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Income Report January 2020

by Alan Young February 6, 2020

The income earned every month is deposited at different times depending on holding delays for each income source. The below earnings do not reflect the exact amount of income earned, but it does represent it as close as possible for the month shown. 

In this income report, you'll see what I earned in January 2020, including what expenses I had.

I'll also let you know about any changes/updates since last month worth mentioning.

So Why Do I Publish Income Reports?

I know some people can think publishing income reports is kind of bragging, but for most people, it gives a little inspiration when getting started out their blogging journey.

I'm sure if you're here then you want to read this! 

If you're still working things out then don't worry.

I know what it's like to be a total newbie to blogging and the initial struggle to get momentum going.

It's always a mental battle when creating an online business as you don't know for sure if your hard work will pay off. 

With blogging, you don't tend to see the rewards right away so it's good to read other people's successes and struggles to help inspire and motivate you to keep going.

It's also good to see what works for others and what doesn't so you can't learn from their wins and losses to help you reach your business goals sooner.

Also, by writing these income reports it helps keep me motivated and on track as I strive to do my best.

You reading these reports is a bit like having an accountability partner. It keeps me in check.

It's not all plain sailing as I've had plenty of struggles and I still do!

But I feel I am getting somewhere now and I want to share that journey with you.

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How Much Money My Blogs In January 2020

If only it was this easy 🙂

Just so you know, I don’t reveal every blog (yet) and the affiliate products I promote as I want to limit the competition as I have worked hard to find some good products to promote which are not overly saturated.

However,

I will let you know what niche each site is in, and the type of products I promote.

Site 1: Earnings January 2020 – $989.05 

Niche: Metaphysical/spiritual  

The earnings from this site came from 2 sources. Ad revenue and affiliate revenue.

My ad revenue was $643.32 and my affiliate revenue was $‎345.73

I am with Mediavine and ad revenue took a bit of a dip this month as January isn't the best month for advertising.

It's the same most bloggers out there. 

They call it the January blues.  

The Mediavine RPM for me in January was $13.65 RPM which isn't actually that terrible.

In case you don't know what RPM means, it just means Revenue Per 1000 Impressions. (The M stands for Mille which is Latin for 1000).  

From now on out hopefully, it should start creeping back up.

Affiliate sales weren't fantastic either, but at the same time, they weren't terrible.

I did play around with the affiliate offers and try some new ones but that didn't do that great.

They just didn't convert to sales so I swapped back to what I had after a few weeks.

The affiliate offer I've been promoting before I tried anything else had done so much better than the new ones I tried.

The reason I believe is that they do email follow up.

Rather than link directly to an affiliate offer, I link to an optin and they do the follow-up marketing.

So all in all, $1000 again from this blog ain't to bad! 

I'm super happy about that.

I remember when $1000 a month from a blog seemed so far away and now it's here I feel like this blog has soo much more potential if I start building a list and doing email marketing.

I really like to keep it passive though which is why I've been putting off building a list as I'll have to go through a new learning curve.

And I really don't like writing emails as much.

In the next 3-4 months I will get round to it. Hopefully!

Or maybe I'll outsource it at some point!

Also just so you know, the affiliate earnings on this site are from just ONE product that I promote via some banners that I’ve added to the site.

That's it.

I've got a few simple banners in the posts and one in the header and that is all. 

I like to keep simple!

Maybe to my own detriment.

Site 2: Earnings January 2020 –$505.73

Niche: Health Related

The earnings from this site came from 1 source. Affiliate revenue.

The revenue was £387.46 which is roughly $505.73 with today's current exchange rate.

The revenue went back up this month after December's terrible dip in commission.

Last month being the Christmas period I think buying supplements was the last thing on people's minds.

It's good now Christmas is out the way as people are looking to become more healthy and get stuck into their new years' resolutions.

Hopefully, it should come up now over the coming months. 

We'll have to wait and see how it goes!

Halfway to that $1000 mark is still good considering I've only been monetizing this site for a short amount of time with relatively low traffic. 

