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How Many Pageviews Do You Need to Make Money Blogging?

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How Many Pageviews Do You Need to Make Money Blogging? WHERE HAS THIS BEEN ALL OF MY LIFE?!?!?!?!!? I've spent hours searching on google trying to figure out how much money I should be making on my blogger blog... I suspected I should be making a lot with 100,000 pageviews and now I know I'm right! This is insanely helpful!

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Sign up for the FREE Blog Training here! (DON’T WAIT ON THIS! I expect it to sell out quickly!)

How Many Pageviews Do You Need to Make Money Blogging?

As a new blogger, I always wondered how many pageviews you needed to have to make money blogging. But when I spent time on Google trying to find the answer, I came up with nothing. And I spent a ton of time searching.

It was frustrating, to say the least.

My pageviews and income.

I grew my blog to full time income in just 19 months (currently at 350,000 pageviews a month) and started working with other bloggers to help grow their blogs. As I got more experience working with bloggers, I answered my own questions.

I promised myself a long time ago to come back and write this article that I spent weeks unsuccessfully trying to find as a new blogger.

Because there’s nothing that you want to know more as a new blogger than how many pageviews you need to make money blogging!

The confusion with pageviews and income.

There’s a lot of confusion over how many pageviews you need to make money blogging. And for good reason. It’s hard for someone to give you a hard and fast number (but I will… bear with me) because there are so many variables that come into play.

I call it the “Do you know what you’re doing?” factor.

That means that if you have no idea what you’re doing or how to blog as a business, you could have hundreds of thousands of pageviews a month and be making just a few hundred dollars a month.

On the opposite spectrum, if you’re very experienced and know exactly what you’re doing… You could have 50,000 pageviews a month and be making $10,000/month from blogging easily. There's even a cheat sheet called The First 10 Steps to a Profitable Blog that walks you through the things you have to get right in order to actually make money at this. You can get that cheat sheet for free here. 

The truth is, it’s not the pageviews that matter, it’s how you use them. But there’s a minimum number of pageviews where you should absolutely be earning a full time income (hold on…. we’re getting to that!)

 

The variables that affect how many pageviews you need to make money.

There are four main questions you need to ask yourself that affect the number of pageviews you need in order to make money.

  • What kind of foundation have you set?
    • Is your content, titles, and graphics engaging?
    • Does your blog have a crystal clear focus?
  • Do you have a newsletter list?
  • How do you make money?
    • Ads?
    • Sponsored posts?
    • Affiliates?
    • Your own products?
  • Is your audience engaged?
    • Does your audience care what you think?
    • Do they trust your opinion and seek your advice?

How many of those questions you answered yes to determine how much income you can make from the pageviews that you have.  The fact of the matter is that someone can make $5,000/mo with about 30,000 pageviews a month while someone else struggles making $500/month with 200,000 pageviews.

And that’s where most articles on the subject leave you. With a brief overview of why pageviews and income don’t always correlate closely.

But those articles drove me nuts when I was new.

So, we’re doing you one better.

At 100,000 pageviews a month, you should be blogging for full-time income.

How many pageviews you need to make a full-time income blogging.

If you have more than 100,000 pageviews a month on your blog (total pageviews, not unique) you should be blogging full-time (i.e. earning more than $3,500/month from your blog).

That doesn't mean that the second you hit that 100,000/month pageview mark that someone will send you a check. It means that if you’re already at 100,000/month and you're not pulling in full-time income then you're doing something wrong (which is pretty common and isn't a testament to your business sense or character at all).

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That being said, if you have less than 100,000 pageviews and more than 30,000 pageviews a month, it’s possible to pull in full-time income from blogging if you really know what you're doing.

Then the question becomes one of two things…

I’m not even close to 100,000 pageviews a month… How do I get to there?

Set a good foundation for your blog. If I thought I could teach it better than Elite Blog Academy, I would.  But I took Elite Blog Academy and that was the best course in the world for people who are trying to make a full-time income from blogging.

They took me from $18/month to full-time income in 10 months  and within 18 months this blog was supporting my whole family.

You need to work on the foundation of your blog. The foundation includes things like…

  • The way your site looks
  • The posts that you write
  • The titles
  • The graphics
  • The content
  • The structure of your blog.

Then you need to work on how to market your content effectively through social media (effectively being the operative word there).

Elite Blog Academy brings you through that step by step, but unfortunately, the class is only available once a year so you need to have almost perfect timing to get in. Your best bet is to get on the waiting list here…  

While you wait for the class to open up, your best bet is to go step by step through the First 10 Steps to a Profitable Blog worksheet and focus on each step in order. 

What? I have over 100,000 pageviews and make almost nothing from my blog! What do I need to do?

If you aren't making a full-time income from blogging and you have over 100,000 pageviews then you’re probably equally excited and frustrated by this news. It’s not fun to waste time doing the wrong things!

Why aren't you making money from blogging if you have over 100,000 pageviews?

