No lies told, by the time I worked on this post-I was ready to kick 2018 to the curb. For the first two weeks of December I was struggling to move around because my back was still messed up. Fortunately, I had the chance to relax in Breckenridge. Unfortunately, the bed bothered my back. So, I sat in front of the fireplace or soaked in the hot tub while I was there. At this point all I wanted to do was read, stay in bed, drink golden lattes, and sleep.
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End of the Year
Real talk-2018 tired me out. It was a crazy, bonkers, insane year. And, I’m not just talking about my life. The energy in country is way too intense right now in all the wrong ways. Every day I feel like shaking my head or eating popcorn. At the end of the day, I’ve learned the importance of focusing on self-care and I’m making self-care one of my top priorities in the New Year.
December’s earnings were significantly lower and, truth be told, I ran out of steam. So, instead of trying to force myself to write another book, sell a ton of courses, etc. I rested. Because sometimes you just have to listen to your body. And, after experiencing depressing this summer, an eye twitch for the entire fall…until after the election, and hurting my back-I was done.
2018 Blog Income Report $303.55
My reports currently only include passive income only. I do earn money freelance writing and with a fun side-hustle. But, I believe that what you focus on grows and I really wanted to grow my passive income. Going into 2019, I am letting go of actively side-hustling. This was a hard decision until it wasn’t.
I really enjoy my side-hustle, BUT, at times it can affect the amount of time I have to focus on growing my business. Instead of side-hustling I could be:
- Writing more books
- Creating blog content
- Pitching for freelance clients
- Working on marketing my stuff.
Now that I am experiencing consistent results, I feel comfortable letting go of side-hustles. Currently, these reports are for payouts that I’ve actually received. I never share partial payments, or anything that hasn’t hit the payout threshold.
- $20.60 iMark Interactive-Grayson Bell is my go to guy for all things related to WordPress tech issues.
- $271.83 My Autumn Stone Romance Books-These are the book earnings from October.
- $11.12 Amazon Affiliates-I’m finally getting consistent Amazon payouts.
Please note: I do not currently share freelance income or side-hustle income in these reports (this may change in 2019).
Pending Payout
This income was earned during the month and has hit the payout threshold-but, will be paid several months from now.
- $117. 17 Autumn Stone Books-will payout at the end of February
Total earned by my blog in December=$420.72
I could make a joke about $420…but, I’m just going to let it go LOL!
2018 Blog Income Reports
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- $22.84–January 2018 Blog Income Report
- $455.42–February 2018 Blog Income Report
- $11.14–March 2018 Blog Income Report
- $382.87–April 2018 Blog Income Report
- $217.96–May 2018 Blog Income Report
- $821.09–June 2018 Blog Income Report
- July…hmmm….
- $1053.68–August 2018 Blog Income Report
- $2694.12– September 2018 Blog income Report
- $1,149.52–October 2018 Blog Income Report
- $860.96-November 2018
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Online Business Resources
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- The Ultimate List of FinCon Community Products
- Courses
- Books
- Swag
- Make Money with Ebooks–There is more than one way to make money with your writing skills. I’ve created this course to help inspire, educate, and support writers who are sitting on a book idea…and are afraid to write it. This is YOUR year. Make Money with Ebooks is offered at three different tiers to meet different student needs.
- Self-Study
- Group Program-Includes access to the closed Facebook Group and twice a month live office hours.
- VIP Program-Includes access to the closed Facebook Group, twice a month live office hours, and 2 meetings with Michelle to work on book related strategies, goals, etc.
- Making Sense of Affiliate Income-If you’re looking to make affiliate income with your blog, Michelle Schroeder-Gardner’s course is the course that I recommend. She makes well over a $1 Million a year blogging and the biggest chunk of her income comes from affiliate marketing.
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- IMark Interactive–Grayson Bell helps me with all of my website related tech issues and he is THE go to guy for WordPress related tech in the several different blogging niches (all the Personal Finance peeps work with him).
- Elite Blog Academy-Many bloggers have gone through this course and I consider this course the “Granddaddy” of all blogging courses. It’s not cheap, but in additional to getting all of the resources that are key to building an incredible blog, you’re also become a part of an insanely supportive (and huge) community of bloggers. Many of whom are making crazy money.
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I enjoyed reading your income report, and I can especially relate to your efforts to guide readers on a journey through your content. I’m trying to do the same thing with my blog so I definitely agree that this is the way to go.
Thanks!