Akkam’s Razor

Let's say I wanted to make money off this-here blog.

Let's say that instead of taking a part-time job, I poured that time into this site.  What kind of traffic would I need?

If I wanted it to equal the revenue from a part-time job, estimating the net income at $150 per week, I would need at least 500,000 visitors monthly.

If I wanted to equal the gross monthly salary earned at minimum wage ($14,872 annually, working off $7.15, although that's not the minimum wage in many states) I would need approximately 800,000 visitors per month.

If I wanted to hit the vaunted six-figure ceiling, I would need approximately 7,500,000 visitors per month.

This is EXTREMELY rare territory.  As in notgonnahappen.   

All of the above were calculated using the Blog Modelling [sic] Tool, which is available as an XLS here.