Thread by @jsvxc

AI content + display ads = 💰❓

Is this a profitable way to monetize niche sites? Here are my thoughts on whether AI content get you:

1️⃣ Traffic
2️⃣ Rankings
3️⃣ $$$

I've played around with AI content a little bit. I'm going to highlight ONE page I created with it.

What you need to know:

* published on 26th July
* 1100 words
* low comp keyword in low comp niche
* published on established site
* no links built

1️⃣ Traffic

So far, just that article has gained 278 pageviews. Ok numbers but nothing amazing.

So YES, AI content *can* generate traffic ✅

2️⃣ Rankings

Page is ranking for it's target KW + longtails. Tbh, I'm pretty happy with that.

So YES, AI content *can* rank for keywords ✅

3️⃣ $$$

The one everyone cares about. Yes! So far it's generated a whopping $7.52 in display ad earnings.

So YES, AI content *can* make money ✅

The next sections cover some notes & observations I had.

Warning: these may be pretty dull. So each tweet has an image of a goat attached in case you prefer to look at that.

Read on for notes & goats:

The article took me approx 30 mins to create.

HOWEVER, that was after playing around with the tool over a weekend. There is a learning curve.

If I'd done 'proper' work instead, I would have made a lot more $$$.

But sometimes it's good to chase curiosity not money.

For this to be profitable, you really need to do it at scale.

(See: jsvxc.com/scaling-conten…)

I need to repeat the process for 13 other articles just to cover the costs of the AI tool.

That's not taking into account my time and sanity.

This is a low comp keyword (0 KD) in a very low comp niche.

I do not think I'd get the same results in any competitive space.

There's also certain content types this is not suited too. No one wants to read thought leadership content from a robot.

The site I tested this on is 18 months old, almost 300 indexed posts. I've done no link building on it.

But the first 100k words were written by a subject matter expert (human).

Results on a fresh domain may vary.

Yes it's AI content but it still reads well, makes sense and is formatted for readability.

I'm sure you could speed up the process by just spinning content. But I'm more interested in not filling my site with crap.

This is one article on one website.

It's not really a good sample size at all to make any decisions on (that's coming soon).

Anything else people want to know?

Reply to the thread and I'll try to answer as best I can (based on my limited experience so far).