Revealing Blog Income

Darren’s post on “Why reveal your Blog Income?” is getting some nice exchange of ideas. My take on this is two-folds but I believe not all bloggers would want to divulge how much they earn from their blog thru AdSense.

We talked about it during our last PTB Meet-up and here’s a brief summary on my take about it:

Those who reveal their blog income are the ones who have been doing it for quite some time (about a year or so). This means their efforts have paid and they want to share their sucess to the public.
Others do not want to share how much they earn for fear that enterprising ones will follow their lead and take a piece of their potential earnings. These are niche blogs that can easily be re-created (recipes, mobile phones, gadgets, news, lyrics, downloads, etc.)
Revealing one’s revenue from AdSense can subject your site to undue criticisms especially if you employ borderline tricks of the trade. That’s why some keep mum about it.
Most of those who reveal their income and preach about the power of blogging and the business potential it brings take on a heavier weight in terms of credibility. If you preach about it and you have the AdSense cheque to back it up, then you must be an authority.
Others, though earning quite a bit, are not really proud of their blog “project” as it may not contain original ideas/content and can be easily duplicated. Thus, any Tom, Dick or Harry can do it and get the same likelihood of success. (see post #2)
Talks about money never fails to catch the interest of readers and spark discussion. You might even convert those casual readers to regular ones too.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

11 Comments

Andre says:

19 years ago

honestly i feel its a bad idea, i mean you dont go around in real life and say hey my job earns me 100k a year etc right?
Its more like bragging really, but hey who doesnt want to feel good and let everyone know they’re earning good. There are also a lot of people who see these numbers and instantly think easy cash when infact theres no such thing. It would be nice if when people post these numbers that they post how hard it was for them to make that number.
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AnP says:

19 years ago

“instantly think easy cash when infact theres no such thing. It would be nice if when people post these numbers that they post how hard it was for them to make that number.”

imho, everyone should know (on their own) that there is no such thing as easy (legal) money in this world.

whether it’s done to gloat, inspire or teach, ppl’s reaction would always be different. some would give translate it as nagyayabang and give you flak whereas others would be inspired and try to have the same goals.

kanya kanya yan ng approach whether your the earner or the reader.
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AnP says:

19 years ago

ano ba yan typo galore!

*whether you’re the earner…
* some would translate it…
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Marc says:

19 years ago

Tama! Pakita mo na lang yung new laptop or new car. Let them do the math hehe :)
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lorimer says:

19 years ago

I agree with what Andre said below: you don’t go around telling people you’re earning 10 cents a day by serving AdSense ads in your blogs. Receiving 100-dollar-plus monthly earnings from AdSense is no walk in the park. For instance, my blogs have had AdSense ads for 13 months now and I have yet to receive my first AdSense paycheck. Currently, I have earned 79 dollars but I don’t mind since I’m sure I’ll be getting that check surely in this millenium. :-)
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Abe Olandres says:

19 years ago

@ andre

Yeah, sometimes talks about money aren’t really for public consumption.

@ An P

Iba nga naman yung pinaghirapan mo talaga db? Hindi naman siguro na nagyayabang but sometimes sharing sharing lang.

@ Marc

At least ako nakita ko na yung car mo (that adsense bought?) hehehe

@ lorimer

It’s not about gloating naman all the time. Sabi ko nga ke An P, minsan, sahring sharing lang. ;)
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Andre says:

19 years ago

@Anp
Unfortunate the lure of easy money is one many take for granted, ofcourse theres no such thing, but most dont learn that until theyve experienced it. And unfortunately a lot of people want easy money
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markku says:

19 years ago

Bawal ba akong humirit sa thread na to? Hehehe. Personally, revealing a ballpark figure for my adsense earning is my way of saying that blogging can be both fun and profitable. Writing well can take you places, and give you some spare change. It can buy you some of the “luho” stuff you’ve been dreaming about, without compromising your salary.

But the best thing about blogging is not the thrill of money, but rather the feeling that your voice is one day considered an authority in your field of interest.

But to end it all, it’s always your personal call. :)
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AnP says:

19 years ago

Markku… true!!! mas malakas yung sense of fulfillment mo pag alam mo that someone else is reading what you have written. Of course, sino ba naman ang tatanggi sa pera?
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Kayanush says:

19 years ago

thanks for the information
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