Income Reports

A detailed breakdown of how I generated over $100,000 blogging last year!

I’m publishing my blog income report quite late this year due to personal reasons. While my business did take a hit last year, it’s not the reason why I haven’t shared my income yet, even though I typically do in January. I just published one of my most insightful blog posts ever around the recent … Read more

Even though I didn’t double my revenue as in previous years, 2022 was still a good year income-wise. Be sure to read about the blogs I run so you understand where the income reported here comes from. If you’re brand new to making money blogging, then read about how bloggers make money first so this … Read more

Happy 2022! Another year as a full-time blogger has flown by. I had an unofficial goal of hitting $250,000 in revenue this year and I’m proud to announce that I hit it! If you’re new here, I recommend reading about the blogs I run first which earned the income reported here. If you’re brand new … Read more

2020 couldn’t have been a better year for my blog. I know you won’t hear a lot of people celebrating this year thanks to a worldwide pandemic, but I have to admit that 2020 was truly the “break out” year for my blog!  The timing was so surprising to me because my blog income started … Read more

2019 was the first complete calendar year that I spent as a full-time blogger. It felt good to create my own schedule, travel as I liked, and generally be my own boss! My blog income increased considerably this year, but I’m still pretty far below what my salary was when I worked for a tech … Read more

What a month September has been! I hit my highest ever income during the lifetime of my blogs. It’s taken me a long time to get here, but I’ve finally hit my goal of earning 6 figures with my blogs. Even though I won’t actually make $100,000 blogging this year, I’ve hit the monthly goal … Read more

August turned out to be another high profit month for my blogs! I scored a last-minute sponsored post right before Labor Day weekend which I was super happy about. I’ll report on that income during next month’s income report! But all in all, August was definitely a month during which a lot of my readers … Read more

July shaped up to be a fantastic month for my blogging business. I broke a few of my own records including the total amount of revenue I generated for the month of July, my RewardStyle monthly revenue, and my ShopStyle monthly revenue. Notably, I didn’t break my all-time traffic record on my home decor blog, … Read more

June was a nearly record-breaking month for my blog income. It was also a turning point in my blogging career in which I sealed the deal on my very first sponsored post collaboration! The collaboration is with a nationally recognized e-commerce retailer and I will be promoting their home decor products division. The contract will … Read more

May was my best ever month for blogging income! May is always a great month for affiliate income because the temperatures start to rise and people are more likely to refresh their wardrobe or furniture choices during the warmer seasons. New here? Read my first income report to learn about the blog I started to … Read more

After a record-breaking March income report, I had high hopes for April. Unfortunately, I didn’t break my new record, but I did generate a solid income from my blog. New here? Read my first income report to learn about the beginning of my blogging income journey! After focusing on some personal projects the first quarter … Read more

Hello spring and hello MONEY! Guys, I have no idea why but for some reason, March was my best month ever for blogging income! Ok, I do have some idea why, but I’m still a little surprised to see the 50% jump so quickly. Making $3,000 in one month is totally surreal. Of course, it’s … Read more

With February over, it’s time to share my monthly blog income report! I try to share these as quickly as possible, but some of my affiliate income reporting can be delayed by about 5 days, so I decided to wait and make sure all my sales had been posted before sharing my blog income this … Read more

January flew by faster than I ever could have imagined. I began the year by coming up with a new productivity plan, which I’m excited to share with you guys in the coming months. I think it worked out quite well and I feel January was one of my most productive months in a long … Read more

Last year, I published my very first State of the Blog as a way to review everything that happened during the course of the year. I shared lessons learned, battles fought, and little wins in the world of blogging for profit. Many businesses hold annual reviews or yearly audits and bloggers should be no exception! … Read more

2018 has officially wrapped up and here is my last monthly blog income report for the year! December was focused on creating Christmas-themed posts for my home decor blog which paid off and I saw a nice increase in traffic from November. During December, I accomplished a few tasks to my blog aside from posting. … Read more

