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Old Jun 19, 2020 | 3:39 pm
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Originally Posted by Adam1222
Right, but you're not giving him the CC money, which is what the business model is based on. I'm not disputing that experienced people *read* the blogs, I'm saying that they are not the ones driving revenue.
It's not just about getting commissions for CC signups. A large site like Ben's or Gary's likely pulls in 7 figures a year from ad revenue alone. That's why all the big blogs pump out as much content as possible (CC related or not). More eyeballs = more $$.

I run a handful of small websites, and from what I've been seeing, ad rates are 50% of what they were pre-Covid 19 (slightly less in the travel niche). Still, I think both Gary and Ben are doing just fine and they don't need to rely on CC signups as much as people think.
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