Adsense just got approved for my new blog!

I recently started my blog, worked on setting up the site and creating content during the December break. I bought the domain on December 30th and went live with it the next day.
I applied for Adsense on January 7th, and it was approved today!

Here are some of my blog stats since it went live:
Shynet analytics (added about a week after launch):
Sessions: 6,623
Hits: 7,726

Google Search Console:
Total Impressions: 1.18K
Total Clicks: 16
Backlinks: 205

Bing:
Total Impressions: 134
Total Clicks: 1
Backlinks: 153

Most of my traffic comes from the US, which I hope will give me better pay rates.

I honestly thought I was being a bit too ambitious with Adsense so early, but I’m really excited it was approved on the first try!

Don’t listen to that other comment. Your website has great stats and enough ranking to get clicks from Google. Just keep up the good work and maybe try adding social media to help boost your traffic.

I’m surprised by the backlinks number – 205 in such a short time!

Lilly said:
I’m surprised by the backlinks number – 205 in such a short time!

I was shocked too! I didn’t do anything fancy, just shared my blog posts on this forum, Hacker News, Twitter, and Bluesky.

Do you know of any other ways to build good backlinks?

@CharlesWrites
I have some tips on link building practices. You can look into this link that talks about dos and don’ts of SEO link building: https://www.reddit.com/r/SEO_Digital_Marketing/comments/1i6d4qa/dos_and_donts_of_seo_link_building_practices/

@CharlesWrites
That’s exactly the trick! If your content is good, people will share it, and Google loves those social links.
Back in the day, I got millions of impressions doing this. But now, people can tell if you’re just trying to get backlinks, and mods will remove your posts (or worse, your account).

Lilly said:
I’m surprised by the backlinks number – 205 in such a short time!

Yeah, same here. Surprised by that too.

Congrats, that’s awesome!

That’s so motivating, congrats!

Quick question – do you have a contact page or any legal pages (like privacy policy)?
I read in another thread that those pages are important for approval. Just curious about your experience with that.

@Gregory
I have a privacy policy, but I don’t have a contact page or terms of use.

Great start! Congratulations!

Getting AdSense approval is hard these days, so congrats on getting it on the first try. Big achievement!

Awesome! Congrats!

I remember when blogging was just a fun way to have a space online, but it’s changed so much now.
Also, double-check if your backlinks are real using a tool like href.

Ads don’t make much money these days. If you really want to make money, try affiliate marketing.

BloggingBuddy said:
Ads don’t make much money these days. If you really want to make money, try affiliate marketing.

Adsense isn’t great, but there are better networks that pay more. MediaVine, for example, can pay anywhere from $10 to $30 RPM.

BloggingBuddy said:
Ads don’t make much money these days. If you really want to make money, try affiliate marketing.

What’s a good affiliate marketing network to join? Or do you suggest reaching out to companies directly?

I need some help! I started my blog in September last year, and it’s been 4 months, but my sessions are still low (around 100-213, fluctuating daily). I use Pinterest and SEO, but my sessions don’t improve.

How did you manage to reach 6k sessions?

How many posts did you publish? I haven’t gotten AdSense approval even after 35 posts and over 250 clicks from Google.

DanielBlogs said:
How many posts did you publish? I haven’t gotten AdSense approval even after 35 posts and over 250 clicks from Google.

I started with about 30 posts and now have around 58 at the time of posting.