RE: How much do I earn from social media?
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You are not alone, this boat is a crazy one to get through the channels.
From 2009 - 2014 my Wordpress.com blog was running great on Google, got into a great zone, for all the learning setting up and work, going the affiliate route to make naught is a major let down.
2015 onward I have taken to crypto sites that have been interesting, more rewarding and now sitting in position of making the decision to pull the blog and move totally across to blockchain. Will hold onto my annual subscription on the original .com name which I will find a way of utilizing further down the line.
Living in South Africa the movement of money to PayPal then down to our local bank cost an 'arm and a leg' in fees. Tested facebook right at the beginning and emphatically stated it was daylight robbery. Instagram I have a reasonable following but never invested into it much. Early years of blogging was a lot easier in affiliate marketing, problem was movement of funds.
With time anyone can build a following, it is monetizing where the problem has always been firmly placed on the doorstep living where I do. Hopefully this problem will be resolved using cryptocurrencies.
As for You Tube many locals over here with big following complain about the same problem, spend lots of time presenting never earning sufficient so I am sure this is partially regional, partially hidden agenda in promoting certain geographical areas only. Google and Facebook have offered "free" amounts over the years to spend which I have never accepted.
Thanks for such an honest review it helps in decision making at the end of the day, which route to use @livinguktaiwan
One always get early mover advantages, afterall how many people go viral overnight. It's a bit like Hive, by the time the masses jump on board, everything gets much more difficult. And the platforms make things so complicated as well. You have no idea how their algorithm works and how you can use it to your advantage. It's like SEO, I think you need to PhD to work it all out!!!
I'm surprised it's so expensive to withdraw money from Paypal, but then I've never done it before, so maybe it applies globally, I don't know. Whenever I have funds in Paypal, like when I get a refund, I just spend it all again!!!
Thanks for sharing your experience as well Joan, it's been really interesting to read other peoples' stories.