How I Made $3,382 This Month Blogging from Home

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Welcome to the first blog income report for 2019.

I publish these to share not just the revenue from my blog and online business, but also the mistakes, lessons and new projects.

You can find all income reports here.

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What Happened on The Blog in January 2019

Wrapping up 2018 in one big income report

I published my first annual blog income report where I summarized all I worked on and earned in 2018. It’s super long and has a lot of information that can help bloggers just starting out.

Check it out here.

At the end of the post, I mention the bloggers who kept me motivated throughout the years. Funny thing is, 2 of them personally reached out to congratulate me after checking the income report (and to thank me for linking to them).

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Sponsored content is an important income stream for bloggers, yet there’s not much information about it online. That’s because bloggers earning from this don’t want to disclose their relationships with brands.

As I’ve been consistently earning thousands of dollars with sponsored posts on my blog for years, I dedicated many sections in the Make Money Blogging module of my course Financial Freedom Through Blogging to sharing my best tips and exact strategies.

I’ll also make sure to share more details for those just starting out with sponsored posts here on the blog.

For now, you can check out my freebie for 7 ways to start making money from sponsored posts.

2 Great Interviews

It’s going great with the interviews I publish on Let’s Reach Success. I’m currently preparing (awaiting the answers) for a few new ones, all with interesting entrepreneurs.

The first interview I shared with you last month was with Alexis from Fitnancials.com (the sister of Michelle from Making Sense of Cents). In it, she tells how she grew her blog and now earns $15,000 from it per month.

Read the whole story.

The next one is with Marina from The Zen Freelancer (another Bulgarian girl working online and in English and living in the Netherlands, like me).

She had an interesting journey before becoming a full-time freelancer and living the life she enjoys today. Read how she had to quit her job twice and overcome burnout before she became location independent and self-employed.

I publish new content less often but update old posts all the time.

I stopped accepting that many free and paid guest posts on Let’s Reach Success.

I’m more focused on going back to the archives and removing content that’s too short and doesn’t provide value (or is no longer relevant) and updating the rest.

I left Pinterest behind for some time. I’m still pinning manually and although I joined Tailwind a long time ago, I’m not making the most of its amazing features.

I’m now learning about Tribes and SmartLoop so I can get more views on my Pins and schedule my posts, instead of doing it myself every day.

I’ll also have to pay for Tailwind (the yearly plan to save a bit) soon so I can have unlimited scheduling.

Check out my Pinterest profile and follow me if you’re interested in seeing how things go.

January Blog Income Report

I earned a total of $3,382 in January 2018 from my blogging business.

To compare, here’s how things look like for the past 12 months:

let's reach success annual blog income report 2018 graph

Please keep in mind that’s gross income.

After extracting fees I pay to other platforms, transaction fees, paying my own taxes and insurance and covering my pension as a solopreneur in the Netherlands, there’s much less left for me to spend.