March’s Earnings Updated & New Forums

I just discovered that I earned more in March than I originally thought.  Try over $11,000…

The confusion came about because one of my ad networks pays me either by ad impression, or amount of clicks - whichever is greater.  I forgot to look at ad clicks because of the fact that I had over 5 million impressions, which equals $5,000.  Well… turns out that I had over 12,000 clicks last month, which actually means over $6,000 because they pay .50 cents a click.

Awesome!

So, I asked around on the Sitepoint forums how to increase my traffic, which already stands around 40,000-50,000 visitors per day.  Nobody really had an answer for me, unfortunately, except to suggest that I expand my site.  So, I’ve decided to add forums.  I ordered some vbulletin forum software and have installed it.  I just need to customize and tweak it a bit.

People are already leaving multiple comments on my blog posts (on my “big” site) so I know for a fact they will enjoy a forum.  The only problem is that I will have to moderate it heavily.  It will be a bigger time challenge than I already have.  I guess I don’t mind, though.  I’m planning to buy a laptop any day now and will take it with me wherever I go.

I am happy to say that for the first time in my life, I actually have a balance in my savings account that is bigger than my checking account.  I am saving for some upcoming oral surgery, new contact lens prescription and glasses, a car, and a laptop.  Not to mention a couch for my semi-new apartment.  (Moved in here in Feb).  I used to spend money like it was going out of style, and now that I’m making a LOT more of it, I’m actually saving.