First, you need to identify what you’re doing wrong…

  • Are you self-hosted?
  • Do you have a newsletter list?
  • Are you in a premier ad network?
  • Do you accept sponsored posts?
  • Do you have an affiliate marketing strategy?

Those are the things that will directly affect your income.

 The order in which to increase your income if you have over 100,000 pageviews a month.

Get Self Hosted.

If you aren't self-hosted, you should do that first.

You can grab hosting for only $3.49/month here. Need a step by step guide for those that suck at computers? You can find that here.

Get Better Ads.

Once you’re self-hosted,  join a premier ad network. Join Adthrive if you have over 100,000 pageviews a month or Mediavine if you have over 25,000 pageviews but haven’t cracked 100,000 yet.

There may be a waiting list, but this will give you an instant income boost. Just for an example, my RPM with Adsense and Media.net was $2 RPM and with Adthrive it’s $11 RPM.

So for the same 100,000 pageviews a month, I would be making $200/month in ad income with Adsense and Media.net or $1,300/month by switching to Adthrive (which will only accept your application if you have over 100,000 pageviews a month). Keep in mind that everyone's RPM is different and I have a fairly aggressive ad strategy that you can read more about at the bottom of this post, but that’s a good example.

Focus on Your List.

Your email/newsletter list and affiliate marketing go hand in hand. The best course of action is to invest in the Core Affiliate Strategy which step-by-step leads you through how to make (a lot of!) income from affiliate marketing.

The best part of that strategy is that it teaches you how to grow your affiliate income as fast as possible without requiring you to work more hours by using the 80/20 rule.

When you have affiliates mastered, then I would analyze your current content. Make sure your foundation is solid going forward. If you're kind of just “winging it” and still getting over 100,000 pageviews then you should absolutely grab Elite Blog Academy which sets the foundation of your blog as a business.

Elite Blog Academy covers everything from your content, your graphics, and the business structure and strategy. It’s AMAZING. I can't recommend it enough. If you look at your titles, content, and graphics and you know that you have a solid strategy and that they’re converting well, then leave EBA on the table for now and focus on affiliate marketing.

My caution is that if you’ve been winging it and your getting over 100,000 pageviews a month then your potential is actually so much more than that. Elite Blog Academy would firm up your foundation and teach you how to blog from brainstorming to business structure. Again, it’s only available once a year so you need to have almost perfect timing. Your best bet is to sign up for the waiting list here.

How much are others making blogging and what are their pageviews?

Pinch of Yum – January 2016 Income Report – 5,905,833 pageviews – $70,000+ income.

Just a Girl and Her Blog – June 2016 Income Report – 450,000 pageviews- $32,913 income

Matthew Woodward – June 2016 Income Report -121,202 pageviews-  $19,357.38 income.

What Mommy Does- October 2015 Income Report– 316,403 pageviews- $7,495 income.

The Busy Budgeter (Me!) – May 2016 Income Report– 380,880 Pageviews – $22,930 income.

Believe in a Budget- January 2016 Income Report– 120,000 pageviews – $3,640.89 income.

Our Small Hours – January 2016 Income Report– 160,009 Pageviews – $2,668.78 income.

*While there are quite a few blogs that release income reports, few of them release their pageviews as well… If you decide to release your income report in the future, consider throwing your traffic report in as well, it helps new bloggers to see the correlation.  

That should answer every question you have about how many pageviews you need to make money blogging.

Update 11/16/2017: If you’ve got over 100,000 pageviews and are looking to increase your blog's income, the FREE guide to Finding Affiliates that Work for You is a MUST GRAB. It even lists all of the top affiliate programs in every niche, organized by commission and topic. Grab it for FREE here for a limited time.

How many pageviews do you have and how much do you make a month blogging? (Leave your site too so we can see it!)

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Comments

  1. Lindsay @ The Notorious D.E.B.T. says

    August 4 at 9:45 am

    Thanks! This was a great post.
    I’ve been running a blog for about 8 months now, and I seem to be stuck at the 2,000 page view/month mark. I’m revamping my Pinterest strategy (your guide has been very helpful, I just need to redo some of my ugly images – lol!) to try and grow. I’m also on the waiting list for the EBA course, but it seems like I’ve been on it forever and it hasn’t opened. Hopefully it will soon!
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    • moumita says

      April 17 at 9:30 am

      You can check your page views in Google Analytics.
      even 1 unique visitor can give you 10 page views if she checks 10 of your blog posts

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    • john Thomas says

      June 16 at 10:04 am

      i am also stuck in 1000 page views but we have 500 unique articles about health, business, parenting and i am fed up with this how to increase views ??? i am using stumbleupon, pinterest, facebook and twitter. please help me

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      • romancearena says

        June 10 at 7:36 am

        It is not a good idea to be using multiple social media to promote your blog.limit yourself to Two, for now.Grow ypur presence there.I suggest stumbleupon and facebook/twitter. have your own page on facebook.pay a dollar ot two to boost your popular posts on fb.

        add great images to your posts.I use unsplash

        Don’t forget to join fb groups relevant to your niche.

