December 2009 Round-Up
Well 2009 is over and it has been an interesting year to say the least. First I got into affiliate marketing and then I moved to Thailand. But first things first: How was my December?
I left it quite late starting my Christmas sites but in the end I pulled my finger out and got a few up and running. They were started too late to rank well organically so I decided to promote them via AdWords paying for each visit I received.
This started off well and on some days I was making £50 a day profit and I even made about £80 one day. The month didnt carry on like this and as the items I was promoting ran out of stock my sales dried up. I was also on holiday for the last two weeks of the month so couldn’t really set-up any new sites or AdWords campaigns. I decided to leave my existing PPC campaigns running while I was away and kept my fingers crossed they wouldnt cost me too much.
When I got back to Bangkok yesterday I was pleasantly supprise to see I had earned £883 in December. I spent about £223 on AdWords. This is about double of what I’ve made in my last few months and has made me very happy. If I could make this every month I’d be over the moon, especially out here in Thailand where the cost of living is quite low compared to England.
I know a lot of this has come from the Christmas market but I am determined to keep the momentum going and try and get in the same region this month. PPC really helped alot as it allows your new ventures to get traffic straight away and get the sales trickling in.
How was your December?