During my 1st Year Blogiversary post, I asked you all if you would be interested in my doing both a Pinterest post (since 60% or more of my traffic comes from Pinterest) as well as an income report now that I am actually making some money! Your response was overwhelmingly “Yes!” so I’m going to start doing these Traffic & Income Reports on a monthly basis!
Plus, I really like transparency, in everything really, and I feel like the blogging world is shrouded in mystery!
Let’s get started!
Traffic –
I’m going to share percentage increases from the month before for my traffic stats, not actual numbers :-). Also, data is from either WordPress stats or Alexa.
- Pageviews: 127% Increase
- Unique Pageviews: 136%
- Bounce Rate: 29.8%
- Daily Pageviews/Visitor: 9.4
- Daily Time on Site: 13:45
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Income –
I’m going to my actual blogging income – the actual numbers! – as well as percentages increases in the income section. Right now my income is small, but when I look at the percentage that it is increasing every month, I am really encouraged!
- Ad Networks: $191.43 – increased by 225%! If you’ve seen our tight budget, you know that every little bit helps!
- Affiliate Sales: $19.50
- ViralWoot – $15.00…you can read more about that when the Pinterest post becomes available! Right now it is scheduled for Saturday, September 13th…..
- Question: The post I had originally intended on is becoming longer and longer, so we have 2 choices: drag it out into 4 or 5 posts in a series, or I can offer it as a pdf download? Preferences? Opinions? I was thinking of maybe offering it for free if you a) subscribe, or b) follow me on bloglovin or any of my social media or c) share it on your own social media. Would that be offensive if I did that? Comments welcome!
Goals for September –
- I want to make $300 from ad networks, which works out to $10 a day….right now I’m blowing that goal out of the water.
- I also want to do another eMeals post…..I love their service and they recently added some awesome new features to it! Maybe that will provide a little boost to my affiliate sales income!
- Lastly, I want to get the Pinterest Guide out….
Whaddya think?
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Would you mind sharing which ad networks you are using? Those are great returns!
It is probably in your best interest to offer the pinterest info as a pdf freebie for sign up to an email list. You can take some snippets and do a teaser post to promote it, too.
I’m definitely leaning towards the freebie for email singup….it seems like the least work on my part, LOL. I use Adsense and Infolinks for my ad networks. Currently I’m in talks with a couple of private advertisers, but for now, adsense is my main one. I think $175 of the total last month was from there. I’ve experimented with a few others, but haven’t been very happy with them.
I agree with Anne! I’d totally subscribe to read it!
I would definitely be interested in learning more about the ins and outs of pinterest. As for how it is delivered, I really don’t have a preference so I am of no help. I wouldn’t be offended if you asked for follows as I already follow you on Twitter and Bloglovin.
Thanks for the feedback! I’m looking at publishing the guide on Saturday the 13th, so stay tuned!
Great post and I am very interested in learning more. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for stopping by – I’ll definitely be sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it! Watch for the Pinterest post on the 13th
I agree it would be interesting to know the ad networks – every little bit helps!
I guess I should have specified! I use Adsense as my main one, Infolinks generates a tiny bit of income and that’s it. I have tried a couple others, but none seem to have ads that I like or pay out very much.
I already follow you on Pinterest, Bloglovin & Twitter, so following you wouldn’t be a problem for the Pinterest guide. I’m definitely interested in that- your pins are amazing! Thanks for sharing your ad info – very helpful!
Definitely do email signups for the guide. Email is still king in the blogging world… plus you’ll probably have tons of opportunities in the guide to push people to follow you on pinterest.
Email gives you a great platform for future marketing endeavors as well.
I’m excited for the guide!
I second the e-mail guide! I need to work on that still…
Great job! That is how it all starts…and it really adds up over time!
Thank Holly!
The one thing I love about reading other blogger’s income reports is that no one makes money using the same methods. It is always interesting finding new (potential) revenue sources or even great tools to try.
I am soooo impressed by the number of page views per visitor – that’s huge (or mine is just very much not that). Thanks for the transparency, by the way :)
Thanks for the info and transparency! Keep on plugging! Reinvest some of the money into growing your blog. It’s a long road but doable!
Thanks for sharing with Adorned From Above’s Link Party. Have a great week.
Debi @ Adorned From Above
Do those stats you quoted about traffic and bounce rate line up with what Google Analytics reports about your website traffic? 13 minutes per visit and a bounce rate of 30% is absolutely amazing.
For a long time, my Alexa and google analytics stats didn’t line up, but then I put a line of code in the footer of ever page that basically “pings” google ever ten seconds telling them when each visitor is still on my site. That drastically reduce my bounce rate and increased my time on site!
Thank you for sharing this. This is great info for a fellow blogger. I pinned this already :) So I can be sure to come back to it. Found you on Polkadots on Parade today!
My pleasure! Thanks for stopping by!
I know I’m leaving money on the table by not really advertising as much as I could. I’m signed up with different affiliates, and I’ve slacked at adding ads to my blog :(
And, yes, the money would be helpful.
Thanks for sharing :)
XOXO
I can’t wait to read your Pinterest Posts! Thanks for linking up to last week’s Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party! I have finally pinned it to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party!