I watched my adsense $ trickle in over 2 years off my family blog and finally got to the first $100 level. (I'm not really interested in promoting my family blog beyond friends and fam.) Google sent me a check. That's all I really wanted... a check from Google. I scanned it in and deposited it. The scan is worth more than the $100 because I get to ask the question... "Has Google ever sent you a check?" This tends to amaze my non-geek friends adding to my personal brand.
Meanwhile, my brother, the civil engineer, writes blogs that geeks like, especially about iPod batteries and remote controls. He gets $100 checks every other month. In fact, he shut it off this year so he wouldn't make over $600 and pay taxes on it. Now that's government worker thinking...
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