Welcome to my income report for last month.
A few years ago, I started this blog to see I could make money online. 9 months after I started I was already making more than my husband’s full-time job, 9 months after that my husband Corey was able to quit his full-time construction job (a few months before the birth of our second child).
Last year I made over $85,000 by blogging part-time. The awesome part about this particular blogging side business (besides the fact it makes over full-time income with part-time hours) is that you’re creating passive income that can be done from anywhere – even when we take days off we are still making money.
At the end of the day, we’re able to spend way more time as a family because of it.
WHY SHARE OUR INCOME REPORTS?
While income isn’t something I used to blog about, I started sharing about it because blogging has been such a life changer for us, I hope it helps inspire others moms who are thinking about starting a blog. It’s totally doable to make money blogging, and you don’t have to be tech savvy (I wasn’t at all when I started).
Some days I take it for granted, it’s amazing how quickly we adjust and forget to be thankful for all that we have. Sharing these income reports help remind me to be thankful, stay focused and pay-it-forward.
Here are some fun stats from 2016…
- We made over $85,000 blogging part-time in 2016.
- My husband now works at home with me.
- I work less than 20 hours a week.
- We took a 3 month blogging break when our son was born and still made money during that time.
- We moved into an RV at the end of the year and began a 8 month RV adventure traveling all over the US as a family and were able to bring our blogging business with us.
I’m hosting a (free) online webinar all about how to start a blogging side business (no tech knowledge required)!
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You’ll have the chance to start blog during the online workshop (start one as you follow along with my demonstration) – I’ll walk you through everything step-by-step!
How much did I make last month?
October 2017: I made $8,065.68 blogging part-time
It’s been such a blessing for my family that I can work part-time and make this sort of extra income! I usually work around 20 hours a week, I try not to work any more than that and sometimes, when life is chaotic, I work even less.
Here’s the breakdown of this month’s blog income…
Advertisements: $2,473.00
These are the advertisements that you see on my site in the sidebar, etc.
Affiliate Income: $3,041.91
This is income I earn by recommending stuff I adore — companies give me a percent as a thank you for referring customers to them. And the price of the product is the exact same for my readers.
Sponsored Posts: $1850.00
Occasionally I’ll work with companies and write a blog post integrating their product into a post.
175 Best Date Ideas: $241.77
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Successful Startup: The Complete Blog Startup Course: $459.00
Everything you need to know for starting a successful blog business without wasting time or missing anything crucial. You read more about the course here.
Altogether since day 1, this blog has brought in $237,786.87.
This Month’s Thoughts/Tip…
Maintain your focus. Figure out what’s worth your time – what’s benefiting you and what’s not.
2 great books on the subject…
I also highly recommend listening to the following podcast regardless of the stage of your blog (just starting and seasoned blogger alike)…
Learn More on How to Start a Successful, Profitable Blog…
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You’ll have the chance to start blog during the online workshop (start one as you follow along with my demonstration) – I’ll walk you through everything step-by-step!
xoxo,
Alida
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Heather Sears says
Do you mind me asking how many people are visiting your site each month? Just trying how much more traffic I need to be increasing, and also, how do you organize your blog income each month? With working with so many different affiliates, I didnt know if you had a really good organized way of keeping track of it all
Alida says
In October we had just over 260,000 pageviews. We’ve had months as high as 1,000,000 but honestly I’m realizing that income and pageviews do not always go hand-in-hand.
As far as keeping track of income, I just use a Google spreadsheet. I have tried Quickbooks in the past but my brain understands and does best with a spreadsheet for now.
Anya says
Wow! It is impressive! How do you get 250K view per month? Do you advertise or rely solely on Google? Thanks
Alida says
My traffic comes primarily from Pinterest, also my newsletter list, Facebook, etc. There are some great courses out there that teach about Pinterest growth that would be a great place to start! (For example (affiliate)… Dominate Pinterest: Pinterest Strategy https://transactions.sendowl.com/stores/5512/34696)
Judith says
Congratulations on your success. This is quite impressive
Karen says
My husband and I are expecting our first baby girl very soon, I had to quit my job (I’m a teacher) to be able to stay home with our baby, we don’t have family around and daycare takes all my pay, so we figured I might as well stay home.
I’m panicking to start living with one income and I honestly don’t know how to do anything else other than teaching.
I’m excited and scared all at the same time, but hopefully this journey will help us to be as successful as you and your family, many blessings!
Alida says
So proud of you for choosing to stay at home with your baby! Sending positive energy and love on your new adventure! Blogging is an incredible way to create extra side income for your family working part-time from home! Have you joined our blogging webinar? https://therealisticmama.lpages.co/register-realistic-blog-startup-workshop/
Karen says
Thank you!! And yes I’m on for tonight at 8pm, can’t wait 😊