How long until you move on?

How long do you work on a blog until you decide it's not profitable?
I have had this blog for 2-3 weeks and it's still only getting 14 views a day.

Is it time to move on to another niche?

It was my first autoblog attempt, and in retrospect and more research and lurking I figure the niche is not easily penetrable.

I wait at least 3 or 4 months

nufaman said:

I wait at least 3 or 4 months

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Is there any reason you wait that long?

Yeah, minimum 3 months for most sites, especially blogs. Considerably shorter if it is a product/service.

I've learned that first I need to understand the market I plan to sell too and my competition. If I'm going to be just another blog with nothing unique or special, I wait until I am certain I've got something that nobody else does or with very little competition. That usually works. It's hard to come up with a USP (Unique Selling Proposition). The markets that I usually think are going to be profitable end up saturated with marketers peddling their warez. That usually kills the market and by the time you arrive, you get bread crumbs and leftovers. If a blog is unproductive, create another one and then another one. Or, what's best, do like copyblogger or pro blogger and create just one very good blog.

pickley said:

Is there any reason you wait that long?

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Takes time for the site to get indexed and for its backlinks to get found

I'm not being condescending, but let me ask you this:

Do you currently have any MANUAL sites making money?

I mean, blogs that you personally update with real content or a site that makes you money where the content isn't automatically generated.