Hey!! I’m still running a little behind but I’m determined to keep moving forward! Here’s my April 2017 Blogging Income Report!
My goal for 2017 is to increase my gross income every month this year. I didn’t set a specific percentage (although that’s something I may need to think on), but I just want to see steady growth!
From March to April, I saw another increase and I couldn’t be happier. In the month of April, we went on vacation and I had surgery (with a longer than expected recovery), so having steady increase in income is truly a welcome surprise.
By doing these reports, I hope to see areas where I’m slacking so I can focus and grow each month. I also plan to evaluate my expenses and make cuts where I can.
One example for April/May: I temporarily tried out a new email service (that was quite expensive) but ultimately decided it wasn’t a good fit for me at this time. It cost me $200, but I’ve already canceled it and won’t incur that expense again unless circumstances change.
Something that I have been spending more on is advertising on Facebook. In March I took the Moolah course (cart opens for a few days on Monday, May 22, 2017 – get on the waiting list NOW) and I’ve seen over 10,000 new Facebook fans in just 2 months!
Granted, spending money on Facebook advertising wouldn’t be ideal if it didn’t increase my income, but I have seen an increase in income and traffic from Facebook. Win-Win! I highly recommend this course if you want to wake up your Facebook page, but it’s only available a few times a year so go check it out here!
Anywho… let’s get to the numbers!
April 2017 Blogging Income Report
Ad income: $4653.80 (64%)
- Adthrive $4340.66
- Adsense $ 307.63
- Swoop $ .64
- Meridian Sovrn $ 1.84
- Rhythm One $ 3.03
Affiliate income: $1456.82 (20%)
- Amazon $ 794.52
- Shareasale** $ 531.57
- Affiliate Window $ .72
- SocialMob $75.66
- Ebay Partner Network $1.05
- Ultimate Bundles $38.80
- Pinch of Yum $14.50
**The Shareasale income includes income from Craftsy, Flirty Aprons, Pretty Witty Cakes, Zulily, Easy Canvas Prints, Food Blogger Pro, Brown Cookie, PicMonkey and York Photo. Join Shareasale HERE!
Sponsored Post income: $1196.00(16%)
- Crowdtap $900.00
- Influence Central $ 116.00
- Clever Girls $130.00
- Blogher/SheKnows $50.00
These income streams were at zero this month:
Rakuten $0
Bluehost: $0
Angelfoods.net $0
CenterpointMedia $0
IZEA $ 0
Shopher Media $ 0
Commission Junction $ 0
Elite Blogging Academy $ 0
DOZ $ 0
Blog and/or Cake Business Coaching $0
TOTAL INCOME: $7306.62
EXPENSES:
Advertising $101.38
Paypal + Bank Fees $29.37
Virtual Assistant $ 451.00
Contract Work: $ 39.00
Domain Registration: $ 38.82
Education $ 29.99
Madmimi + Google $298.39
BigScoots + SiteGround (Hosting) $ 69.95
Photography Prop & Equipment: $ 0
Office Expenses: $ 0
Plugins, Apps, Software $ 160.78
TOTAL EXPENSES: $ 1218.68
NET INCOME: $ 6087.94
April Pageviews: 386,665
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