And in case you're wondering,

What I’ve done on this site to monetize it, is to create some info articles on a specific topic then I linked to an article on my site that offers a discount code to a product which ties in perfectly to the information they were looking for.

For example, if I was promoting a health supplement that helps with say arthritis, then I would create info articles around that topic then in those articles, I would say…

“hey if you looking for a product which helps with arthritis then check out this product which I love and you can get a discount code as well.”

Obviously, it’s done better than that but you can see how I do it.  And just so you know the product I promote isn’t for arthritis 🙂

I've just started adding some review articles to this site to see how that goes.

I'll also be adding more info content as I find those pieces of content are easier to rank for and can still be monetized with ads.

Also, the product I promote is a physical product with a 15% commission.

I do prefer digital products for affiliate marketing as the commission is usually a lot higher, but hey I'm not complaining as the physical product I promote on this site is doing pretty well.

Site 3: Earnings January 2020 – $763.01

Niche: Make Money Online

The earnings for this site came from affiliate revenue.

Even though earnings are a little lower compared to last month for this blog I'm still happy.

On this site, I promote a few products via reviews and discount code articles. I also have info articles that I link to related articles that promote various products. 

I also just added Google AdSense to this site which bought in an extra £64.54 (roughly $84.19).

Here's how the earnings are split across the different sources for this site.

Affiliate product 1: $400.52

Affiliate product 2: $169.5

Affiliate product 3: $108.80 

Google Adsense: $84.19 (£64.54)

The affiliate products that make the bulk of the earnings are for online software.

This month I still haven't added any content to this site.

I really need to get motivated to do more on this site but like I said in previous posts, I've just fallen out of love with the topic.

As I write this I'm thinking maybe I should outsource some content.

Who knows, I need to do something as I feel like it has the potential to earn a lot more if I could get motivated to add more content.

I'll have a think and let you know if I do add more content.

Site 4: – Earnings January 2020 – $-4 .33

Niche: Home And Garden 

The earnings from this site came from 1 source. Affiliate revenue.

I actually had minus earnings for this site in January.

Someone refunded on something bought in late December and it made my earnings go minus $-4 .33

Apart from that, there's no point in telling you any more about this site as I'm not doing anything on it.

I think I might even exclude it from any new income reports until I decide if I going to do something with it.

Maybe I can sell it as a website that's had time to get out of the so-called google sandbox. 

We'll wait and see.

The affiliate earnings(or lack of) from this site are from the Amazon affiliate program. 

So let's talk about other revenue.

Other Revenue January 2020 – $513.56

This isn't 100% blogging only revenue but it’s still online income.

I have a Youtube channel that brings in commission from products that I link to and also I earn ad revenue.

The YouTube ad revenue was the highest I've ever had which has inspired me to keep creating value pack videos! 

If you're not a subscriber yet then head over to my Youtube channel here.

The income works out as $414.56 from Youtube ad revenue and $99 from affiliate products that I link to from my channel.

Some of my videos I put in my blog posts so I could say it is somewhat blogging revenue but I do track sales from YT by using tracking links so it is still separate. 

It's still online income so it's still worth adding here. 

Wanna See Some Proof?

Here are some screenshots of the bigger payments from my blog earnings.

Sometimes it helps to see a bit of proof.

This image is the earnings from Mediavine on site one for the month of January.

Screenshot of Mediavine incomeThese earnings are from the affiliate product I promote on site one.

The earnings from the image below are from the affiliate product I promote on site two.

It shows the payments were in Feb but they were earnings from January just paid a day into February.

This next screenshot is of one of the earnings for software I promote on site three.

Again, the payment is on February 5th but it was from the commissions earned in January.

This payment is also from site three.

Earnings from January.

This is another screenshot from January earnings on site three.

The reporting facilities on this one aren't as great but this is a screenshot of the earnings tab.

Here are the Youtube earnings for Jan.

And here is the income from the one affiliate product that I made money with on Youtube.

There you go.

