I am back from my week break. I have to say I have never been more bored in my life. The only thing I can think about was work. I surf through forums making posts giving my opinion and talking with other poker affiliates. I even sold a site I didn’t want for $25. The only good thing I did was read blogs learning new things I can do or use for my own business. But let’s get into what happen last month before I get into whats going on this month.
Last month was the lowest month of the year income wise. This past month I was so unproductive. I only got a few things done like updating my poker news site, do a little promotion for the poker forums on my big project, and last but not least prepared my poker blog for sale and we know that sold for $1,500 earlier this month. Still far from the months I was making $50 a month but a very disappointing month for me.
July 2010 Income Report
Direct Ad Sales: $140
Ad Networks: $3.63
Infolinks – $0.02
Adbrite – $3.61
Affiliate Marketing: $30.40
Poker Affiliate Solutions: $6.78
OIOpublisher: $18.50
Yoga Poker: $0.38
Full Tilt Poker: $4.67
Spin32 Poker: $0.07
Total Gross Internet Income Of July 2010: $174.03
Remember, my income is from my small network of blogs, websites, affiliate marketing, services, and website flipping.
In The Mind Of Deneil Merritt…
As you can see, this past month is nothing special. If it wasn’t for an advertiser buying a banner slot I wouldn’t have made anywhere near $100. However, the break I took was well worth it. My to do list grew beyond control but I think the more I attack this to do list the more money I will make.
I have decided to put both my CPA campaigns on hold but I will be looking for affiliates for my clickbank product. I am turning my complete focus on my rakeback site and poker news site. I will be building backlinks for both of them everyday. I even wrote a 5 page ebook to giveaway on my main site. Also, I am going to start using video in my branding/marketing for my rakeback site. Maybe even start a video service for poker and casino reviews. I don’t know yet but it would bring in a steady income. So I am seriously thinking about doing it.
On another note, I talk to a new poker affiliate on my break and we decided to have a little competition to see who gets to the top 10 of PAS affiliates. While it may take years to reach it. A competition is always a great motivator. Think that’s why my main focus is on RakebackRolls.com now.
I think we both will leverage this competition to gain motivation and push ourselves and sites to do better and better. I helped him with keyword selection and I came up with my own keywords to target after reading the rapid video blogging ebook. We also went over marketing plans. He has a really nice marketing plan but I don’t want to be the one left behind so I will be putting my marketing plan into action.
On that note, for the readers from PAS forum and PAL forum if you have any PAS sites for sale please let me know. I will buy your site (with players) for 4 to 10 times monthly revenue. Doesn’t matter if your site only making $20 a month. However, if you the only active player signed up to your site keep it moving.
I’m back blogging full time so let me know what you want learn. 
as well.
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$174 is still miles better than what a lot of other bloggers will have pulled in, before I turned to doing it fulltime I was only earning about $150 a month.
Hopefully the little holiday gave you the rest you needed and now you will come back to blogging stronger than before.
You right, I guess we all remember the old days making this amount. Hopefully we all will keep growing.
Oh yeah, it was what I needed.
That’s enough to make living in my country. Congratulation anyway
Yeah? What country you live in?
Well done! Keep up the good work Deneil.
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