Diversification is very important. I have multiple income streams both online and offline. Using different ad networks, affiliates etc on each of my sites also helps.

Very strong March. Even as High-end mobile device clicks/impressions continue to lose value for publishers.

Final numbers aren't in yet, but I ended at 120% of last month. That's okay.

Thanks guys. I've been having suicidal thoughts for over a year now. I don't think I would really hurt myself but the thought of me gone comforts me. The constant worry and stress are just so much for me to handle sometimes. When you earn so much for so many years then to suddenly struggle to make ends meet is very hard for me to accept. My ego is hurt, my self esteem is ruined. The thing is I love my job so much. I thought money is not everything but when you have two little kids and a mortgage to pay, then it’s a different story.

The reason why i hid my financial problem from my wife is because she reacts the same way as me. She gets depressed and suffers anxiety. So i figured i'll just keep it to myself.

But after all your advice, I finally had the courage to tell her the truth last night. Her first reaction was total exasperation. It's like she died inside. But after awhile — after going thru our expenses, she calculated we can survive this. I always pay all our expenses because in my culture man is expected to provide for his family — it’s also the way i am — so I’ve never asked money from my wife since we got married.

She offered to give me 1k a month to cover our expenses. I’m still earning from Adsense and other ad networks but not a lot so the extra money she’s giving is enough. It bothers me though. She works minimum wage and taking money from her is a blow to my ego.

Getting a job outside is out of the question. I have to pay gas, daycare, and taxes so basically after deductions, i’m earning the same thing. My only option is to make money online. I’m just hoping my Adsense earnings will eventually go up. It’s been over a year now and still nothing changed. Is it futile to hope?

It's probably futile to hope AdSense will change. It's not futile to hope you or your situation will change, because that's something YOU control.

March has been great a month for me. Crossed the six-figure mark for the first time ever. However, April seems to have started off on a very bad note. My RPM today is down 35% from the March average.

jbayabas, sounds like you are in the same situation as I was about two years ago. I quit my job in 2010 to run Adsense sites full time. However the growth in traffic and revenue for my sites was a LOT slower than I had anticipated. After a year I was broke. After another year I was heavily in debt. My wife wasn't depressed, she was just angry because we had no money. (She could have resolved that by going out and getting a job herself, of course, but that's another story.)

Anyway I persevered, kept updating and growing my sites, kept working on SEO. Things began to turn around in 2013 and last year I actually cut a profit. Things can get better if you work hard. I doubt that's of much help to you, however it might be good to know that others have been in a similar situation and come out of it.

Netmeg, the typical close rate on direct sales for online is around 5% of contacts. Don't give up hope if you get a lot of rejections. If you land a big one, it will more than make up for the effort. Best of luck.

[edited by: scottb at 2:19 pm (utc) on Apr 2, 2015]

March revenue for my sites and my client sites was up quite a bit, but only because audience was up even more. Otherwise, RPMs were down.