        This is not an expect advice.I have a month old blog and i get 80-100 pageviews, 50-60 uniques daily using fb and stumbleupon.pinterest does not work for my niche, relationship blog.

        i started from 2 uniques to 40 in two weeks.keep learning.Don’t lose hope

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  2. Alyssa says

    August 5 at 10:15 am

    I’m averaging about 80K pageviews/month (hoping to crack 100K soon!) and earning between $800-$1000 month via ads and sponsored posts. I’ve been pretty terrible at affiliate marketing, but it’s something I want to work on in the coming months. I am also working on creating my own product to sell. Thanks so much for sharing your insight…it gives me encouragement that I can earn a lot more without drastically increasing my pageviews.

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  3. Becky Wolfe says

    August 5 at 1:24 pm

    Very helpful information Rosemarie. Thanks for posting. It is kind of a wake up call also. I am over 40,000 pageviews per month and I feel like I have been in the winging it category. (totally sucks by the way). I have been improving my titles, images and content so hopefully that will pay off.

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  4. Emma Healey says

    August 5 at 8:30 pm

    And this is why you have such a loyal fanbase! You are prepared to share what others won’t. Thanks, Rosemarie. Because of you I signed up to EBA earlier this year and I’ve gone from around 3000pvm to nearly 20kpvm and I’m not even halfway through the course. I totally owe you a beer (or 5)!
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  5. Rich says

    August 7 at 11:30 am

    thanks for the amazing article, details, and motivation! This gives me hope. I am going to study those articles. Have a good day!
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  6. Meg says

    August 8 at 8:10 am

    How did you know I needed to read this today?! This is an excellent post and I appreciate your hard work in getting the nitty-gritty news out there! I’m working my way through EBA, but have so far to go, so many questions, so many doubts in myself….you know how it goes. You give a girl hope! Thank you, dear one.

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  8. Kristal says

    August 10 at 2:41 am

    Great post, thank you so much! I only announced my blog in May and my page views are low. I had 12,000 views in June, but went down to 8,000 in July. I only have one ad up as I have heard you should have a total of 50,000 views before monetizing (I am at 27,000 total). Do you agree with that? One of the things I would love to learn more about, is how to get more engagement from my readers. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge

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  11. Tiffany Clarkson says

    August 13 at 10:27 am

    Great post!!! I’ve been blogging strong on my DIY blog for about 3 years now and use Adsense as my way of income. I’m wanting to switch over to a higher paying ad company and also would like to come up with some kind of product to sell on my site for additional income, although I just haven’t thought of a good product yet that people would purchase. My blog has a busy season and a slow season. My busiest month (Oct.) averages about 100,000 visits, I earn about $150 on Adsense, and I get about 280 subscribers that month. My slowest month (Jan) I get around 16,000 visits, earn about $10 on adsense, and get around 50 subscribers that month. Does anyone else have a busy month and a slow month like me? Along with wanting to earn more money, I also would like to figure out how to engage my readers a little more as getting them to leave comments on my posts is like pulling teeth! LOL Always looking for ways to improve my site so any advice would be greatly appreciated!!! 😉

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    • Nature's Little Boy says

      November 2 at 6:21 pm

      Thanks so much for posting this great article.infact i really appreciate it, am just started my natural health blog a month ago and have 900 views.i have not yet started adverting or promoting my blog yetbcox i want to post atleast 30posts b4 i start with inviting people onto my blog.once again thank you.

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    • Prasanth says

      April 5 at 8:42 pm

      Great post. I am new to all these and your post inspires and encourages newbies like me. I recently came across this platform called wealthy affiliate which I found as quite supportive with elaborate tutorials from finding a niche, building a website, how to gain traffic and start earning. Check the link goo.gl/Nbs4bt

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    • Emy says

      September 4 at 2:15 am

      This is a great post and such an eye opener! My blog is over a month old but I’m not getting that much pageviews yet. I don’t get up to a thousand as of yet, but seriously working on my marketing strategies.

      I use Pinterest and tailwind to schedule pins and Facebook groups. I also try to optimize posts on my site. I just hope these strategies work and things pick up soon.

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  13. Jessica Autumn says

    August 30 at 3:15 pm

    I loved this! It really is very helpful to see the correlation between traffic and page views. Just seeing what’s possible is nice. Thanks for posting 🙂

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  14. Carly says

    September 3 at 1:56 am

    Great post – one I needed to read 🙂 I started blogging in march when I started EBA, and had 130,000 page views in August. I’m incredibly proud of the work I’ve done, but this post really tells me I need to work HARDER – I just don’t know what directon to work harder in. I made about 350$ with adsense in July and 400$ in Aug (adthrive set up ads two days ago woohoo!) BUT I am making NOWHERE NEAR full time income. I took the affiliate marketing course… I just can’t bring myself to write sponsored posts… I’m working on an ebook that I’m pretty sure will appeal to about 15% of my readers tops. I feel like the blog is running off ahead of me and I’m just stumbling along behind it. What should be the logical next step for monetization after “success” at ads – but while you’re still struggling to figure out content creation and growing loyal readers??

