A latte a day keeps the doctor away!
I am able to have a few lattes now and I am very happy with the bonus!

I started this thread a few months ago and now I can probably answer my own question.. Can you make money with Google adsense?
Thanks to everyone's advice on this forum, my payouts have increased along the same pattern.
I am so excited because it feels like free money that just turns up every month!!!
It did take alot of time and effort to get it to work though.

Yeah, traffic is the key to earn money in adsense.

I am having minimal success with Google Adsense on my website. Where I am making some money is using a commission based service call Commission Junction. If you have a website that is based around a community with distinct needs, you might be able to find some companies willing to pay you a commission for sales you bring them.

just my 2 cents.

First to do is you have to gather traffic. Traffic is major factor to earn money through adsense.

I have got a few banners and links from CJ but it depends what you are good at. I have concentrated on adsense and tried to perfect it. Once you get the adsense ball rolling it gets bigger and bigger!!!! Soon, when I think I have gone as far as I can with adsense, I will start on the affiliate banners etc..

In adsense, you have to be equipped with patience. Definitely your site won't give you much income if it's newly launched. You will promote it first in order to gain traffic. As the traffic started to come, then your income also will started to grow.

You must have a good website to attract people in the first place.. When your website is on a particular subject you need to cover every bit of that subject. That way they know they will find the information they want on your website.

Unique and interesting content is also important in our site to attract visitors.

i think you can go in for link exchanges. they bring traffic to your site. also your ranking is improved once people start coming in. the more the traffic the more money you will get.