Well done sid786. What country are you in?

@nomis5 - I am from India :) I know a lot of them in this forum are Americans and some might even hate people of India.. But hey, we are not at all bad guys :)

Peace, always!

Congrats Sid!

Way to go Sid!

@darkyl @johnmoose - Thank you! You guys are awesome. I feel emotionally connected. Whenever I think about the history, I realize how I was being a miser as that was the only way I could save some bucks incase of emergency!

Not that now I spend a LOT of money lavishly, but, I learnt how to spend it wisely. Whenever I remember the olden days and compare them with the present time - I thank GOD, Adsense, and nice people like YOU!

I am sure some of you might have a story like me.. Anyway, thanks and have a great time! :)

[edited by: sid786 at 12:39 pm (utc) on Dec. 31, 2009]

@ sid786, I know the feeling about the adsense income. From India too.

@gseth - Hi, pleased to know you!

Indian economy is way more different when compared with the USA economical state. I know some of my relatives who stays there and makes hell lot of money but the system of living is expensive! So, even if they make 3000$ they will be hardly satisfied whereas in India a new software engineer is paid 250$ every month. You can see the difference..

And have a super time. 6 more hours for the new year in IST. Hope it will rock! :)

Congratulations Sid. Keep up the good work.

And for the record...

I know a lot of them in this forum are Americans and some might even hate people of India..

I don't know any Americans who hate the people of India simply because they're Indian! :)

Once more congratulations Sid.

I think you may be quite surprised just how many Indians are members here, together with Chinese, Indonesian etc...WebmasterWorld is a very multicultural board, it has to be:-)

Me? I'm English and just so happen to have a factory for the past 40 years in southern India, good grief time flies when one's enjoying oneself!

@celgins - Thanks..

I said that intentionally because outsourcing in India is cheaper and Americans (indeed with exceptions) use Indians to get tasks done (Eventually, Indians abscond with the money :D lol..)

I've seen few Englishmen who are not at all satisfied with the way Indian people work! But, there is always an exception. No offense intended at all. And, of course, people here in this forum are the same - Kind and helpful :) Have a great year!

@HuskyPup - I've seen you too many times in this forum along with lame_wolf.. you guys are doing some great work. Actually, I am curious to know about your FULL time profession and where is your factory located in South India?

In anyway, I wish you an successful year ahead. You really rock :-)

@HuskyPup - And the fact that you have a 40 year old factory makes it easier to know that you are aged 60+.. I also read that you are a long time adsense publisher, can't remember the thread but you were one of the first guys who has been with Adsense right?

I am sure you must have seen more ups and downs than any of the publishers here.. *claps*

[edited by: sid786 at 3:32 pm (utc) on Dec. 31, 2009]

It's not a case of people hating Indians because they are Indian, it is more to the point that many scammers, SEO "Experts", "I've been banned and have done nothing wrong" kind of crowd that some people dislike...and it's from places like India, Malaysia, Indonesia and suchlike. They do spoil it for the honest ones.

No offence is intended, just many years of observation.

@Lame_Wolf - And I thought this was more of an 'Congratulation-Sid' post :P lol.. j/k

I certainly agree with you and your experience beats me to it.. you have been here long and I assume you are full time webmaster as well. Like I said exceptions are always there. Every country has 'such' kind of people who tries to scam and make quick money out of strangers by outsourcing jobs. Fact is that they care for themselves leaving alone the country name and other people in the crock of #*$!!

New year is almost here.. precisely 3 hours to go! SO, I wish you an excellent year and twice the prosperity with healthy life :) Take care.

Sid, Yes, there are scammers in all countries, but look at Google Groups and see where they come from. Most are from such countries... and not just with Adsense, but also "Link Managers" and so-called SEO "Experts".

