It’s official, folks. The worst year I think many of us have ever lived through and you know what I think? GOOD RIDDANCE. All in all, the year was pretty positive compared to years passed, but it didn’t come without it’s challenges.
One thing you’ll notice in this one is that I’ve replaced many of the table I usually had with graphs. I’m doing this simply because I don’t think the tables really rendered well on mobile and this will make it much easier to read/review.
This month my total income after expenses was $15,089 which comes out to $487 per day.
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Personal Life Update
Unfortunately, my personal life has still been very uneventful. My wife and I live in Illinois, which has been on temp or full lockdown for the last few months.
This has been rough on me because when I’m stuck at home, I work. When I work too much, I get burnt out. Myself and my wife agree that I’m burned out so I’ve spent some time here in the beginning of the year relaxing and enjoying things a little bit more as opposed to stressing about work.
Other than that, my wife and I are counting down the days for all of this to end so that we can take a nice trip somewhere far away from our house. Yes, we like our house, but it’s been pretty boring hanging out here constantly for months on end with limited human interaction.
That’s all for the personal update.
If this is your first time on my website let me explain a few things about my detailed income reports each month that outlines the money I made (or lost) each month.
I’m doing this for a number of reasons:
1) I strive to be transparent about what it takes to make money online.
2) These reports help me keep track of my own progress.
3) These reports hold me accountable.
Keep in mind, I don’t create these to gloat about my earnings. I create them to help you understand the true “earning curve” of online business.
On a side note, I don’t disclose my actual website URL’s on my reports because I’ve had bad experiences with copycats in the past.
So, in my income reports, you’ll see website generalizations like Website 1, Website 3, Website 5 Website 4, etc.
Now that we got that out of the way, let’s dive into the report.
How did the Income Report Turn Out This Month?
PRODUCT OR SERVICE | REVENUE | EXPENSES | NET INCOME |
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Consulting | $2,750 | $2,750 | |
Udemy | $76 | $76 | |
Partners and Affiliates Revenue | |||
Website 5 Partners and Affiliates | $36 | $57 | |
Website 8 Partners and Affiliates | $80 | $59 | |
Website 6 Partners and Affiliates | $173 | $117 | |
Website 3 Partners and Affiliates | $246 | $299 | |
OHP Partners and Affiliates | $2316 | $1628 | |
Website 1 Partners and Affiliates | $6504 | $6504 | |
YouTube Revenue | |||
Themed YouTube Channel (Click for Webinar) | $375 | $375 | |
YouTube Channel Website 8 Compliment (Click for Webinar) | $613 | $613 | |
OHP YT Channel | $745 | $745 | |
Ezoic Revenue | |||
