Is your passion worth $18 a month?


Hey guys, this article is going to be a little different from what I usually write. I’ll be telling you guys more about the focus of this website and showing how much I have made with Google Adsense, not to brag, but to show you the truth. It was my dream to one day attend E3 and the only way to do this was register as a Online Reporter. To qualify as one you must fulfill these requirements as said from the E3 Website.


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Online Reporters:

Web sites and podcasters must be previously established and updated regularly with original and current interactive entertainment industry news. To qualify as online media, please provide:

    A copy of your driver’s license or government issued photo identification clearly showing your name and date of birth (no one under 17 will be admitted), and
    A copy of your business card with name, editorial title and media outlet’s logo, and
    URLs to your articles with your name and title appearing in an editorial capacity. Your articles must have been published within the last six months.

When I read this it absolutely scared me. I mean, I honestly have no idea how I was going to get a business card and convince those who represent E3 that my articles are good enough to qualify for the tickets to E3, but then it hit me, as long as I’m having fun doing what I enjoy doing, and doing the right thing, it doesn’t matter how it turns out, or does it? I started this website with 1 intent and 1 intent only, to attend E3. Sure money is good and all, but it wasn’t the real motivation.
I don’t know when, or even if I’m going to attend E3, but I know one thing for sure, I’m will get there. I’m in this mode where I feel like I’m trying to rush everything to qualify for E3, but I’m starting to realize that, the only thing I need is time. And time, my friend, is not on my side.

I started this website on Oct 13 of 2011 and only made $18.05.
I think that is damn good for having a website up and running for 21 Days. I was expecting $0 honestly. I tried hard trying to get companies to send me products for reviews, but I understand that they don’t trust a website that’s been running for only 21 Days, I wouldn’t either. But I’m still not giving up on E3, no sir. This website is the only thing that will make my trip to E3 possible, and I’m not going to give that up.
But what got me excited was looking at the amount of traffic I received within the month.

There have been 4,863 visits to this site and those 4,863 took the time out of their day to read my content. These numbers are almost unfathomable for me. These small and insignificant numbers may be horrible to normal statistics, but to me, they mean a lot. I mean sure, I get no comments, but just give it some time and this place will be flooding with people’s comments (and spam bots!).

 

And look at my current earnings and visits, they’re absolutely horrible. I mean any normal human being would just quit at viewing these statistics, but why not me? I don’t know, I’m guessing my passion for E3 surpasses my comprehension of logic.

I feel honored to have everyone look at and support this website. It feels like they’re visiting my home, all 591 of them! Regardless of whether they stay for awhile or for 1 second, they still acknowledged my website and that’s all I can ask for. I especially love it when I check my Google Analytics and see simultaneous users on my website at once especially when they are not in the United States! ex. Italy!

 

I hope I encouraged people to do what they want in life, or maybe you don’t want to work your passions. Maybe because you think it will become repetitive and wont be fun anymore, it’s up to you. In short, I don’t really know what the point of the post was, maybe it was to encourage people to do what they want to do, regardless if you make enough money to fill up half a tank of gas, wouldn’t it be worth it?

 

I don’t know if it’s an insult to say that my passion is worth $18 a month, but I’ve got to say, my passion is the one thing keeping me going.

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