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  15. Keighla Exum says

    September 12 at 6:24 pm

    Hey! I absolutely loved this post! I have been blogging for almost 7 months now, and I feel like I just don’t get the pageviews I should be. I believe I have a great blog that many would enjoy, have good graphics, a great site, and pretty good content. I recently took a free pinterest class from Melyssa Griffin and it definitely helped, but maybe not as much as I was expecting. I’ve revamped pinterest, and it’s slowly working, but I just feel like I’m way behind for how long I’ve had my blog. I should have more monthly pageviews! I only recieve about 600-1000 pageviews/month! I think that’s really low for the quality of my blog and how long i’ve had it. I’ve always wanted to invest in Elite Blog Academy, but as a student it’s nearly impossible while also paying for stock photos, hosting, etc. Is there anything you see wrong in this equation?

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  16. Danielle says

    September 25 at 3:49 pm

    This was such a good read! I cant wait to have money to take your affiliate class! Im launching my blog in the next few weeks so Im tryin to soak it all up like a sponge!

    Danielle

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  17. Caroline says

    September 27 at 4:26 pm

    Love this! EBA has been the biggest key for me. The added punch from MIchelle’s course really helped, too. I had my lowest month with 65k pvs since my pageviews skyrocketed in April at 175k pvs(i.e.: 2 months after starting EBA), but thanks to a better affiliate strategy, it was my highest-earning month yet! It’s all about doing more right things instead of spending time on the little stuff.
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  19. Teo says

    October 5 at 9:16 am

    really useful info. I’m new to blogging, so I was thinking about a goal to reach – a number of viewers per month and this helped me have a clearer image. Thanks! Also, I keep reading that video marketing is more and more popular. What do you think? is video better than text/ articles when growing your blog and audience?

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  20. Cassie Jean says

    October 13 at 10:31 pm

    Rosemarie I love you! I found you through Pinterest about 3 months ago and after reading that first post, I literally dropped everything to start a blog. I would have never guessed that blogging could bring me so much joy! You are so inspiring! I’ve only been blogging for a month and a half with only 1200 page views per month but I am loving it so far! I hope that eventually this thing I have come to love so much can make me a living! Thanks for being real when it’s so easy not to be.

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    • The Busy Budgeter says

      October 16 at 10:12 am

      I *love* this so much! This is almost the same story I had. I was like “Ooh! Blogging is such a cute hobby. ” Ruth Soukup sent me an email that said she made a full time living from a blogging and I was like “Done. Sign me up.” And that’s how the story started. 🙂

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  24. Erin says

    October 20 at 5:17 pm

    Rosemarie, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your posts. I came across your site via Pinterest this summer, and used your “how to start a blog” post as a guideline to finally make my site live about 2 weeks ago! It’s awesome that I can literally use your website as a reference when I’m stumped by something. Thank you for the inspiration, I’m so excited for this new chapter in my life! I’m going to really pour myself into blogging for a year and see what happens!

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  26. Destiny says

    November 18 at 12:12 am

    I’m doing pretty well with affiliate marketing since I have a youtube channel and have my own products I make, but can I get ads on my blog even though I’m technically starting from 0 pageviews? I’m launching it Nov 22 and wanted to be ready with ways to make income right off the bat! Are there any other options? I’m desperate to quit my day job in 9 months.

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  29. Layne says

    December 30 at 8:52 am

    I am with some of the others… I have only 1,000 1500 plus pageviews on a good month. I dropped drastically in November to like 250-500 but getting back into 1500s range. I almost saw 2,000 once and that was exciting but getting past that seems so hard!!! My goal was to hit 100,000 and I took EBA this past year. The only thing I can think is that I haven’t been consistent in posting and my newsletter. I have 1030 email subscribers. And my main focus is to post 2 times a week this year using everything I learned last year and your 10 hours per week strategy. i work full time, have three young kiddos, and run an online shop the Dashing Pearl which gets a few orders every week, not a ton but my goal was to blog about crafting, organization and craft business to attract more ppl to my site via the blog and make a full time income from it. I even prefer my blog to be the front runner over the shop. I blog at http://www.craftingabeautifullife.com so any tips is so appreciated. I’m growing up “know what I’m doing knowledge” to that I’m as effective as possible in the 10 hours I’m commuting to putting in!!! Maybe will have to hide the phone as well!!

    Thanks Rosemarie!!! Your emails and blog are always my favorite to read!!!

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    • john Thomas says

      June 16 at 10:08 am

      Is it possible to earn money with 500 to 1000 page views and 500 to 700 users ?

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  30. Mahesh Kumar says

    January 4 at 11:57 pm

    I have been here a couple of times recently and found this article really interesting. I myself am a regular blogger and this was one of the questions that came into my mind when I thought to start blogging. It’s a completely satisfying answer to the question. Thank you so much for sharing.