Website 5 Ezoic Revenue | $833 | $833 | |
Website 3 Ezoic Revenue | $1464 | $1464 | |
Website 7 Ezoic Revenue | $1640 | $1640 | |
Website 1 Ezoic Revenue | $3759 | $3759 | |
Google Adsense Revenue | |||
Website 2 Adsense Revenue | $15 | $15 | |
Website 9 Adsense Revenue | $26 | $26 | |
Website 7 Adsense Revenue | $30 | $30 | |
Website 5 Adsense Revenue | $81 | $81 | |
Website 1 Adsense Revenue | $185 | $185 | |
Website 3 Adsense Revenue | $646 | $646 | |
Software Expenses | |||
Vid IQ YouTube Software | $10.00 | -$10.00 | |
Adobe Photoshop Account | $10.61 | -$10.61 | |
Audible.com | $14.98 | -$14.98 | |
Manage WP | $17.60 | -$17.60 | |
Streamyard | $25.00 | -$25.00 | |
Tailwind Pinterest Marketing App | $29.98 | -$29.98 | |
Epidemic Sound | $45.00 | -$45.00 | |
Incorp - Yearly Report | $49.00 | -$49.00 | |
Upwork Premium Employer Plan | $49.99 | -$49.99 | |
Google Business Drive Storage and Apps | $58.11 | -$58.11 | |
Bluehost Hosting | $71.40 | -$71.40 | |
Linkedin Premium Plan | $79.99 | -$79.99 | |
Intuit Quick Books | $85.00 | -$85.00 | |
Kinsta Hosting | $95.37 | -$95.37 | |
Shutterstock Monthly Subscription | $125.00 | -$125.00 | |
Clearscope SEO Software | $170.00 | -$170.00 | |
Ahrefs SEO Software | $179.00 | -$179.00 | |
Siteground Hosting | $180.00 | -$180.00 | |
Active Campaign | $225.00 | -$225.00 | |
Flippa | $444.00 | -$444.00 | |
Misc. Software and Products | $137.14 | -$137.14 | |
Freelance Labor Expenses | |||
Freelance Research, Editing, Video Production, and Misc. Labor | $1,990.70 | -$1,990.70 | |
Freelance Writing | $3,410.90 | -$3,410.90 | |
TOTALS | $22,593 | $7,504 | $15,089 |
Revenue By Channel | Website 1 | Website 3 | Consulting | OHP Website | YouTube | Website 7 | Website 5 | Website 6 | Website 2 | Website 8 | Website 9 | Udemy | Website 4 |
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December 2020 | $10,448 | $2,356 | $2750 | $2,316 | $1,733 | $1,670 | $950 | $173 | $15 | $80 | $26 | $76 | XSOLDX |
November 2020 | $14,132 | $2,045 | $2000 | $1,628 | $1,386 | $1,361 | $741 | $117 | $16 | $59 | $33 | $40.00 | XSOLDX |
October 2020 | $16,439 | $1,815 | $2600 | $1,886 | $983 | $1,230 | $670 | $68 | $13 | $289 | $13 | $0 | XSOLDX |
September 2020 | $13,758.12 | $1,958.93 | $2000.00 | $836.18 | $877.29 | $1,159.98 | $644.78 | $68.34 | $11.52 | $116.50 | $7.93 | $0 | XSOLDX |
August 2020 | $14,356.31 | $1,829.59 | $2,339.50 | $685.48 | $790.50 | $969.42 | $709.66 | $35.15 | $14.56 | $97.13 | $14.09 | $75.00 | $15,345.21 |
July 2020 | $10,146.39 | $1,390.39 | $2,250.00 | $545.96 | $682.49 | $773.31 | $473.26 | $76.03 | $15.52 | $34.04 | $4.29 | $72.74 | $39.01 |
June 2020 | $18,386.69 | $2,100.43 | $2,000.00 | $664.08 | $457.43 | $612.44 | $397.93 | $2.82 | $5.22 | $0.45 | $4.72 | $0.00 | $201.03 |
May 2020 | $14,388.25 | $1,628.39 | $2,000.00 | $576.57 | $489.31 | $383.33 | $407.86 | $30.95 | $11.89 | $5.78 | $5.83 | $0.00 | $298.50 |