Hopefully, that’s enough proof for now.

Anyway, so now we’ve covered earnings,

Let’s talk expenses!

Expenses January 2020 – $1252.87

Here is a list of expenses form Jan 2020. 

Hosting With WPX: $59.99

Writers on Upwork: $688.46

Canva Pro + Unlimted Images: $22.95

Key Search: $17

Tailwind: $244.15 (that's for a full year up front)

Training courses: $118.82

Domain renewals: $11.99 

Products for review articles: $89.51

That’s my total expenses for this month.

Expenses are still high but that's down to me paying for blog content on Upwork as I want to outsource as much as possible.

I want to get to the point where I will outsource most of the writing on my other blogs so I have more free time.

It's all about the FREEDOM!

Also I paid for a year on Tailwind. Using tailwind tribes and the scheduler is such a time saver.

It helps my business so much.

At least I'm paid up for a full year now and don't need to worry about it for 12 months.

If you want to try it out then get a free trial here and see what you think. 

I'm sure you will LOVE it. 

Most people running a blog will spend a lot less on expenses as I do, but as I’m trying to grow my business I am willing to invest back into it.

When I first started I had hardly any monthly expenses.

But like I said, I want to invest back into my business to scale up faster so I don't mind seeing less of my income to help to get that faster growth.

By the end of 2020, I aim to get my blogs earning over $10k per month. 

With hard work, focus and consistency and I know it's possible to get there.

It just about doing more of what’s working. 

Anyway, here's the figures that matter:

Gross Income – $2767.02

What matters most though is the net income. 

(Gross income $2767.02) – (Expenses $1252.87) = Net Income $1514.15

Not as high net income as last month but ups and downs are expected. 

January is notoriously a bad month for ad revenue and affiliate income. 

Next month I'm sure it will be up! Fingers crossed!

Updates From Last Months Income Report

Last month I said I wanted to add 90 new articles to my sites in the next 90 days.

So how am I progressing?

I added 14 new articles.

But I still have 5 I need to publish so I'm at about 19 when I hit publish on those 5. I just need to add some images and they are good to go.

I didn't want to spend too much in January so I slowed it down on the outsourcing. 

I'll see how my income goes next month and will use some more money to outsourcing more content.

Recently Published Content: 

Here's some content I added on my Youtube channel you may find helpful.

How To Make Your First $500 Per Month Blogging

How To Drive Traffic to Your Website or Blog With Pinterest In 2020

Anyway, that's it for this month's income report, I hope you found it helpful.

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👉Related Post: Income Report December 2019

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Income Report December 2019

by Alan Young January 8, 2020

The income earned every month is deposited at different times depending on holding delays for each income source. The below earnings do not reflect the exact amount of income earned, but it does represent it as close as possible for the month shown. 

Hey what’s going on! Welcome to Decembers income report!

The festive period is over. Now it's back to work with a fresh year to start!

December has been HARD with a capital H to stay focused. 

So many things going on and not to mention my son was on School holiday so I was having fun with him as well.

That's a great benefit of working from home, YOU can set your OWN schedule. 

No need to ask the boss because YOU ARE THE BOSS!

It's also a pain when you want to actually work but hey ho take the good with the bad.

But seriously I wouldn't change a thing.  

I feel truly blessed to be in the position I am in, and that's what keeps me motivated to keep going and hopefully help some others along the way too. 

So, let’s get into it.

I have a few blogs to go through with you (some a bit neglected), but I will let you know about them all.

Just so you know, I don’t give away my blog names and the affiliate products I promote as I want to limit the competition as I have worked hard to find some good products to promote which are not overly saturated.

However,

I will let you know what niche each site is in, and the type of products I promote.

Ok with that said let’s get into this!

How Much Money My Blogs Made In December 2019

Let it rain money! 😀

Site 1: Earnings December 2019 – $1309.13  

Niche: Metaphysical/spiritual  

The earnings from this site came from 2 sources. Ad revenue and affiliate revenue.

My ad revenue was $995.15 and my affiliate revenue was $313.98.

