Hah! This is the first post I’ve ever had to make regarding this blog’s income. Since the start last June, not only have I seen a steady increase in traffic, but the blog’s finally able to support itself. Here’s a breakdown of this month’s blog income:
- TLA Links: $20.03
- Sponsored Reviews: $65.00
- TNX Links: $41.98
- Private Sales: $51.35
- Total for January 2008: $178.36
So it isn’t the income some A-list bloggers see. But this shows that anyone, starting from scratch and passionate about a topic, can easily create a blog that can bring in just enough to have that night out on the town with family and loved ones. Next month, I’m expecting Google Adsense to kick in for the first time. A mix of other sponsored reviews and link sales should keep up the monthly support for the blog. All funds for the blog sit in my PayPal money market account for blog expenses only. How do you all deal with your blog’s income and expenses? Do you all have a separate account for your blogging habits?
I just wanted to thank everyone out there who stops by and reads my random thoughts. With less than 24 hours remaining, we’ve managed to have over 3,000 visitors in January, an increase of 50% over December! While I’d like to see 4,000 visitors in February, with the upcoming wedding and the week or so of potential downtime, that may be somewhat difficult. I’d like to see the current traffic levels hold steady while I’m off losing my status as a single person (hello marriage tax breaks!). My future wife and I are really looking forward to a much needed vacation, but I digress.
The RSS readings are also at a new time high with 77 subscribers! To think, what I thought would be a personal blog has turned into much, much more. So for that, I thank each and every one of you out there.
Here are the top 7 stories viewed in the month of January:
And of course without fellow bloggers and other sites, the traffic wouldn’t have found it’s way here. Thanks to the OptionAddict, of course, as well as the community at FeedtheBull and InstantBull, George at FatPitchFinancials, and Sir Bubs at TraderBubs (hang in there dude!).
Here’s to another great month and to what’s shaping up to be a great year just 6 months after inception!