I've been getting around 21,000 page views a week. Not a lot of movement up or down over the last month, but up over 6 months. Yesterday I got a grand total of 68 cents from Adsense, the google service. My worst day ever, I think. But today I'm already at $6.78 what with the Adsense for Feeds, which I'm not even sure what it means, but it pays. My best day ever was $21. I'm trying to do some paying journalism about the relationship of traffic and revenue, how many blogs will be monetized. Question: if the New York Times is getting a 1000 times my traffic, or Slate is, or TPM, which if you go to Alexa, the multiples aren't even 1000 for some of these guys– well does that mean they're only getting 1000 times my revenue? Isn't it a roll of the dice for them as much as for me? Any ideas readers have about this topic, and actually of the ways that journalism is going to be paid for in the next 10 years or 20, I'm interested in. Thanks.
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A couple of things.
First, the views count can be very deceptive, since it may include lots of automatic internet-scanning services, bots and such, not actual people viewing the page. This 21K views figure seems very high.
Second, Adsense is Google giving you a cut from their ad revenue. How big is the cut? As opposed to that, NYT and other big guys make their own ad money and don't share it – a lot of difference with come from that.
You never even acknowledged my list of ten suggestions the last time you asked for help.
Another point, for the readers this time: Google Adsense pays only when readers click on ads. Each click is worth something. So, one of the best ways to support Phil's blog is just click on the ads when you read it.
It's all about the money with you Phil isn't it? What is it about money and you jews? You'll do anything for a penny won't you.
Tough way to make a living.
Here's an interesting exercise: Go to Mondoweiss' stats as measured by Alexa
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/philipweiss.org
and then type Forward.com (a "mainstream" Jewish Zionist-interest site) into one of the "compare sites" boxes.
What you will find are comparable numbers, and Weiss has only been going for a relatively short period of time.
So I guess all those Zionists like Witty howling about how far beyond the pale Weiss has gone are just full of propaganda and hot air — and desperate to demoralize him and shut him down. Typically Zionist M.O.
Witty, do you get paid for your treachery, or are you a free-lancer hoping to collect some crumbs?
"It's all about the money with you Phil isn't it? What is it about money and you jews?"
Is that you again, Witty? Despicable.
That wasn't Witty.
It was me.
I never come to your blog but I read your posts everyday on my google reader!
Cheer up Phil – With the country/world spiraling into a Depression you can definitely expect anti-semitism to come back into vogue and you will be a real celeb in the witch hunt. You can give all the pitchfork wielding punishers the names and addresses of all the jews who gave money to Harvard and Yale and who didn't march in the ANSWER parade. If you time the book to come out just right you can get a huge advance.
Here is an idea:
Solicit your own ads.
50$ a month or whatever.
And you have to acknowledge Doppler! (sorry none of my business)
So, apart from all the other shortcomings, Phil is responsible for anti-semitism in American Society, is he?
All those perfectly civilised people, who would gladly die for rights of they fellow human beings read Phil's blog, and after entering a phonebooth, come out ready to wave sticks about and march at the synagogues!!
Are you sure racist are not responsible for anti-semitism, anti-arabism, anti-mexicanism……..?
Is individual responsibility too alien a concept for you, Alexa?
I've looked over Phil's stats on both Alexa and Compete and I think they're pretty reliable. He seems to have even more site traffic than my blog (yes, I AM jealous!).
But one thing to keep in mind about these services is that since they're free they're not always very reliable. Alexa is at best a blurry snapshot of yr true site traffic. Many webmasters despise all the free sites & say they're worthless. I don't know if they're right but they certainly know more about this than I.
The plain fact of the matter is that unless you get tons of site traffic you're not going to make much from your blog. I've urged Phil before to add an Amazon store to his site so his readers could buy books, CDs & videos & get him a 5% commission. That's another way to monetize the site. But again, it doesn't bring in huge bucks.
I think Phil should also approach BlogAds. They might be interested in accepting him as an affiliate if he has enough traffic to satisfy their requirements.
Most bloggers including the ones that advice others on how to improve returns suggest multiple sources. Considering the complexity of the development on the net, it may well make sense to team up with specialists in the field.
What would be the best ways to raise traffic for him. On what social media sites should he be present? Does he need it. Are there people that represent journalists there? …
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Something really boring: it all starts with looking deeply at one's strenght, core interests and weaknesses, working on one's profile. Do the people reading his blog really have an idea about him? Thus how could they tell him, what to do?
Analog: consider several income sources using his writing abilities, turn the blog into an exquisite business card (I know, this might be exactly what he hates to do):
My thoughts always wonder off to related fields e.g. Are there firms foundations which could be interested in and thus pay or sponsor some kind of qualitative (vs quantitative) research in his momentary field of interest, in which his blog, a parallel blog, could be used. What could such a project look like?
While the jobs get lost in conventional media there may be a rising demand in the field of PR. People with the ability to get over content. (peak times: annual reports …) What kind of organizations could he imagine to work for? …
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Benchmarking: What is going on in the field and who is successful and why? Why not combine this research with paid jobs? What is going on in the media market?
Here is a conference in Media and Money
How about writing about this conference? I think its a perfect idea to write about the changing media landscape. Who could be interested in this field, who are the people writing about these topic in e.g. The Times?
