Blog Income Report - November 2019 (Net Income = $1,780)

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This is my third blog income report. If you want to check out the first one, be sure to read My First Blog Income Report – September 2019.

After more than 10 years of blogging, I was hesitant to show the income that Money Q&A produces. Part of me didn’t think that you’d care. The other part of me wanted to keep it private.

November 2019 is a prime example of why I didn’t want to initially share my blog income with readers. November’s net income was over $600 less than September 2019’s profit. And, there are a few reasons for that.

November 2019 Blog Income Report

I hate to say it but I’m a lazy blogger. I’ve got a day job. Unlike a lot of my peers that I started blogging with around the same time back in 2007 and 2008 are professional bloggers. They’ve left the corporate life and blog full-time.

I still have a day job. And, my day job often gets in the way of blogging. I travel a lot for work, and I don’t always give Money Q&A the attention that it deserves. So, if I owe you a reply over email, you’re not alone. I’m sorry.

I’m trying to get better though. I have a few systems in place to keep the content fresh and continually publishing on Money Q&A. That’s something I’ve actually worked a lot this year. I’m ahead and have blog posts scheduled out for months in advance.

But, the vast majority of my income is generated and negotiated during the same month. So, if I’m a slacker and don’t respond to emails fast enough, I often have a slower month than others like this one. That’s the only reason for the dip in income this month.

I openly say this to provide context and also to say that you’re not alone. I’m sure that I’m not the only one with a day job and a blog as a side hustle. I’m not alone in the fact that if you slow down blogging and working on your pet project, you will see a decrease in income.

So, with that said, let’s get to this month’s blogging income report.

Types of Revenue

While there are a lot of different ways bloggers can earn income from their blogs, in the November blog income report, I’ve only earned income from three sources.

Sponsored Campaigns
Affiliates
CPM Ad Networks

Here is a list of my top performing affiliates:

If you’re looking to start earning money promoting companies that you love with affiliates, you should check out the large affiliate networks. I love using the Impact and Commission Junction (CJ) affiliate networks and highly recommend them.

There are other affiliate platforms of course. And there are other companies that also run their affiliate programs in-house through their own proprietary backend platforms.

Working directly with a company isn’t a bad idea. It just makes it a little harder to keep everything straight since you have to check links and reports from multiple websites. That’s why I love using a platform like Impact or CJ where you can find all of your data, links, banners, and reports all in one place.

Revenue – November 2019

Here is the list of revenue that Money Q&A earned in the November 2019 blog income report.

$2,023 = Sponsored Campaigns
$461 = Affiliates
$322 = CPM Ad Networks

November 2019 Revenue Total = $2,806

Keep in mind that the affiliate and CPM ad network income are typically paid Net 30. These numbers are for transactions in August and September in many cases. Money Q&A uses the cash accounting method and books the revenue in the month it is received. The sponsored campaigns are typically paid a little quicker from companies and often represent work completed in the same month – hence they usually reflect actual November income. But, sometimes, they can be for work completed in October but paid in November.

While some of this income is carried over from previous months, it is the same every month. And it gives you and me monthly income figures on income actually received. As long as your accounting for the income the same way every month, you get an accurate assessment of the revenue. And, ultimately, that’s what we’re looking for – a monthly accounting the same way each month.

Costs – November 2019

Like all businesses, it takes a certain amount of money to actually earn money each month. I’ve spent the past few months actually pairing down the costs. I was spending on several freelancers that I’ve cut back on to keep costs down.

While these are the costs that I spend money on, they may not be right for every blogger. You will want to carefully pick and choose what you spend money on if you’re just starting out.

There are a few costs that you simply can’t avoid as a blogger though. You will need a domain name. You’ll need web hosting. Sooner rather than later, you’ll most likely want a premium WordPress theme. Money Q&A uses the Genesis theme from StudioPress.

November 2019 Costs Total = $1,026

The blogging services that I use every month.

Web Hosting = Liquid Web
Social Media = MeetEdgar
Social Media = Tailwind
Instagram Scheduling = Later
Domain Registration = Go Daddy, Domain.com, & HostGator
Email Newsletter = Aweber
Grammar Software = Grammarly
Accounting Software = QuickBooks Self Employed
Graphic Artists = Fiverr
Free Logo Services
VPN = NordVPN

I pay for many of these blogging tools and services on an annual basis. To stay consistent, I’ve divided those costs by 12 to get a monthly cost to show in this blogging income report.

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November 2019 Net Income

Like your net worth calculation where you subtract all of your debts from your assets to arrive at your net worth, blogging income is very similar. Of course, you subtract the monthly costs from gross income to arrive at the monthly net income for the blog.

For Money Q&A during November 2019, the total costs were $1,026. The gross income was $1,780. So, $2,806 – $1,026 = $1,780

November 2019 Net Blogging Income = $1,780

Previous Blog Income Reports

September 2019 – $3,923.66
October 2019 – $3,317.62 (15% decrease Month over Month)

Blog Income Report – November 2019 (Net Income = $1,780)