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Monthly Income Report:
Find out what kind of money you can make blogging
Today, by popular demand on Twitter, I am sharing my monthly blog income report for the month of March!
This is a completely new kind of post for me, so I’ll see what I can make of it, but I am excited to be sharing with you all my earnings for the past month.
Now before I break this down, I am going to present you with a humongous disclaimer:
I do not make thousands of dollars through my blog. Yet.
Ideally, I’d want to be making a cool 5 figures a month from it, but that isn’t the case yet.
I am, however, super happy with what I am making, because this is passive income for me.
The blog is a side-hustle of mine for now, and soon enough I’m hoping that it will grow into my full-time job!
Okay, enough rambling for now. You’re all here to see some numbers, so let’s get to it. I’ll also be sharing screenshots of some of the bigger earnings because I want to be as transparent as can be!
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Display Advertising
I made $384.71 from ads on my blog in March. The ad network I use is Mediavine, and once you reach 25K sessions a month, you can apply for their ad program.
I highly recommend not starting off with Google AdSense and just waiting until you can apply for Mediavine. For one, it doesn’t crowd your site as much as AdSense does, and AdSense doesn’t pay much at all unless you have VERY high page views.
To put this number in perspective for you, these are my stats for last month.
As you can see, I owe the vast majority of my blog sessions and views due to Pinterest. I’m determined to get that number to the hundreds of thousands this year, so fingers crossed!
If you’re looking for more help with Pinterest, I have a free guide with 40+ quick tips on how to optimize your profile and pins.
Affiliate Marketing:
Amazon Associates- $144.28
I make money through Amazon by linking products to my posts. This is one affiliate marketing program I recommend to all bloggers because you can link products no matter what your niche is!
Skystra- $75
Skystra is the blogging platform I use. I made $75 from just one referral, which is an amazing payout for just ONE SALE.
PS. If you’re looking to change hosting platforms, I really am enjoying Skystra. I transferred to their servers after another host broke my site, and they were able to fix everything and keep me a happy customer!
Tailwind- $15
Tailwind is my Pinterest scheduling tool. The payout I got was from one referral, and the $15 will go towards my next payment.
If you’d like to check out Tailwind, this link will get you free $15 Tailwind credit when you upgrade to the Plus plan!
Digital sales:
My digital sales come from the sale of my Pinterest e-guide, and this month I had 5 orders. I also run a sale on Twitter, so some of these orders were priced lower than they usually would be.
As you can see below, 36 orders were started but only 5 were completed. I need to figure out why that is and try and get that completed number higher.
And there you have it! My monthly income report for the month of March.
The grand total is $684.39.
What I am planning to try this month:
I want to play around with showing a bit more ads on my posts. Mediavine sent out a statement which stated that the payouts this month will be lower due to the current situation around the world.
Definitely not the greatest message to receive, but I’m curious to see if increasing the ads will help keep my earnings relatively high. Or, at least, keep my earnings from taking a deep plunge.
My pinning strategy this month will also change. My plan is to create pins, for the most part, only for my posts with the most affiliate links.
I also want to promote my ebook more on Pinterest, as well as posts that contain opt-in forms that lead to a paid product.
Conclusion
So yeah, that’s been my income report for March and my plans for April!
Obviously, with what’s going on these days, it’s hard to say if this month will be a better or worse month in terms of earnings.
If you enjoyed this post, please share the pin below, and do let me know in the comments!
Also if you have any suggestions as to what I can work on, I’m all ears!
I’m definitely up for writing more of these posts if it’s something that interests many of you. 😊
Related:
Income Report For May
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I’ve always been a bit on the fence about income reports. But it’s a great way to show the different streams of income for bloggers as it can vary so much from blogger to blogger. My main aim right now is to apply for mediavine – as you probably guessed with all my Pinterest questions! An extra $300 a month, like you, from Mediavine would be amazing for my blogging income and get me to a really healthy amount. So whilst I have all the time in the world during lockdown, I’ll be working on those views! xxx
You’ll get there Jenny! I know how frustrating Pinterest can be but you’ll love it when multiple of your pins start going off at the same time!
Thank you for sharing, girl! I always like reading these posts because they give me hope – that I’ll also be able to create an income from blogging. I think you’re off to an AMAZING start. I also just made my first $75 through Skystra for a referral.
I hope you accomplish all of your goals in April!
Much love always,
GABBY
http://www.gabbyabigaill.com
Thank you, Gabby! Best of luck to you too!
Great stuff! You’re well on your way to building your passive income! All the best for your April income and thanks for the inspiration – I’m looking to build up my blog to generate income too. 🙂
Thank you so much!
So I’ve just recently started out with my own blog, and I am in love with your series, and posts. Thanks for the honesty about income. I can see that it happens, but slowly. I like you would eventually like to turn my blog into a career and not just a side hustle. I will keep following to cheer on your progress and pick up some tips. I’m about to settle in and pull up some tutorials on how to get pinterest going for blogging. I’m a bit intimidated by the whole process!
Thank you so much Amber! That means a lot. Did you get your copy of the free Pinterest cheat sheet that’s in the post? I think that could help!
your blog views from Pinterest are MENTAL, i’m trying to improve mine at the moment. do you have any tips? x
Thank you! I have a free guide with tons of tips right in this post, just leave your name and email and they’ll be sent to you! I also have a full on Pinterest guide for bloggers if you’d like a link to that? 😊 Otherwise definitely get the free guide and also search for “Pinterest mistakes” on my blog. That should come up with a post I did with some more advice. 💕
That’s not bad at all! I’m getting very close to being able to apply to mediavine last month I made 24K session and this month I hope to smash that! Thanks for sharing x
That’s awesome! You’ll get there this month I’m sure!
