Three Dollars Per Day Adsense Challenge: Intro

Making money online is kind of like a belief in a religion: some people believe it’s possible, some people laugh at the idea and others don’t really even care enough to form an opinion. And when it comes to churning in a substantial amount of monthly income… let’s just say that there aren’t many people in that club.

Authority Websites: Cool Hair and $100 per Month Paychecks.

Do you know anybody who brings in the big bucks month after month? Maybe, but probably not. When it comes to making money on the Internet, it seems that everybody knows a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy, but when you drill it down, finding a true Internet Entrepreneur is like finding definitive proof of God. Which leads many people – myself included, half the time – to become Internet Income Agnostic. It’s not that we don’t believe it’s possible, it’s just that we need to see it with our own eyes before forming an opinion.

So I’ve decided to put my SEO skills to the test and create a fun little challenge. I’ll be trying some of my  tried-and-true techniques, but also incorporating some new ones. When it’s all said and done, hopefully I (and you!) will have a better idea of what works and what doesn’t.

The Three Dollar Adsense Challenge

The ultimate goal of this little experiment is to make $100 per month. That’s where the “Three Dollar” part comes in: $100 per month is about $3.33 per day (given a 30-day month). Isn’t math fun?

Why $100? Because Google only sends out Adsense checks once an account balance reaches the century mark. I figure it’s as good a starting point as any. The whole point is to create a consistent income, and not bringing home a check every month isn’t exactly consistent; and setting up a far-reaching “I want to make $100 per day” goal is, well, pretty ridiculous given the three-month time frame I’m giving myself.

Just Three Sites

That’s right, I’m going to pull this whole thing off with just three websites. For lack of a better term, I’ll use the popular phrase “Authority Sites.” What is an Authority Sites? Nobody really knows – you can ask 1,028 different web publishers for a definition and you’ll get 3,576 different answers.

For my purposes, I’ll just say that I will be building multi-page sites – none of those little Micro Niche Sites that have become very popular recently. Not that I’ve got anything against these (I’ve even got a handful of them myself, and they bring in a dollar or two per day each day – so there is value in them), I’d just rather build a couple of solid sites that provide good value to the readers and, if it should come to this some day, will survive a Google crackdown should the Search Engine Giant grow weary of these little 1 to 5 page micro sites.

When Does the Challenge Start?

May 1, 2010. And it will wrap up on July 31, 2010 whether I’ve reached the goal or not.

I may or may not buy the three domains prior to May 1 just so I can hit the ground running, but when it comes to building and promoting the sites – that won’t happen until May 1.

I’ll Document The Progress Every Day

Or at least every few days, depending on how busy I get working on the actual sites. While I’m totally stoked to report my techniques and progress, I don’t want the sites to suffer as a result. But if I skip a day or two from time to time, I’ll make up for it, I promise!

Will This Work?

I hope so. If it doesn’t I’ll look pretty silly, won’t I?

Tags: Adsense, Authority Site

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