 a day without doing anything, they always seem to be low-balling the amount of time they spent on it. I've had multiple ad sense websites and they all net below $1/hour. I'm sure I can improve that, but not enough to be a worthwhile part-time job. I would be happy to have someone prove me wrong by helping me build a low effort $10+/hour blog, but until then, I remain skeptical.
  - MisterWebz 16y ago
    So writing something for 20 minutes every 3 days (which some might even enjoy) counts as a part-time job? It's like saying browsing on HN is a part-time job. Or were you talking about the $5 a day? In that case, yes, you might have to put a little more effort into it. However, building a blog that earns $5 a day without doing anything(or let's just say, doing a lot less than you're supposed to) is possible, but it's just not ethical.
    - codexon 16y ago
      Let's not get hung up on definitions here. It doesn't really matter if $10/month is a job or just a hobby to you. The important question, is whether or not it is attainable with low effort as you seem to suggest. I've built a few websites with pagerank 2-4 where I spent more than 20 minutes every 3 days and enjoyed it. All of them have netted less than $10/month over a span of 5 years. This experience has led me believe it is not possible to even get to $10/month without treating it as a job...unless you happen to enjoy blogging about acai berry and prescription drugs.
    - jacquesm 16y ago
      Let me ask you a few simple question: Do you have a blog ? Url please ? How much money does it make ? How much time do you spend on keeping it up-to-date ? How much time did you spend building ? How much time did you spend gaining your SEO skills? How long has it been running ? With those figures we can work out exactly what your hourly rate was, can you provide this ?

30 / 2 * 20 / 60 / 10 that comes out to $2 per hour.

by codexon 16y ago

30 / 2 * 20 / 60 / 10 that comes out to $2 per hour.

MisterWebz 16y ago

So what's your point?

codexon 16y ago
Well my point is that $2/hour is kind of low. Whenever I see people giving these estimates about how their blog is earning $5 a day without doing anything, they always seem to be low-balling the amount of time they spent on it. I've had multiple ad sense websites and they all net below $1/hour. I'm sure I can improve that, but not enough to be a worthwhile part-time job. I would be happy to have someone prove me wrong by helping me build a low effort $10+/hour blog, but until then, I remain skeptical.
- MisterWebz 16y ago
  So writing something for 20 minutes every 3 days (which some might even enjoy) counts as a part-time job? It's like saying browsing on HN is a part-time job. Or were you talking about the $5 a day? In that case, yes, you might have to put a little more effort into it. However, building a blog that earns $5 a day without doing anything(or let's just say, doing a lot less than you're supposed to) is possible, but it's just not ethical.
  - codexon 16y ago
    Let's not get hung up on definitions here. It doesn't really matter if $10/month is a job or just a hobby to you. The important question, is whether or not it is attainable with low effort as you seem to suggest. I've built a few websites with pagerank 2-4 where I spent more than 20 minutes every 3 days and enjoyed it. All of them have netted less than $10/month over a span of 5 years. This experience has led me believe it is not possible to even get to $10/month without treating it as a job...unless you happen to enjoy blogging about acai berry and prescription drugs.
  - jacquesm 16y ago
    Let me ask you a few simple question: Do you have a blog ? Url please ? How much money does it make ? How much time do you spend on keeping it up-to-date ? How much time did you spend building ? How much time did you spend gaining your SEO skills? How long has it been running ? With those figures we can work out exactly what your hourly rate was, can you provide this ?