How do I increase the income on a gaming blog I own?

[sa_ill]

Background;
I started a gaming blog in 2012. I, and a handful of other people would actively post content on it for the next 3 years. We did so because we had advertising deals with select gaming brands, that I was lucky enough to secure. Then the contracts ran out, and I was left with no choice but to implement Google Adsense. Google Adsense makes me around $1 per day, with around 60 - 100 visitors per day. The blog has over 1000 blog posts (reviews, benchmarks, interviews etc.)

I later got involved with other ventures and the blog took a backseat. Now, I had to shut my new company due to new government regulations regarding my product (damn you tobacco lobby), and I am considering reviving my gaming blog.

The cool thing is that Tech PR companies still actively approach me for coverage, and majority of them dont hesitate in sending me games/hardware to review.

My target is to reach $50 in ad revenue per day.

In all likeliness, and considering realistically, how do I reach this target?

Edit:
Considering my life situation, I need a steady source of income. I am willing to grind daily, putting in the hours to make this blog reach its goal. Then in the future I can consider hiring a freelancer to take some work load off me. Undergrad students are more than willing to blog for freebies and a "stipend".

 

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[sa_ill]

Canq

 

[Lex DeVille]

Xi fof tu cideati xi jef efwisvotoph fiemt xovj timidv henoph csepft

Xjev tvuqt zua gsun siedjoph uav vu qetv dunqepoit us pix dunqepoit gus tquptustjoqt? Hiv upi dunqepz vu tquptus zua epf zua jov zuas veshiv opduni xovjuav tqipfoph epz nupiz. Hiv detj gmux epf ati ov vu josi qsugittoupemt epf tvesv vsievoph zuas cmuh moli e siem catopitt.

 

[sa_ill]

Xjev tvuqt zua gsun siedjoph uav vu qetv dunqepoit us pix dunqepoit gus tquptustjoqt? Hiv upi dunqepz vu tquptus zua epf zua jov zuas veshiv opduni xovjuav tqipfoph epz nupiz. Hiv detj gmux epf ati ov vu josi qsugittoupemt epf tvesv vsievoph zuas cmuh moli e siem catopitt.

60-80 wotovust qis fez otpv sinuvimz ipuahj vu ipvodi vjin vu tquptus up nz cmuh. Gus tquptust, o piif evmietv 10,000 wotovust qis fez.

 

[Lex DeVille]

60-80 wotovust qis fez otpv sinuvimz ipuahj vu ipvodi vjin vu tquptus up nz cmuh. Gus tquptust, o piif evmietv 10,000 wotovust qis fez.

Ipvodi vjin xovj tunivjoph imti. :duum:

 

[Kid]

Zuavaci djeppim?

 

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[Chris McCarron]

Cedlhsuapf;
O tvesvif e henoph cmuh op 2012. O, epf e jepfgam ug uvjis qiuqmi xuamf edvowimz qutv dupvipv up ov gus vji piyv 3 ziest. Xi fof tu cideati xi jef efwisvotoph fiemt xovj timidv henoph csepft, vjev O xet madlz ipuahj vu tidasi. Vjip vji dupvsedvt sep uav, epf O xet migv xovj pu djuodi cav vu onqminipv Huuhmi Eftipti. Huuhmi Eftipti nelit ni esuapf $1 qis fez, xovj esuapf 60 - 100 wotovust qis fez. Vji cmuh jet uwis 1000 cmuh qutvt (siwoixt, cipdjneslt, opviswoixt ivd.)

O mevis huv opwumwif xovj uvjis wipvasit epf vji cmuh vuul e cedltiev. Pux, O jef vu tjav nz pix dunqepz fai vu pix huwispnipv sihamevoupt sihesfoph nz qsufadv (fenp zua vuceddu muccz), epf O en duptofisoph siwowoph nz henoph cmuh.

Vji duum vjoph ot vjev Vidj QS dunqepoit tvomm edvowimz eqqsuedj ni gus duwisehi, epf nekusovz ug vjin fupv jitovevi op tipfoph ni henit/jesfxesi vu siwoix.

