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Blog progress report on the first month of my blogging journey.
Wow, can you believe it, one month went by that fast!
My blog is already a month old and I cannot wait to share my first blogging income report with you. It seemed so long ago that I was just thinking of
I started a website 2 years ago but a lot of personal matters happened that I was not able to maintain. It was just three months old and I decided to take down the whole website.
Looking back, if I had known better, I should just have left it alone not take it down. It would’ve been out of the Google sandbox now and maybe even ranking.
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But anyway, I learned my lesson. Now I am back to the blogging world.
I decided to start a blog on personal finance because I wanted to share my journey towards financial freedom. You can learn more about me here.
Why Am I Sharing My Blog Income Report?
First and foremost, I am sharing my blog income report because I want to document my blogging journey. By doing this, I will be able to have something to look back on with regard to the goals and strategies that I did.
Secondly, I want to instill trust and give inspiration. I want to show you that I am also a real human being, who is starting from zero.
I am a wife who works a
Finally, I want to motivate myself.
By posting this blog income report, I am motivated to put in the work and take blogging seriously. It makes me more accountable.
What Happened on My First Month
My Worthy Penny was born this month, February 2019!
I finally got the courage to put my thoughts out there in the big wide world.
If you haven’t started your blog yet, check out my post on how to easily create a WordPress blog from scratch.
I did a lot during my launch month. I signed up with the following:
- Google Adsense
- Siteground
- Convertkit
- Tailwind
- Smarterqueue
- Amazon Associate
- Shareasale
Flexoffers
Income
Sadly, I did not earn anything this month on
However, as I’ve said before I am doing this because I want to show you that I am starting from zero.
Although a lot of bloggers out there earned a lot in their first month of blogging, there are also those (including me) that take longer to make any.
But since I blog about personal finance and that includes making extra money online, I will be including earnings from these apps that I use:
- Ebates
- Swagbucks
- Inbox Dollars
- Ibotta
- Checkout51
- Google Opinion Rewards
TOTAL INCOME= $42.84
Please note that these are earnings, not actual payouts. Each app has its own payout threshold.
I also earn gift cards from these apps but I am not going to include them on the total income.
- Fetch Rewards (Referral Code: AN3AJ)
- Shopkick (Referral Code: SHOP741145)
- Drop (Referral Code: d0m46)
- Receipt Pal
If you want to check out the above apps, I would really appreciate it if you will use my referral codes.
Expenses
Although I signed up with a lot of companies this month, I am still on their trial period, therefore, they are not listed on this expense section yet.
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- Tailwind-you will get $15 credit when you use this link and a FREE trial
- Smarterqueue– you will get a
30-day FREE trial instead of 14 just by using this link. No Credit Card Required during sign up. Convertkit -you can try them for 30 days
Siteground– $95.15
P.O Box- $17 for 3 months
TOTAL EXPENSES: $112.15
NET INCOME: -$69.31
Traffic and Metrics
My traffic this month is not encouraging either. However, I am learning a lot along the way and I strongly believe that something is better than nothing.
I use Google Analytics for my data.
Page V
Visitors: 193
Most of my traffic came from
Social Media
As I’ve mentioned before, I used to have a website but I shut it down.
However, I kept the Pinterest and Twitter accounts associated with the old website. I just remodeled it to match my current blog’s vision and goals.
As a result, you will notice that I already have some following on my Pinterest and Twitter accounts.
Pinterest: 3220
Twitter: 6312
Instagram: 122
Email Subscribers: 3
I do not have Facebook because they keep on disabling my account even if I submitted all the requirements that they were asking.
February Goals and Results
I think I had set my February goals a little too high that I was not able to meet most of them.
- Pinterest: 3,200 Pass
- Twitter: 7000 Fail
- Instagram: 100 Pass
- Email Subscribers: 10 Fail
- Page views: 1000 Fail
- Visitors: 500 Fail
- Earnings: $20 Fail
- Write 15 blog posts Pass
March Goals
- Pinterest: 4000
- Twitter: 6800
- Instagram: 300
- Email Subscribers: 15
- Page views: 1200
- Visitors: 600
- Earnings: $30
- Write 1 blog post per week
There you have it!
That is how I did in my first month of blogging. Quite disappointing but it is better than nothing.
But on the other hand, earning from blogging does not come overnight. It does take time so I am teaching myself to be patient and continue learning.
Have you started a blog yet? Tell me how you did on your first-month blogging income.
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My First Month Blogging Income Report
I love how honest you are with this post. So many people post about making so much money with blogging but neglect to share how they didn’t make much or anything at all in the beginning. I’m struggling very much with getting traffic to my site. I still have a long way to go before I see any $$ in my future! Thank you for the inspiration!! 😉
Thank you for reading. It is hard to get traffic but I think time is what we need. I am sure we are doing what we are supposed to do. But no matter what, lets hold on to the blog. They say new blogs usually do not last 6 months. But I am planning to get pass that 😬
Hi! Great post. It actually motivates me and keeps me from feeling so blah about a slow start. I have no idea what my numbers are because I don’t know how to get them yet. Thanks
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Hey thank you! It was actually embarrassing to post it beacuse it is not doing well but I know everyone started at zero.
keep up the good work, it all starts with the first win!
Thank you John for the encouragement! 😊
I love your honesty here! Blogging can be a real grind sometimes!
It sure is! But at least we are having fun, right?😊
Congrats. on your first month of blogging. Keep crushing your goals.
Thank you 😊 Not much to be proud off but at least something 😊
A very honest post, thank you x
Thanks 😊
Great post. Good reminder that it is going to take time. I am often reminded of blog income being similar to investing, it is slow rolling in the beginning!
Absolutely! Thanks for reading 😊
I love how honest you are with this, it’s so refreshing! I’m in my first month of my blog as well so it’s going to be an interesting insight seeing how things go! xxxx
Welcome to the blogging world! I am glad my income report refreshed you. Goodluck on your blogging journey. Keep me posted.
I think it’s amazing that you’re willing to share your goals like this! I am entering my 3rd month of consistent blogging but I have been terrible about signing up with affiliates! I didnt want to overwhelm myself but I know I’m missing out on opportunities. I believe that you’re going to start seeing some amazing results if you keep doing what you’re doing!
Thank you 😊 And congratulations on your third month! It can be overwhelming but I do suggest starting with one that you really like just so you can get your feet wet. Goodluck! and thanks for reading.
Well done, the blog looks great! Good luck on your journey, I think you’re going to do great 🙂
Thank you 😊
This is very insightful and I read it just at the right time, as I was becoming discouraged from my blog! I have barely started applying for affiliate programs and am barely starting that. I started in January and have made $0 so far!
You got this! It will take time. The most important thing is that you are having fun. Thanks for reading.
There’s nothing to be honest about it all! This is reality! This is my first month blogging (first time blogging ever actually) so cheer’s to us!
Goodluck to us! 😊 Thanks for stopping by.
Thank you so much for the honesty in this post. I have just recently started blogging and am having a very slow start. It’s encouraging to see someone who is reporting their honest income and expenses.
Thank you! I am glad I was able to help in a way. 😊
Finally an honest post about what you make blogging, you see so many of these where people will say they’re making bank and then just fill up with information and at the end of the day not really tell you anything, this actually motivated me to atleast try
Thanks! I am glad you found them useful 🙂 Thanks for reading.
Thanks for sharing this stuffs it’s help alot for motivate us
Thank you for reading 🙂