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  31. Dody says

    January 18 at 11:00 am

    Nice article is you have at least 80.000! If not it dosn t help you at all. what about less the 50.000 or maybe 10.000. 3000! here we talk about the HOLY Grail !:)))))) I wanted to know from what number can you earn at least don t know 500 euros to 1000?

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  32. Kesha Eason says

    January 23 at 10:24 am

    Thanks for sharing this. I’ve been trying to come up with a way to add to my income by blogging about the things that interest me. I’ve wondered what would come of blogging and how to get the traffic necessary to monetize. Any ideas on creating a blog that people actually want to read?

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  33. Cheryl says

    February 10 at 4:31 pm

    Thank you for this! I am currently at 4,000+ page views for the month of February. Pinterest/Boardbooster has been a HUGE help and your guide has been a lifesaver! When I first started blogging (in October 2016), I thought it was just about writing great content. Now I realize there is so much more to it! Guest posts, sponsored posts, affiliate marketing, social media…
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  34. Dust says

    March 29 at 7:30 am

    Hello from Australia! This a great article, thank you so much 🙂 I am just starting out- I have been working behind the scenes for about 3 weeks and am actually launching tomorrow evening. There is so much to do and learn and implement.. But I know that if I don’t jump in I’ll never do it. I love coming across quality content, thanks again! I’m off to pin this to my board, ‘GOLD’!
    Dust 🙂 x

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  35. DINESH RAMAKRISHNAN says

    April 4 at 9:53 pm

    It’s a really nice post I’ve ever seen. The real truth behind earnings are “The Pageviews”.

    Coming to the point where you’ve mentioned ”How much are others making blogging and what are their page views?”

    On comparing ‘Believe in a Budget’ with ‘Our Small Hours’ earning reports, there is a huge page views difference as well as earnings.

    This shows how Believe in a Budget blog has optimized their blog to perform well to increase their income. It’s the time to learn new strategies to earn well with blogs having decent page views.

    Thanks for this awesome post and I really appreciate your work.

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  36. Melissa says

    May 1 at 1:16 pm

    This was such a helpful post for me! Thank you for taking the time to write it. I am a brand new Christian Lifestyle blogger and in EBA. I have been curious about how pageviews work with how much you make online. This really brought me a lot of clarity. I’m actually going to print it out and highlight the key points so I have it in my blogging binder! Thanks again!!
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  37. Crystal @ OurLittleBunch says

    May 5 at 11:40 am

    I’m still pretty new, only 2.5 months into this journey.
    My views were only around 250 last month, so a very long way to go still!

    I really appreciate reading articles like this one. It gives a good perspective on what my goals should be as far as page views. Your site is full of great tips and advice and I hope I can soak up every bit of it!

    Thank you for taking the time to share your wisdom with us newbies!
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  38. Megan says

    May 12 at 3:34 am

    WOW… so I’m about 50k/month after 12 months and earn about $40/month between affiliate marketing and ads, but that doesn’t include the revenue from my products (which are separate). Definitely need to up my game as I get closer to the 100k mark. At the rate I’ve been growing, the 100k mark should be in about 3-4 months. I would be happy to share page views and revenue later.

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  39. Colet says

    May 24 at 5:51 pm

    I have a blogger account in google, is it possible to earn income from it? Even if i dont have an own domain?

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  40. Simon says

    May 25 at 7:42 pm

    You’ve provided some great advice and plenty of useful links. Your list of the pageviews of various bloggers and how much they earn was particularly interesting. A bit disappointing that you need so many views to earn a descent amount. Although the amount you earn can vary significantly depending on the niche, the CTR and commission amount. All these variables need to be factored in.
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  41. Becca says

    June 1 at 8:23 pm

    Thank you for this! As I sit here trying to figure out how to stay home and earn an income I am discouraged because my pageviews are seriously low! Good thing I am in EBA now. Just getting into Unit 2 though so I am working my way slowly but surely.

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  42. Candace Reid says

    June 2 at 11:02 am

    Great article! The only thing that sucks is that it always leads to EBA which is very high priced for people that aren’t making money. You have to pay money to make money, I get that, but the course really doesn’t need to be that expensive. And I have been blogging for 7 years, still have never hit 100k but find ways to earn that don’t involve page views. It’s all about niche and your style. MAYBE if EBA was half of what they are charging I would do it.

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  43. Any says

    June 3 at 2:22 am

    I have around 40,000 page views a month but am not making any money! I sell on Etsy and am a photographer, after checking my stats today I realized I’m definitely doing something wrong. Time to start monetizing!

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  44. Seanus1991 says

    June 5 at 6:46 pm

    I have over 200k unique page views a month and I barely make $300 a month. Most of the above I’ve tried with variously unsatisfying results. Might look into the training, certainly sounds as thou I need it!

