I am writing this as the final hours wane in November, 2009. Just last month, I set a new record for online earnings, and I knew November had great potential due to a lot of links up for renewal. But I didn’t expect the results to be so awesome.
I almost doubled the earnings of October!
In November 2009, I earned a total of $2,971:
- $2,752 – direct banner/text links
- $143 – Google AdSense
- $70 – Linkworth
- $5 – affiliate sale (money collected)
All but $200 of this was earned from GoBackpacking.com too, which goes to show that you can earn good money by focusing on a single site.
I was especially excited to sell my first 486 x 60 banner advertisement in the header. It was my highest priced option at $200 per month, and I think I first saw the e-mail notification of payment from PayPal after working out at the gym.
Time after time, I check my BlackBerry mid-morning, as I’m walking out of the gym, and see money being sent to me for building a travel blog I’m passionate about. It’s an incredible feeling. I’ve learned so much over the last 3 years of blogging, with a whole trip around the world sandwiched in between.
The reason I’ve been so quiet here at Blog to Travel is the attention I’ve been giving my new travel blog project – a membership site due to be launched in January 2010.
I’m excited to be putting together my own product to sell, and think it will have a lot to offer the travel blogging community. I’ve already given a few previews, and I am confident it will kick butt when all is said and done.
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PS – if I factor in uncollected affiliate earnings for Nov ’09, I surpassed the $3,000 mark Nomadic Matt cites for his ebook about How to Make Money with a Travel Blog. And I’m poised to easily surpass $10,000 for the year!
Related posts:
- Web Earnings For November 2008
- Web Earnings for 2009 (Year End Total)
- Web Earnings for December 2009
Tags: earnings
Well done mate on your earning get news.. I have been following you on your travel blog for ages so its good that after all your hard work you are getting the rewards.
Just one question for you if you dont mind, how much traffic do you get on your travel blog?
Cheers
steve
Hi Steven – thanks for following my blogs all this time. I really appreciate it.
In November, GoBackpacking received 15,000 unique visits and 30,000 page views. We also hit 1,000 RSS subscribers for the first time (which I was really excited about).
Dave
Good work on the RSS Feed, should help improve your earning also… Keep up the good work Dave..
Awesome stuff Dave! Those monthly ad sales are golden. Your new project looks very interesting and I will chime in with some thoughts once I get a chance to take a better look. It sounds like you won’t need to find a job in DC after all… will we be seeing you on the road anytime soon?
I’m still looking for jobs in NYC as online editors for sites like About.com or Frommers.com but no responses to those. December is a dead month for job searching due to the holidays.
I am working aggressively to position myself to be location independent my mid 2010, but only to give me options. I’d really love to live in NYC for a bit, but then have the option to relocate to South America, and maybe spend 6 months living, 6 months traveling. Who knows.
I’m excited about the possibility of building my own business (sounds crazy to even say or write it, but it’s becoming my reality).
That’s really great Dave! I love seeing how other people are building their own businesses and making an income online. It totally makes me think that I can do it to! Great job!
Hi Mary – thanks!
I haven’t written on this blog a lot, as I started it a month or so before my RTW began, but I wanted to help show others that you can earn decent money from travel blogging.
Dave
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Wow, the travel is really profitable. Keep up the good work and good luck with your membership site.