I think there's a lot more opportunity to make an income on the internet now than ever before. That said, I'm not sure if making an income from the internet has ever been all that easy.
There are free tools (such as google adwords) that make it much easier these days to hone in on article & topic ideas. I don't bid on keywords (yet) but I do use the free tools to help me identify where the opportunity is. I use what I can find out about the competition to my advantage. If a search term gets high search volume and little to no advertiser competition I do a bit more research to see if there is anything new and/or as Steve suggested "more valuable" to offer on the topic.
Just like you my blog has made a whopping $1.77 in the past few months. It's only been a few months - way too soon to give up now.
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