Google and Amazon Love Me, Google and Amazon Love Me Not...Income Report for Niche Site Project 4 (Episode 179)

Published: July 27, 2020, 1:48 p.m.

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Would these behemoths of the internet make up their minds?\\xa0\\xa0

Do they love my site...or not?!

Google and Amazon appear to be all-powerful and that power has been on full display over the past couple of months.

First, Amazon decreases their commission rates...during a pandemic...because...Bezos money?

Next, Google rolls out a core update near the end of May, and I\'m not gonna lie, my niche site took a hit.\\xa0 Not a fatal blow, but a hit nonetheless.

So, after all this fire and brimstone from the internet "gods", I thought it was time to assess the carnage for OwnTheYard.com.\\xa0 You know, my Niche Site Project 4 site.

I basically said that last time I did an update post, it was potentially going to be my last update post.\\xa0 But I wanted to be transparent and share the bad that sometimes comes.

Affiliate marketing is hard, with lots of ups and downs.\\xa0 But as you\'ll see in this full income report, it\'s not all bad.

I mean I still did make about $3k a month without really doing much :). It just could have been...oh, what could have been!

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