(This is Twentythirtyfree.com‘s fourth blog traffic and income report for the date of October 2019. Each month will feature a complete breakdown of the traffic, expenses, and income generated by this blog. This is to document the progress this blog is making as it strives to reach a wide audience as well as encourage others that making money while blogging is still possible).
Perhaps I Get Distracted Too Easily…
In case you haven’t realized it by now, (if you’re the one or two people in the world who checks this blog for updates) there hasn’t been a whole lot of income or traffic to report. I don’t entirely mind this since I’ve only started blogging in May and October didn’t have any new posts to speak of.
I mentioned back in September’s report that the three biggest changes I need to make are in writing on a consistent basis, having a system in place to capture would-be-subscribers, and using ads on Facebook or Pinterest to help generate clicks outside of search engines.
Not only did all three not get done but this month ended up being lower than last month.
The biggest reason was a lack of time and focus. Not only did family members come from out of town to visit but the closer we get to the holidays, my full-time-job gets busier as well. Throw in the fact that I’m wanting to make a big push with ads and lead-conversion software and I started thinking it might be better to wait towards the holidays.
My gut feeling may turn out wrong. Only time will tell.
The good news is that it’s still higher than May, July, and August. I’m hovering closer an automatic 100 pageviews just by organic traffic alone. I’m betting that if I start rolling out more posts through November and December, then I will get closer to my current goal of 500 page-views a month. It’s a standard principle that is well-known whenever somebody starts an online endeavor: a greater number of posts means a greater chance of getting discovered.
Not a large amount but larger than what I’m currently getting right now.
I’ve still enjoyed every second of this journey. Even though my blog and outreach is not where I want them to be, it’s still been a blast sharing my insights with whoever ends up reading them.
In case this is your first Blog Income Report, here’s a quick list to get you up to date:
Why I’m Doing This.
1. 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 find online 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…
October 2019 Blog Traffic Stats (Google Analytics).
Pageviews: 70
Users: 53
Bounce Rate: 87.04 %
At least my bounce rate went down…
Not too bad considering I didn’t publish anything this month. Most of my blog’s traffic came from search engines; very few of it came from Pinterest, Medium, or Twitter. I’m still debating how to use Facebook effectively so we’ll see how my Facebook page goes once we start running ads.
October 2019 Income
Google Adsense: $0.03
Amazon Associates: $0.00
Three cents is better than two cents from last month!
Analysis: All things considered, I actually consider October a strange kind of win for this blog. This blog got close to one-hundred-pageviews mostly through organic traffic. Sure, some clicks from my Twitter, Pinterest, and Medium accounts made their way here…but if the vast majority of the clicks happened without me doing anything, I’ll take that over no clicks any day of the week.
The path to 500+ views in a month is going to be a long haul but I’m confident it can be done. If I launch a Facebook Ads campaign and get an email-capture service up-and-running, I’m confident that I’ll start seeing more viewership snowball as the months continue. In summation, even though not a whole lot happened this month, I’m happy to see that my blog can get traffic even when I don’t update on the regular.
Conclusion.
My conclusion to this month is the same conclusion as last month; start posting at least twice-a-week, start using a Facebook-ad-campaign, and figure out which email-capture system to use in case visitors want to subscribe. I believe all of these techniques will see a positive change in the amount of traffic this website will generate.
For now, we wait…
…and work.
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Let’s crush our dreams together,
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Previous income report: September 2019.
