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Earn from ads on a free kids' coloring pages site

Build a simple website of free printable coloring pages for kids, with one page per theme like animals, holidays, or seasons. Parents and teachers find it through search, and advertisers pay for the ads shown on the pages.

The hard part: publishing enough good-looking pages to stand out from other coloring sites, then waiting months for search traffic to build.

Setup 3 daysRuns $20/moYour time A few hours a weekReadiness Readiness 51 out of 100Light on detailHow we score thisNeeds ChatGPTVercel

Who pays

Visitors pay nothing. The site earns from display ads, where an ad network pays you based on how many people view the pages. The poster guesses the cited site earns from ads and gives no revenue figure.

How to build it

  1. List the themes parents search for

    Make a list of coloring page themes, such as animals, holidays, seasons, and vehicles. Use Google's search suggestions and ChatGPT to expand each theme into specific page ideas.

  2. Draw clean line-art pages

    Ask ChatGPT to create simple black-and-white line drawings for kids, one subject per image. Throw out any with messy lines or odd details, then save the good ones as printable PDFs.

  3. Build a site with one page per theme

    Use ChatGPT to help build a simple site with a page for each theme and a print or download button on each image. Publish it on Vercel with your own domain.

  4. Help each page show up in search

    Give each page a clear title like 'Free printable dinosaur coloring pages' and a short description. Submit the site to Google Search Console so Google finds new pages.

  5. Add display ads once traffic grows

    Apply to Google AdSense and place ads around the coloring pages. As visits grow, you can apply to larger ad networks that pay more per visitor.

  6. Keep adding pages every week

    Add new themes on a regular schedule, especially ahead of holidays and seasons. Check Search Console to see which themes bring visitors and make more like them.

Sources on X

  • danielkbuilds · Oct 23, 2026

    danielkbuilds points to a free coloring pages site for kids with a domain registered in September 2024. The poster says it now gets 89.9K organic visits a month by Ahrefs' estimate, with traffic climbing since June. The poster guesses it earns from display ads because it is free to visitors.

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