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Blog Moved

2011-03-12T17:44:00.002+00:00

All the blog posts, comments and images have now been transferred to my WordPress site. All new blog posts will be here, although I will still leave this blog in place.

Redoing Corporate Site and Blog Move

2011-03-12T15:55:00.002+00:00

I've finally got around to starting to update my corporate site here. I've decided to go with WordPress as the underlying software for the site. There are so many plugins available that it can be reconfigured any way wanted. I've also moved the web host from Host4Profit to HostGator.

Host4Profit is the oldest of my current web hosts, and the most expensive, so I finally got around to moving.

Once the site is up and running, I'm going to import all the posts from here and continue with new ones on the WordPress site. I'll leave this blog up and running, although nothing new will be added.

New Flash Game

2011-03-11T20:28:00.001+00:00

I've released another Flash game I've been working on for a while, Captive Queens. This is a solitaire game.

Actual Earnings for February

2011-03-10T13:21:00.000+00:00

This is money that was actually received during February, not just theoretical future earnings.

eBay Earnings:

Profit: -£2.00

This was actually a loss this month, because I didn't sell any items for profit, only some personal items which aren't included. Due to poor performance in January, however, I didn't start re-listing items until almost the end of the month, so many of the expenses listed are for items that are still running.

I did reach Top Rated Seller during February, which, unlike Power Seller, is displayed in the listings.

Flash Earnings:

MindJolt: $558.47

Web Directory Advertising:

This is after deducting PayPal fees.

DirectoryGold.com: $103.88

Total Earnings for February:

-£2.00 and $662.35

MindJolt Earnings for February

2011-03-09T15:30:00.001+00:00

The total earned from MindJolt for February was $18.14.

This now includes a small earning from Picture Find, which had to migrate to MindJolt's ad API at the end of the month. Unless the performance of this API significantly improves, this will result in lower overall earnings.

New Flash Game

2011-03-08T19:51:00.002+00:00

Not that new as it's been sitting on my computer mostly done for about a year and a half, but I've finally released Picture Find 2: Landscapes. This is pretty much the last AS2 game I had done, which is why it's been sitting around for so long, because I've since been programming in AS3. The only other incomplete game I'm probably going to port to AS3, as it isn't working properly anyway.

Kongregate Earnings for February

2011-03-08T15:24:00.000+00:00

The earnings from Kongregate for February were $0.06, once again pretty pitiful.

Even though Christmas Pairs finally came out of judgement with a "Good Game" (over 2.50) rating of 2.77, it still hasn't achieved much.

Fizzy Earnings for February

2011-03-07T15:21:00.001+00:00

The total earned from Fizzy for February was $7.35, the lowest for quite some time.

I still haven't received the affiliate payment yet, although I have contacted them and they've apologised for the delay. My payment status is still showing as incomplete though.

MochiAds Earnings for February

2011-03-04T09:59:00.004+00:00

The total earned as a developer from MochiAds for February was $28.26, again down from the previous month. Impressions were substantially decreased from the previous month. Once again, Pyramid Solitaire was the highest earner, followed by Picture Find. From this point on, however, the total earned by Picture Find from MochiAds will be substantially lower, as it has now had to convert over to MindJolt's new ad API, which is where most of its' revenue was coming from.

Earnings as a publisher were $0.44, down substantially, although impressions here had also decreased.

MindJolt Payment Received

2011-03-01T18:49:00.001+00:00

I've received a payment from MindJolt for $558.47. This is for earnings from December, and the first payment received from their new ad program.

Unfortunately, I would by my estimates have received at least a couple of hundred dollars more using MochiAds, due to the poorer eCPM and deliberate skips from the MindJolt ads.

Actual Earnings for January

2011-02-09T21:35:00.000+00:00

This is money that was actually received during January, not just theoretical future earnings.

Affiliate Earnings:

myLot: $10.68
Google AdSense : £97.00

eBay Earnings:

Profit: £20.61

These are after deducting PayPal fees, eBay fees, post & packing fees and stock cost.

On the plus side, I reached Bronze PowerSeller status in January. On the minus side, this doesn't show up anywhere, and you can't use the logo or mention it at all on eBay. So the only thing it's good for currently is the discount.

Flash Earnings:

MochiAds: $101.31

Web Directory Advertising:

This is after deducting PayPal fees.

DirectoryGold.com: $135.50

Total Earnings for January:

£117.61 and $261.53

MindJolt Earnings for January

2011-02-08T16:28:00.003+00:00

The total earned from MindJolt in January was $42.87, substantially down from last month as expected.

Performance has been less than spectacular. The eCPM for MindJolt's adverts is substantially lower than that for MochiAd's on MindJolt. Combined with the huge percentage of deliberately skipped ads - about 41% in December and 25% in January - and total performance was substantially below what would have been expected if MochiAds had been shown.

