Becky and I both share our incomes from our other blogs here on BOTS. We do this as an example of what can be done with blogging. There are people who make MUCH more than we do and others who are not monetizing their blogs. We have both found it extremely beneficial in our own growth as bloggers, when other people share their tips, and even their numbers and income.
It helps all of us grow when we can see the different options that are out there, how each blogger is earning, and from where.
We hope these encourage you to keep going and reaching your dreams!
December was a great month for Beauty Through Imperfection. We saw around 350,000 pageviews and ended up with an income of $5,628.80 This includes work that I do for other sites but not BOTS income (that is counted separately) or the work that I do as a personal assistant to another blogger. Some of the links are referral codes for the sponsored post companies that we work with.
The income breakdown
Ads
$1,776.61 – ad network
$60 – Private ads
$65.47 – Amazon ad network
Ad total: $1,901.47
Sponsored posts
$1,496.26 – Izea
$200 – Private campaign
$200 – Mom it forward
$150 Acorn
$350 – Clever girls
Sponsored post total: $2,396.26
Sponsored social media shares
$40 – Clever girls
$39.02 – Izea
social media share total – $79.02
My book
ebook – $93.23
Paperback – $79.43
Book sales total: $172.66
Affiliate sales
Amazon – $483.39
Other ebooks – $116
Other $330 (most of these were one time things, no longer accepting affiliates)
Affiliate sales total: $929.39
Freelance Writing
Total: $150
Income total for the month $5,628.80
Expenses:
Hosting $65
Images $15
My Assistant – $120
Newsletter – $15
photo props $15
Expenses total $230
As you can see it does take some money to make money. We pinch our pennies, but believe firmly in investing in the business to help it grow. Work smart with your money, and find good ways to invest in your business. We do our best to give you FREE tools here on BOTS but we also sell some tools too, like our book and the your best blog service!
Thanks so much for sharing. It’s really nice to see the breakdown of where your income is coming from. I’m a new blogger, so I’m really focused on getting my page views up at the moment, but I would eventually like to branch out more and focus on monetizing.
Thanks for the breakdown!! This is very encouraging!
Thank you! I learn so much better from tangible examples. I appreciate your transparency.
Wow, I have so much to learn. Your an inspiration!
Wow! Nicely done!!!