JULY 2019 INCOME + TRAFFIC REPORT – HOW I MADE $6,839.30 MY 9TH MONTH BLOGGING - TheFab20s (2024)

Hey hey!! Welcome to my 9th-month blogging and income report!

This is an exciting one!

It’s my highest income month thus far (by a lot!) – check out last months income report here.

But more importantly, this is my first official month as a full-time blogger!

I no longer have a 9-to-5 as I decided to pursue digital marketing (fancier word for blogging) solely!

If you’re wondering how I feel, it’s a mix of emotions! I have a lot of feels honestly.

But the main feeling is that of gratefulness! Being 100% in charge of my schedule and my income is HUGE

Life is way too short to spend in an office 50 weeks a year, and my main goal from day one was always to be an online entrepreneur and travel the world on MY time, not my bosses.

Does that make sense?

What’s most surreal to me, is this has all happened in the span of NINE MONTHS.

NINE. MONTHS.

Is that not insane?!

Okay, I’ll stop ranting on and on about this, but I’m just so excited!

Let’s get into the numbers!

In past income reports, my answer has been a resounding YES!

However, the more and more I learn about blogging I will tell you it takesTIMEandCOMMITMENT. The learning curve is quite big.

And if you lack self-motivation then perhaps this isn’t for you.

BUT, if you like to challenge yourself, want to create a second (or perhaps primary) source of income, and you can put in the work when you see little to no results, then you should definitely give it a shot.

Don’t believe those naysayers who say blogging is dead. I entered the blogging game ‘late’ according to some.

But you know what…

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

Stop putting things off, or worse yet, never starting because of what others say. Statistics mean nothing to the individual.

The problem is many of us want immediate results. We live in a world of instant gratifications. Nothing about blogging is immediate, it is a marathon, not a sprint.

Take your time. Learn as much as you can. And keep publishing.

It is 100% possible to create a blog that produces a sustainable and rewarding income.

I want to show others that IT IS POSSIBLE to build a blog and earn extra money on top of their full-time jobs.

My income reports are a tool to help you see that earning money through a blog is possible and perhaps motivate you to start your own blog some day!

Now, before you think I’m anything special.. I would like to let you know I

Sorry to interrupt your regularly scheduled program, but as of September 2019, I have launched my very own course Blogpreneur Blueprint which goes into every little detail of how I grow and monetize my blogs..
If you want to know all my ~secrets~ I highly encourage you to take a peek.

Also, check out my latest income report here to see just how quickly you can turn a blog from idea to side-hustle to full-time business

A grand total of 147,541 pageviews!

This is a slight increase from last months pageviews of 133,396!

I honestly did not expect that because of two reasons:

1. Summer Slump – you hear bloggers everywhere talking about the summer slump and traffic dipping in these months. Although my traffic isn’t necessarily growing like it was in February and March, it definitely hasn’t crashed.

It’s simply plateaued a bit and that is because

2. I haven’t been writing much on TheFab20s. I’ve been updating and doing tweaks on the backend, but only published one article in all of July! (I know, don’t hate me!)

I will be writing more in this coming month, I was just focused on my second blog which is also doing really well, take a look:

My second blog, Blog B as I like to call it, got 219,069 pageviews! I know!!

One of the pins went super-mega viral and I had almost 20,000 hits in one day!

It’s amazing, and this blog was started on March 24, so it’s still a baby!

As I’ve said in previous income reports, I will be documenting the entire processand including it in my eCourse so you can copy my success!

Whaaaaaaaaaaaa?! You read that right!

I’m insane and started a third blog.

Why?!? Well, because I want to test everything (and I mean, everything!) that I am writing in my ecourse to make sure it’s actionable and will give you results!

It’s a lot of hard work running three blogs ? but I truly enjoy the process and want to make sure I deliver to my readers the absolute greatest product!

So, here is my third blog traffic, Blog C, which I launched on July 19:

I still have a lot of work to do, and the blog only has about three posts at the moment, but 4,577 pageviews in 12 days is amazing!

Keep an eye out for August’s income report as I’m sure it will be quite interesting ?

AdRevenue
Mediavine (TF20s) – $1,605.26
Mediavine (Blog B) – $2,392.76
Total AdRevenue – $3,998.02

Affiliates
Amazon – $2,678.08
Commission Junction – $62
Pinteresting Strategies – $101.20
Total Affiliate Income – 2,841.28

Total Revenue – $6,839.30

Tailwind– $14.99
Picmonkey– $7.99
Hosting(Prepaid for the year)

Total Income After Expenses – $6,816.32

This is insane! I was ecstatic to earn over $3,000 and it more than doubled!