Kongregate Earnings for January

2011-02-07T10:55:00.003+00:00

Another typically poor month from Kongregate with only $0.10 earned. Unless a game that actually appeals to Kongregate players is added there, it's going to take a long time to make the last $6 required for payout.

Fizzy Earnings for January

2011-02-04T13:32:00.003+00:00

The total earned from Fizzy for January was $11.43, down a bit from previous months.

MochiAds Earnings for January

2011-02-01T11:26:00.005+00:00

The total earned from MochiAds as a developer for January was $38.38, down quite a bit from the previous month, even though impressions were up very slightly. eCPM was down quite a bit which accounted for the drop in income, probably because of the typical drop in most advertising budgets in this part of the year. Pyramid Solitaire was the highest earner, followed by Picture Find.

The total earned as a publisher was $0.76, up from the previous month which was due to a large increase in impressions, rather than eCPM.

MochiAds Payment Received

2011-01-31T16:15:00.003+00:00

I've received another payment of $101.31 from MochiAds, for earnings from November and December.

Actual Earnings for December

2011-01-17T17:30:00.000+00:00

This is money that was actually received during December, not just theoretical future earnings.

Affiliate Earnings:

Google AdSense: £184.27 - This is actually two months revenue

Flash Earnings:

Sitelocks: $250

eBay Earnings:

Profit: £47.67 approx

These are after deducting PayPal fees, eBay fees, post & packing fees and stock cost. Packaging has a bit of a fudge factor, but is probably reasonable accurate.

The profit is a bit disappointing considering the amount of sales made - getting up for £600 excluding p&p charged. eBay made more than I did, and PayPal fees weren't far behind.

Web Directory Advertising:

This is after deducting PayPal fees.

DirectoryGold: $673.88 - Unusually high, probably won't be maintained

Total Earnings:

£231.94 and $923.88

myLot Payment Received

2011-01-14T11:27:00.001+00:00

Despite the fact that I've barely been active on myLot in some time, I've just received another payment of $10.68 from them. Mostly from referral earnings.

This is for earnings from June to December 2010.

MindJolt Earnings for December

2011-01-04T13:58:00.003+00:00

The total earned from MindJolt during December was $558.44.

This was the first month I've had direct earnings from MindJolt, and the first month that Little Bo Peep's Sheep Toss was live there, which meant it earned a lot more than it will most likely do from now on. Earnings are currently less than $2/day, down from the initial $100+ from the first three days. Admittedly, this is a higher daily income than any game is making elsewhere.

Kongregate Earnings for December

2011-01-02T17:28:00.003+00:00

The total earned from Kongregate for December was $0.32. Most of this was from Christmas Pairs; however, well over a week since it was released, it still hasn't received enough votes to come out of judgement, so it may well take a very long time to do so, if ever.

MochiAds Earnings for December

2011-01-01T12:32:00.004+00:00

The total earned from MochiAds as a developer for December was $53.39, up from last month. Impressions were also up by over 10,000. Two new games were released, Decorate Your Christmas Tree and Christmas Pairs, which accounted for the increase. The highest earner was Picture Find, with Little Bo Peep's Sheep Toss coming in second.

The total earnings as a publisher were $0.65, up substantially from last month, with impressions up also.

MochiAds Payment Threshold Reached

2010-12-31T10:10:00.002+00:00

Well, with less than a day left to go this month, I've reached the $100 MochiAds payment threshold. This is for earnings in November and December, and means that I'll receive a payment by the end of January.

Continuing Stats for LBPST on MindJolt

2010-12-23T18:27:00.003+00:00

So, for the first day that Little Bo Peep's Sheep Toss hasn't been on the front page of MindJolt, impressions have as expected dropped sharply. Total impressions were 27,980 and earnings were $33.68. Still a decent income, but it's probably only going to continue dropping from here.

Front Page Stats for MindJolt

2010-12-22T20:46:00.003+00:00

So, the stats for the three days that Little Bo Peep's Sheep Toss was on the front page of MindJolt are now in. There were 564,518 gameplays, 312,027 ad impressions and revenue of $426.96. This is more than Picture Find has earned in total during its time on MindJolt.

Now, to see how well it performs in the long run.

First Days MindJolt Stats for Little Bo Peep's Sheep Toss

2010-12-21T15:26:00.003+00:00

The first days stats for Little Bo Peep's Sheep Toss are now in.

There were 237,722 gameplays, but only 119,982 ad impressions which does suggest that initial viewers aren't seeing an ad for the game.

The total earned was $167.60 for this day, and the eCPM was $1.40, which is pretty good.

Now to see how well it did for the other two days it was front paged in the New Games section.