jasminealley.com

Thanks to @HaldenIng, we did an interview discussing the brand and some of the things we've learned so far about it.

Link here: https://www.indiehackers.com/post/how-the-alleys-makes-2k-mrr-with-no-product-no-service-and-no-technical-expertise-213a77fae9

I'm actually really pleased with this ad income! January is typically one of the worst months for advertising since ad networks typically pay the most during Q4 (holiday seasons) and the least in Q1. And at 123,877 visitors for this month, our traffic is growing too! We're really trying to publish high-quality, SEO-optimized content with high frequency since this is what drives traffic (and income).

Jasmine and I completed our switch from Mediavine to Adthrive on December 7th. It was exciting to join an ad network with the potential for higher RPMs in one of the most profitable times of the year for ad networks (during the American holiday season). We look forward to continuing to grow our traffic and income in 2021!

We just hit 100,000 monthly visitors in October, 2020 which has allowed us to join adthrive.com! We have given our 30-day notice to Mediavine and will officially start serving Adthrive ads on December 7th, 2020. I'm hoping our RPM with Adthrive gets closer to $20! Our traffic has been steadily growing despite an initial COVID dip. I'm really excited about this because I think it validates our efforts since the travel industry hasn't recovered like this blog has. In fact, COVID enabled me to start working from home and being able to give Jasmine more help with her blog, particularly with SEO. We have ramped up content production and are really pleased with how traffic has grown in light of our efforts this year!