I've been spending a bunch of time lately contemplating this whole AdWords / AdSense thing... In fact, last night I was watching the "pre-launch" video for some new ebook called "Day Job Killer" (I think). The guy shows where he makes over $1M/yr from just 4 of his ClickBank accounts. Yet, he claims to have a total of 10 CB accounts, so that's just a portion of what he makes.
He's making all this money by running AdWords campaigns and promoting affiliate products. Great for him! Assuming it's the truth, there seems to be a secret society of people who have figured how to make big money this way. The rest of us, me included, continue to struggle along, investing money in clicks, and not getting much in return.
It's not that I don't trust or believe the so-called "gurus" out there. Well, OK, yes it is... I mean - I just have to believe they are making the big money by selling their training programs, ebooks and private website memberships to gullible people like me. Sure, they might make a little from AdWords, but it's probably no more than I'm able to make on my own.
Last year I had a little success with AdWords campaigns, but then I think I fell victim to click fraud because my daily budget would be met very early in the morning, and then my ads would stop displaying. Of course, there were no sales to go along with all those clicks!
So... The question, and reason for my post, is -- does anyone here (normal, everyday people only please) actually make money using AdWords and/or AdSense?? And when I say "money", I mean something that could legitimately replace a full time income of, say, $60-$80K per year.
If you have unlocked the secrets to AdWords riches, would you be willing to share how you did it? What ebooks did you read? What training courses did you purchase? What "guru(s)" did you learn from?
I'm dying to know! Thanks!
Dave