Hi there! You’re on the WhatMommyDoes BLOG INCOME REPORT archives!
This is where you will find links to all my past income reports so you can see the progression in blog earnings since I started taking blogging seriously in September 2014.
For several years before that point, I blogged on and off in between having
babies #2 and #3 but never really took it seriously. Now that my kids are older, I am having fun seeing where this little blog of mine can take me!
I love sharing my income reports with readers because it wasn’t long ago that I was a fledgling blogger myself wondering how in the world you could earn money on the internet from home. If it hadn’t been for other bloggers willing to share their successes with me, I don’t know that I would have stuck with blogging for the long haul!
I am SO glad I did! This blog has allowed my family to build up our savings accounts, take extra vacations, save up for big purchases, and just in general breathe easier when it comes to our family finances. I want the same for you, too!
Monthly Blog Income Reports
You can click on any income report image below to access the different monthly reports.
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Jennifer says
Thank you so much for posting your income reports. As a stay at home mom and new blogger, it’s great incentive. I’m very passionate about my niche but also would like to earn some money to help the family out. I’m glad I got a head start on why I need to start my blog by january 2017 😉 I also love your printables and hope to get some on my blog soon too. I have so many ideas but seems like not enough time to do everything. I have to remind myself that my blog will be an ongoing project and I don’t need to have everything done all at once. Thanks for your blog and encouragement!!
Lena Gott says
Thank you so much, Jennifer! Couponing is what the base of WhatMommyDoes was built on! While I don’t write about it much anymore, I did for a long time. One of the most successful coupon niche bloggers I know focuses on a very narrow market – a specific store in her town! She only blogs about deals and matchups, and maintains a coordinating Facebook group. I think it’s such a great idea. I know what you mean about having too many blog ideas and not enough time to implement them! 😀
Brittany says
Thank you for all your advice on starting blogs! I am a new teacher who has been in search of side-gig because I did not realize how little I would make. It’s actually difficult to stay afloat. Although I need the money, blogging is not something I want to do for that reason alone. It has been something I thought about doing before I knew you could make money doing it. I am an English teacher and I LOVE writing. I want my writing to have a purpose and go beyond the eyes of my journal. I am also very crafty and would like to show people my work.
After reading your blogs, I have an idea of where to start, but I would like some advice on how this will work in my world. Obviously, teaching takes time, but I get many breaks and it gets easier as the years go on. Is blogging still something plausible with my other time commitments? I do not have a family now, but hope to start one in the near future.
When you provide advertisements/coupons on your blog to make commission, are those from websites you have created accounts in in order to get paid? You mentioned knowing your audience to know what products to promote. What other companies do you gain commission from and is it hard creating those relationships?
I am new to the blogging world and as it will take time I’d like to start gathering as much information as possible. I am not even sure I am asking the right questions, but any feedback would be beneficial. Thank you for taking the time to read my request. I look forward to hearing back from you.
Lena Gott says
Hi Brittany,
Wow you have already put a lot of thought into it! I honestly feel bad taking teachers away from their work because teaching is SO important. 🙂 But that’s a discussion for another day. lol
To answer your question – yes it is very possible to create a profitable blog while working full time. Lots of people do it. I did it with 3 little kids at home, and many of my friends keep their full time jobs while growing their blogs. I would say just take your time and work on it consistently a little bit every day. Even if you can’t devote 3 hours a day, even 45 minutes helps! It all adds up.
As you get into blogging and figure out who you’re serving, the affiliate programs will become easier to find. I networked with other “finance bloggers” to find the signup programs for mine. Oftentimes, there will be one website like Shareasale that serves many different affiliate programs so you won’t have to sign up with as many companies as you think. I think i have 40 programs total and that’s after doing this for years.
I hope that helps! I would recommend getting on my Start a Blog mailing list (you should see a popup), the one that lets you request a copy of my Blog Startup Guide. That’s where I send out insider information about starting a blog to my subscribers. 🙂
Lisa N. Carter says
Your blog is outdated. Are you still blogging?
Lena Gott says
Hi Lisa! I stopped publishing income reports a few years ago, but I am still blogging!