Actually this ad link off this site (category: Journalism) led me there.
oooops?
Israeli's can't apply?
In cooperation with various U.S. Government and international law enforcement agencies, we will no longer be able to accept membership applications from the individuals from following "HOT" countries or regions of the world.
No article beyond this one, show up via Google Reader.
Not much consolation to Phil, but imagine if his wife was writing a blog addressing the same issues–she'd get no respect at all, let alone any income. In fact, she'd have to rely on Phil for bed and board unless she blogged as a hobby.
thanks Leander for conference tip, i'm going to try and work that one..
also doppler thanks for suggestions last time. i read them over and was boggled to think i could do that kind of stuff. im not good at the self promo. though i will reread–apologies–and try to get my mind around it, phil
hire an editor to shuffle your posts and the commentary on the front page, correct typos, etc,
and hire a site manager to handle advertising and spruce up the layout in time
gotta spend some money to make money… are any one-man-operation bloggers making any money? i sure as hell hope not!
if blogging doesn't work out phil, you could always just accept an undivided jerusalem in your heart and hit up hedge fund marty peretz for some cash.
Phil, the congress was a bit tongue-in-cheek, but then maybe its interesting to dive into the money universe and Hollywood. (I got a copy of your American Taboo)
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gotta spend some money to make money… are any one-man-operation bloggers making any money? i sure as hell hope not!
Why not? The lady below does sound a little like that. The question is what would Phil's profile look like? How can he create income streams that support his further work on his topic, that we all like. How many have donated, how much does Richard Silverstein receive from donations. I would assume not much?:
The 50 most influential female bloggers
No. 48
Christine O’Kelly
Self Made Chick – Selfmadechick.com
30 Second Rundown:
O’Kelly is a mom and internet entrepreneur who runs a successful SEO copywriting firm and several other businesses. She is on a mission to create a substantial online passive income stream and shares her experiences on her blog. O’Kelly writes in a friendly and personal tone that has created dozens of loyal online friends and fans.
Why She Matters:
O’Kelly successfully ‘escaped’ the ‘corporate rat race’ and proved that it is possible to work on things that truly personally matters and make a good living out of it. She does a great job communicating her ideas in a clear and inspiring fashion. In addition, her ‘it doesn’t takes money to make money‘ attitude is something all aspiring entrepreneurs can learn from.
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I think Phil's problem isn't that he doesn't have any people he would like to pay, e.g. his contributing friends, his problem is the creation of the passive income stream.
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LeaNder your argument and reference assumes that there is equal public interest in a) making money and b) understanding american zionism… but sure, let's look at the selfhelpchick's story:
I didn’t use any expensive software. My original cover was not going to win any design contests – it was just a simple cover that I made on my own. Only after the book sold 200+ copies did I have the wonderful Nate Whitehill of Unique Blog Designs create a new cover design for me for $99.
It cost me a grand total of $0 to write and publish this e-book. However, in just 10 weeks, the e-book has sold 246 copies @ $12 for a grand total of $2,952. To put that number into perspective, here is a screenshot of an order record with 25 orders on a page. 246 sales equates to about 10 of these order records.
Graphic layout doesn't do itself. Articles don't edit themselves. Advertisers don't just present themselves. Just as content doesn't replenish itself.
And the selfhelpchick above omits the mostvital info about what was spent by her to do those tasks — she dishonestly says $0. But how much time (ie opportunity cost)? Doesn't say.
She does say it took her 10 weeks to get paid that sum (plus however long she worked on it). Dunno bout you but I wouldn't be able to get by with that wage.
MM, I surrender. I am developing a chatter temperament on the net. But … I was horrified by Doppler's suggestions. (Sorry Doppler)
You are obviously correct. I wouldn't buy her books or that of her Guru. But the most important thing in economics is an aim and a strategy.
So you either sit down and study the stuff yourself, which keeps you from what interests you, or you pay people to do it for you.
The question was: How will the net change journalism? What do you think? How and were will it pay the next 10-20 years?
Or (kidding) how do you use a blog to be hired by The Times, and hope it last another two decades. Basically he already found the niche, all he needs is a change of the Zeitgeist. But is that likely?
The basic question I think was: How will the net change journalism? How can a Journalist use it? How and were will it pay the next 10-20 years?
MM, I once wondered if you are MM, on "Sean McBride'sfriendsfeed?
Sean had something relevant to our larger topic yesterday: Kevin Rose, from Digg about the Future of News on the Net Or more precisely of how to get the news to the people that are intersted in them, that share the same interest clusters but do not know each other.
So maybe Phil should add a Digg feature. Also freedfeed exchanges are much faster. The space is limitited,which educates people, makes them get to the point faster. And that would allow Phil exchanges without digging into for him not relevant comments. Our time is limited.
Great questions, LeaNder… the zeitgeist is what Phil needs to fuel. He's already doing it but humans are a little like moths, attracted to bright and shiny things.
Only us passionate nerds will spend hours staring at a mostly blank page in search of truth.
But I think Phil's an entertaining enough writer–and this topic is an important enough one–to attract a mass audience, create an attractive 'post-zionist' brand of thought.