March 2019 BLOG INCOME REPORT

 

Blogging traffic for March is sloooowwwwwllllly increasing.

 

The good news, I was able to publish 8 new posts! I try to post at least once a week, but was determined to create new content and pins.

 

Income still remains low, but I’m getting more efficient at writing and optimizing my posts. Organic traffic is also on a steady increase.

 

{This post may contain affiliate links, which means that I may receive a commission if you make a purchase using these links.}

 

I hope my blogging income reports will encourage you to consider pursuing blogging as a side hustle. Be warned, it’s not a get rich quick scheme by any means. It takes a lot of time, work, dedication, and continued learning.

 

 

Want to make some extra money on the side? Here are 7 important steps to get your own blog started.

 

 

If you’re a blogger who has been blogging for awhile and NOT seeing results I urge you to keep on going. I wanted to give up blogging altogether a few times along the way. Actually just yesterday…

 

 

 

March 2019 BLOGGING STATS

 

Traffic: 11,849 16,928 pageviews

 

My bounce rate for March was 78.51%!! Last month was 83.65%.

 

My numbers are improving, which I attribute to the SEO course I took and just from experience. Normally it’s over 90% so this is a big deal to me.

 

 

 

SOCIAL MEDIA

 

PINTEREST:  3,126 3,404 followers

 

FACEBOOK: 554 561 followers

 

INSTAGRAM: 495 501 followers

 

TWITTER: 1,017 1,011 followers

 

My Pinterest traffic continues to grow while my other social media account followings decline. Based on several blogging resources I have read, I should focus on what gives me the best bang for my time and that is in fact Pinterest.

Grow your own Pinterest following with these:

13 easy ways to get new Pinterest followers.

 

 

REVENUE FOR March 2019: $305.79

 

Ads

 

Mediavine: $272.19

 

 

Referrals/Affiliate Income

 

eBates: $0

I had 4 more people sign up using my referral link, but they still haven’t made their first purchase yet. When they do I’ll make another $100!

Groupon: $0

iBotta: $0

 

Intellifluence: $0

 

Linqia (new blogger sponsorship opportunities, average payout $220): $0

I’m currently working on my 2nd Pay-Per-Click sponsored post about tips to clean the house with kids featuring a specific product.

 

Affiliate marketing for bloggers: $0

Pinteresting Strategies: $33.60

 

 

Amazon Associates: $0

 

I had three days in March where my click rate was insanely high. I spoke to an Amazon associate and they said it could be a glitch.

 

I also sold 5 items, but haven’t been paid since the items haven’t shipped yet. I’ll follow up if I don’t see anything go through this month.

 

Related income reports:

* February 2019 Blog Income Report: $184.91

* January 2019 Income Report: $501.91

* December 2018 Income Report: $1,127.34

* November 2018 Income Report:$799.62

 

 

Blogging Resources

 

These resources are the ones that helped me hit over 25k sessions to join Mediavine and finally start making some money blogging.

 

Pinteresting Strategies by Carly Campbell

 

 

Read my >>full review on Carly’s course and get a promo code here<<.

 

 

Dare to Conquer (DTC, formerly BBC)

 

Scrivs, the chill, super successful blogger behind DTC runs multiple blogs that make several thousand dollars a month.

 

His course is different than any other courses I have seen. For one price you get access to every course, Pinterest guide, SEO, affiliate marketing, video, sales funnel, community, etc.

 

He constantly updates the courses and just recently came out with $1,000+ a month with ads.

 

I’m all about free. If you’re not sure if DTC is for you, just work through Scriv’s free 12 day blogging boot camp course. Tons of great sh*t you haven’t read before.

 

 

TAILWIND

 

I use Tailwind to look at my stats and Tailwind tribes was what helped me get over 1,000 page views a day.

 

You don’t need to have Tailwind to get a ton of traffic, but the time it saves me has been used to create new content and pins so I find it to be well worth the money.

 

Try Tailwind for free (no payment information needed). Get 100 free pins and free access to up to 5 tribes using this link.

 

 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

Like I said earlier I posted the most posts I’ve ever posted in 1 month. I’m getting better at batching my writing tasks.

 

My Pinterest following is growing faster by the month.

 

I joined a bunch more affiliate programs and am in the process of creating featured posts. Girls gotta make some money to pay the mortgage 😉

 

 

CONCLUSION

 

I feel there are still so many more things to work on with my blog, which will probably always be the case.

 

It’s been hard seeing many bloggers within my niche growing. I am very happy for them and it gives me inspiration, but again it can be a bit of a downer. Despite what I’m doing, try not to play the comparison game when blogging.

 

 

FINAL THOUGHTS

 

 

I’m working on creating more freebies for my site so that I can grow my mailing list.

 

 

Next month I plan on writing more content, but not publishing it all. This way I build up an arsenal of posts to have for weeks where I am busy or just working on other things such as monetization.

 

 

If you don’t have your own blog yet, read this post to see what you need to do to set up your blog.

 

If you have been blogging, keep up the great work and know it only gets easier.