You may recall that November of last year was my most profitable month to date. With Black Friday, shoppers are spending like crazy and advertisers are paying like crazy, too. Both RPMs and affiliate sales go up in November and my income usually reflects that madness. While I had a good November, I’m still not … Read more

October marks the start of Q4 which is typically the most profitable month for bloggers! Because of the holiday season, advertisers are spending more and consumers are purchasing more, as well. October wasn’t a fantastic month for me, but I did see some improvement compared to September! This past month was spent working on publishing … Read more

September typically means back to school but it also means back to making money, for me! 🙂 Thankfully, lots of people returned home from their vacations and took out their wallets this September, because income was up across the board for me. I didn’t put too much extra work into my blogs this month (I … Read more

The last full summer month has come and gone and I couldn’t be happier (at least, for my business!) August is always a brutally slow and hard month for online shopping and my blog income barely made an increase from last month! At the beginning of the month, Google rolled out what’s called a “Core … Read more

The month of July was spent working mainly on my travel blog. I recently traveled to France to visit some cities and towns I had never been to before, and of course I plan on writing about these destinations on my blog. I have not really monetized the travel blog at all so far (it … Read more

Hey there! It’s been a while since I’ve posted an income report. Things at work have been hectic and I’m starting to really dread waking up in the morning to start my day job. I’ve definitely been slacking when it comes to my blog which is why I stopped sharing income reports. However, I’m posting … Read more

I’m so behind this month because of the monster that is TAXES. Yep, as happy as I am to be filing as an LLC for the first time, all this preparation has got me swamped to no end. So here we are at the end of March, and I’m just now getting around to sharing … Read more

January is the month of new beginnings, fresh starts and renewed motivation. I hit the ground running this month after having a super lazy December, during which my income visibly suffered! Things recovered in January and my income and traffic were up across the board due to some good old-fashioned hard work. I’m excited to … Read more

2017 was the first full calendar year that I’ve been running a blogging business. In honor of this accomplishment, I’d like to take some time to review everything I’ve learned this past year, what worked, and what didn’t! Running a blog is no easy feat, and the fact that I did it while working a … Read more

I put off writing this post all week because I’m so bummed at last month’s numbers. I can’t say I’m totally shocked, but I’m certainly disappointed. My income nosedived last month, and the only silver lining is that I think I know why. “Passive income” doesn’t work for my business. I decided to take the … Read more

This November was really exciting for my blog’s income. I am super happy to announce that my income was up across the board. Ironically Black Friday was not a particularly profitable day. Rather, the month overall was fantastic. Sales were as consistent as they’ve ever been throughout the month (meaning there was a steady stream … Read more

After a crazy awful September, I had higher hopes for October. October was not-so-great for my personal life but went pretty well for my business! Running three blogs is tough but so much fun at the same time. I posted 5 times on my interior design blog, 7 times on the travel blog, and 3 … Read more

September was an exciting month for a few reasons, none of which involve increasing my income! My affiliate income totals just weren’t where I would have liked them to be this month. Nevertheless, it was a super productive month (especially compared to August) and I genuinely made progress in advancing my business. That’s what’s important … Read more

I wasn’t sure what to expect for August income. The last time I saw a big break in income was in May, which was followed by a dip in income for June. So, seeing as how July shaped up to be a “big break” month, I didn’t want to go into August with high expectations. … Read more

After my less than stellar June, I was really need of a serious motivation boost, which thank God, came in the form of a verrry profitable July! I did phenomenal on RewardStyle during the first week of July, when my conversion rate was 1%! This is considered a “good” conversion rate according to their team. … Read more

I went into June really optimistic, especially after my stellar May where I finally gained income traction with my blog, but unfortunately it just wasn’t a great month. I have a feeling that my blog has started to plateau, because both my traffic and income have dipped. This is obviously not a good thing, and … Read more

Today I’m sharing my very first income report with you. I’ve been officially blogging on a regular basis for 9 months now, but I’d like to share the story of my first 8 months of blogging. Income Reports were always one of the major factors that inspired me to start blogging and I hope this … Read more