Originally Posted by After Shock Media

Then please explain your math.

Stable organic site (which typically means no real upkeep or marketing).
Organic SEO traffic (which also typically means no real BW usage).
Averages 1 sale per month.

Now how in the hell can it not more than pay for itself? Fully leaving out just the linking possibility alone, and any work one could do if they desired to increase the traffic or sales. As is, how would it not pay for itself?