Blog Income Report: How I Made Over $10,700 Last Month Working from Home

Do you want to know how I made over $10,700 working from home as a blogger in August, 2016?

Blogging has been a life changer for my family and now it enables me to work from home full time while keeping the flexible schedule I need as a mom of 6.

Working from is something most moms dream of. If you can’t be a stay at home mom, working from home really is the next best thing. It is a fantastic way to reach towards your professional goals and help your family financially while still being there for your kids.

One of the most frequent questions I get from readers and from moms who find out that I blog full time is how bloggers earn money . . . or, more specifically, how they could earn money if they started a blog.

As I mentioned in last month’s income report, I’ve been blogging for 9 years now and it has taken a lot of hard work to get to this point.

I made over $10,700 blogging in August, 2016.

That number is well above what I ever thought I’d make blogging (or doing anything really).

When I first started blogging, I was struggling to make even $1,000 a month with my blog. If you are thinking about starting a blog, we have a few ideas to get you started.

One of my favorite resources for new bloggers is the book, How to Blog for Profit without Selling your Soul. It does a great job of laying everything out there and it’s very readable.

To make an income blogging, content really is king. Quality is definitely more important than quantity though so don’t kill yourself trying to post as often as possible. Focus on creating great quality posts that people want to come back to. I’ve really slowed down my posting schedule in an effort to create more detailed posts so I’m curious to see what kind of results I get from that.

The most popular posts for August, 2016:

• Firework Salt Painting (this one is ALWAYS a favorite)
• Single Serve Hot Fudge Sauce – This was an older post so I was surprised to see it in the top 5.
• Weekly Preschool Lesson Plans – All About Me – another old one but one that is always popular.
• Staying in Touch with Kids After School on a Budget
• Momsicle A.K.A Breastmilk Popsicle

August 2016 Blog Income Report

Ready to see how where my income came from in August?

Affiliate Income

• Amazon Associates – $113

Total Affiliate income: $113

Ad Income:

• Monumetric (formerly The Blogger Network) – $1229
• Adsense – $545

Total Ad Income: $1774

Sponsored Posts:

• Massive Sway – $1045
• Clever (formerly Clever Girls Collective) – $1645
• Influence Central – $905
• Izea – $275
• Mom it Forward – $600
• Social Fabric – $490
• Best Buy – $50
• TapInfluence – $550
• Makerly – $350
• Direct Sponsored Posts – $2350

Total Sponsored Post Income: $8260

Want to see where I go to find sponsored posts? Click here and I will send you my complete list!

VA Work – $575

TOTAL Blog INCOME FOR August – $10,722

This is a big jump from last month’s income report. I credit that to the fact that I worked my tail off and I had several larger projects that I finished this month. I didn’t have a lot of extra free time in August (which is why this income report is going up a month late, oops) so there are definitely some pros and cons to earning this much in a month.

Expenses

Keep in mind, this income does not include my expenses. There are quite a few expenses that come along once you start blogging professionally. Fortunately, I’ve found they stay in line with your income so you don’t have to spend much in the beginning.

My expenses include Hosting fees, VA work, Graphics, Tech support (I HIGHLY recommend Sarah from Blogger’s Help Desk for this) and more.

I stick to expenses that either help me make more money or simplify my life (most often BOTH).

Tailwind – I use Tailwind for Pinterest scheduling and it has made a HUGE difference for me. Just over a year ago, my Pinterest account had under 3,000 followers. It just hadn’t been something I’d focused on. Once I started using Tailwind, I grew my account to almost 30,000 followers!

If you sign up before May 31, 2017 you can get a $30 credit to Tailwind here.

If anyone is interested, I’ll try and itemize my expenses a bit more next month. Until then, on to the next task!

See last month’s income report here.

Want to start your own blog?

I knew absolutely nothing about blogging when I first started. I learned as I went and I’m so glad that I made the jump because it has changed my life and allowed me to support my family while being there for my kids.

Do you want to start a blog but aren’t sure where to start? We will walk you through the process. Just go here to find out how to start a blog and start earning an income from home.

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