By January, I had covered French Polynesia (Tahiti) in the South Pacific and New Zealand, and was hoofing it around Australia.
In January 2008, I earned $304.28.
- $136.46 from Text Link Ads
- $143.85 from the renewal of a 6-month text link ad sale (direct with me)
- $23.97 from reader donation
The Text Link Ad income was the highest so far for a month without a referral bonus! I continue to see my 10-link inventory maxed out, which is good because I can count on the income immediately, though bad because it means I cannot earn more through new sales based on my higher ad rate.
Still, after 2 months of travel, I was increasingly excited about any money I could bring in.
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Hey great site…..do you have any other information, like sites that will sponser you? or on how to build traffic?
I just started my own travel site and am looking to build my site up.
htttp://www.nomadicmatt.com
Any help would be great!