Total affiliate type revenue for January was $3,911.28 ($126.17 a day).
Little late creating this report, been busy creating new WordPress AdSense/SEO themes fr my use and the site I sell AdSense Themes at.
Pretty much made the same amount this month as I did in December, down a massive $70 odd 
My Free Recipe site is still hit with a bad Google penalty (possibly for selling text links) on September 4th costing the site about 8,000 visitors a day and a fair amount of AdSense revenue. In December it recovered for 7 days before again being penalized, have sent another reinclusion request!!!
As always this revenue does not include the money I make through my SEO business, themes sold at AdSense Themes or any investments, so ONLY affiliate and advertising (AdSense type programs) revenue.
Affiliate Revenue for January 2009
December 2008 revenue is listed in italics to the right
Google AdSense Revenue : $1,333.93 ($43.03 a day) $1,315.18 ($42.43 a day)
ClickBank : $779.93 ($25.16 a day) $880.67 ($28.41 a day)
Amazon : $63.02 ($2.03 a day) $159.84 ($5.16 a day)
Private Ads : $1,730.90 ($55.84 a day) $1629.86 ($52.58 a day)
New revenue sources as of July 2008.
Shareasale : $3.50 ($0) LOL
Still not feeling like putting much time into affiliate type work.
January Affiliate Revenue = $3,911.28 ($126.17 a day) $3,985.55 ($128.57 a day)
Extrapolation = $46,052.17 a year $46,926.64 a year
If I save every penny and make this amount of money every month from now on it will take almost 22 years to become a millionaire (really would be less time since compound interest on the saved amount).
That would make me 60 years old.
Money I would accumulate assuming I kept every penny (not including bank interest)-
Date Added Total #days
June 1st 2008 : $0 $0 0
Affiliate Report June 30th 2008 : $2,068.12 $2,068.12 30 ($68.94 average earnings per day)
Affiliate Report July 31st 2008 : $3,296.30 $5,364.42 61 ($87.94 average earnings per day)
Affiliate Report Aug 31st 2008 : $3,575.47 $8,939.89 92 ($97.17 average earnings per day)
Affiliate Report Sept 30th 2008 : $4,790.33 $13,730.22 122 ($112.54 average earnings per day)
Affiliate Report Oct 30th 2008 : $4,885.30 $18,615.52 152 ($122.47 average earnings per day)
Affiliate Report Nov 30th 2008 : $5,802.50 $24,418.02 182 ($134.16 average earnings per day)
Affiliate Report Dec 31st 2008 : $3,985.55 $28,403.57 213 ($133.35 average earnings per day)
Affiliate Report Jan 31st 2009 : $3,911.28 $32,314.85 244 ($132.44 average earnings per day)
Since June 1st 2008 to January 31st 2009 I’ve made $32,314.85 from affiliate type revenue sources.
Since revenue per month can fluctuate, better to average my earnings over the entire period (June 1st to January 31st) and then extrapolate with that average.
Averaging affiliate revenue per day (over the 244 days) : $132.44 a day, ~$1 less a day than last month, at this rate will take just under 21 years from June 1st 2008 to reach 1 million dollars : I’ll be a millionaire 2028 when I’m 59 years old. Still no where near my millionaire at 45 years old goal, but at least before I retire.
Bought a forum last month, Star Forums, cost $60. I’ve almost search engine optimized the template, so long term should do OK. It’s got a trickle of traffic so far, (made less than 50 cents from AdSense so far ) but hoping after I add some links to gain some SERPs for the current content and any new content added (forum activity currently DEAD).
This month I’m working on AdSense themes, really been neglecting that site, so far this month have added 2 new themes taking to total to 13. The two are Connections Reloaded and Blue Blix, Blue Blix is based on Blix with Blue colours, currently working on a red version as well (not finished).
I quite enjoy creating AdSense/SEO themes as I use them on my own sites, without them I wouldn’t be making the money above.
Also this month I go for an operation on my back, was meant to have the operation in January, but was too ill (had flu that left me feeling as weak as a new born baby, still not feeling great!). I have two degraded discs and one protruding discs in my lower back.
My surgeon will be removing the remains of the degraded discs and packing the spaces with plastic spaces with I believe bone fragments (wonder where they come from?) so the two discs completely fuse! He will also pin the two discs for stability. Not going to touch the protruding disc, the theory is by fixing the two degraded disc (below the protruding one) it will stabilize the entire back.
Strangely enough I’m not that nervous, whenever I have anything that could make someone nervous I don’t think about it until it’s pretty much too late So I’ll be on the trolley waiting to enter the operating room, that’s when I’ll start worrying. So far it’s worked really well for things in my life (I rarely get worried/nervous).
Wish me luck, have the operation last week of this month.
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David Law (SEO Consultant and wannabe millionaire)
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6 responses to Affiliate Revenue Report $3,911 for January 2009
Hi David,
Good to see you posting..I am really motivated with your income report…Hope you have a successful operation…Let me Pray to God to give you a successful operation.
Thanks for the positive words for my operation.
Had the pre assessment check yesterday, not up for driving the hour to the hospital right now and had to get a lift from the hospital (volunteers take not too sick patients via their cars). Sat in the back as a old woman who was having dialysis needed to sit in the front, she doesn’t travel well.
I used to be travel sick when I was a lot younger, 10 minutes into the hour long journey I felt really queasy and had to have the window open, quite embarrassing at 38 years old feeling travel sick
With it being really cold in the UK right now (snow everywhere) having the window open resulted in a bit of a brain freeze, but better than feeling sick
Put it down to not fully getting over the weakness from the illness and not sleeping the night before. Sat in the front seat on the way home and felt OK (not 100%). Did take my mind of the pain in my back though a little!!
Thanks again.
David Law
Affiliate Revenue Report $3,911 for January 2009
Dave, I wish you well with your back. Take it easy after the operation, I know you will want to jump right back into the saddle as you are a hardworking guy with a lot of mental energy, but give your self a few months of rest.
It is very hard to say why free recipes is not performing well some ideas:
1) Selling links
2) Interlinking between your sites, google could be turning up the heat on that type of behavior
3) Too many repeated keywords in the category names “free”
As far as income I am a fan of Adsense as it has easy set up time and no threat of google negative action, while affiliates in theory should be ok if you have content around what your selling, but I have not done as well as you and I guess I do not like the idea of selling someone else product directly when I could create a product myself. Private ads are great, but I am again always concerned about putting links on my site that are not natural. I know its an irrational fear but I have worked so hard on my sites. So I usually stick to google adsense and focus on content.
Affiliate Revenue Report $3,911 for January 2009
David…
You are a lot stronger mentally and your posts shows again and again…Have you seen the movie Pursuit of Happiness? You are like Will Smith (acted as Chris Garner)who is trying hard to get success…and eventually Hard work will pay and you will earn what you deserve and of course wonderful health as well
wow thats a lot of money for the month of january congrats to you bud
Google Penalty
Hi David,
Have your site been released now from google penalty? My site couponus.com hit by the same filter, it was been in the filter for 45 days and re-penalized after a 7 days release. I am really losted about how to improve my site and how to escape from the penalty. Could you share some tips?
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