seeking income from website advertising

[smallholder]

Hi all,

I've just joined these forums and thought I would introduce myself.

I'm Daniel and live in England. I'm fed up with having to waste so much time in working full-time in a job I don't like, simply to earn a living, so I've taken the decision to go for a radical change of lifestyle. I'm going to set up as a smallholder, where I'll be able to grow a significant proportion of my own food.

I've already investigated it, it seems feasible but, although you can dispense with a full-time income you still need a part-time one. I was thinking of earning money by making a website and advertising on it - I'm good at cooking and have a lot of original recipes, I was thinking of sharing them on my website.

Any idea how much I can expect to make, or any other tips?

[Blaine Moore]

Well, you will certainly be able to make some sort of an income, but how much depends upon how much time you are willing to spend on setting everything up, getting traffic, and how you decide to make money.

Some options might include advertising on the site, selling text links (once you are established and have pagerank and traffic), and even selling the recipes themselves.

You could include free recipes, and create an eBook or even a real book that people could buy through your site using print on demand services.

[bizwiz]

I think its still better to have a job while doing your website. Atleast you will have income while waiting for your website to take off and when the money starts rolling in you can quit your job.

[andrew_poesaste]

Hey Daniel,
what you have to understand is that your focused on your final goal of money from advertising. Advertising is directly attributed to traffic, the more traffic you have the more money you can make. You should check out Yaro's article on the different types of income he doesn't make his income soley on advertising and either does he recommend it. You should also look at dong multiple sites with potential and see which is having the best results and then focus on that one of if both are going well do both.

My advice would be
1. Don't quit your job just yet
2. Narrow down to the top potential websites/ blogs you want to make
2. 3 month action plan (finishing the site, domain, getting articles)
3. Launch
4. Market the websites best of possible and think of increasing traffic
5. Set goals for traffic and best ways to generate revenue

Then you will be on your way to making money
If one site works and another does, drop it and do something new!
Good luck

Andrew

[jeanmorris]

Yes i agree dont quit to your job hence do the website on a part-time basis. Because it would take time before you can monetize your site, i do believe that after the design stage the optimization would be your key to jumpstart your site. send me a pm i'll be glad help you for the optimization of your site to be.

[batyaboo]

I'm skeptical about a cooking related website, although there are people that make money doing it. I was considering it for a while but I went off the idea. I, personally, would never pay money for an online cookbook. I would much rather buy a nicely bound one in the store, with nice, color pictures etc. I figured that if I would never buy one that noone else would either.
Could be that many of these recipe sites make money through Adsense. I just don't see the big $$$.

[Carlos]

Actually, there is a lady who supposedly does about 100k a year selling ebooks about raw food and raw food recipes. There was an article about her in next to last business 2.0
How to make a living selling books online - June 1, 2007

[pn007]

you can have a look at my blog Tips on Internet Marketingwhere i have posted good affiliate programs and tips on seo.
It's better to learn some seo tricks on your own and use that to increase your ranking,traffic and increase your income.
One more thing you need to do it consistently without looosing patience.
and don't expect result too early.Just keep doing it in your spare time and when you are comfortable with you income from website then you think about leaving your job.
wish you all the best...and keep posting about your progress...

[allan25]

bizwiz is right. A job with own efforts is certainly the best option..See I too work in xyz IT firm and along with that am engaged in affiliate business too. I am getting good response from clients and most of the time engaged with them through my rhubcom conferencing appliance for further enhancements of our mutual benefits..indeed its a good thing but still continuity in job is something a good idea for now.

[Trisha]

Hi, Good luck with your plan. I think most people know what it's like to be in a job they don't like. Could you go part time in your present job while you are setting up as a smallholder.

I knew nothing about blogging before I set up my blog.

I would just say that setting up a blog and trying to earn money from it takes technical-know how. I have help with my blog because I found out I didn't have much technical know-how. I still aren't earning money from it, but am going to learn as much as I can about blogging and find out what's best for me to do.

I live on a farm and know that being a smallholder can be rewarding, but it can also be difficult. There isn't the security of a pay cheque at the end of every month.

Good luck and I'm sure you'll succeed.

Trisha