April 2020 | $9,868.73 | $1,268.24 | $2,000.00 | $311.09 | $723.35 | $488.53 | $499.28 | $21.63 | $24.59 | $4.80 | $1.16 | $0.00 | $628.28 |
March 2020 | $15,729.25 | $1,244.49 | $2,000.00 | $401.28 | $324.14 | $482.14 | $599.43 | $24.68 | $20.26 | $61.30 | $2.37 | $0.00 | $629.15 |
February 2020 | $22,548.73 | $2,139.96 | $2,000.00 | $261.22 | $340.49 | $467.75 | $543.09 | $49.32 | $36.03 | $0 | $3.05 | $0.00 | $435.32 |
January 2020 | $20,512.80 | $2,646.41 | $3,240.00 | $1,334.33 | $264.30 | $382.79 | $541.68 | $9.13 | $12.35 | $0 | $2.35 | $0.00 | $1045.23 |
December 2019 | $19,383.27 | $2,026.21 | $2,575.00 | $934.81 | $202.66 | $304.53 | $694.61 | $78.56 | $9.36 | $17.69 | $1,864.92 |
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November 2019 | $21,920.53 | $2,173.90 | $0 | $602.88 | $358.91 | $196.02 | $617.31 | $182.80 | $15.77 | $21.59 | $1,338.93 | ||
October 2019 | $23,620.75 | $2,546.04 | $300.00 | $1,073.56 | $202.14 | $58.41 | $230.27 | $84.62 | $72.89 | $30.00 | $711.71 | ||
September 2019 | $21,006.31 | $2,627.86 | $0 | $335.35 | $177.05 | $17.80 | $170.04 | $50.33 | $14.72 | $35.00 | $585.93 | ||
August 2019 | $17,817.28 | $2,590.92 | $275.00 | $414.58 | $156.00 | $2.57 | $133.92 | $97.26 | $23.67 | $40.00 | $553.82 | ||
July 2019 | $16,855.42 | $3,652.24 | $0 | $427.66 | $130.26 | $2.10 | $74.26 | $76.00 | $17.16 | $35 | $574.78 | ||
June 2019 | $15,402.28 | $5,561.07 | $0 | $709.07 | $141.46 | $46.29 | $100.19 | $30.74 | $0 | $562.63 | |||
May 2019 | $17,578.97 | $4,900.70 | $0 | $1,062.34 | $116.02 | $61.17 | $35.71 | $22.25 | $0 | $749.14 | |||
April 2019 | $16,273.68 | $4,078.83 | $0 | $239.73 | $76.86 | $46.05 | $9.53 | $0 | $700.42 | ||||
March 2019 | $17,006.79 | $3,620.30 | $0 | $439.88 | $76.24 | $152.99 | $19.98 | $20.24 | $931.22 | ||||
February 2019 | $15,656.00 | $2,799.98 | $0 | $551.53 | $65.63 | $291.72 | $15.68 | $28.75 | $647.94 | ||||
January 2019 | $16,483.03 | $3,280.64 | $600.00 | $469.30 | $76.52 | $401.91 | $10.41 | $45.75 | $1,009.83 | ||||
December 2018 | $11,776.03 | $2,488.53 | $0 | $483.96 | $73.60 | $487.37 | $20.16 | $98.43 | $2,078.19 | ||||
November 2018 | $12,886.78 | $2,324.75 | $0 | $657.86 | $79.91 | $386.31 | $10.67 | $205.87 | $789.26 | ||||
October 2018 | $13,246.69 | $3,135.04 | $150 | $369.22 | $83.86 | $306.89 | $15.46 | $93.27 | $747.29 | ||||
September 2018 | $11,784.71 | $3,853.20 | $175 | $321.67 | $82.99 | $210.72 | $0.00 | $14.94 | $628.97 | ||||
August 2018 | $11,556.29 | $3,266.47 | $0 | $512.72 | $93.63 | $39.81 | $5.31 | $97.18 | $980.89 | ||||
July 2018 | $12,864.08 | $4,991.15 | $0 | $722.76 | $84.33 | $26.84 | $8.05 | $91.48 | $707.66 | ||||
June 2018 | $11138.00 | $6,858.01 | $0 | $432.01 | $95.96 | $52.42 | $11.06 | $50.92 | $797.02 | ||||
May 2018 | $9152.94 | $4,288.26 | $0 | $391.63 | $100.82 | $40.23 | $6.96 | $44.40 | $699.19 | ||||
April 2018 | $9637.30 | $2,028.65 | $0 | $545.01 | $85.48 | $236.23 | $11.74 | $24.90 | $804.71 | ||||
March 2018 | $14236.64 | $778.01 | $0 | $380.29 | $94.79 | $224.68 | $13.78 | $80.61 | $1362.83 | ||||
