What this site actually earns
Most ad-revenue numbers online are guesses. This page is the opposite: a public, honest log of this site’s own traffic, ad setup, and earnings — the same metrics the calculator estimates, measured for real.
Sample data. These figures are placeholders showing a realistic early trajectory. Replace them with your real numbers in lib/transparency.ts and set IS_SAMPLE_DATA = false.
Jun 2026
$9.40
revenue this month
Effective RPM
$2.19
per 1,000 pageviews
Pageviews
4.3K
this month
Lifetime
$11.50
total earned
Monthly revenue
Monthly pageviews
Current setup
- Site type
- Content site (calculator + SEO guides)
- Display ads
- Google AdSense
- Affiliate
- Mediavine, Ezoic
- Traffic from
- Organic search (SEO), Reddit, Indie Hackers
Predicted vs. actual
We run this site’s own traffic through the calculator to keep it honest. Plug in 2,650 monthly visitors on a web/tool category and you’ll land in the same ballpark as the real RPM above.
Try it on the calculator →Month-by-month
| Month | Pageviews | Revenue | RPM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 4,300 | $9.40 | $2.19 | Early organic traffic from the guides; first affiliate click-throughs. |
| May 2026 | 1,240 | $2.10 | $1.69 | AdSense approved. First impressions trickling in. |
| Apr 2026 | 0 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Site launched. No ads live yet — focused on content + indexing. |
Figures include all revenue sources (display ads + affiliate) and are rounded. RPM = revenue per 1,000 pageviews.