How Adsense Changed Everything For Me

How Adsense Changed Everything (Ironic Way)

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Melvin

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One of the reasons why Google Adsense has become popular is because it has changed the lives of most people who started using it. For instance Jeremy Schoemaker get started because of his $100,000+ cheque from Adsense. Some of my close friends do also get started with Adsense. After getting their $100+ payments, they reinvested it and luckily grew their business. In that way Adsense has not just become a money-maker, but also sort like an “inspiration”.

For me it’s no different except that it goes completely the ironic way. As what you can read from my about page, I started blogging 2 years ago primarily because ‘we were told’ Adsense can make us rich. The truth is it didn’t! Because earning from adsense is so hard when you a have website that has 10 pageviews a day, I became so impatient that I started clicking my ads and telling everyone (indirectly) to do the same instead of focusing driving traffic . Ok, luckily I was able to get my first adsense payment after 4 months for $102. I thought that was the best back then!

So I continued being a douche and still clicked my ads (and told everyone too) on computer shops and stuffs. I got two warnings then from Adsense about it but still continued. In the next 4 months I saw I have $140+ in my account, there’s every reason to be ecstatic for me (oh poor guy~!). Then the dreaded email from google telling me that I am banned from using them and they are going to reverse that $140 and blah blah. I pleaded my case to no avail. Of course why would I win the case if it’s obvious I was clicking it my own?

That had probably changed everything. That time I was really depressed not only with $ 140 but also expenses I have spent on renting comp.shops everyday just to pretend I’m a different people clicking my ads. It was all boggling my mind. Back then I haven’t received any payments aside from Adsense! So what I did was start working on what’s their and not on what isn’t there. I had accounts in Kontera, Moreniche, SponsoredReviews, PayPerPost, stuffs and stuffs. One common thing about it is I still haven’t reached the amount for minimum payout so I worked hard on it!

Long story short, I’m now here w/this blog that somehow people respect. I’m here with craploads of knowledge on affiliate marketing. Here, slowly but surely understanding the whole online business thing. That wouldn’t probably happen if not for Adsense banning me. Sure I’m not like other marketers who grew their business big time up to 6 figures but who cares? I’m far more happy w/where I am and how i’m doing things.

Every time I tell this story to people they were kinda wondering how I got lucky getting an Adsense payment while clicking the ads fraudulently. To be honest I don’t know either. Maybe i just really have done it patiently and carefully or Divine Intervention?LOL! But anyhow I’m far more happy w/how I got optimistic despite being banned and losing all the money I thought would be the money I could all make, how I became focused despite being a douche in an online world, and everything.

Sure its not the “better-hearing” story you could ever hear but it’s still nice story for me. How about you, any inspirational three-paragraph story to share?

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YanKirby

- 14th May, 09 06:05am

LOL I did this too. But i only reached $24 and back then, I was ecstatic! Then it became my inspiration to really push myself to earn much.

Right now, im not earning thousands, but hey, im earning it the right way.

Great post.

-YanKirby
http://colostomycentral.com

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mummyZuan

- 14th May, 09 08:05am

don’t have any story yet,but i enjoy reading yours..LOL
keep it up man,you are like mentor teaching his protege for free.

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Melvin Reply:
May 15th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
what the f? LOL, hahaha! I don’t think I deserve the label “mentor”. Not even close!

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- 14th May, 09 08:05am

Very nice story Unfortunately I do not have a story to tell

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chris

- 14th May, 09 03:05pm

You don’t need to click your own ads. Just write reasonably good stuff and network. It takes some time, but that’s worked for me. Just got my 4th check this month. The great thing is that it continues to trickle in money once your content hits search engine results pages.

Also remember that AdSense isn’t the only game in town…

Good luck!

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Melvin Reply:
May 15th, 2009 at 2:20 am
yep. Unfortunately I was really an idiot a long time ago.

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Forest

- 15th May, 09 02:05am

I was always a good boy with adsense and didn’t earn much until recently…. I also have been slowly learning in other fields whilst just building up my gradual knowledge of the overall business.

Luckily I make around $500 a month adsense and am doing ok with affiliates….. Next step, PPC.

Forest’s last blog post..Under Construction… What Do You Think?

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Melvin Reply:
May 15th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
good to hear that. Im always amazed at people who were doing good at Adsense probably because I didn’t.

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elmot

- 15th May, 09 07:05am

and it has been of the myths in blogging…that you will earn bigtime from google adsense… but all those people, chow, cow and shoe labored their ass for years even maybe 24/7 til they got a fat paycheck.

good thing, you also tried to demystify this myth bro,

elmot’s last blog post..Beware: Manny Pacquiao is a Spook!

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Bakkanekko

- 15th May, 09 08:05am

I just use addsense for about a months ago. I see in my traffic people comes, well hundreds, not so much, but I read someones articles that readers don’t click adds. I wonder how they can get so many clicks. Anyway, good story, and lesson x3 and good luck!~

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Ashwin

- 15th May, 09 05:05pm

Maybe it happened for your good. I never really liked adsense for the simple fact that you do all the hard work of bringing the traffic in and they just click their way out. All you get in exchange is a few cents or dollars.