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  47. LoveUMarketing says

    June 29 at 3:35 am

    I am happy that you share such a beautiful article with us. Just want to know, suppose i do not do any thing and keep writing on my blog then after a year, what will be the minimum amount that i will make from adsense?
    I just want to assure my self that after one year my blog will give me atleast 300 dollar ( or whatsoever amount) to me.

    So what will be minimum amount i will make out of my blog? The blog in on ‘How to Make Money’?

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  48. Stella says

    July 7 at 8:05 am

    I would like to start a. Log. It I’m not sure where to even begin. Any advice ?

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  49. Johana says

    July 12 at 11:16 am

    Thank you so much for this post!! It really helps understanding the factors that play a role in the development of our blog.
    Is it too much to ask you to look at my blog and tell me if you like the theme / layout?
    It’s http://bonjoursunday.com

    Thank you so much for your feedback !

    Reply

    • Johana says

      July 12 at 11:18 am

      BTW, I am very new to this whole blogging thing, only started a month ago so I just have a few articles. So far I have had 350+ views.

      Reply

  50. Shrabasti says

    July 17 at 3:13 pm

    Wow thank you for such information… being a new in blogging i can totally relate to your answer’s. i had just started my blog 3 days ago and 222+ views. finger crossed.
    Thank you for this artical…?

    Reply

  51. NEHA SAJJAD says

    July 22 at 4:09 am

    Hey, i recently started my blog! and i have a few questions if you could help me with it.
    nehasajjad.blogspot.com

    Reply

  52. Laura Fergola says

    July 23 at 7:11 pm

    What a helpful post! I started my blog recently to share my home projects, with no intention of making money. Now that I have started I find that I truly love it, and have been doing a lot of reading regarding growth. Thank you for the tips!

    Reply

  53. Ashley says

    July 26 at 5:16 pm

    Thanks for the awesome info! I’m working at my very first month and just hit 2,000 pageviews today (it has taken me 3 weeks to get there)! I have a pretty organized plan for using my blog as a business, and your post really helped me to think some more things through. Will continue to look through your blog for some more answers to my questions! Thanks a bunch.

    Ashley at http://www.ExperimentalCents.com

    Reply

  56. jasmina says

    August 31 at 12:43 am

    Good Post!
    Now a day can we earn money from blog by only page view? or its compulsory to google ad seance in blog for earn money?

    Reply

  57. Joanna says

    September 28 at 11:39 am

    Thank You for this post. Do you know what is the RPM from Mediavine? I noticed it is very popular but have not found a single person to share this. I’ve learned that 30k monthly page views is the minimum to join.

    Reply

  58. Denise says

    October 2 at 8:51 am

    This is so amazing, I literally just started blogging a month ago and in a long time I have found a new hobby that I am passionate about. I am learning as I go for how to set up a website in YouTube and now how to potentially make money from a “hobby. thank you, thank you for your honest guide. my site is not near close to what I envision but am.eager to learn from the experts lile you. once again thank you.

    Reply

  59. Dennis says

    October 19 at 5:12 am

    Wow! This is just the information I needed…I’ve been blogging the last 2 and a half years and I just reached my 1000 monthly viewers recently. I am not giving up. Thanks!

    Reply

  60. Chelsea says

    October 19 at 1:58 pm

    Thank you so much for being open and honest! This is great information. I just started my blog, and I am getting around 1,000pv a month. I have a long ways to go, but this was so insightful! Now I can set so goals!

    Reply

  61. Anita says

    October 28 at 3:24 pm

    Very informative I’m just starting out unfortunately I also work full time so been hard going.
    I would appreciate any advice you could give
    Myroadmystory.com

    Reply

  62. Tom Hodgson says

    October 31 at 2:05 pm

    This is really great, I googled that age old question ‘how many page views to make money’ and didn’t expect to find such a relevant guide. My blog only came about as an extra resource to my students (I’m a music teacher) and it seems to have taken off straight away… Nowhere near the point of making cash from it but it’s very rewarding to see the analytics grow! I’m going to have a pop at implementing your Pinterest strategy.

    Thanks again!

    Tom

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  64. Teri says

    November 13 at 1:45 pm

    Thank you for being so open and honest about your blog on this post. I am just starting but I am working on quality content and consistent content. The marketing and business side of blogging is going to be a challenge for me. At least I have a goal to work towards. I would be so happy to have 100,000 page views per month. I am going to check out your Pinterest guide to start!
    Teri recently posted…The REAL Reasons Millennials ExerciseMy Profile

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  65. Mandi says

    November 15 at 1:54 pm

    This is great info! I just started my own blog powerful mom and I am wanting to grow it and hopefully be at home with my kids more. =)
    I love your website design and layout as well.

    Reply

  66. Heather Perine says

    November 19 at 9:51 am

    Thanks Rosemarie! I’ve been debating EBA for awhile just due to the cost but I have been struggling to make any real money from my blog in any consistent way. I am at about 30,000 pageviews right now. I just wonder if it’s possible to make that kind of money since I am a food blog (baking niche) my blog is bostongirlbakes.com – do you think food blogs stand a chance?

