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I run a popular Quiz website. I make around $6,000 per month from Google adsense. I work between 2-3 hours a week usually posting quiz links on my Pinterest pag
by bekman 7y ago
I run a popular Quiz website. I make around $6,000 per month from Google adsense. I work between 2-3 hours a week usually posting quiz links on my Pinterest page. My only expense is hosting which is around $20 per month (Digital Ocean). I have never advertised my website and it gets all the traffic from Pinterest Organically. Compare to my salary, I'm an IT Administrator in my day job and make $400 per month. I live in Ethiopia :) I thought this inspires my fellow HN. Good day.
- jfoster 7y agoIf your job is less than 10% of your income, why keep it?
- gowthamgts12 7y agoSome people stay in jobs not only for money but for other minor stuff. They continue because they don't want to work alone, keep pushing themselves, keeping a routine, etc.
- ticmasta 7y ago>> but for other minor stuff. Like it provides deep satisfaction in an area they really value?
- justaguyhere 7y agoNot OP, but some reasons could be: What happens if he gets banned by Adsense? In many countries, people don't understand the concept of lifestyle business (even if it brings multiples of salary in revenue, like this case). It is considered "prestigious" and safe to have a job (It doesn't make sense, but it is how it is).
- gpm 7y ago> What happens if he gets banned by Adsense? They makes the same amount from AdSense in one month as they do from 15 months of their job. Assuming this has been going on for a few years, I doubt the money from the job is really effecting the size of their financial safety net. If they're spending within their means from the job they have a safety net that will last "forever". If not their real job isn't enough for them anyways. Non financial reasons for keeping the job could make a lot of sense though.
- crazypython 7y agoThere are other ad networks.
- bekman 7y agoGood question, my career is very important to me. It gives me an identity. I just can’t sit at home all day. I’m gonna die with boredom.
- t0ddbonzalez 7y agoMeeting other humans? Enjoying the work? A regular job with regular income looks good on paper if you want a bank to lend you money, for example. Maybe less likely to appear on tax authority's radar for undisclosed income if people know you as Joe the IT guy who leaves for work at the same time every morning?
- codingdave 7y agoBanks are looking for stability in your income. A regular salaried job counts as stability. But proven bank deposits over multiple years also counts. I wouldn't shy away from self-employment just because of banks. Source: I worked at a bank, and wrote algorithms for loan acceptance which evaluated such things.
- biztos 7y agoFor loans, banks are looking for expected future stability in your income. I would never discourage anyone from self-employment, but right now I'm watching a good friend try to get a mortgage in Germany... and he's been running his own company for 20 years... in a highly volatile industry... and let's say they'd be treating him a whole lot better if he had a boring day job at some big company. If you're planning on stuff like mortgages and (depending on your passport) visas, "regular old job" is worth many multiples of self-employment. If your self-employment makes enough that you won't need a mortgage (etc.) then great, but I would bear it in mind when thinking about quitting the day job.
- mtbcoder 7y ago> I would never discourage anyone from self-employment I would, especially if they are in their prime earning years and are trying to become independent contractors. Software engineering jobs command high salaries and benefits these days. The opportunity costs are just too high and the odds of sustaining a one-person contracting show for 5, 10, 20+ years is slim to none.
- robjan 7y ago
- imhoguy 7y agoI think some people get shocked of something which may raise from cultural difference, especially compared to highly capital-focused West. Work doesn't have to be modern financial slavery. There are places where there is no overtime or weekend work at all, you go to work to meet nice people, learn interesting stuff and have some common goal which benefits your community. All that is possible.
- biolurker1 7y agofor all the discussion go to r/financialindependence
- bArray 7y agoWhat's the quick website? Well done on getting your operating costs so low, I think that's the key to getting things up and running.
- bekman 7y agoThank you, Sorry I can’t tell you that for so many reasons.
- non-entity 7y agoHow do you manage to kickstart something like this? You mentioned you get your traffic organically via Pinterest, but there had to be something you did initially that set off that growth.
- bekman 7y agoMy website started five years ago, It didn’t get any traffic the first three years before one of my quiz went viral. Now I have around 70k followers on Pinterest.
- codesternews 7y agoThis. Thanks for sharing. May I ask did you feel demotivated in those 3 years? How you kept up and what motivated you to keep on working on that.
- sharcerer 7y agoThis is important. I have seen this a lot. Persistence. Many people keep pushing,keep pushing even if there is no positive feedback loop for a long time. After a while, they beat time. Kudos.
- ssiddharth 7y agoCould you share your contact details? Or email me at sid at ssiddharth dot com? I run https://jquizzy.com/ https://jquizzy.com/
- codingbbq 7y agoHola. Not related to this post, but I remember you from the early days of Envato when Jeffrey way and you had most of the blog posts. I learned a lot and kickstarted my career from those tutorials. Cheers and All the best..!!!
- tonixx 7y agoYou can safely share a contact link from https://contact.do https://contact.do, which is connected to your email
- tekkk 7y agoGood for you! Hope your business prospers
- dsfuefueh 7y agopeople are stupid to think hacker typer is a real thing
- naveen_ 7y agoHey, What's your Quiz website URL?!
- bekman 7y agoSorry I can’t share the url.
- thescribbblr 7y agoAny specific reason behind it? Though really inspired by your life.
- eric_khun 7y agowow that's amazing! I can't see the link between quizzes and pinterest. Mind giving more details? on why you are there? :)
- thescribbblr 7y agoWebsite link?
- elorant 7y agoWhat's the average clickthrough rate on your site for AdSense?
- tkidanu 7y agoWow! Nice to see fellow Habesha doing so well!
- huangc10 7y ago1500% wow
- newrelicfan123 7y agoWhat is the url for your quiz website?
- magma17 7y agoI make $100k per month with clickbaits. Life is great.
- pakwa 7y agoWha tech do you use for your site?
- ospider 7y agoI don't think that would be a significant difference here.
- Zod666 7y agoDo you make up the questions yourself or do you have sources for them?
- tonixx 7y agoI have a proposition for you. Please get in touch: https://contact.do/toni https://contact.do/toni Peace!
- xcubic 7y agoMay I ask the theme out of curiosity? Geography? History?