‘Gray Googlers’ Strike Gold
Jerry Alonzy figured he’d be working into his 70s at least.
As an independent handyman at the mercy of weather patterns near Hartford, Conn., he’d always made a decent income that rarely grew.
Then he found Google and his life changed. Alonzy, 57, now makes $120,000 a year from the ads Google places on his Natural Handyman website, and he couldn’t be more thrilled.
“I put in two, maybe three hours a day on the site, and the checks pour in,” he says. “What’s not to like?”
In return for placing its ads on websites and blogs, Google pays Web publishers every time one of its ads are clicked. Those clicks help keep Alonzy and his wife living comfortably and talking about moving to Hawaii. “All I need is a laptop and a high-speed Internet connection, and I can live anywhere.”
The Internet may be a young person’s medium, but the retired and those nearing retirement such as Alonzy have found that they can work the Web just as well. Sometimes, such “Gray Googlers” can live a richer, more financially rewarding life than when they were supposedly working.
Photo by Robert Deutsch.
Meg H. on October 31st, 2007 11:18 am
How are google ads working out for you?
Happy Halloween!
Fred333 on October 31st, 2007 11:39 am
That is very interesting. I know a lot of retirees can pass on some great knowledge this way.
Ralph on November 27th, 2007 7:45 am
Let’s see if I have this right. Google places links to other people’s web sites on my site and they pay me for each hit.
WHY? What’s in it for Google?
How does Google know if the hits are coming from me…just to increase my check from them?
Ralph on December 13th, 2007 2:09 pm
I guess nobody has an answer for this scam! My first blog has been sitting here for a month and nobody replied, not even Google.
Thom on December 13th, 2007 8:46 pm
Hey gang. I saw Ralph’s comments above and realized that maybe we needed to take a break and dole out some of the AdSense and AdWords basics. I took a stab at it on my blog at http://www.jtrigsby.com. Feel free to comment / augment.
- Thom
IT Outsourcing | Web Development on January 3rd, 2008 4:50 am
Thats good but can you share the secrete of earning too much money form google ads
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