The grim truth about earning money online

Here is something you don't want to hear, the truth about making money from your blog or website. Sure you can make lots of money but the question is how long do you have to wait to see any of it?

Unlike ecommerce where you sell something straight from your website or blog and get paid right away, getting paid from Google ads, paid blog posts or affiliate ads takes sometimes months.

If you are planning on making money from doing paid blog posts you will typically have to wait anywhere from 1 week to one month to get paid for your post. Some of those paid blogging companies pay you when they want to and or take their dear sweet time about approving your post to get paid in the first place. I have dealt with almost every one of the paid to blog companies at one time or another in the last 3 years and some are good and some are really bad about paying you on time. The bad ones you will not see an advertisement for on this blog.

Are affiliate partnerships much better when it comes to paying you? No and in fact they usually have payment thresholds you have to meet otherwise you will never get paid. Most of them require that you have a minimum dollar amount that you have earned before they will pay you. Some require a minimum of $100 before they pay you and others will actually take money from you just to "process" your payment! I have only been paid by clickbank thus far and they required 5 purchases to issue my first check of $85. Since then - nothing, nada. All of my other affiliate advertising is still under the $$ amount threshold. Some of them it is $150.

So you think you are going to get rich with Google Ads? You might just do that but you will have to wait 60 days after you reach the $100 mark (their minimum payout). Their payment schedule is you have to reach $100. At the end of the month that you have reached the $100 or more mark you wait another 30 days and then a check is issued 14 days later. So if you reached $100 today you would not get your check until February 14th or somewhere around then.

So if you plan on paying a bill and need the cash in the next week or so just try and sell something on eBay or from your own website. If your blog is popular enough then just offer straight advertising for money. At least you will get paid right away.