Welcome to my June and July 2017 income report! This income report will be combining June & July because summer is crazy busy with fun family stuff so I didn’t have time to update the June report on its own. Considering I didn’t do hardly any active work (most of this was passive income), I’m satisfied with the $1,400 I made.
Check out my past income reports here. My personal goal is to make as much money as I can from home while not sacrificing any of my family responsibilities. This means I’m cooking, cleaning, going on field trips, arranging play dates, driving to/from sports, etc. and then working from home in my “spare” time. I started My Income Journey to show you how it’s possible to make money and save money from home! I hope you can gain some insight into what works (or doesn’t) and improve your own income journey! I love being a stay at home mom and think everyone should have the option to make money from home!
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Why I Publish Income Reports
If it weren’t for other bloggers posting their income reports I would have never started this blog. I am so grateful for their willingness to be open, honest, transparent, and inspire me to get started blogging. Having a website can be an excellent income source that anyone can do! If you want to start a blog, read “How to start a Website in 4 Easy Steps”.
Total Income: $1,384.83
Income Breakdown
Photography – $334.97
I love selling stock photos because the income is completely passive once your photos are uploaded. If you want to learn how to get started with stock photography, check out all of my photography posts and tips!
Shutterstock – $215.85 (422 images on file)
istock – $109.29 (173 images on file)
Bigstock – $9.13 (154 images on file)
Dreamstime – $.70 (75 images on file)
Etsy – $511.74
I closed my shop for about 2 weeks while we were out of town, so these numbers are not even from a full two months of being open. Etsy has been a fun, profitable side hustle that I’m glad I started last year. Read my tutorial on How to Start an Etsy Shop!
June & July Orders: 65
Products Listed: 44
Piano Lessons – $242.50
Learn how to teach piano, what my favorite piano books are, how to sell music you compose, get free printables, and more!
Most of my students (and myself) take some piano breaks during the summer, so this number was lower than during the rest of the year.
Blogging – $214.43
Learn how to start your own blog here, it’s been a very rewarding source of income for me and anyone can do it from home!
Ads – $111.58
Affiliates – $102.85
Side Hustles & Rebate Apps – $81.19
As you can see, I have a lot of different side hustles! Check out my list of over 100 side hustle ideas here.
ibotta – $46.00 (referrals and rebates)
Checkout51 – $.25
MobiSave – $.10
Shopmium – $1.00 (enter code KYGKMHGH for a free chocolate bar)
Swagbucks – $2.62
Inbox Dollars – $5.10
Ebates – $5.00
Zazzle – $2.42
Redbubble – $18.70
Conclusion
Summer months are notoriously slow for bloggers, plus I took a few weeks off, didn’t teach many piano lessons, and overall didn’t work more than around 15 – 20 hours total these past two months, so $1,400 isn’t too shabby. It’s not quite up to my goal of $1,000 per month, but it’s getting there. My very first income report was July 2016 and I about doubled that income!
I started My Income Journey in July 2016 and it’s amazing to see how all these little work at home jobs really add up! See my cumulative income reports here!
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I would like to earn extra money and not sacrifice my free time with my children! I’m hoping I can get affiliate marketing figured out soon.
I love reading income reports! Congrats on your successes.
I love publishing my own and reading other income reports! That’s awesome so much $$$ from photography, congrats on all the hustling. Keep up the good work!
I love that you’ve shared your summer blog income. It’s so inspiring to learn how other work-at-home bloggers grow their income from month to month. Keep hustling and moving forward toward your goals. Success will continue to follow.
I’ve seen a lot of bloggers complain about income reports. But I appreciate them dearly because it gives you an insight of the possibilities to come. If you work hard that is. Thank you for sharing.
I know what you mean about summer being a slow down time. However it seems like you had a good month. I also love how you are seriously mixing up your income streams with the piano lessons. I am all about looking for different ways to make money