Blog Income Report – July 2008
This marks the fourth month that I’ve offered advertising on my blog and unfortunately I did not set a new earnings record. Check out the earnings break down:
Private Ad Sales: $40
Affiliate Sales: $25 Text Link Ads
Grand Total: $65
The primary reason for the drop is because two of my recurring advertisers did not renew their banners last month. Both the 468 x 60 banner for $35 and the 300 x 250 inline ad for $75 were sold out almost every month since I began offering advertising but unfortunately this is the first month that at least one was not sold. So if you would like to take the place feel free to head on over to my advertising page for more details or click the links above.
I’m still surprised that no one has taken advantage of the 125 x 125 sidebar ads that are only $15 a month especially because in this month and the previous month a few of these have converted for affiliate sales. If you’d like to purchase one of these banners click here. I also think the $10 site wide links will fill up soon as every person that has paid for a link has renewed it every month. If you’d like to snag one of the last site wide text link ad slots click here. This is a good price for a PR4 blog.
Overall I believe I should have made more this month but I’m not upset because I know exactly where I failed. I really need to focus on blogging on a more consistent basis. Part of the reason why I haven’t been doing a good job is because I recently moved; however, now that I’m settled in I want to make sure I blog more consistently. In fact, this month I’m going to try and have a post up every other day for the rest of the month as a test to see how many new RSS readers I can get along with how much of an increase in this month’s income I can achieve based on a higher posting frequency. So I’ve set a small 30 new RSS subscribers goal (Let’s just say I’m shooting for 170 by the end of the month). I’d also like to still hit $200 in a single month especially because I have a long way to go to reach my $1,000 a month goal by the end of this year. If you’re interested in advertising on this blog please read my advertising page for more detailed information. For more ways to earn money on your blog or to read about the companies I work with check out my recommendations.
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Thanks for the report Chris. It’s totally fine to have a letdown month here or there. You are doing great work and it’s going to be reflected in your earnings sooner rather than later… keep it up!
Sorry to hear that last month’s earning weren’t so huge, better luck this month!
I’m looking forward to reading more articles on your blogs, I thought you had been kidnapped for a while there
i am not doing affiliate marketing and i think your earnings on affiliate marketing is good already but it could have been better.
Hey don’t worry man! Just work your way through it and you’ll get more next month! I’ve done some simple changes that actually helped me earn more than $400 with my blog alone for the month of August. All it takes is a few changes and some analysis, and you’ll get to where you want.