Comments on: Nick becomes Five Figure Blogger

By: John

John — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 03:38:38 +0000

Id love to reach that 3 figure mark someday. Right now I only have a personal blog but very soon I want to start a network of blogs. This site is very helpfull and I think it will get me off to a great start.

By: David

David — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 17:15:22 +0000

I recently became a 5 figure blogger, and am now looking to raise that to a high 5 figure blogger as I continue my quest to make writing and learning my job.

Blogging is the dream job I never knew I could have.

And for those at the 4 figure mark, that is more than I was doing a few months ago. I was only a 3 figure blogger before my blogging job kicked in.

By: colbert

colbert — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 02:15:35 +0000

I’m still a 4 figure blogger but hopefully I can break the 5 mark by early next year…. Thanks to Darren and my CEO – Duncan Riley

By: Cary

Cary — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 02:08:29 +0000

I have to agree with Darren – $100/month is the first of many milestones, and hey, you can’t get to $100/day without first hitting $100/month, right?

I only recently hit $100/month, and it feels really good, even if it’s just small change ; )

By: Swade

Swade — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 01:04:46 +0000

When you start you just want to cover costs. That’s the first milestone and it (usually) marks the achievement of three-figure blogging. The realisation that you’re a four-figure blogger is the next one and it’s a significant milestone too – if you’re a threebie like me (on track for four).

By: Darren Rowse

Darren Rowse — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 00:55:42 +0000

Sure 5 figures is impressive Jacob – but as far as I’m concerned any amount is an impressive amount to be writing on topics that you love. I remember the day when I got to the 4 figure mark – it was an important milestone because it showed me that this blogging for money thing was a distinct possibility. $100 per month does’nt sound a lot – but it’s an important figure for many.

So well done Scott!

By: Jacob

Jacob — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 00:37:32 +0000

I’m amused at the above comment. All it would take to be a 4 figure blogger would be to receive a check from Google each month. 12 months, $100 check each month, that’s $1200 and 4 figures.

5 figures is much more impressive, if you ask me.

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 23:56:33 +0000

I just did the math I am a 4 figure blogger!

By: Swade

Swade — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 23:12:47 +0000

Darren,

I too experienced an immediate upsurge in earning once I placed my ads a little better. I’m going to try rotating some color schemes next to see what works best. I’ve elevated TrollhattanSaab to what should be a four-figure blog now. I’m not sure if I can get it to five though as it’s a bit too much of a niche. Hence there’ll be a new network of blogs out there soon – I’ll be increasing from one blog to seven in the next month or so!!

There’s probably something in the archives about it already, but it’d be good to review factors other than ‘hot-zones’ for Adsense placement.

BTW, I recently added Chitika but it slowed the loading time by a considerable margin, so I’m having to re-think the strategy on that one. Have you noticed anything similar?

By: D. Campbell

D. Campbell — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 22:44:36 +0000

Dr. Del: Check out the current hosting company I use. http://www.LUNARPAGES.com

I’m currently getting 1G of space and alloted 100G of bandwidth/per month for $7.95/month. Of course you pay in 3 month blocks, but it’s still a deal.

D. Campbell

By: Denis

Denis — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 19:53:28 +0000

Thats a fairly interesting development regarding AdSense revenues. I'll be more religious in following your recommendations. On the note of hosts, I would happily recommend A Small Orange they offer a full suite of packages and options with things like unlimited databases, decent size, and relative to my last host (AvaHost.net) I have not had any sudden outages or weird problems with the site temporarily being unavailable. I'm currently hosting 4 domains with them and stand by their sterling service. Seriously, their packages can't be beat. In addition, the have the Fantastico install wizard and you can install every Linux, PHP, MySQL package under the sun with ease without having to do any real legwork yourself. If you find yourself using them, mentioning SecretWeaponLabs.com as a referral would be nice, as well. Cheers Darren!

By: Darren Rowse

Darren Rowse — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 06:52:54 +0000

I can’t vouch for your sanity – but yes it did go up again this week. The number tends to go up and down a bit – its currently at its highest level – but I wouldn’t be surprised if it falls now its the weekend.

By: Athomemama

Athomemama — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 06:42:22 +0000

Off topic, but Darren am I crazy or did you gain almost 100 subscribers this week?

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 06:31:11 +0000

Just saw an ad on the Movable Type pages for Living Dot hosting;

$8.95/year domain name!
Free Movable Type (Blog) installation!
Free Photoblog – Medium / Mega Plan!

By: Randy Charles Morin

Randy Charles Morin — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 04:57:45 +0000

I wouldn’t worry about $20/m or $20/y when making 5 figures. I currently pay $15/m and I’m looking to increase that to $150/m to get better hosting.

Congrats Nick!

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 02:06:09 +0000

DreamHost had a deal a few months ago for less than $10/year. Recently they offered 30 or 33% off, which might still be going on.

By: Vernon

Vernon — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 02:03:00 +0000

Glad to hear it! The tips offered here definitley make it feasible when instituted correctly.

By: HostingDiary

HostingDiary — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 02:02:44 +0000

You can get hosting this cheap but be careful, most of it is crap.
I suggest deasoft.com for a bargain host. I use them for a couple of sites and have been very happy.

By: DrDel

DrDel — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 01:10:07 +0000

oops.. that was supposed to say $20/year

that sounds so cheap….

send me some URLs please

By: DrDel

DrDel — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 01:07:59 +0000

Nick,

where on earth does one find a decent webhost for $20/month

can you please send me some links with this info?