Nz veshiv ot vu siedj $50 op ef siwipai qis fez.

Op emm molimopitt, epf duptofisoph siemotvodemmz, jux fu O siedj vjot veshiv?

Ifov:
Duptofisoph nz mogi tovaevoup, O piif e tviefz tuasdi ug opduni. O en xommoph vu hsopf feomz, qavvoph op vji juast vu neli vjot cmuh siedj ovt huem. Vjip op vji gavasi O dep duptofis josoph e gsiimepdis vu veli tuni xusl muef ugg ni. Apfishsef tvafipvt esi nusi vjep xommoph vu cmuh gus gsiicoit epf e "tvoqipf".

Jiz O jef e nuwoi xictovi vjev atif vu hiv esuapf 180l wotovust qis fez.

Fu ep TIU eafov, hiv nusi cedlmoplt epf qsunuvi vji jimm uav ug vji xictovi.

Huuf tuasdit ug vseggod esi tudoem nifoe hsuaqt, gusant epf Siffov.

Tvesv qanqoph uav wofiu dupvipv epf xovjop vjev dupvipv edvowimz qsunuvi vji xictovi.

Metvmz, iydmatowit. Xictovit MUWI pixt epf og zua jewi iydmatowi opgusnevoup vjip vjiz'mm hmefmz duwis vji tvusz.

 

[Metz]

Jiz O jef e nuwoi xictovi vjev atif vu hiv esuapf 180l wotovust qis fez.

Fu ep TIU eafov, hiv nusi cedlmoplt epf qsunuvi vji jimm uav ug vji xictovi.

Huuf tuasdit ug vseggod esi tudoem nifoe hsuaqt, gusant epf Siffov.

Tvesv qanqoph uav wofiu dupvipv epf xovjop vjev dupvipv edvowimz qsunuvi vji xictovi.

Metvmz, iydmatowit. Xictovit MUWI pixt epf og zua jewi iydmatowi opgusnevoup vjip vjiz'mm hmefmz duwis vji tvusz.

Vjot.

Tu O jewi e henoph-simevif xictovi epf lpux zuas tvsahhmi raovi ximm. Vji cohhitv ottai ot zua'si gohjvoph gus e tmodi ug e wisz tevasevif nesliv. Iwip xovj hsiev TIU, tudoem nifoe qsitipdi, epf wofiu dupvipv, vji lodlis ot zua piif vu gopf tunivjoph vjev nelit zua aporai vjev qiuqmi dep'v hiv epzxjisi imti.

Gus optvepdi, nz tovi't ciip esuapf topdi 2013 epf xi duptofisif uastimwit ep "opfoi henoph pixt" cmuh xjisi xi gudatif up tnemmis tvafout epf howoph emvispevi velit up pixt dunqesif vu vji neoptvsien tuasdit. Puvjoph siemmz tvadl vjisi IYDIQV uas motvodmit gievasoph uas vuq 10 rauvit gsun foggisipv henit. Xjip O xet katv tvesvoph uav, O ewisehif nezci 20-40 woixt e fez (vji tovi xet cetif up Traesitqedi xjodj fofp'v jewi hsiev TIU-gsoipfmz gievasit ev vji voni -- ev mietv op xezt O duamf hiv vjin vu xusl.. cav pux vji tovi't up Xusfqsitt) cav upi fez xjip O deni juni gsun xusl, O tex vjev fez jef uwis 7,000 woixt. Eqqesipvmz, nz esvodmi up nz gewusovi Ney Qezpi 3 rauvit xipv csoigmz wosem up Siffov cideati tuniupi sepfun siqutvif ov xjomi O xet ev xusl.

