Years ago I read that you should not jump around from thing to thing in the world of internet marketing.

Some big-wig guru was saying you should stick with one method or idea until you make it pay…and THEN move on and try something new.

Now, I take this to mean one of two things.

1) Stick with one or two marketing methods, dominate it, and reap the rewards, or

2) Stick with one money-making method until you learn how to make it pay.

I think there are pros to both ideas.  But today, I just wanted to touch on point #2.

I’ve been pushing and pushing on Adsense ideas for years.  I’m no expert.  I don’t even track my clicks with those super-duper tracking apps so you can see which ads are getting clicked, how much they make, etc.  (Though I have installed it on one page, but never looked at it again…a true sign of a failure)

Anyway, though my main niche really sucks and clicks pay like crud, I am sometimes hitting some very good daily numbers.  I’m finally starting to make some ok cash with Adsense.

BUT NOW WHAT?  Do I:

  1. Ramp up my traffic and tracking so I can make more with that proven property?
  2. Change my focus onto another site (like this one?) where I know Adsense clicks will pay much higher?  Of course, this will require a lot of work, but I’d just have to duplicate all my work from my other niche, so maybe it won’t be so bad.
  3. Stop working with Adsense so much and start working with better forms of income like affiliate marketing?

I’m toying with the idea of pursuing option #3.

But I suck at aff marketing and all my previous efforts have fallen on their face.  But then, so did all my initial efforts with Adsense.

Time to spend another 4 years learning how to make money with affiliate marketing!  Then after 4 years I can move on to writing my own products.  Then after another 4 years I can start up some big web service that caters to IMers (ie. sell shovels to Gold Rush people).  Then what’s after that?

Shawn

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