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futureautomation

6:54 pm on Jul 14, 2021 (gmt 0)



Hi,

I thought I'd make this topic to inquire, what websites or blogs have setup and didn't work out, particular subjects?

While I tried my hand at this, with not much content, I thought what I had used would be something, on technology, automated changes, like Redbox taking over from Block Buster. It hasn't worked for adsense approval, and probably won't whether a year or two or three. It was worth a try.

I think this type of topic has probably been made in the past, hey if it has, I don't know, it can't be that bad going in a circle.

futureautomation

10:44 pm on Jan 22, 2022 (gmt 0)



History.com has google ads. Another example right there, obviously that has been around for some time.

futureautomation

3:29 am on Jan 25, 2022 (gmt 0)



Well, I guess that is a list of what may work for a site. I of course don't have any interest in those. Hosting I sort of have some little know of, but not a technical background, run you're own hosting site sort of thing.

I searched on youtube again, I did a more honest video on google adsense, that the guy in it said, well don't believe the videos that say you can earn a serious amount.

Yes a page needs words, but what is wrong with history, surely the words in a page can create ads for something. If a site about legal action can have ads, surely the above history.com has ads, it probably doesn't make much for the site. If I could get $20 over two months, that is better than nothing or $1.


[edited by: not2easy at 3:37 am (utc) on Jan 25, 2022]
[edit reason] Please see TOS [webmasterworld.com] [/edit]

tangor

6:33 am on Jan 25, 2022 (gmt 0)

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There's no guarantees of income via adsense. Never has been and never will be. Goal posts change every Tuesday (or pick a day, or demarcation, such as every 15 minutes).

These days ANY income from adsense should be treated as "supplemental income" and NOT a "paycheck".

The glory days are long gone.

Sissi

6:54 am on Jan 25, 2022 (gmt 0)



20 USD over two months…
The time spent posting the comments here would have generated more cash working for McDonald
Don t follow youtube „influencers“ and other charlatans

Good Luck

futureautomation

1:23 am on Jan 26, 2022 (gmt 0)



The whole point in the list I got, was from the new video i watched. The guy simply expressed what other videos I had watched nearly two years ago didn't mention. The videos were, make a certain amount, with what ever about of posts, and words. And what ever now. I didn't realise the list link was against the terms, I'm not up to date with them. Sorry about that.

I searched some random stuff about words, what may be a popular choice. But anyway, yes, the whole point was to pay for a hosting that lasts a year, and just earn some small amount from the adsense, I wouldn't imagine anybody making an actual monthly wage on the minimum wage from it.

Sissi

7:09 am on Jan 26, 2022 (gmt 0)



Sorry to contradict you many of publishers using adsense are making > USD xx,xxx per month
But I doubt they have Trafalgar nor Waterloo in their keywords
Follow you passion in doing History and just exclude Adsense both are not compatible to have a confortable life

futureautomation

7:23 pm on Jan 26, 2022 (gmt 0)



Ha!

I don't think I've included either of those words, I have some interest in political history, a few books on American history. But I was thinking about what I could do further with what I've got, or try a different subject. When i purchased the hosting package, I got a deal for £20 as a new customer, so if I want to renew, it will be £31, and then the domain is separate.

Or try again the tech site info.

I did use a book source for the political site history, reading back on it, it is tough to put it into words that matter to a reader, it reads like a book that goes on about one fact, and then moves onto another fact, so it is a bit confusing and it isn't a book most people would want to read, perhaps snippets of it. More than five hundred pages.

May as well type out a whole load of random subjects on a page. LOL

Thanks.

futureautomation

7:12 pm on Jan 27, 2022 (gmt 0)



Low value content

Your site does not yet meet the criteria of use in the Google publisher network. For more information, review the following resources:

Minimum content requirements
Make sure your site has unique high quality content and a good user experience
Webmaster quality guidelines for thin content
Webmaster quality guidelines


2. Valuable Inventory: Not enough content

It's important for a site displaying AdSense to offer significant value to the user by providing unique and relevant content, and not to place ads on auto-generated pages or pages with little to no original content. This may include, but is not limited to:

copying portions of text content from other sources
websites dedicated to embedded videos from other hosts
websites with gibberish content that makes no sense or seems auto-generated
templated or pre-generated websites that provide duplicate content to users.

So yes, 1,000 words on page, 930 on another, it was pretty low, but the traffic is low.

When i had the tech site, and I had no idea how many views I got as I used a basic package via Fasthosts. It gave the message, involuntary content or something, I've forgotten. The difference between the two is, the history one is a proper site using page builder, so contact page included. Where as the tech site only had a privacy page, with an email address on the index at the bottom.

I was viewing a tech site not long ago, I was reading a nice article, and I decided to try add some of the info in my own words, since I don't know what I will do with either site subject, I choose one to continue, as noted above, focus on what motivates me and interests me, than just doing a subject for an attempt.

As much as many can't really direct me, except, I either use a free blog and choose one subject, and or pay two hosting packages separately if there are some goods deals and continue with the content adding. And eventually one will perhaps get the most traffic in time. With the tech one, I'd need a new domain, something more relevant. Inspired from others since certain words are more catchy than others.

But a lot subjects have adsense approval, from what I've done, it is just it takes longer due to the time we are in, and more precision to get it approved.

Overall a game of patience.

futureautomation

3:16 am on Feb 1, 2022 (gmt 0)



Does it matter if a website for adsense is using shared hosting?

futureautomation

1:51 am on Feb 3, 2022 (gmt 0)



Having a domain and shared hosting is okay?

Some separate them.

I checked out a facttea site on adsense.