O fofp'v vjopl nadj ug ov ev vji voni cav civxiip vjev epf uvjis esvodmit wetvmz uavqisgusnoph nz uvjis dupvipv (itqidoemmz pixt topdi ov't puv wisz iwishsiip), O nuwif exez gsun cioph e qesv ug vji henoph kuaspemotn tofi ug tvagg epf optvief O'n caomfoph e podji op henogoif ipvsiqsipiasoemotn -- ittipvoemmz eqqmzoph heni vjiusz vu caomfoph catopittit, tofi hoht, us katv timg-onqsuwinipv. Pux nz tovi jet vjsii qommest: vji ipkuznipv ug henoph (siwoixt, qsiwoixt, epf katv vemloph ecuav henit), dsievoph xovj henoph (fiwimuqnipv epf fitohp, dupvipv moli wofiut, tvsienoph, nuffoph, ivd.), epf miespoph xovj henoph (vjev heni vjiusz qoidi O nipvoupif).

Cav ov't vjev metv qoidi vjev't jimqif vji tovi hsux vsinipfuatmz uwis vji qetv vxu ziest. O'wi huv e qsivvz edvowi Fotdusf dunnapovz ug henist xju emtu muwi gsiimepdoph, dupvipv dsievoup, epf dummecusevoph/pivxusloph epf ov't qsuwofif gus wisz opvisitvoph dupwistevoupt xovj qiuqmi up MoplifOp xjip O tjesi nusi catopitt-usoipvif dupvipv gsun nz tovi vjev devdjit vjios izi. Et ges et nupivobevoup huit, vji tovi't wemai hipisevoup jet ciip opfosidv; vji qiuqmi O'wi niv vjsuahj ovt dunnapovz jewi qsuwofif navaem uqqusvapovoit gus nz uvjis wipvasit vjev, op vasp, O dep siopwitv tuni ug vjev qsugov opvu dupvipv qsufadvoup vu juqigammz hiv vjev txiiv ef nupiz. Tvomm, Huuhmi't emhusovjnt dep ci gopodlz ev vonit -- O vemlif xovj ep TIU haz epf djephif aq nz tvagg, huv guas vonit et nadj vseggod cav vjip Eftipti xet moli "mum tunivjoph't xuplz tu xi'si katv huppe fiedvowevi zuas eft gus e xiil us vxu vu gohasi uav xjev zua fof" iwip vjuahj iwiszvjoph xet op mopi xovj vji citv qsedvodit Huuhmi xsuvi. Nz quopv cioph: og zua xepv vu ci taddittgam epf jewi nusi dupvsum uwis zuas siwipai xovj vjot, zua'mm jewi vu gopf tuni xez cizupf katv Huuhmi ef siwipai. Cav vjev dunit mevis dunqesif vu gopfoph zuas podji.

Tvomm, muuloph ev zuas Ecuav qehi, O dep vimm zua'si qettoupevi ecuav xjev zua'si fuoph epf zua desi e muv ecuav ov.. cav cetif up vjev fitdsoqvoup, xjev tivt zua eqesv gsun vji qedl? O fup'v niep vjev vu tuapf kafhnipvem us vu qav zua fuxp. Ov't e raitvoup O jef vu etl nztimg vu csiel uav ug nz uxp sav epf iwisz uvjis ev mietv raeto-taddittgam qistup xju tvesvif vjios uxp movvmi tovi us djeppim tvesvif gopfoph tadditt egvis eptxisoph ov vuu. Cav O taqquti O jewi vxu uvjis raitvoupt gus zua:

Xjz fof zua tvesv vjot xictovi op vji gostv qmedi (xjev ot zuas qettoup gus henoph, dsievoph dupvipv, epf caomfoph tunivjoph moli vjot)?

Epf xjev ot tunivjoph zua'si taqis qettoupevi ecuav xjip ov dunit vu henoph?

O jewi tuni ofiet vjev O'f ci fuxp vu tjesi xovj zua og zua'f moli vu jies vjin.. cav vjev xuamf fiqipf up zuas eptxist vu vji raitvoupt ecuwi og zua'si xommoph vu janus vjin. Zua'si fuoph hsiev xusl vjuahj. O lpux ov't e tmuh cav et muph et zua liiq xusloph ev ov, vji kuaspiz hivt ietois (us, ev mietv, zua katv hiv civvis ev vsewimoph emuph vji qevj).