Affiliate marketing and the very fact that you now have an amazing blog is much better. Say goodbye to adsense and love yourself coz you have a blog I love to read. You got yourself a fan — now that’s a journey from fraudulent clicking to making a name for yourself as you do now.

Ashwin’s last blog post..How To Make Your Blog Pro Web 2.0

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Paul Ubiadas

- 15th May, 09 07:05pm

At least you are able to get your first month payment from them.

Paul Ubiadas’s last blog post..Miscellaneos Ramblings

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jan geronimo

- 16th May, 09 02:05am

No fantastic tale about AdSense earnings for me. Just the usual dreary stuff.

You know when you’re just a newbie blogger one of your tabs is always open to your AdSense page? That’s me – tracking changes in page views and its corresponding effect on the dollar meter, er cents meter rather every frigging five minutes or so.

It’s like watching a grass grow in real time. Now, I’ve cured myself of this non-sense.

About clicking your own AdSense ads. I’ve been sufficiently warned not to click them. Avoid at all cost, blog authors are unanimous in telling me that in their posts. Five months later -just the other day – I’ve clicked my own banner inadvertently in my haste to close the browser.

I’ve pestered several close buddies who are knowledgeable about these things. My coffee money is in danger after all. Of course, they calmed me down and was able to convince me that one click will not get be banned. As long as I don’t it again. Lol.

I was very relieved. My coffee money is thus safe again. Or is it?

Incidentally, I have no affiliate thingies on my blog or other ads.

jan geronimo’s last blog post..Bah! You Can Curtsy Now – I’m an Influential Blogger

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Melvin Reply:
May 17th, 2009 at 3:28 am
it certainly doesn’t get you ban but who knows. im speaking w/my experience 2 years ago so maybe adsense has improved drastically tracking fraud clicks. LOLz.

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Greg Ellison

- 16th May, 09 03:05am

I did on the first two clicks when I first had my adsense account in 06. Hopefully I get my $100 next month. It has been a long road to get that $100 from Google. Greg Ellison

Greg Ellison’s last blog post..What is a Mailing List?

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zalds

- 16th May, 09 08:05am

oh.. that was a nice story.

Here’s mine from 70.00 to 23,000.00 Adsense Earning

zalds’s last blog post..The Google Ad Auction

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zalds

- 16th May, 09 08:05am

here is my adsense story >> http://zalds.com/2009/how-to-e.....eport.html

my adsense experience from 70.00 to 23,000.00 (lots of zeroes huh)..

zalds’s last blog post..The Google Ad Auction

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zalds Reply:
May 16th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
hi melvin..double comment.. do you mind deleting this comment because this is a duplicate comment.. thanks.

zalds’s last blog post..The Google Ad Auction

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Karl

- 16th May, 09 11:05pm

I hate adsense

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Developerholic

- 18th May, 09 12:05pm

Adsense is my “stable” online income, getting around $100-$150/month.

I know it’s not much but I’m not really doing any work for the site.

Google programmers are really smart

Cheers,
Meg

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Agent 001

- 24th May, 09 12:05pm

Thanks for sharing your story. You were really lucky. So far I had not much of success with adsense (not taking about fraud click but earning)

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bbrian017

- 25th May, 09 02:05pm

I started Blog Engage on 25 USD in my PAYPAL account and we have grown a lot! With mass advertising from Blog Catalog and MY Blog Log I have managed to maintain a consistent growth.

I haven’t made mush but enough to cover the costs of a dedicated server.

The ads really help me pay the bills and sometimes promote!

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francis

- 26th May, 09 10:05am

Its good to have adsense but how come I only earn a couple of cents for a long time.. i still only have 3 dollars there… how am i suppose to reach the payout which is 100 dollars.

francis’s last blog post..The World Ends With You NDS Review

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Jehzeel Laurente

- 26th May, 09 06:05pm

“Because earning from adsense is so hard when you a have website that has 10 pageviews a day”

I strongly agree. Even if you have 100 or 1000 pageviews/day, it’s still hard to earn a decent income.

Jehzeel Laurente’s last blog post..iBlog5 is the 5th Philippine Blogging Summit

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catering supplies

- 27th May, 09 05:05am

Which affiliate program is best for a newbie in this field and how much he can get in starting? I don’t know that is it right place to ask such question here at this blog. So, I apologies for it in advance.

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crisiboy

- 28th May, 09 05:05pm

ive known a lot of people who earned so much in adsense..definetely im not one of them..hehehe

crisiboy’s last blog post..Google Upgrades My One-Month Old Blog to Pagerank 3

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Making Money Online with Ronald Redito

- 17th Sep, 09 01:09am

I see that this post is quite old but I share the same experience. You should really read their terms and condition before doing so.

That is the greatest lesson I have learned. =)
Making Money Online with Ronald Redito´s last blog ..Absolute Bargain at $97: How to Make Money Online

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infopediaonlinehere

- 8th Mar, 10 10:03pm

Appreciate your honest post…many people who get banned complain about adsense…This is the only post which admits the mistake…

you start growing on accepting mistake…all the best for your future success dude
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