I am with Mediavine and this month was my best month yet.

I nearly hit $1000 just from ads. 

This really got me excited. My mission is now to triple my traffic in the next year.

Ads are so passive which is why I love them soooo much.

My RPM was still up this month due to it being the Christmas period. I do expect it to drop significantly next month but it's still great.

The affiliate earnings are from one product I promote via some banners that I’ve added to the site.

I've got a few simple banners in the posts and one in the header and that is all. 

I'm going to change the affiliate program as I have to wait 60 days for commissions to be approved which I don't like, plus I don't think the product is converting as much as I'd like.

I'll be trying a new affiliate product in January and will keep you updated. 

Getting affiliate earnings to $750 per month on this site and doing it as PASSIVE as possible is the next goal. 

I know if I built a list and THEN promote that affiliate product I would earn more, as I would earn commissions AND build a list that I can promote other products with.

I'll try get round to it one day but I prefer to keep things as passive as possible. Email marketing gives me a headache lol. 

Site 2: Earnings December 2019 – $217.99

Niche: Health Related

The earnings from this site came from 1 source. Affiliate revenue.

The revenue was £166.72 which is roughly $217.99 with today's current exchange rate.

This site took quite a dip in commissions this month and I think that is mainly due to the fact most people are focused on buying Christmas presents and not buying health supplements.

Also, I've added 2 new posts to this site in December which isn't a lot, but I will start adding more to build traffic and revenue. 

I'm going to add some best x products type posts over the coming months and I'm sure that will help build the revenue.

I will also be adding info posts as well.

Once the traffic is high enough I will place ads on the site ad as they are so passive. 

Just so you know, what I’ve done on this site is created some info articles on a specific topic then linked to an article on my site that offers a discount code to a product which ties in perfectly to the information they were looking for.

For example, if I was promoting a health supplement that helps with say arthritis, then I would create info articles around that topic then in those articles I would say…

“hey if you looking for a product which helps with arthritis then check out this product which I love and you can get a discount code as well.”

Obviously, it’s done better than that but you can see how I do it.  And just so you know the product I promote isn’t for arthritis 🙂

Lesson from this site: If you can find a good product in which the vendor can give you a discount code to offer your readers, and the commissions are still good, then you don’t necessarily need tons of content or traffic.

Discount code articles work great!

Also, the product I promote is a physical product with a 15% commission.

Site 3: Earnings December 2019 – $1213

Niche: Make Money Online

The earnings for this site came from affiliate revenue.

Revenue is up quite a bit this month compared to last month ($690.10) which is great.

On this site, I promote a few products via reviews and discount code articles. I also have info articles that I link to related articles that promote various products. 

Overall it’s 2 key products that made the bulk of that affiliate commission. Then there are a couple products that give me a little commission as well.

Both the products that make the bulk of the earnings are for online software.

This month I still haven't added any content to this site. I did make a few changes to the CTA on the affiliate links but that's it.

I also added Google Adsense to this site as my traffic was up to 23'963, so I thought I'd see if I could squeeze some additional revenue out of the pages without affiliate promotions. 

It prob won't be a lot as Adsense doesn't pay a lot compared to premium ad networks such as Mediavine.

Even if it's an extra $100 I'll be happy.

Site 4: – Earnings December 2019 – $6.35

Niche: Home And Garden 

The earnings from this site came from 1 source. Affiliate revenue.

I know, I'm BIG In the game! $6.35!

I'll be living like the Kardashians next month at this rate. 

Last month this site made $0.12 so it’s gone up this month.

The affiliate earnings from this site are from the Amazon affiliate program. 

This site has so much potential but I can only put so much attention on one thing without it affecting the focus on another thing. 

In 3 months' time when I've added a bunch of new content to site one and site two then I will focus on churning out some great new content for this site.

One thing at a time though.

Other Revenue Dec 2019 – $433.51

This isn't quite blogging revenue but it’s still online income.

I have a Youtube channel in which I promote some products and I get commissions from that. 

