Wisdomkosi:
How old is the blog?

I think 2 months, because she just gave me the gist about it last year December

kateskitty:

I think 2 months, because she just gave me the gist about it last year December

Age of a blog has nothing to do with having a Google Adsense approval. I got mine in October just about a week after I applied. This is my website http://macksonwakama.com/

Just meet all the terms and conditions stated by Google and the website would be approved.

kateskitty:

I think 2 months, because she just gave me the gist about it last year December

you have to wait for like 6 months before applying for adsence

Wisdomkosi:
you have to wait for like 6 months before applying for adsence

Not true. I am a perfect example that what you wrote is not true

napoleon77:


Not true. I am a perfect example that what you wrote is not true

How old was your blog before applying?

Wisdomkosi:
How old was your blog before applying?

Less than a month

corperscorner:
I don't know the revenue model you have in mind. But here is the thing no one else would tell you.

A lot of bloggers want to earn by leveraging on adsense simply because they hear Linda...Naij....Vanguard....Stella...etc cash out big on adsense. The truth is....if you are starting out or intend to blog so adsense could make you a living - then you will be disappointed.

Those pretty banners won't be clicked by robots. And for the rational audience, they seek out specific content and not online frivolity. From research and experience, the best way to get those things clicked in usually by spoofing your audience the way Naijaloaded does - which is pretty annoying by the way. Spoofing here entails masking your original content with an adsense element. A typical example is when you jump on a webpage to view Mahida's nak3d video and you click the youtube play icon just to be redirected to sites like onclickads.....etc. It's an easy way to lose your users dear.

Now here is what I think you need to capitalise on. You could stick with WP. I personally love it by the way cos its way flexible - tho might be a little expensive. Engage a telemarketer for an authentic database of the target audience your content might appeal to. Spend some money promoting your contents to these people for some time to get a retainership - say 3months. Check the progress of your site's traffic rating using siteworth or similarweb. Then scout the net or other online media platforms for persistent advertisers and pitch your platform to them.

Believe it or not. Since you weren't lucky enough to be among the early adopters of online media portals such as Nairaland etc - who started out early. This is your only way out for now.

You will grow with time and more people will get to know your platform for its style and uniqueness. You might even end up not needing Google adsense if you handle this properly cos I could personally confirm a few unpopular sites that make over 150k monthly from sponsored publications.

Good luck.

thanks a lot, very insightful. I will need mentoring from you, when I begin my blog.

Wisdomkosi:
How old was your blog before applying?

I registered my domain on 05 October 2016. I got Adsense on 21 October 2016

napoleon77:


I registered my domain on 05 October 2016. I got Adsense on 21 October 2016

wow that's good

napoleon77:


I registered my domain on 05 October 2016. I got Adsense on 21 October 2016

they have not accepted my application

napoleon77:


OK. Sending you a mail in a few minutes. By the way, this is my website http://macksonwakama.com/

. just visited ur site. ur niche is good, but the content is very foreign. look for more naija and African related news on fin tech. weldone. beyond the sky is ur limit.

trustee20:
. just visited ur site. ur niche is good, but the content is very foreign. look for more naija and African related news on fin tech. weldone. beyond the sky is ur limit.

Thanks for the complements. Actually, I do have Nigerian and African content although I agree that the bulk of my content may be foreign. Did you see the links below? They refer to Nigerian and African content.

http://macksonwakama.com/?p=695
http://macksonwakama.com/?p=709

Y'all should hit me up,I am a born-proofreader,editor of articles, blog n articles writer.09020140964:japusam@gmail.com

corperscorner:
I don't know the revenue model you have in mind. But here is the thing no one else would tell you.

A lot of bloggers want to earn by leveraging on adsense simply because they hear Linda...Naij....Vanguard....Stella...etc cash out big on adsense. The truth is....if you are starting out or intend to blog so adsense could make you a living - then you will be disappointed.

Those pretty banners won't be clicked by robots. And for the rational audience, they seek out specific content and not online frivolity. From research and experience, the best way to get those things clicked in usually by spoofing your audience the way Naijaloaded does - which is pretty annoying by the way. Spoofing here entails masking your original content with an adsense element. A typical example is when you jump on a webpage to view Mahida's nak3d video and you click the youtube play icon just to be redirected to sites like onclickads.....etc. It's an easy way to lose your users dear.

Now here is what I think you need to capitalise on. You could stick with WP. I personally love it by the way cos its way flexible - tho might be a little expensive. Engage a telemarketer for an authentic database of the target audience your content might appeal to. Spend some money promoting your contents to these people for some time to get a retainership - say 3months. Check the progress of your site's traffic rating using siteworth or similarweb. Then scout the net or other online media platforms for persistent advertisers and pitch your platform to them.

Believe it or not. Since you weren't lucky enough to be among the early adopters of online media portals such as Nairaland etc - who started out early. This is your only way out for now.

You will grow with time and more people will get to know your platform for its style and uniqueness. You might even end up not needing Google adsense if you handle this properly cos I could personally confirm a few unpopular sites that make over 150k monthly from sponsored publications.

Good luck.

true talk dude

I've been thinking of this lately! Althoughy tried one,but couldn't continue as I had no experience. Who can show me the way plz?

A blog or forum

darlingjoylyn:
I've been thinking of this lately! Althoughy tried one,but couldn't continue as I had no experience. Who can show me the way plz?

A blog or forum

I think it depends exactly on what you want to do. A blog (e.g. Linda`s blog) is different from a forum(e.g. Nairaland).

napoleon77:


I think it depends exactly on what you want to do. A blog (e.g. Linda`s blog) is different from a forum(e.g. Nairaland).

Which do you feel profits better?
How much will it cost me to get one?
Thanks

darlingjoylyn:


Which do you feel profits better?
How much will it cost me to get one?
Thanks

Either can yield profit. It also depends on what level of profit you are aiming at. However, if profit is your main motive, then you need to be prepared to put in extremely hard work and blog for a very very long time.

Pick a niche you are passionate about to start with.

Here is candid advice my dear you need to know what you want, style of web site you want. In-fact you should pick a niche and try your ability to write articles because the content of the site matters a lot and quality content will bring in more viewers to the website. You must learn to write original content and not copied articles from other websites this is the problem with many interested bloggers. And also, you need not adsense to your since your just starting outas this will derive your viewers to other website when they click on the ads on your site. but if you can run your blog solely without adsense for 3 to 4 months you stand the chance to even get big companies put ads on your site with a huge sum of price at least 150k on the monthly basis to start off.

If you have listened to all the recommendations given to you here and created your site, it is worth thinking about its monetization. They talk about it in detail here https://www.techtricksworld.com/how-to-monetize-your-website/. Don't miss the opportunity to make money from your visitors.