Another month in the books for the one site that I currently have on Ezoic.
This month my focus was on growing the traffic from Facebook to the site and try to earn more money with social traffic.
As mentioned when I started these monthly updates, I’m publishing these income reports on the last day of each month to get fresh data your way.
Note: The sites in this report are only a portion of my portfolio and not the only sites that bring in revenue.
**And as always, I’m an affiliate marketer and this post contains affiliate links, meaning I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my link.
Site 1: Food/Drink Niche
This site was de-indexed in March.
I removed it from Ezoic since traffic is basically gone.
Site 2: Religion/Spirituality Niche
This site was de-indexed in March.
I removed it from Ezoic since traffic is basically gone.
The content is already on new domain, so this may be the first one you see again.
Site 3: Food/Drink Niche #2
This site was de-indexed in March.
I removed it from Ezoic since traffic is basically gone.
Site 4: Tech/Gaming Niche
This site was removed from Ezoic in 2023.
Site 5: Outdoors Niche
This site was hit by HCU in March.
I removed it from Ezoic since traffic is basically gone.
Site 6: Gardening Niche
This site didn’t get much fresh content this month, just three new posts. That’s because I was focused on sending traffic to the site from Facebook.
That’s for two reasons – one, to boost non-Google traffic and two, to test stuff on Facebook cause this Facebook page is in the Facebook Bonus program.
Good news – traffic is up a wee bit, despite this no longer being the high season for the niche.
Bad news – since this is the first month of a new quarter, the EPMV is down a bit…though somehow it’s only down a penny?
I can only assume that’s due to more traffic coming from social?
Although I did get an email from an Ezoic rep asking if I wanted some changes made to the ad layout cause she saw some issues.
Maybe that helped with the EPMV as well. A look at daily earnings since that change makes me think yes?
Also, the Facebook page for this site reached 10,000 Likes and I stopped the ad campaign.
Now it’s getting organic growth from shares.
Reminder, I’m using Post Planner for scheduling social media stuff.
And Pinterest for last 30 days showing growth again…even though I pinned next to nothing this month.
You can really see the Pinterest growth in traffic to the site in this screenshot from Clicky showing referring traffic sources –
Maybe I should’ve put more time into Pinterest instead of Facebook, eh?
And here’s a look at the EPMV by traffic source:
So, here’s the raw revenue stats:
- Ezoic: $47.54 (up ~ $0.10)
- Amazon: $18.21 (up ~$13)
So, it’s not just EPMV and traffic that’s down. It’s everything.
The affiliate content is using high converting Lasso product boxes.
And I used Scalenut (use code FOREVER20 to save 20% after the free trial!) to optimize these articles. You can also use something like Frase for this.
Do note that we have one additional day left in the month, so these numbers are almost complete.
Plus, Ezoic balances are not finalized for ending month until the 4th of the following month. Just an FYI.
Looking Ahead
Based on this month’s traffic stats, I think it’s clear that I need to stop focusing on Facebook and put my efforts back into Pinterest.
In fact, I’ve already partnered up with someone to do a JV on the Facebook page for this site. He’ll be focused on trying to get earnings up from the Facebook bonus program.
So, that frees me up for Pinterest and content creation.
I’ll still be focused on creating social-first content for this site based on what will perform well on Pinterest.
Questions? Let me know in the comments!
Hey, I’m Shawna. I make a living working from my laptop in places like London, Sydney, Dubai, Rome, Oslo, Bangkok, Las Vegas, Barcelona, and Amsterdam. I share how I do some of that on this website.