First Blog Traffic and Income Report May 2019.
I will start this blog traffic and income report on a technicality…
…because I’ve only been blogging for two weeks.
And what a tumultuous—yet still fun—two weeks it’s been.
At this rate, you might ask why I would even bother to do a blog traffic and income report after only two weeks of blogging. There couldn’t possibly be any high amount of traffic or income generated from a blog only two weeks old, right? Wouldn’t it make sense to do one after a full month has passed instead of half a month?
You’re right. It does. I admit it.
But I’m going to go ahead and start with the month of May for a few reasons:
1. To Track Growth and Progress.
Anytime a new blog is started, I’m always interested to see what the latest post is. Part of this is because I like getting in touch with new bloggers and reading what they have to say. When they come from different parts of the world—or had a wildly different upbringing—I’m always interested to learn their story. To keep in tandem with a blog’s growth is a lot of work; so if my fellow readers are curious about how many other people read the blog, this will allow them to see it.
2. Reader Feedback.
By showing what articles and weeks have been the most successful, this blog traffic and income report allows me to gauge what my readers find most engaging. In a way, this will help me fine-tailor content on this blog and make it more useful for both casual observers and loyal readers.
Viewing Google Analytics is one thing but laying it out and using it to confirm the interests of your reader-base is something else. Another good thing is that if my articles start to dip in quality over time, the reports will let me know through the dip in traffic.
3. Showing Other Readers What’s Possible.
In addition to providing useful information on how to make the transition to adulthood smoother, I am hoping that these will document to readers that blogging is not dead in 2019. In addition to providing an outlet for your ideas, creativity, and knowledge, blogging can still be used as a side-hustle to generate part-time-income as you begin college or a career.
There are a multitude of income reports you can read for bloggers but a caveat to keep in mind is that a lot of the ones that show up on the first few pages of Google have been blogging for years.
So let’s get started.
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May 2019 TwentyThirtyFree.com Blog Stats
Pageviews: 24
Sessions: 21
Average Session Duration: 9 seconds.
Bounce Rate: 85.71%
TwentyThirtyFree.com Social Media Followers:
Facebook: 0
Twitter: 55
Instagram: 34
Pinterest: 8
Mix: 0
Expenses: $230 (Paid upfront for one-year-hosting through Bluehost). Also ended up paying $40 for a theme I ended up not using because it was too complex to figure out. It had a cool design but none of the labels or widgets were intuitive enough to use.
Very disappointing.
I ended up going with the free theme you are currently seeing right now. I like the design of this one; I will only change it if I absolutely have to.
Income: $0.
First Reactions: Yeah, we’re killing it!
In all seriousness, this is to be expected.
Like I said, I’ve only been doing this for two weeks.
While I’ve been able to build up a small network of people on Instagram and Twitter, my Facebook and Pinterest interaction leaves a lot to be desired. I know for Facebook growth, I’m considering using Facebook Ads but as of this time, I’m not sure how to provide a separate value on Facebook that I can already provide on Instagram and Twitter.
I’ve invited some friends to like my Facebook page but I’m fine with not holding them to ‘like’ anything I’ve put out. I’m more concerned with reaching people I don’t know instead of people I do know.
Understanding how Pinterest—and its ever-changing algorithm—is a beast unto itself. In addition to creating your own boards filled with your own content, many successful bloggers dictate that joining Pinterest-boards is a must if you want to get steady traffic outside of Google.
I’ve applied to several boards a few days ago and haven’t heard back from any of the moderator. I’m going to do two things; send a second message to each of them (for the sake of persistence) and start grabbing other group boards to apply for.
At this point in the game, because I only have six posts and don’t have a loyal readership, most of my traffic are people stumbling across the website by accident. I am guessing that once I start getting my Pins on Pinterest in front of more people (and doing some Facebook ads) then I might start seeing some more traffic flow.
As of right now, we’re in the patience period.
Goals for June 2019:
—Publish at least 8 posts.
–Get accepted to at least 5 Pinterest Boards.
-Get 100 pageviews in a month.
–Get 100 Followers on Twitter.
–Get 100 Followers on Instagram.
–Start a better Facebook outreach or ad campaign. Get 50 followers.
–Start a Tailwind subscription.
The goals here are basic. At this stage in the game, I’m more concerned with providing useful content and building a loyal readership than I am at any serious monetization attempts. Like I mentioned earlier, I’m still waiting on the Google AdSense approval…and it will probably be a few more weeks before I start applying for affiliate partnerships.
The tricky thing about affiliates will only be recommending products that will be beneficial to the readership; Recommending my reliable small-appliances would be beneficial for those in the stages of moving to dormitory-housing; recommending ten varieties of rubber-chickens provides no value other than confirming personal insanity.
(Unless you’re a rubber chicken collector. If that’s the case, this website might not be for you).
So for those who have read, commented, and enjoyed–special shout-out to Savvyhistory for being the first to comment on any page–I appreciate it the world over.
Here’s to an epic, action-packed, article-filled June of 2019.
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Let’s crush our dreams together.
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