November 2018 Blog Income Report

I’m a little bit embarrassed to admit that I lost steam in November and am just now coming around to publishing my November blog income report…in January of 2019 LOL! November was an interesting month because I had a couple of things happen that I didn’t expect.

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Retreats and Exhaustion

At the beginning of November I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Cents Positive Retreat. That retreat was created for women in the F.I.R.E. (Financial Independence Retire Early) Community. It was an incredible opportunity to connect with likeminded people focused on a very specific aspect of personal finance.

Around this time I noticed (as I do every year at this time) that I was freaking tired. Seriously, I run out of steam every November and this year was worse than previous years. And, that kind of sucked because I have products that I wanted to sell and I waited too late to set things up.

In fact, because of how this year went, I am working a 10 month year in 2019. There’s no point in pretending that I want to work in November and December. I never do. Fortunately, I’m running a digital business and won’t be making any products this summer. Everything is pretty much ready to rock and roll. The downside to working a 10 month year is that I will have to absorb those two months worth of work into the earlier part of the year.

I’m up for the challenge!

The other thing that happened was I tweaked (hurt) my back on Thanksgiving and it took almost 5 weeks to get better. In fact, my back hurt so badly that I was unable to go snowboarding when I was in Breckenridge at the beginning of December and I had trouble sleeping at my favorite hostel. I’ve always slept incredibly well at my favorite hostile before. But, I had a hard time getting in and out of the bed, walking, and lifting.

It was so painful that I refuse to carry anything heavier than 5 pounds for awhile. I’m happy to say that my back is ok, but I never want to experience that kind of pain in my life. NEVER. It was so scary.

By the way, yes-the election season tired me out.

Some Thoughts

You will notice that my earnings have decreased. In fact, December also continues that trend as well. Some things that I wish I did differently going into the holiday season.

• Onboard my blogger affiliate buddies into my course in September. However, that wouldn’t have worked because I launched my course in July. I wouldn’t have had enough feedback on the course to really onboard affiliates.

• Create a nice landing page for my product. In fact, one of my friends (who also happens to be an affiliate) recommended that I create a nice landing page for the course. She’s also in my Mastermind group-I listened to her LOL!! You can check it out HERE.

• Create course related marketing collateral that my affiliates could share.

• My romance novels also had fewer sales. I’m in a number of self-publishing groups online and apparently this is typical for digital books at this time of year. Basically, people are purchasing physical books as gifts. Did you get your copy of “Becoming” yet???

• I also should have written books that were holiday themed and released them at the beginning of November.

• Send more emails. And, grow my freaking email list. That is my number one focus for 2019.

November 2018 Blog Income Report

Please note, my blog income reports ONLY show income that I’ve actually been paid. The reports do not include in the final total: partial payments or pending payouts.  There is no point in sharing that I made $20 dollars with an affiliate that won’t payout until the total hits $100. It’s deceptive and actually pretty confusing to keep up with as well. Finally, these reports are currently focused on passive income earned only. Freelance writing and side-hustle money currently are not included in the earnings totals.

$860.96

• $297 Course Sales-Yep, this is pretty low for the holiday season.  But, I received so many freaking emails from people selling courses, etc. that I now understand why people like:
  • Kimra Luna
  • Ruth Soukup
  • Marie Forleo

Put their courses on sale during the Spring. It’s a lot less “noisy” online and easier to get in front of people who would like to purchase products for self-improvement and business growth. By the way, Kimra and Marie sell their courses throughout the year and then offer a nice discount during the Spring. Or, they sell a new product. Ruth only sells her signature course Elite Blog Academy once a year during the Spring. While people DO purchase courses during the holiday months, I think that most people prefer to purchase fun items such as clothing, trips, etc. Items that would be considered treats. In fact, I’m of the same mindset LOL! So, next year I’ll probably share a small coupon code at that time of year, but do an actual launch during the Spring.

• $540.66 Autumn Stone Romances-These are book sales that occurred in September. Payouts happen 60 days after the month that the money is earned. Make sure to pick up your fun, smutty romance today!

• $23.40 Ibotta-I love Ibotta! It’s a Colorado based savings app. I use it to save on groceries. Sign up with my affiliate code today. Earn $10 towards your first payout of $20 after you redeem your first savings.

Pending Payout

The amount below are the earnings that I made for my books in November. This will be paid out at the end of January.

• $208.04 (earned but not paid out-books) This is what I earned in November in book sales. It’s a fairly significant drop. And December is even worse. I should mention that the last time I published a book was October. Again, I run out of steam every freaking November.

Non-Cash Affiliate

$20 ThredUp-Don’t laugh, but I can’t figure out where my last ThredUp affiliate link is embedded. I literally do not advertise this affiliate anymore even though I love ThredUp! It’s an online consignment shop with some great items on it.

2018 Blog Income Reports

• $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

As you can see, despite everything, I achieved my goal of growing my passive income. Now that I’ve figured out the process of earning consistent passive income, I’m very excited to see what I can make happen in 2019.

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