PerformancingAds

Sump Pump Secrets update

November 20th, 20055 Comments

Sump Pump Secrets is the site I created to experiment with content sites - you can read my post about it if you’re not familiar with the idea. So far it has been going well. In the past few days I’ve earned an average of $0.75/day from AdSense.

I also implemented Chitika eMiniMalls on the site. It hasn’t been up long enough for me to track an results, but I think I’m going to use their program a lot more. I really like the way the ads look and I feel like it offers visitors something, which is very important. I need to learn more about optimizing the ads, but they seemed very easy to set up. They site also lets me define which keywords I want them to show ads for on my site, meaning there aren’t any mistakes by picking up the wrong words in my content (like Google does sometimes).

Obviously I’d like to earn more than that $0.75/day, but I think I’ll have to wait for Google to update the PageRank before I get much traffic. I think the site has a lot of potential, I just need to get it on the first page of listings for the major search phrases - like sump pump, installing sump pumps, etc.

Until then I might experiment with a Google’s AdWords campaign. I have created a few campaigns in the past, so I’m already familiar with the system and how to create successful ads. I’m actually excited to try using AdWords in conjunction with Google Analytics to try to track my visitors and conversion rates.

The sump pump niche has been fun to experiment with and it’s definitely let me see the potential of content sites. I am still going to focus on my goal of having 15 content sites up by the end of February, which means I need to start gathering niche ideas this week and start looking into domain names.

Related Articles:

Related Ads:

Advertise Here
Chitika Referral
Performancing Hive

Sump Pump Secrets update

Jonathan | November 21, 2005

Great update Ben! :)

I’m gonna put a bit of time into my sump pumps site this week. I’m getting a stronger pull of traffic but a really low AdSense click-through rate, which I think has a lot to do with the placement on the page.

Keep up the good work! $0.75 a day is an awesome start :).

-Jonathan

Ben | November 21, 2005

Thanks Jonathan :) I am hoping that Chitika starts converting a little bit, that would bump the earnings a lot.

andy @ blogvp | November 21, 2005

why don’t you get a blog going for your pump site, it’ll make sure that google and other engines index it faster.

Ben | November 21, 2005

Andy: I’m planning on adding a blog to future content sites, managing content in WordPress is familiar to me so I’m excited because I’ll be able to produce sites very quickly.

andy @ blogvp.com | November 24, 2005

That’s what I’m working on now also, having a “template” that is ready to go and I can get it up and running within an hour or so - this might be useful in case of big story breaks or those late night productivity drives.

Share your thoughts!!!

performancing hive

Sump Pump Secrets update was written by Ben Bleikamp on November 20th, 2005 at 12:53 pm and posted in College-Startup News, Content

  • Our Sponsors

Experian Credit Report
Have you just received an Experian credit report? If you are struggling with adverse credit then visit The Debt Clinic online to get help.

Loans
Visit our website at All About Loans to explore all the different loans available to you.

Savings Interest Rate
The interest rate on your savings can make a huge difference to your finances.

Consumer Advice
Whatconsumer.co.uk provides clear and practical consumer information and advice as well as a consumer forum.

adverse credit mortgage
We offer the best advice on getting an adverse credit mortgage. Visit us at the Adverse Mortgage Centre today!

UMBRELLA COMPANIES
Atlantic Umbrella a market leading adviser on UK Umbrella Companies. Come check out the website.

Blog Stats