    Reply

    • Sarah says

      April 28 at 1:13 pm

      Food blogs do stand a chance. Easier to monetize than most niches. Food and recipe videos on Pinterest get repinns and engagement at a very high rate

      Reply

  67. Carolyn says

    December 7 at 5:05 pm

    This information is so helpful! I’m a brand new blogger who has so much to learn but I aspire to your reach with page views so more people can read what I’m passionate about. Thanks for giving new bloggers hope!

    Reply

  70. Greg Seymour says

    December 21 at 9:53 am

    I love it when people do the impossible. Like demonstrate how much money you could make with a certain amount of traffic. Like you in the beginning of your search, I was looking for an article like this. However, all I found was platitudes, skirting of the numbers, and general generalizations.

    Thanks for the succinct article. In addition to providing the info promised in the title, when looked at from a different angle, this article demonstrates nicely a couple other skills: marketing ones own product and building an email list.

    I am new to all this and am soaking it up. Thanks for this.
    Greg Seymour recently posted…Feet – the Achilles Heel of Thru-Hiking, how we thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail without getting ANY blistersMy Profile

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  71. Two Wandering Soles says

    January 22 at 9:46 am

    Wow, simply WOW! This is great encouragement. We are nearly there and just need to hone in on a few things and great things will happen. This article is just reassurance of that. Thank you for all that you do!

    Reply

  73. Laura Noelle says

    January 27 at 9:31 am

    This is wonderful! I’m on the waitlist for EBA and am so excited to start! Thank you for your transparency about income and views. It’s so hard to find this information! I’ve been a hobby blog for years so I only have 100-300 pageviews a month and like, make 1 cent from AdSense (thankfully, I make a little more than that from YouTube), but I had no idea there were other premium ad networks out there. This spurs me on to really up my game, create more content and increase my views! Thanks for helping me get some new goals in place!

    Reply

  77. Mark Holgate says

    February 24 at 11:08 pm

    My numbers are decent or at least I think so. Hoping this article will help my cause. 2.5 million page views last 12 months. 210,000 per month (just on 20,000 unique a month too so good numbers). 60% US traffic 30% AU traffic 10% ROW. Australian based car and bike review and automotive news website. Makes about $60 a month. Only ad source are AdSense, but we accept sponsored posts (not that I’ve pushed that very hard yet). No ad rep to sell digital display or sponsored, doing it all myself (with a full time job).

    Reply

  78. Marissa says

    March 1 at 9:06 pm

    I just downloaded your free cheat sheet and subscribed to your mailing list. I have to say, I like your energy! Even the email messages gave me motivation!

    My blog just launched yesterday! Wish me luck 🙂

    Marissa

    Reply

  79. rahul says

    March 17 at 3:56 am

    My blog about numerology & predictions of further from 1&half month I have 4000 pageview how to increase ? I just posted on google+ does facebook and twitter & Pinterest work to increase pageview

    Reply

  81. Sunal Varma says

    March 27 at 12:25 am

    Thanks for sharing this info!

    I just launched my blog yesterday with its first post!

    Hopefully I can reach this many people to get my content out!

    Cheers from Australia.

    Reply

  83. Laura Nielsen says

    April 4 at 3:50 pm

    Oh wow, thank you so much for this information! It seems that there is so much confusion on the internet and this article made things crystal clear. I really appreciate your honesty and openness. And thanks for the links to the income reports that actually share their page views. Very helpful!!!

    Reply

  84. megh says

    April 10 at 2:10 pm

    Really very informative, am sure most of the people would have benefitted from your this article. I recently started blogging and was wondering how to earn from it, it’s useful.
    just want to ask if I need to pay for domain, is that the only option to rest money?

    my blog https://healthymerrylife.blogspot.my

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  85. Ally says

    April 14 at 8:02 am

    Thanks for giving a straight forward answer and lots of useful advice.

    My blog is: https://allyaldridge.wordpress.com

    It’s taking me a while (self-taught/trial&error) to get the hand of blogging and feel I got a good flow this month so wondered about whether I should go premium on word press – would the money made balance out the cost. I got 480 views this month so far which is better than I guessed (140), so maybe paying for a domain isn’t so stupid….

    Reply

  86. Farhin Aziz says

    April 22 at 1:58 pm

    This was so helpful.
    Thanks a lot for sharing such an informative post. Your post proofs that you care a lot for the new bloggers. Again thanks a lot.

    Reply

  96. Laura Gagliardi says

    July 19 at 7:09 pm

    Wow, thanks for this post. I will definitely check the Elite Blog Academy out.
    I’m new too to the blog world, I started writing like a journal and then I thought nobody wanted to read my stories so I started reviewing Tv series in an alternative way, say, not like a pro critic more like a social critique along with the plot of the series I binge watch. What do you think may be good collaborations for me to expand? I barely get 100 views a month haha. miserable.