There’s also Youtube ad revenue which helps.

It works out as $285.01 from Youtube ad revenue and $148.50 from affiliate products that I link to from my channel.

Some of my videos I put in my blog posts so I could say it is somewhat blogging revenue but I do track sales from YT by using tracking links so it is still separate. 

It's still online income so it's still worth adding here. 

Wanna See Some Proof?

Here are some screenshots of the bigger payments from my blog earnings.

Sometimes it helps to see a bit of proof.

This image is the earnings from Mediavine on site one for the month of December.

These earnings are from the affiliate product I promote on site one.

The earnings from the image below are from the affiliate product I promote on site two.

It shows the payments were in January but they were earnings from December just paid a few days into January.

This next screenshot is of one of the earnings for software I promote on site three.

Again, the payment is on January 7th but it was from the commissions earned in Dec.

This payment is also from site three.

Earnings from Dec paid on Jan 2nd.

There are more products that I get paid commissions for, but you can see the bulk of it.

I don’t want to slow down the page speed with too many images.

Hopefully, that’s enough proof for now.

Anyway, so now we’ve covered earnings,

Let’s talk expenses!

Expenses December 2019 – $684.37

Here is a list of expenses form Dec 2019. 

Hosting With WPX: $59.99

Fiver Gigs: $68

Hello Bar: $29

Writers on Upwork: $75.45

Canva Pro + Unlimted Images: $22.95

Clickfunnels: $99

Key Search: $17

Social Warfare Plugin: $29

Registered business address: $45

Training courses: $143

Domain renewals: $11.99 

Noble Samurai (video software): $27

PLR Content: $47.00

Dropbox: $9.99

That’s my total expenses for this month.

A lot are for things most bloggers (especially beginner bloggers) wouldn't need for blogging, for example, Clickfunnels.

I signed up to Clickfunnels a few months back to host a blogging training course I created but I've now decided to shelf the product for now till I build an audience.

It was $299 a month for the premium account then in December I dropped it to the basic plan and now I'm going to drop it altogether for now.

Doing these income reports is so helpful as I can see how all these expenses add up and eat at the profits if I'm not careful.

Next month hopefully my expenses will be much lower as I am going to cut back on costs that I don't truly need so I can save the money and invest it back into the business for things that make a difference, such as content.

Most people running a blog will spend a lot less, but as I’m trying to grow my business so I am investing back into it.

By the end of 2020, I aim to get my blogs earning over $10k per month. 

With hard work, focus and consistency and I know it's possible to get there.

It just about doing more of what’s working. 

Anyway, here's the figures that matter:

Gross Income – $3179.98

What matters most though is the net income. 

(Gross income $3179.98) – (Expenses $684.37) = Net Income $2495.61

It's funny because it's almost exactly the same as last month's net income! 

Next month I hope to bring those expenses down to under $300 (unless I invest in content) and hopefully, that will leave me with more Net income!

Lessons Learned From December.

Something I feel I've had a bit of an epiphany in December is what I choose to spend my time working on.

I've realized I need to stop thinking of creating new things like products, new blogs, podcasts, creating email sequences and all the other stuff that can seem like a good idea and just focus 90% of my time on the high ROI actions, i.e. writing blog content!

It's so easy to think I need to do all these other things but in reality, it was creating blog content that's made me the money so I am now committed more than ever to creating content every day.

I want to add 90 articles to my sites in the next 90 days. 

This is easily achievable if I stay focused and outsource some of it.

More content will equal more revenue.

Anyway, that's it for this month's income report, I hope you found it useful and I'll speak to you soon!

👉Related Post: Income Report November 2019

If you feel I can make these income reports better then let me know in the comments.

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Income Report November 2019

by Alan Young December 5, 2019

The income earned every month is deposited at different times depending on holding delays for each income source. The below earnings do not reflect the exact amount of income earned, but it does represent it as close as possible for the month shown. 

Hey what's going on! Welcome to my first ever income report!

EXCITING!

