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Six months in

TJSchlenker

Published on April 5, 2018

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Six months in

We'll, well... my 6 month badge arrived just now.

Seems like I've been at this a lot longer actually! I guess when you put SO much time and effort into something it feels like It's been a part of you forever!

I've seen a little monetization thus far, but not enough to get my first check from Amazon. Here at the 6 month mark I've got almost 60 articles published, most of them being 2,000 words or more. Quite a few are substantially more, even above 4,000. Those are the articles designed for heavy monetization.

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Traffic is, as I've seen from the beginning, sloooowly picking up. Only at about 400 visitors a month at this point.

My biggest traffic successes have come from using Bing ads and Google AdWords. Both got me a lot of traffic TO my site. Once there though, very few actually purchase, despite the crucial, relevant and well-distributed calls to action.

Since I'm writing to musicians I'm guessing it's either because most don't buy music gear from Amazon or they immediately go look for a cheaper price. Or both. Probably both.

So, I've succeeded in creating a well-done, relevant and interesting site. Now... here's hoping it finally shows some signs of financially succeeding.

Until then... find me typing... lol

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