I’m happy I ran across this post. I am looking to make income on my blog. I signed up for affiliate marketing and I have been using Pinterest a lot more. The tips that you provided are very insightful as well as inspiring. Thank you for this.
Happy to help! 🤗
Loved this! I always like seeing the different ways other bloggers make money. I really need to get on board with affiliate marketing it’s just something that I’ve never really got my head around. I need to continue to build my Pinterest views too as I hope to release some paid products later this year and getting good views from Pinterest would help!
Lauren | http://www.laurenyloves.co.uk
Affiliate marketing is really simple! I definitely encourage you to read about it. 😊
It seems not many bloggers will share their income reports, so I loved getting a look at this! It opens up new reflections on the behind-the-scenes of making money from blogging and, while ads are a great way to go, Pinterest looks like it is terrific for generating traffic!
Thanks so much for sharing this. 🙂
Pinterest is my absolute favorite tool for getting traffic! Thank you for stopping by. 😊
I love reading income reports! They are always so fun and interesting to read. I really enjoyed reading yours and learning about all the ways you make money with your blog.
Also, I just saw that it was your one year blogging anniversary recently so I wanted to congratulate you! You’ve achieved so much with your blog in only one year. That’s incredible!
Take care,
Valentina
Thank you so much, Valentina! That’s very kind of you 😊
Thank you for being so candid about what is possible for bloggers to earn and for what channels work well for you. I am really enjoying all of your content but I have saved a bookmark on this post for my own future reference!
Rosie
Happy to hear that this was helpful!
Wow, you’re doing great! This makes me even more excited to eventually access a Mediavine, and can’t wait to sort my affiliate game out!
I absolutely love Mediavine! Definitely work on your affiliate game. It’s an easy way to build up income. 😊
These monthly reports always motivates me to work harder so one day I can make the same. Thank you so much for sharing!
Erika Marie | https://imerikamarie.com
My pleasure! Thank you for stopping by. ☺️
This is really motivating! Hard-work always pays off. You always inspire me. Many Congratulations! 😇 Keep going!
Thank you so much! I’m glad this was able to motivate you. ☺️
You are way ahead of me. I made $3.70 and almost had 1k views. I really need to figure out Pinterest.
Definitely start learning about Pinterest! It can do amazing things for your blog.
I use Skystra and they are amazing! Last month I made $5.40 off my blog and it’s the first time I’ve ever made money off of it. I was ecstatic, so I think it’s safe to say as bloggers the rewards are amazing even with little amounts! I hope you reach all your goals for April! 🧡
You’re absolutely right! I think tht first time I made money through blogging I made just over a dollar and you couldn’t tell me NOTHING haha! It definitely is a great feeling. Thank you so much!
Mediavine was my goal this year, but I can’t get the hang of Pinterest yet. I’m going to be browsing your blog and checking out your tips! Thanks for this!
Awesome! Do reach out if you have any questions!
Thank you for sharing!! This was so so useful and interesting to read
Glad you thought so! Thanks for stopping by 😊
This was so detailed I love it! Thank you so much, it really helped me gage how much one can earn from each category in a given month!
So happy you enjoyed the post!
So helpful! I, too, hope to become a full time blogger someday but I have a ways to go. And it looks like I really need to focus on Pinterest to boost that traffic! Thank you so much for sharing this information – I look forward to seeing what happens in April!
Definitely use Pinterest- it’s amazing for traffic!
ahaan congrats its a biggest achievement…… Carry on and thanks for sharing your journey with us it inspires lot of peoples…..
Thanks for this post it was really honest learnt a few things here. I am a new blogger and still learning a lot about blogs, content and SEO. Your Pinterest views are really great can you please share some tips on how can I attract views through Pinterest.
I have a ton of tips in the free Pinterest cheat sheet that’s in this post. 😊
I always find it interesting to read income reports because it gives me an idea of what other bloggers are doing and what is or isn’t working for them. Thank you for sharing! I know that I need to crack down on my Pinterest account for this blog in the coming weeks – that’s my big goal moving forward.
Definitely focus on Pinterest, it’s amazing for generating traffic!
This is just what I needed to hear! I’m still quite new to blogging properly and don’t get a lot of views still so I’m building that up. But I honestly had no idea how to start making money with my blog and this really helped! I’ll pin it for when I’m getting more views!
Wow, it’s amazing that you’ve only been blogging a year and are managing to make a fairly substantial amount of money from it! Very motivating to see where hard work and dedication can get you. You absolutely deserve all your success, you’ve worked so hard for it!
Thank you so much! I’ve definitely poured a LOT of hours into the blog so it’s nice to see it all paying off!
Thank you for sharing this. I only started my blog a little over a month ago, so posts like this are really useful and inspiring. I struggle with Pinterest but I always hear people saying it brings so much traffic to their blog. So I think I’ll do a Pinterest course so I can learn how to make the most of it.
It definitely helps to get some help when it comes to Pinterest. I, myself took two courses before creating my own.
This was such an encouraging post, Mariam! I love reading income reports, they always help me to find new streams of income and visualize success.
Congratulations on your earnings! May they increase a thousandfold. 😁
Bianca xx | http://www.missmonro.com
Really great post. I personally love reading income reports as it gives me motivation for my own blog, and it’s interesting to see the many different income streams from blogging 🙂 . Good luck with this months goals. I look forward to reading your next one !