How can I prove this to you?

Like I mentioned before, most sites have a single picture of some random dude walking on a beach, or a picture of a hammock strung between some palm trees, or an ocean view with a few beach chairs. Other sites have a picture of the site’s creator holding a huge check.

I don’t have a huge check. I have a bunch of little checks. Here’s an example:

You can click the above image of me to view the full-size image, but for your convenience I’ve included a closeup of the check amount:

Now, allow me to be the first to admit that $100 is not a lot of money. It’s less than you can earn in a day at a full time job, and it amounts to what you might pay for your monthly cell phone bill plus a nice dinner at a fancy restaurant. This check for $104.28 isn’t meant to “wow” you.

That being said, I do receive one of these checks from Google every month. Here are a few pictures I took of myself over the course of a few months holding similar checks:

Google Adsense Payment from April 2011: $114.98

New Running Total for March – April: $219.26

Google Adsense Payment from May 2011: $118.77

New Running Total for March – May: $338.03

Google Adsense Payment from June 2011: $125.27

New Running Total for March – June: $463.30

Google Adsense Payment from July 2011: $104.84

New Running Total for March – July: $568.14

I blocked out the personal information and tracking numbers in the checks, but I didn’t Photoshop any of the values to different amounts. These are all pictures of actual checks that Google sent to me for participating in their Adsense program, and the amounts are all exactly as pictured.

Once again, I admit that this isn’t a whole lot of money in the grand scheme of the world. I describe it as “extra money” because that’s what it is — money that’s supplementing my income.

What’s best about this money that I’m earning is that it is “passive income” that my website is earning automatically.

I say automatically because it’s $100 that comes to me in the mail regardless of whether I decide to work or not. Let me explain:

In March I wrote two new articles, and my site earned $104.28 .

In April I wrote one new article, and my site earned $114.98 .

In May I wrote ZERO new articles, and my site earned $118.77 .

In June I wrote ZERO new articles, and my site earned $125.27 .

In July I wrote ZERO new articles, and my site earned $104.84 .

To summarize, I was able to make $568.14 online using Google Adsense, and I only “worked” for three days in those five months.