The Keyword Academy Scam Experiment

Day 41: Long Time, No See – The Keyword Academy Scam Experiment

(Friday July, 31st)

Hi everyone. Sorry that I haven’t updated my site the last few days. I was busy working, and planing a camping trip for this weekend. I also was interviewing for a new job, which I have now been offered and accepted (I start on Tuesday). On top of all that, the temperature here has been record breaking all week (over 100 degrees Fahrenheit almost every day) which really drained me.

However, I have still been working on my websites. I posted those 3 articles that I talked about in my last post and I also wrote my first article for distribution on that site. Plus I have had 2 people contact me out of the blue and ask for links to my other site.

I also got some more Adsense clicks. Yesterday, for some reason, there were a lot of clicks. Made $7.50 in that one day! I thought that was pretty cool.

So, as I mentioned, I am going camping this weekend so I won’t be updating the site for the next few days. We are probably going to be home late Monday night, but I start my new job Tuesday, so I’ll post as soon as I actually get a chance to.

Oh, I almost forgot: I had to pay my Host Gator bill today, which was $9.95

Money spent: $9.95
Time spent: 2 hours

The Keyword Academy Scam Experiment – RUNNING TOTALS:
Costs:
Monetary costs – $225.76
Time costs – 57.25 hours @ $8.40 = $480.90
Revenue:
Google  Adsense – $26.89

GRAND TOTAL:
-($679.77)

Day 36: 3 More Articles – The Keyword Academy Scam Experiment

(Sunday July, 26th)

I wrote 3 more content articles for my second website today. That actually puts me at 6, instead of just the minimum 5. It started out as just one article, but the subject was a little more extensive than I expected, so I just kept writing. I had so much material by the end that I just decided to make it a 3 part article (3 separate posts, each at least 400 words). I just finished the articles, but I need to go to bed, so I’ll post them tomorrow. Then I can start link building for that site. The next few websites I am working on are about very closely related subjects to this one, so they should go much faster because I’ve already done most of the research. It would be great if I could finish another site by the end of next week! We’ll see how the week goes.

Also, got one more Adsense click today. I need to get out of the habit of checking Adsense every day. It’s exciting to see more clicks, but it’s also a waste of my very limited time. I’ll work on that…

Money spent: $0.00
Time spent: 2 hours

The Keyword Academy Scam Experiment – RUNNING TOTALS:
Costs:
Monetary costs – $225.76
Time costs – 55.25 hours @ $8.40 = $464.10
Revenue:
Google  Adsense – $18.66

GRAND TOTAL:
-($671.20)

Day 32: Built Another Site – The Keyword Academy Scam Experiment

(Wednesday July, 22nd)

I wrote the first page of content for another site today. I posted that and put the finishing touches on the WordPress settings.

My wife wrote her first article for distribution, so that will give her her first link when it gets published.

I still haven’t heard from the Keyword Academy Support team about reactivating my account. I decided to just go through the registration process again. I was worried that I would have to create a new account, but thankfully, they give you the option of reactivating an existing account. They also detected that I was using the same PayPal account, and charged appropriately (ie $33, since I re-joined the premium membership). So for any of you thinking about cheating and getting multiple months for a dollar each, you’re out of luck.

I also sent out some emails for link exchanges for this site today. Lis Sowerbutts site about online income was one of the ones I offered a link trade to. She was not only was nice enough to link to my site, but also wrote about it in a post.

The post was more criticism than commendation. But it was constructive criticism which I find very helpful. In fact, comments from her post and also from an email I got from Courtney Tuttle (one of the Keyword Academy guys) a couple weeks or so ago, are making me think that I should revise some of my experiment’s terms and methods.

They both made the point that learning the ropes of Internet marketing should be treated like school. You usually don’t get paid to learn (it’s usually the other way around), but it pays for itself down the road. I think I may be doing you readers a disservice by putting you in the wrong mindset, and making you think that you’ve failed if you haven’t been fully reimbursed for your time and money within the first six months of online money making. Making money online is like starting a business (in fact, that’s exactly what it is). Building a business takes time, even if you already know the trade. However, if you, like me, are completely new to a particular business, you’ll need to spend time learning it. That’s just the way it is. So is it really right for me to count the time I spend learning the system as an expense?

When I get the time, I’ll probably make some revisions to my experiment. If you have something to say about this, please post I comment. I would love to hear from you!

PS – Checked Adsense today and I had some more clicks. My total revenue is now up to $12.58! Woo Hoo!

Money spent: $33.00
Time spent: 2 hours

The Keyword Academy Scam Experiment – RUNNING TOTALS:
Costs:
Monetary costs – $225.76
Time costs – 52 hours @ $8.40 = $436.80
Revenue:
Google  Adsense – $12.58

GRAND TOTAL:
-($649.98)