Realistic Blog Income Expectations

You are probably wondering what kind of income you can expect from your blog.

What I am about to share with you is NOT what you hear from the so-called “gurus” who pitch the “make money in minutes” methods. But make no mistake…

Blogging is your absolute BEST BET when it comes to generating an online income. The real key to blogging for income is to have realistic expectations — right from the beginning.  Are you ready?

I am going to approach the topic of income from a business break even point perspective. Here are some humble, yet important income concepts that you may want to consider, no matter what your blog is about:

Let’s assume that your annual web hosting fee is about $120 for a year of web hosting for your blog and your domain name. That means that…

You need to make about $10 per month on your blog just to break even on you web hosting fees. That’s 33 cents per day generated from visitors clicking on your Goggle Adsense ads.

In 30-60 days, you can easily cover this expense with only Google Adsense ads.

While that may seem a bit humble, here are the real secrets you need to know:

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Why is this so important?

Because I only depend on Google Adsense income in the first 6-12 months to cover my primary blog expenses (and a bit more as time goes on). The reason I do this is because I know that…

Unless you have big traffic coming to your blog, you simply won’t make a boatload of money from Google Adsense. I use Google Adsense ONLY to cover my expenses, because the real money in a fan club blog or a niche market blog is in the list and affiliate programs the I carefully select to promote.

If you know what you are doing with affiliate programs, you can get your blog up to $100 per month in affiliate commissions in just 90 days. While that might not sound like much…

If your primary expenses are covered by Google Adsense, that means that you affiliate income is pure profit. Also note…

I said $100 per month in 90 days. What happens at the end of 6 months?

As you continue to blog and build your fan base, your income increases. Think of it like this…

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I hope you stick with me because I am going to show you how to get the most traffic from your blog and how to monetize it properly so that you have minimum risk while living your dreams.

But I am going to start small and work towards more. Are you with me? Please comment using the box below.

Cheers,
Steve Roye
Online Business Consultant

About the Author/Founder of the IMS Blog

This former Navy Senior Chief (ret.) and professional entertainer didn't stop when he retired from the military...

Steve Roye is also an author who has also been an online business owner and consultant for almost a decade.

Now Steve focuses on helping others start or expand their online businesses.

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