    Reply

  97. Nidhi says

    July 27 at 2:32 am

    Thanks for sharing this information with us mam. It means a lot. I am on the learning phase and want to earn money with my blog. Hope I will follow these tips. A big thanks.

    Reply

  98. Georgia says

    August 6 at 5:56 pm

    This is such a great post and it’s awesome to find something with all of this valuable information in one place! I actually just started blogging last month but am looking to expand my audience! Your post was super helpful! Thanks! My website is myfoodfarmacy.com !

    Reply

  99. Sara @ Gathering Dreams says

    August 21 at 6:08 pm

    This is a great post!
    So glad I came across it! Thank you so much for sharing!

    I really think you can make money even with not many page views, but if you can have a lot of readers, it’s definitely easier to make more money, especially when you are still learning how to monetize your blog (and from my little experience, that takes a long time!)

    Reply

  100. Semir says

    August 29 at 4:45 am

    What a very useful blog! Thanks for the information. Been starting myself recently (last month July!) and love doing it!

    Thanks again and I hope you’ll get to the 200K pageviews soon!

    Reply

  104. Matthew Amesbury says

    October 20 at 5:10 pm

    This is my third month blogging (Travel). This month so far (upto 20th) I’ve had 1000 unique users and have made about $20. The first month I have actually made anything. Most of that $20 has come from affiliate marketing, I’m really enjoying the TripAdvisor Affiliate program right now, I’m seeing great results.

    Reply

  106. Opeed.com says

    December 6 at 9:03 am

    Thanks for your patience and detail in writing this article, I am learning to act in this area and your article has helped me greatly to change my thinking about some facts.
    att, Opeed.com

    Reply

  108. Reid says

    December 29 at 1:31 am

    Aloha,
    Wow great article! As a content creator and fellow blogger, it’s amazing to see the potential from online business! Just one more way to make an income. Our blog, Wanderlustyle, averages around 50k a month and we just started implementing ads. Now making at least 300 a month but I was curious how to increase it even more? Really interested what the pros thing of our site and how and if we can do anything to improve!!!

    Huge Mahalo if you read this!
    -Reid
    Reid recently posted…IS HYATT REGENCY CLUB MAUI WORTH IT?My Profile

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  112. Erin says

    January 30 at 1:57 pm

    Hi. This is great info. I recently just started my blog last week (www.thediynuts.com) and am curious when you recommend worrying about ads, affiliates, etc? How many page views should you work to get before you worry about this? Or is this something you should set up right from the start.

    Thanks!

    Reply

  113. A Light says

    January 31 at 11:03 pm

    Thank you! This is exactly what I needed to see. I am still in month no.1 of ny personal blog and I want to see what to expect realistically. I gotteb up to 200 unique visitors since starting and really want to nurture that to have a comma in it soon. .

    Do you have any updated income reports for 2018/19? For yourself or the other sites listed? I wish you the best of success.

    My website is: http://www.ALIGHTANDFIRE.com , it is a nontoxic homemaking “mom blog” with tips abd tricks on nontoxic living with kids. Let me know what you think.

    Reply

  116. Vinay Ahlawat says

    February 26 at 2:46 pm

    I come across your blog and found this interesting post I would like to appreciate your work on blogger thanks for this useful information on blogging . SEO plays a vital role in getting your website ranked higher and can save you a lot of money.

    Reply

  117. Andrea Martin says

    March 13 at 8:03 am

    Thank you for your transparency and for sharing this information. It’s very useful information and I’m grateful. My blog is about 3 months old and my traffic has been steadily growing. Recently, though, I’ve had a disturbing discovery regarding my blog traffic. Owners of long established blogs have been targeting my blog to link to their own content. In essence, they are stealing traffic, I encountered the same issue on Pinterest. The good thing is Pinterest takes it down. Do you have any advice on what I can do about this? I’ll be very grateful. Again, thank you for sharing your knowledge.

    Reply

  122. james says

    June 21 at 6:21 pm

    I loved this! It really is very helpful to see the correlation between traffic and page views. Just seeing what’s possible is nice. Thanks for posting 🙂

    Reply

  123. Leah says

    August 29 at 2:22 am

    Hi Rosemarie!

    Thanks for a real and raw post, very helpful!

    I’ve been blogging for about 20 months now and am about to (finally) break 10,000 page views per month. I feel like I heard that there was a good advertising company (similar to Mediavine) but didn’t require the 25K sessions. Do y9u know of this one?

    I should probably restart EBA as well. I got off track but now I’m desperate to finally break through and earn a real income.

    Cheers,
    Leah

    Making healthy easy for busy moms at lunchwithLeah.com
    Leah recently posted…DIY Foaming Hand Soap (with essential oils)My Profile

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  124. Emy says

    September 4 at 2:19 am

    This is such great information! I’ve been blogging for over a month but don’t get up to a 1,000 pageviews yet. I use Pinterest/tailwind and Facebook groups for my marketing.

    I also try to optimize posts on my site and hope these all pay off soon.

    Reply

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