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December 9, 2016 ·

November Blog Income Report

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I am getting caught up on income reports now.

I cannot believe this is November’s and only one more month left after this.

Doing income reports has helped me envision some of my 2017 goals, too.

I plan to do a post on my new year blog goals soon.

Monthly Blog Income Report - November 2016

This month stings a bit for me because we went to an event that was a fail.

The event itself was paid for back a few months, but we still had to pay for the hotel, parking, and food.

If you add up the total cost for the event, it’s nauseating.

Especially since the we barely attended it.

First of all, the event was horribly put together.

Secondly, both of us got a bit sick on the second day. It wasn’t a total lost, though.

We got to spend some great sister time together and had lots of laughs.

But, dang… we could have done that for a lot less money.

Monthly Blogging Income Report – November 2016

These numbers are for cash received during the month.

In my quickbooks, I choose “cash basis” instead of “accrual” to get these numbers.

So, it doesn’t include work done during the month unless they pay right away.

Many networks pay 60-90 days so money can come in from work done months ago.

November Blogging Income

  • Sponsored Posts:
    • Linqia: $390.00
    • Wolf Best Buy: $300.00 – Paid in gift cards.
    • Other Sponsored Posts: $3,047.50
  • Social Posts: $167.00
  • Twitter Parties: $450.00
  • Affiliate Income:
    • Shareasale: $95.45
      • See how you can earn from two-tiered referral income.
    • Amazon Associates: $80.92 (Part of this is from Amazon CPM ads)
    • Skimlinks: $12.54 – I didn’t even think I had this active, so this was a surprise payment.
  • Ad Networks:
    • Mediavine: $121.86
  • Sidebar Widget: $300.00 – Paid in gift cards.
  • JustSweep.com: $85.00 – My giveaway directory site.
  • Shelley’s Income: $2,455.00 – What Shelley made through the blog on her own.

Income Total: $7,505.27

November Blogging Expenses

  • Photoshop/Lightroom: $10.61
  • Parking Garages: $150.00
  • Apple iTunes: $.99
  • Virtual Assistant: $14.00
  • convertkit: $29.00 – newsletter.
  • CoPromote: $49.00 – Promote social shares. There’s a free version, as well.
  • CoSchedule: $575.87 – I upgraded and paid yearly for the savings.
  • Hostgator: $15.00 – I think I must buy domain names in my sleep.
  • Hotels.com: $548.08 – Stayed in a FABULOUS hotel for a crappy event.
  • ManageFlitter: $12.00 – Manage Twitter followers.
  • USPS: $20.25 – Cost for shipping prizes.
  • Wisestamp $36.00 – Email signature renewal.
  • Shelley: $1,132.56 – What I paid my sister directly.

Total Expenses: $2,593.36

Net Income: $4,911.91

Deduct Shelley’s income and that leaves me with $2,456.91.

$600 of that is gift cards.

After taxes and what needs to stay in the bank, that is not enough for me to pay my share of the household bills.

What I Learned from this Report

A pricey learning experience to take away from this is to be extra choosy about the events we attend.

I think I need to set a solid budget for 2017 events.

Otherwise, it’s very easy to get caught up in the moment and snatch up tickets on a whim.

It’s easy to forget about all the other expenses that go along with the whole trip.

Even though this particular conference was in Chicago, it made the most sense for us to stay in our non-refundable hotel room.

Don’t even get me started about the physical toll it takes one me, too.

With my anxiety all sorts of stuff happens to me when I leave my house.

I need to remember this next time.

If you post a blogging income report, please let me know.

I’d love to read it, or maybe even link up!

About Jennifer Soltys

Jennifer Soltys is a blogger who's been making a full-time income from home since 2012. Always eager to learn new things, she's constantly on the lookout for new ways to earn money online. As an overly anxious introvert, not all side hustles are for her. Join her as she shares her experiences with online income streams to see which ones might be a fit for you!

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  1. Darla says

    December 9, 2016 at 8:05 am

    I didn’t know you had anxiety. It inspires me to read about what other people are doing even facing that issue. Anyway, I’m a blog reader not a blogger but I appreciate the inside look into how it all works.

    • Jennifer says

      December 9, 2016 at 8:14 am

      Oh yeah, big time. It’s one of the biggest reasons I want to work from home. Thank you! <3

  2. Maryann D. says

    December 9, 2016 at 6:21 pm

    I do find it interesting also to see how a blog runs. And I think it is great to be able to work from home.

  3. Holley says

    December 10, 2016 at 12:40 pm

    Every month is a learning experience. You are doing so well and I am thrilled for you. You may have spent more than you intended but you also got a trip and I am a little envious.. lol 🙂 Keep being awesome!

    • Jennifer says

      December 10, 2016 at 2:36 pm

      Thank you Holley!!! <3

  4. Kelly says

    December 17, 2016 at 10:44 am

    This is really interesting. I wonder how blogs make money and it was neat to see the numbers, and also the costs. I think it all seems good when we are looking at the success of a blog, but also shows the stresses and the costs.

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