I've been meaning to start an income report for a long time now, and I kinda wish I did it earlier so you could see the full journey from earning $0 a month to where I am at this month.

Maybe I'll go back and work it all out add those income reports at a later date but at least I have started today.

I'm going to make this a consistent feature for this blog, as I not only want to INSPIRE YOU, I want to track my progress each month and this is a great way to do it. 

I remember reading so many of these in my early days of blogging and it helped keep me motivated as I could see others having success.

I'm not quite where I want to be yet, but I've already achieved my first big goal and that is to be fully self-supporting through my blog.

Over the next year, it will be really cool to see the journey starting from this first income report.

I really hope you find it helpful.

So, let's get into it.

I have a few blogs to go through with you (some a bit neglected), but I will let you know about them all.

Just so you know, I don't give away my blog names and the affiliate products I promote as I want to limit the competition as I have worked hard to find some good products to promote which are not overly saturated.

However,

I will let you know what niche each site is in, and the type of products I promote.

Sound fair?

Cool, let's get into this!

How Much Money My Blogs Made In November 2019

How I wish the money came to me 🙂

Site 1: Earnings Nov 2019 – $1177.69  

Niche: Metaphysical/spiritual  

The earnings from this site came from 2 sources. Ad revenue and affiliate revenue.

My ad revenue was $764.46 and my affiliate revenue was $413.23.

I am with Mediavine and this month was my best month yet.

Even though my traffic was down due to the fact I was working most of the month on The 25k Blog Challenge and I didn't add much new content or Pin on Pinterest as much as I usually do, the overall revenue was up because my RPM was up this month. 

Black Friday weekend definitely helped!

The affiliate earnings are from one product I promote via some banners that I've added to the site. I added a few simple banners in the posts and one in the header and that is all. 

At the moment I just a direct link to their offer from the banners which I shouldn't really do.

I need to build a list and THEN promote that affiliate product. 

Then I would earn the commission AND build a list that I can promote other products with.

Note to self: DO THIS ASAP!

Site 2: Earnings Nov 2019 – $726.39

Niche: Health Related

The earnings from this site came from 1 source. Affiliate revenue.

This site is starting to do really well for me now, and because of that, I'm now putting more effort into content.

This is still a baby site with about 20 posts but it's showing me it's potential really early on.

What I've done on this site is created some info articles on a specific topic then linked to an article on my site that offers a discount code to a product which ties in perfectly to the information they were looking for.

For example, if I was promoting a health supplement that helps with say arthritis, then I would create info articles around that topic then in those articles I would say hey if you looking for a product which helps with arthritis then check out this product which I love and you can get a discount code as well.

Obviously, it's done better than that but you can see how I do it.  And just so you know the product I promote isn't for arthritis 🙂

Lesson from this site: If you can find a good product in which the vendor can give you a discount code to offer your readers, and the commissions are still good, then you don't necessarily need tons of content or traffic.

Discount code articles work great!

Also, the product I promote is a physical product with a 15% commission.

Site 3: Earnings Nov 2019 – $690.10

Niche: Make Money Online

The earnings from this site came from 1 source. Affiliate revenue.

This blog has been a bit neglected recently, I haven't posted in months and it's still making money. 

I've really fallen out of love with this site and I'm struggling to write content because of it.

There's so much more I could do, but I just can't bring myself to do it at the minute. I may outsource it at some point, but at the minute I'm happy to let it sit and make money.

On this site, I promote a few products via reviews and discount code articles. I also have info articles that I link to related articles that promote various products. 

Overall it's 2 key products that made the bulk of that affiliate commission.

Both the products that make the bulk of the earnings are for online software.

Site 4: – Earnings Nov 2019 – $0.12

Niche: Home And Garden 

The earnings from this site came from 1 source. Affiliate revenue.

WOW I know, $0.12!

I might just retire now! 

Last month this site made $32.88 so it's gone down this month.

The earnings from this site are from the Amazon affiliate program. This site does have potential as the two months previous it had done much better.