If you’re still on the fence about blogging, just look at the numbers. My expenses are tiny! When you first start, you do have to pay upfront for hosting and your domain.

Depending on what hosting provider you choose and whether you opt for paid themes (I did!), your initial investment will be about $250 to $350 dollars.

$350 is nothing in the grand scheme of things! Imagine starting a brick-and-mortar store. From renting the place to getting set up, marketing.. you’re looking at 2 years of not turning a profit. And even then, the profit would be slim.

With the beauty of the internet, you can start a business for next to nothing!

And start turning a profit *almost* immediately, you just have tobe willing to put in the work.

If you want to start blogging, head on over toBluehostand click the green ‘get started’ button.
In the beginning, thebasic planis all you need to get started on the right foot.

Before you launch, you’re going to want to do the work beforehand.

I wrote more than 15 blog posts before my launch. Anyone who visited my site in its early days would have never thought it was only a couple of days old.

Create a lot of helpful posts that people will want to read! You’ll notice I don’t have any posts such as ‘my daily makeup routine’ or ‘my favorite pasta dish.’ Why not? Because no one cares!

You don’t know me, so you don’t care what I eat, wear, or do.

Perhapsafteryou’ve created a relationship with your readers, they will be interested in your personal life, but in the beginning, you have to constantly be thinking ‘What’s in it for me?” from the readers point of view.

Write a lot but with a purpose.

Pinterest will be your secret weapon as a blogger.

More than 90% of my traffic as a new blogger comes from Pinterest.

You will want to make sure you sign up for aBusiness Accountas it will be the best way for you to drive traffic to you brand new blog.

You can either use a personal picture or go with a logo. Bloggers have success either way, so if you want to maintain your privacy, don’t feel obliged to post who you are.

Once you have your business account you’re going to want to create 20 or more boards related to your topic.

By the way, I don’t think you need to pigeonhole yourself!

I don’t have a niche and I love it. I write about travel, money, and food. The riches are NOT in the niches.

Play around with different topics and see what you like and what your readers like as well.

So if you plan on writing about travel, perhaps create 3-5 relevant boards about that topic, for example:

Just make sure it’s a topic you will be creating multiple pins and articles for. There’s no point creating a board if you don’t pin to it often.

No matter how great your content is, if you don’t create great pins that get clicked, all your efforts will go to waste.

There isn’t a one size fits all for pins.

Some pins I think will do awesome tank, and others I’m not too crazy about take off randomly and go viral!

The only thing you can do is make sure you create a lot of pins and test them constantly.

I make anywhere from 2 – 4 pins per post. You never know which one will take off

More than that, if an article isn’t doing so hot, I will make more pins for it two or three weeks later with new keywords!

A lot of bloggers useCanvaorPicmonkey.

I use PicMonkey to make my pins and pay the monthly membership of $7.99 because it allows me to use the fonts I buy on top of a lot of other nifty features.

But for the first two months I used the free versions of both Canva and PicMonkey until I decided which one I liked more and bought a plan.

There is so much to learn when you start out.

You can’t be scared of investing in a couple of courses.

The strategy I used to get my pageviews to over 100,000 is CarlysPinteresting Strategiesand it only costs $47.

I am not one to part from my money easily, but CarlyseBookis the best bang for your buck.

The guide really makes you understand what Pinterest is about, and her strategy is very useful when you are familiarizing yourself with Pinterest.

Whether you decide to invest in CarlysPinteresting Strategiesor not, you will want to constantly be learning and researching.
There are a lot of free resources online.

I spend a large portion of my free time reading tips and tricks from blogging pros. You can’t assume you know it all.

Blogging is always evolving and you have to be evolving with it.

You want to be studying successful bloggers and constantly asking yourself:

Yes, Blogging is a business.

However, I learned a long time ago thatif you don’t enjoy the process you won’t enjoy the results.

In the beginning, everything is new and intimidating but I challenge you to change your mindset towards this process.

Fear and Excitement are the same emotions. They release the same chemical balances in the body. The only difference is the name and power you give them.

Stop being afraid and anxious and feel the excitement! Starting a blog can be one of the greatest decisions you make.

Learn to love the process of writing, creating pins, and getting to know your readers.

I have so much fun creating content for TheFab20s that it doesn’t feel like work. Isn’t that what we all want?

Anyways, I am so incredibly thankful to each and every one of you that stops by my blog! From the bottom of my heart, thank you, thank you, thank youfor reading, tweeting, pinning, and sharing this blog. It is because of YOU that TheFab20s is constantly growing! I am so grateful for you all!