2009 Earning Review
01/01/2010 | 
Author I started this blog a little more than a year ago as a reference for myself in regards to different ways to make money online, good reference websites and frugal tips as the economy started to tank. Maintaining a website takes a lot more work than I expected even with WordPress (One of the best blogging platform out there).
| Here is my earning summary for 2009: | |
| Recurring Earnings | |
| Adsense Earning | $92.49 |
| MySurvey | $120.00 |
| HCD Surveys | $20.00 |
| Pinecone Research | $45.00 |
| SurveySavvy | $24.50 |
| Swagbucks Amazon Gift Card | $145.00 |
| youdata | $9.16 |
| instantcashsweepstakes | $2.33 |
| Communispace | $130.00 |
| Adgitize | $18.76 |
| Inbox Dollars | $27.00 |
| Borders Reward Bucks | $15.00 |
| MyPoints Gift Card | $85.00 |
| Here are earnings from winning drawings/contest: | |
| Threadless.com Gift Card: | $135.00 |
| Microsoft Survey: | $10.00 |
| American Express Gift Card: | $50.00 |
| Shell Gift Card: | $60.00 |
My total earning for the year 2009 was $989.24 with a cost of $125.40 hosting fee with BlueHost. $989.24 – $125.40 = $863.84. The number is actually pretty bad consider I put in about an hour almost everyday so my hour rate would actually be $863.84/350 = $2.46. 
Although I must say I truly enjoyed the time I spend online and it didn’t feel like work at all. The main problem is most of the earning list above was a result of time and sweat and not referral. For the year 2010, I would like to increase my referral earning. Another area I might explore is the buying and selling of sites through different means such as Flippa.
Whatever your blogging goal is, best of luck for the upcoming new year!
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Congratulations to your Online earnings!
It’s a tough time especially if you want to earn online, usually you have to work more than 10 minutes (up to one hour) to get between 10 cents or 1 $.
I register in late 2008 for several survey companies but after two months it was for me too much work for less than 1$, especially when you start the survey and after some minutes you are not qualified. They collect your data but you don’t get paid for unqualified work
At the moment i focus more on blogging and new fresh content for my blogs which will give me in the long run a better return and some passive income (Adgitize… Adsense… MyLot… CMF Ads… Earnstar.de)
I think that developing your blog and adding content is better for your earnings in the long run. It will take awhile to add up, but over time I think that you will see the benefits as the site and pages age.
You have done better than most, but like Cornyman says, the time spent onoine earning is substantially less than you would get in any far flung sweat shop! Treat is a a hobby and the money a bonus and most of us can live with that!
Happy New Year from Bulgaria
Martin
Hi Martin,
I like a couple of survey sites like HCDSurvey (watch video regarding political news), MySurvey & Pinecone research (consumer products). Although I will probably cut back on those this year as well.
I am currently participating in Adgitize, Adsense, and CMFAds. I will check out MyLot and Earnstar.de.
Good luck in the upcoming year!
Hi Kidgas,
I definitely agree having better content will help in the long run. I will try to write longer posts for 2010.
Hi Martin in Bulgaria,
The earning is definitely on the low side but I definitely enjoyed the time spend online. It didn’t feel like work and like you mentioned, it is definitely a bonus.
Hello,
I just want to congratulate you for your earnings in 2009. It’s almost near you’ll reach the amount of $100 in adsense. Mine there was banned 1 year ago.
Anyway, congrats once again. May you have a fruitful 2010.
Healthytipsy,
there are actually other programs out there that is as good as adsense and it is one of the area in which I will be exploring in 2010.
best of luck to you for the 2010!
What a neat idea! I plan on doing this and updating monthly what I earn. I don’t spend too much time a day, but it all adds up!
I blogged about your neat idea here:
http://myfavedeals.blogspot.com/2010/01/earn-money-tracking.html
Also, have you joined Treasure Trooper yet? I have been a member for years and you get paid through Paypal or a check each month when you reach $20. You get money for completing offers, completing surveys, clicking links, and shopping. You can join here:
http://www.treasuretrooper.com/85473
You can also read more about it at my blog post here:
http://myfavedeals.blogspot.com/2009/10/introduction-to-treasure-trooper.html
I too have been tracking my on-line earnings at justthrowmoney.blogspot.com. I hadn’t divided it out yet, but was guessing about $2.50 an hour. It’s just too much work except for the parts that I actually like, or are “timeless” like using Swagbucks. I appreciated seeing someone else actually work this out too.
Just wanted to say I really liked the post. You have really put a lot of time into your posts and it is just wonderfull!
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