well. I created my first web template and auctioned it over at Sitepoint. I trully believe in your point that selling our own products makes the best and sure way of making money online. It's also true though that not all people gets the oppurtunity to make and sell products that are sensible to make a good market, so that's where the second part comes in. Thank you so much for this great and helpful article. There are keywords that pay you over a $1.00 per click on adsense. Also, if your ads are in the hotspots of peoples viewing patterns you are going to get a lot higher click through. I think it's definitly possible to make good money using google adsense. Why not do it all? Adsense, an affiliate product, a donate button, your own product etc. You could sell a product, build your list with it and offer them other peoples affiliate products too. That's what all the internet marketing gurus do. Oh really, 2$/month? I'm making a steady average of $4.500+ monthly, for 2 years now, with just 6 strong websites VIA ADSENSE. Highest monthly revenue was $9.228 during this time. Stop luring people with your cheap affiliate crap my friend and start being more careful about what comes out of your big mouth -- AdSense CAN MAKE YOU A RICH GUY if ur smart enuf to know how to use it! Nice post, you have an interesting way of writing:) I am using both adsense