Paying $$$ for Celtic Music Reviews

I wonder if I'm even making money back? Or ever will?

So at the beginning of this year I started to offer Paid Irish Music CD Reviews through my Celtic MP3s Music Mag. The whole idea behind it was to bring more people to my website and hopefully develop a great internet income through my magazine.

Unfortunately, Google seemed to get pissed off at me for some stupid reason. My site is probably one of the top three resources for Celtic music, yet it has to fight for the Top 10 on Google. That kinda bugs me, but hey, it's life. At least my website is growing, slowly but sure.

Meanwhile, my internet income from has been miniscule at best. Hopefully, some of those I've helped, like Michelle at the Irish Music Reviews website is doing better. She, at least, is allowed to have Google ads on her website. Though with all the gaming of Google ads I've read about in the news, Google Ads might now be around for long.

Okay, I doubt that. Google has a great system going. I'm sure there are a number of free MP3 websites like Bob Baker's 72 Free Music Downloads who are probably making a killing with Google Ads.

Okay, getting side-tracked. The thing is if I had Google Ads, paying for CD reviews would probably well-worth it. As it is, at $15 a pop, I'm not so sure. I'm paying out over a hundred dollars a month, and the income thusfar, is not coming back to me.

I guess I'll keep it up for a wee bit longer. But methinks fairly soon, I'm gonna have to stop altogether, or start doing CD reviews myself.

One would think that over the long-term that Paid Celtic music reviews would be well-worth it. But I am not so convinced. How long before I start seeing a return? Come July I quit my job. Will I be able to afford to continue paying for CD reviews? I doubt it.

It's all something I need to work out. I'll keep my eyes open and just do what I can for now, and keep watching my bank account.

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posted by Marc Gunn @ Monday, May 09, 2005