1. make minimum 30 articles on your website of 350 words article each.
2. Remove all the category, tags and unwanted pages from SERP.
3. Delete old sitemap, Upload new sitemap
4. Wait for minimum 3 days
5. When you see your sitemap is indexed and all the unwanted url’s are removed from SERP then resubmit for adsense approval.

You will get the approval.

I don't know about the above.

Sissi

8:49 am on Feb 3, 2022 (gmt 0)



This will not change Adsense decision

Adsense is very selective even for new websites submitted by already approved publishers.

Read the Adsense policy and don t rely on legends and rumors.

Given the sector you are covering I would give up.

Good luck

futureautomation

7:39 pm on Feb 3, 2022 (gmt 0)



What would you suggest for the adsense subject? If you had to pick one.

Having done a few searches the other day, I may try the tech site again, but using a similar domain name to another site that has been around for several years with the ads program on it, it may bring it better traffic than the one I did use.

So far with the history site, 137 unique visitors this month, it is only Feb 3.

If I was to pay for another year, I may eventually get 1,102 unique visits a month which is better than 700-800. But as we all know, nowhere near enough as 10,000 a month for Adsense or Media.net I think now.

With either site subject it could be a few years, like some of you stated, my aim was to try and see what would happen.

Adsense is a saturated market isn't it, it isn't what it was, so any site needs content and a product over time to bring the traffic, with the ad program to just be an addon, not a whole aim of a site is the success of the approval of the ad program. Or any ad program.

What I've tried could work but over time, a few years.

futureautomation

12:26 am on Feb 4, 2022 (gmt 0)



I only realised that adsense had a rough estimation calculator, from watching a youtube video. Just thought I'd see what other clips there were.

So tech could give somebody $4,000 a year, at 50,000 views. Obviously a rough estimation. Books and literature, 1,000 a year.

Sissi

1:35 pm on Feb 4, 2022 (gmt 0)



$ US Dollars or Canadian Dollars ?
Or is it depending on the books views?

futureautomation

6:09 pm on Feb 4, 2022 (gmt 0)



I honestly don't know, that would be American dollars. On the Adsense here, [google.com...]

Right below, you can pick NA, in my case Europe, so there you have it. It is recent, I think now, it has to be right? So Arts & Entertainment for Europe and Middle East, $2,172 that would be a month, not a year.Edit.

[edited by: futureautomation at 6:12 pm (utc) on Feb 4, 2022]

futureautomation

6:10 pm on Feb 4, 2022 (gmt 0)



Auto & Vehicles, for Europe, at 384,238 views a month, $25,636

* There's no guarantee or commitment that you'll earn this amount. Estimates are based on the content category and region you selected. Actual revenue is dependent on many factors such as advertiser demand, user location, user device, content vertical, seasonality, ad size and currency exchange rates.

NickMNS

7:21 pm on Feb 4, 2022 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member Top Contributors Of The Month



This stupid tool from AdSense has been discussed many times here, and the consensus always is, that it is pure fiction that borders on false advertising. At best the value represents the maximum amount you could ever hope to achieve if everything in the universe works in you favor.

There is however one very important thing to note from this tool. No matter what "category" you choose, the difference in earnings is marginal. The only factor that really drives earnings potential is traffic. If you can create a website that attracts 500k or more page views from real human users a month, then AdSense approval wont be an issue, no matter what subject you choose.

futureautomation

12:43 am on Feb 5, 2022 (gmt 0)



I didn't know about that, I just got that via video, as I noted, but to me it doesn't matter. I just want to make $20 a month.

If more, $50 fine. It could be $100, completely fine, it doesn't have to be fortune. Just a reserve.

But yes, I either cancel my current site or continue for one year, or try my previous one. I did try youtube as project, some various subject videos, mainly static stuff, I even tried book reading, audio only clips. I lost interest in that. I have one more going on that.

I think the site is a little more realistic in ideas, and cost. With the video stuff, anything well planned would require investment, I haven't got any know how on that.

I guess for now, that is pretty much that.

tangor

1:06 am on Feb 5, 2022 (gmt 0)

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I will state the obvious: If somebody here has a topic that is generating dollars they are not about to share that in public with anyone!

That said, whatever topic you choose it is all about TRAFFIC (see above).

ON THE OTHER HAND, you can do it yourself by selling ads to local markets which you visit and sell and can EASILY achieve such numbers expressed---it just isn't "cut and paste". You have to do the work. Surprisingly, a large number of folks are doing just that and never deal with adsense in the first place. Just an alternative revenue stream which is outside the scope of this thread (which is adsense and topics).

futureautomation

2:39 pm on Feb 5, 2022 (gmt 0)



Hmm, yes, you'd need find people who have something to sell on the subject about an advert.

As for what you are getting at about a subject, the web is full of examples, I unless you are suggesting that if everybody does a history site, it just falls into the ocean.

Sgt_Kickaxe

12:13 pm on Feb 8, 2022 (gmt 0)



Google wants to rank the best sites and kicks the nobody's to the curb

Adsense wants to monetize traffic and kicks the nobody's to the curb

Do you have what it takes to be a somebody in any particular subject? The days of randomly creating and getting guaranteed income from it are gone. You're now a contestant in a room with others doing what you do... most don't win.

tangor

1:34 pm on Feb 8, 2022 (gmt 0)

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Think Highlander. :)

futureautomation

4:55 pm on Mar 21, 2022 (gmt 0)



I've tried the site for tech news again back last month, I used a similar name to another site out there. I think, I'll see how it goes, I simply have to consider it a close if, nothing changes with it, so far 318 visits this month with the new domain. Traffic from bing, google and so on. Either way, I've probably given it my modest best, seen what is possible. Only time will tell.

I could try web related code for a future one, or keep the youtube clips I have going, if the site doesn't work out.

As for customer ads, hmm, even then, a site still needs traffic, if you charge $4 a service provider a week for an ad or something.
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