Last month this site sold $410.95 worth of products in which I made $32.88. I know that is still very low but I only have a handful of articles and the traffic is low as well. 

If I spent a month and added like 50 articles then this would definitely go up over time. 

Site number one also gets some commission from Amazon (about $2-$5 a month), but it gets sooo many more clicks. 

The problem is, it's super small commission as it's only books that I link to, and the commission rate is 4.5%.

On this site however, the average order is $100 and I get 8%!

Building on this site is on my to-do list, but I'm spread quite thin on my time so I need to find the time to work on it.

Other Revenue Nov 2019 – $659.44

I was unsure whether to put this down but I thought I might as well.

It's not quite blogging revenue but it's still income.

I have a Youtube channel which I promote some products and I get commissions from that. There's also Youtube ad revenue which helps.

It works out as $253.44 from Youtube ad revenue and $406 from affiliate products that I link to from my channel.

Wanna See Some Proof?

Here are some screenshots of the bigger payments from my blog earnings.

Sometimes it helps to see a bit of proof.

This image is the earnings from Mediavine on site one for the month of November.

These earnings are from the affiliate product I promote on site one.

The earnings from the image below are from the affiliate product I promote on site two.

It shows some payments were in December but they were earnings from November just paid a few days into Dec.

I got paid halfway through the month for the first few week's worth of affiliate commissions, then again on Dec 2nd & 3rd for that last few weeks of commission from Nov.

This is a screenshot of one of the earnings for software I promote on site three.

Again, the payment is on Dec 2nd but it was from the commissions earned in Nov.

There are more products that I get paid commissions for, but you can see the bulk of it.

I don't want to slow down the page speed with too many images.

Hopefully, that's enough proof for now.

Anyway, so now we've covered earnings,

Let's talk expenses!

Expenses Nov 2019 – $753.03

Here is a list of expenses form Nov 2019. 

Hosting With WPX: $59.99

Fiver Gigs: $130.50

Hello Bar: $29

Writers on Upwork: $183.60

Canva Pro + Unlimted Images: $22.95

Domain Purchased From WPX: $10.99

Clickfunnels: $299

Key Search: $17

Tailwind: $19.98

That's my total expenses for this month. Somethings are not quite directly blogging-related, for example Clickfunnels.

I've just signed up to Clickfunnels to host my training for The 25k Blog Challenge. It's quite a big expense but I'll cover this cost as people sign up for this blog training.

Also, I spent a bit more than usual on Fiverr because I had a podcast intro and outro created for the Freedom Through Blogging Podcast. (You should check it out, it's the best around 😜)

Most people running a blog will spend a lot less, but as I'm trying to grow my business I am now investing back into it.

Over the next 12 months, I hope to get my blogs earning over $10k per month. 

I'm feeling pretty excited just saying it. 

I believe it's more than possible. Hard work, focus and consistency and I will get there.

It just about doing more of what's working. 

Gross Income – $3253.74

What matters most though is the net income. 

(Gross income  $3253.74) – (Expenses $753.03) = Net Income $2'500.71

If I didn't have some of the higher cost expenses like Clickfunnels it would have been better, but hopefully it's an investment that will pay off!

Lessons Learned From November.

👉Related Post: From 15 Failed Businesses to Success As A Blogger

Overall from an income perspective, this was a good month as it went up from last month, but as a productivity perspective, it was a bad month.

I felt I could have managed my time so much better. 

I've been really struggling to get much done in the day while my son is at school.

When he's back from school at 3:30pm I can't really get much done so I need to do more in the free time between 9am – 3:30pm.

I've committed to getting up early, like mega early (4:30am) and getting stuff done in that few hours of quiet time. 

I used to do that before, and I would get so much important work done. 

If I can plan my tasks better, and get some more work done in those extra few hours then I think I can have a super productive month in December. 

Wish me luck.

I think that's it for this month. Thanks for reading it.

👉Recommended Post: Income Report December 2019

If you feel I can make these income reports better then let me know in the comments.

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