Hi guys!!
Nothing too exciting this month – except I put a lot of money back into the business in November. I’ve got some pretty exciting (translation: expensive) projects coming up and I started working on them in November, so my spending was definitely up this month lol.
Other than that, my social media services ran per usual, but I got some great brand collaborations with brands like Winc, Pita Jungle, and Drybar. I really want to try to grow my blog as I head into 2019 and monetize that part of my brand more. Anyways, read on for my income & traffic report for November!
My Story
New here? Catch up with a little background on my journey to becoming a full-time freelancer here!
Why Do I Do Freelance Income Reports?
Starting in November 2017, I started doing income reports basically because Melissa Griffyn does them and I look up to her in each and every way haha. I noticed I would ALWAYS read her income reports and they always fascinated me and motivated me to improve my business, sooo here we are.
I pride myself that I am a very transparent person, and I like to think my blog & business reflects that same feeling of trust. With these reports, I can show you guys what worked, what didn’t, and how I re-strategize from month to month. I hope these inspire you to better your own freelance or social media biz – and please let me know if you see areas where I can improve! lol
Expenses
- Healthcare – $201.23/month
- Financial Services – $279/mo
- G-Suite for Email – $10.63/month
- Adobe Suite – $21.58/month
- Quickbooks – $10.80/month
- Dropbox – $10.69/month
- Canva – $12.95/month
- Website – $491.82
- Phone – $39.50
- Food & Entertainment (business) – $70.50
- Contract Work – $822.75
- Travel & Gas – $61.24
- Donations – $100
- Other – $98.86
- Reimbursed expenses – $473.61
Total Investment: $2,703.16
Other Tools I Use:
- Trello – IG/Blog brainstorm
- Asana – Task Management
- Hootsuite – FB/Twitter Scheduling
- Tailwind – Pinterest Scheduling
- Later – IG Scheduling
- Wave – Invoicing
- Dubsado – CRM
Big Wins:
- Spoke on a Dames Collective panel on Social Media!
- Blog & Biz Stats:
- Leads: 7
- Blog posts: 2
- Pageviews – 5,735
- Posts With The Highest Views –
- Affiliate Income – $98.27
- Email Subscribers – 352
- Collaborated With:
- Pita Jungle
- Modern Market
- WM Nutrition
- Elemis
- Winc
- Mapiful
- Drybar
- FRE Skincare (use code “bboks”, with one o, at checkout for a discount!)
- Collab Income – $239
- Download Income: $43.39
- Social Media Services Income: $6,689.66
Total Income: $6,975.16
If you have any questions about any of this or are interested in any of my social media services, fill out my form here and I’ll be in touch. Happy to help!
xx – bbooks
*I was really skeptical about sharing my income publicly. Would my clients think differently of me? Would they think I’m charging too little or too much? Would my friends judge me? I have chosen to not disclose or itemize my client income. I also don’t disclose if it is pre- or post-tax income. And you guys don’t know my life!! Everyone has different expenses.