šŸ† Goals

while being realistic

Author

Shawna Newman
July 31, 2025 ā€¢ Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

Yesterday I had a doctorā€™s appointment with a new doctor. The intake form was on a tablet and right at the end, before it would let me finish & submit, there were two ads. Fucking ads. And here I thought AI in the doctorā€™s office was the future.

Anyways, while trying to temper my rage about the ads (post appointment, of course), I was getting more familiar with using PinClicks so that I could narrow down the niche for my new Pinterest project.

That, plus some helpful information from a reader about the travel niche, has me seriously considering the food niche.

Now I have a question for you.

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Whatā€™s The Goal Here?

Iā€™m doing this to see if all these claims of thousands a month is realistic, right? But I also need a realistic goal for this project.

Is $5,000 a good, realistic goal? Iā€™ve not ever had a site focused on the food niche, so Iā€™m not sure about the RPMs. (well, I did start one but never got more than 5 posts up)

I figure monetization can be ads, affiliate, and ebooks.

And do ya reckon that $5,000 can be hit within 12 months?

So, if ya donā€™t mind giving me your thoughts in the poll below. Or reply to this email with your thoughts.

What Should I Make The Monthly Revenue Goal?

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Coming upā€¦

More on what Iā€™m working on and how itā€™s going.

Stay awesome,

Shawna

P.S. If youā€™re looking for high level discussions or tips on things like local SEO and Rank & Rent, I highly recommend Jacky Chouā€™s Advise community. Iā€™ve been in it for over a year now (I think?) and thereā€™s tons of value in it, including a SOP for local SEO.

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