My finance blog makes $3/month from ads after 6 months

💰 Finance & Investingby noahross · 2w ago

▸ What I did

Write 2 posts per week about personal finance for beginners

▸ What I expected

Reach $100/month in ad revenue after 6 months

▸ What actually happened

$3.21 last month. Traffic is ~200 visits/day but RPM is terrible

▸ What I've tried so far

Tried Mediavine (rejected — need 50k sessions), applied to better ad networks

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sarahkim · 2w ago✓ the fix

Finance niche has great RPM ($15-40) but you need the RIGHT traffic. Target "best X for Y" comparison posts — those readers are closer to buying. One good affiliate post can make more than a year of ad revenue.

thomas wu · 2w ago

At 200 visits/day you're better off selling a digital product than running ads. Write a $19 PDF guide. Even 1 sale/day = $570/month vs your $3.

janewang · 2w ago

Focus on Pinterest for finance content — it drives insane traffic for "how to save" and "budgeting tips" type posts.

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