Well done to you, and I hope it keeps up. But you must understand that it will also dip... even if you have the same visitor numbers and clicks. Never take Adsense for granted as it can bite you in the butt if you do. (I still have the teeth marks in mine ;) )

Well add me to the list of Google fans. Having worked with AdSense for more than 5 years now, my wife and I generate a six-figure income from Google and it allows us to literally work with a laptop on the beach. Indeed, we work really hard like any other corporate executive -- maybe even more -- but being able to work from home without having to deal with the BS in an office is priceless, all because of Google.

being able to work from home without having to deal with the BS in an office is priceless, all because of Google

Amen brother!

First off congrats!

being able to work from home without having to deal with the BS in an office is priceless, all because of Google

Amen brother!

and I concur.. OK. I'm currently temping in a warehouse to "top up" my adsense income because it isn't enough to live on at the moment (It was... just about). Hopefully things are turning around though and at least I'm not permanently tied into an office!

Well with all the ups and downs of the AdSense programme we all have to admit it is the easiest way to monetise a site.

For that I am thankful for the last six and a half [I think] years.

Gee time flies.

Great!

Me? I'm English and just so happen to have a factory for the past 40 years in southern India, good grief time flies when one's enjoying oneself!

Man... you're positively OLD Husky! ;)

@Sid786 : Adsense has allowed me to work at home and raise my kids for the past 6 years... I can dig what you're saying. Thanks Adsense!

Happy Noo Year folks!

@Sid786; Congratulations on your success.

>>Work at home...

Or wherever one wants to work. AdSense, a laptop, a digital camera and a mobile broadband card have made my life pretty interesting these last few years.

I can hardly wait to see what the new year brings!

Thanks AdSense!

Congratulations to everyone who can make enough income from Adsense to support themselves.

I think this brings up an interesting question.

How many people in the world do you think can make enough money running websites (using Adsense and other advertising) so that they can support themselves with it?

I don't think it is in the millions but I was hoping that we could come up with a number.

Happy New Year to all .... May we all have a prosperous New Year especially in our adsense income ...

I have been for many years with Adsense and Google made my life easier by just focusing on building websites and working from home.

Man... you're positively OLD Husky! ;)

Yep...and that's why I can be cranky, awkward and very intolerant at times:-)

And the fact that you have a 40 year old factory makes it easier to know that you are aged 60+.

Not quite there yet, a couple of more years to go. I'm 7th generation of my family in my widget business but have been travelling to and working in Chennai since the mid 70s. 8th generation already in the business and 9th born in March 2009.

You'll be quite surprised Sid just how many 40+ there are here if I remember from a thread a year or so ago:-)

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Congratulations to sid786.

Adsense has changed my life too, I never looked for a job :¦ Hope scammers are dealt with intelligently by Google, so we can continue to make a living :)

well reading the original post reminded me of all the advice about being grateful. Like some others here I also work at home. I do research and consultations which allow me to work from home. I also have a working from home blog and I have blogged on more than one occassion about how one can generate more than one source of income because there are still people that have the limited belief that their one job is going to be the only source of income that they are ever going to have - and that's really sad!

While I'm sure that there are some that use Adsense as their only source of income I'm also equally sure that there are others here - like me - that use Adsense as an additional source of income.

Who would have "thunk" that such a thing would be possible?

But after reading the original post I also have to express my gratitude to Adsense. My adsense earnings have paid for many a Pizza or other take out as well as for paying some of my bills!

Yes I grumble about the PIP's but oh its better I remember that getting a PIP at all is better than getting no PIP!

So add me to the list of those who are grateful to Adsense!

I am really happy for you Sid, I hope that I will be able to achieve the same. I only started out this week and have a lot of questions. Would you be able to assist? OR is this inappropriate?

Too bad I wasn't able to keep up with this thread as I got indulged in an online project. I am reading each and every reply and it feels totally awesome to be a part of WW forum! :)

And, Kaylo, I guess WW forums and the people here are much more experienced than me. You can ask couple of questions if you want but the forum is full of knowledge that is still unexplored from my side..

Thanks everyone and I am really glad to see experienced members comments on this thread. Have a great 2010 year! Take care..Love y'all!