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November 14, 2016 ·

September Income Report

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Well, well. Welcome to self-employment.

Everyone who was excited over last month’s blog income report, take a gander at this one.

This is the reality of working for yourself — at least for me this year.

As always, I am a month behind on my income reports.

This is so I can get all of the paperwork and balance the books before pulling all the figures.

This report helps me tremendously, so I want it to be completely accurate.

Monthly Blog Income Report - Sept 2016

Last month I got a not-so-nice comment about sharing my income.

First off, I did struggle with the decision to post income reports at first.

I even wrote a post about the pros and cons of posting income reports.

Ultimately I decided to do it for a few reasons.

For one, I love to read them on other blogs and find them extremely motivating.

Second, they help ME realize what the heck is going on with my own blog.

Third, now that I share blog tips on occasion, I feel like I should be transparent about how I am doing.

Who the heck wants to read tips from a person who isn’t experiencing at least a little bit of success?

Finally, why do other bloggers care what I post?

Personally, I don’t care if you write an article on how to pick your nose properly – it’s your blog.

And why the hell aren’t we supporting each other?

I celebrate other bloggers’ successes not tear them down.

(Sorry, can you tell I don’t do well with nasty comments?)

Monthly Blogging Income Report from September 2016

These numbers are for cash received during the month.

In my bookkeeping reports, 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.

September Blogging Income

  • Sponsored Posts:
    • Linqia: $10.00 (Referral income)
    • Wolf Best Buy: $250.00 – Paid in gift cards.
    • IZEA: $250.00
    • Other Sponsored Posts: $1,630.00
  • Social Posts:
    • IZEA: $0
    • Other Social Posts: $100.00
  • Twitter Parties: $400.00
  • Affiliate Income:
    • Shareasale: $331.51
      • See how you can earn from two-tiered referral income.
    • Amazon Associates: $105.15 (Part of this is from Amazon CPM ads)
  • Ad Networks:
    • The Blogger Network: $92.71 This is probably the last month for them since I switched to Mediavine for ads.
    • Marfeel: $21.54 – Mobile ads.
  • Sidebar Widget: $300.00 – Paid in gift cards.
  • JustSweep.com: $85.00 – My giveaway directory site.
  • Shelley’s Income: $1,575.00 – What Shelley made through the blog on her own.

Income Total: $5,150.91

September Blogging Expenses

  • Photoshop/Lightroom: $10.61
  • Virtual Assistant: $80.00
  • the hungry jpeg: $13.50 – fonts and graphics.
  • convertkit: $29.00 – newsletter.
  • CoPromote: $49.00 – Promote social shares. There’s a free version, as well.
  • ManageFlitter: $12.00 – Manage Twitter followers.
  • Jaaxy: $49.00 – Tool I use for SEO keyword research.
  • United States Treasury: $440.00 – Estimated taxes to soften the blow come tax time.
  • WiredTree: 625.95 – blog hosting fee for my dedicated server. I pay quarterly.
  • Shelley: $165.74 – What I paid my sister directly.

Total Expenses: $1,474.80

Net Income: $3,676.11

I added Shelley’s income like last month.

The income total includes what the blog made as a whole.

Subtract Shelley’s direct income and it’s $2,101.11.

Last month I said the remainder was what I made personally, but that’s not entirely true.

That money stays in the business bank account.

What I can realistically withdraw for myself to pay the household bills is not the same number.

Take that a step further and realize that $550 of that total is gift cards, which are fabulous, but do not pay the bills.

What I Learned from this Report

This report scares me.

Since I made the decision to be self-employed, I have been in a constant state of worry when it comes to finances.

This report tells me that’s valid.

However, it also makes sense since we rebranded and made some major changes.

Also, a lot of payments in September would be from June work, which is a slow month.

This dip in income is just another reminder to save money when you have a really good month.

On another note, Shelley and I are focused on doing a lot more than just sponsored work.

We have started to open up and get a lot more personal on the blog.

It’s a great feeling and makes us finally feel like a “real” blog. LOL

That in itself has value.

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. Sarah L says

    November 17, 2016 at 6:29 pm

    Thanks for sharing. I know how much hard work goes into doing a blog. That’s why I don’t want to do it.

    • Jennifer says

      November 17, 2016 at 6:32 pm

      LOL Sarah!! Yeah, you definitely have to love it! I am thankful that I still do!

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