Google and Amazon Love Me, Google and Amazon Love Me Not...Income Report for Niche Site Project 4 (Episode 179)

<p>Would these behemoths of the internet make up their minds?  </p> <p>Do they love my site...or not?!</p> <p>Google and Amazon appear to be all-powerful and that power has been on full display over the past couple of months.</p> <p>First, Amazon decreases their commission rates...during a pandemic...because...Bezos money?</p> <p>Next, Google rolls out a core update near the end of May, and I'm not gonna lie, my niche site took a hit.  Not a fatal blow, but a hit nonetheless.</p> <p>So, after all this fire and brimstone from the internet "gods", I thought it was time to assess the carnage for OwnTheYard.com.  You know, my <a href= "https://www.nichepursuits.com/projects/niche-site-project-4/">Niche Site Project 4</a> site.</p> <p>I basically said that last time I did an update post, it was potentially going to be my last update post.  But I wanted to be transparent and share the bad that sometimes comes.</p> <p>Affiliate marketing is hard, with lots of ups and downs.  But as you'll see in this full income report, it's not all bad.</p> <p>I mean I still did make about $3k a month without really doing much :). It just could have been...oh, what could have been!</p>