February 2018 | $10918.94 | $382.03 | $0 | $644.36 | $86.86 | $454.08 | $22.27 | $23.90 | $838.51 | ||||
January 2018 | $7993.31 | $467.71 | $0 | $757.59 | $67.06 | $486.99 | $14.26 | $113.95 | $718.04 |
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December 2017 | $6707.43 | $432.22 | $0 | $785.74 | $96.12 | $114.05 | $28.50 | $59.21 | $555.72 | ||||
November 2017 | $7545.13 | $574.91 | $0 | $480.41 | $90.40 | $4.31 | $17.70 | $187.01 | $479.34 | ||||
October 2017 | $6859.17 | $617.67 | $0 | $265.38 | $66.71 | $13.06 | $135.59 | $319.02 | |||||
September 2017 | $6781.51 | $348.16 | $0 | $673.87 | $58.13 | $11.31 | $81.39 | $223.95 | |||||
August 2017 | $7429.92 | $391.68 | $0 | $945.04 | $63.57 | $16.36 | $133.91 | $181.93 | |||||
July 2017 | $5658.64 | $344.91 | $1,496.38 | $1055.57 | $94.84 | $58.55 | $41.80 | $85.84 | |||||
June 2017 | $5924.41 | $423.04 | $600.00 | $403.84 | $79.81 | $11.87 | $148.88 | $31.71 | |||||
May 2017 | $6805.18 | $214.18 | $51.50 | $79.00 | $82.58 | $8.71 | $76.08 | $9.67 | |||||
April 2017 | $8175.11 | $116.65 | $0 | $106.71 | $57.76 | $3.57 | $80.25 | ||||||
March 2017 | $9527.42 | $224.16 | $0 | $355.12 | $59.11 | $6.43 | $137.29 | ||||||
February 2017 | $3726.98 | $160.48 | $125 | $438.54 | $52.40 | $32.99 | $165.43 | ||||||
January 2017 | $4005.52 | $104.19 | $0 | $267.33 | $41.60 | $222.20 | |||||||
December 2016 | $3553.43 | $52.63 | $125.00 | $384.57 | $41.32 | $138.07 | |||||||
November 2016 | $3778.45 | $22.10 | $125.00 | $357.77 | $48.13 | $259.26 | |||||||
October 2016 | $3841.36 | $1.37 | $126.00 | $213.88 | $48.92 | $238.90 | |||||||
September 2016 | $3102.56 | $112.01 | $402.32 | $57.14 | $271.02 | ||||||||
August 2016 | $3318.70 | $731.05 | $44.72 | $55.08 | $423.49 | ||||||||
July 2016 | $3353.06 | $135.19 | $347.47 | $52.12 | $186.34 | ||||||||
June 2016 | $3219.41 | $330.00 | $132.77 | $72.22 | $397.55 | ||||||||
May 2016 | $4677.02 | $206.25 | $253.67 | $75.89 | $135.25 | ||||||||
April 2016 | $5008.23 | $497.50 | $286.38 | $62.52 | $353.02 | ||||||||
March 2016 | $2311.67 | $556.75 | $265.29 | $60.14 | $301.06 | ||||||||
February 2016 | $2760.21 | $431.25 | $250.70 | $62.00 | $324.58 | ||||||||
January 2016 | $233.00 | $1140.00 | $117.58 | $46.19 | $400.97 | ||||||||
December 2015 | $121.30 | $1163.75 | $76.00 | $38.83 | $17.15 | ||||||||
November 2015 | $138.11 | $1150.25 | $39.00 | $36.78 | $245.68 | ||||||||
October 2015 | $107.72 | $760.50 | $89.54 | $40.65 | $49.50 | ||||||||
September 2015 | $102.95 | $1112.32 | $113.10 | $27.46 | $17.49 | ||||||||
August 2015 | $39.68 | $1463.75 | $51.75 | $25.09 | $12.05 |
Project Updates
Website 1
- The website is now fully on Thrive Theme Builder, which has helped tremendously with speed and functionality. This whole thing was quite a struggle to get done, but I can confidently say that the site is better off now then it was a month or two ago.
- Traffic dropped again by 10% this month, but this is typical for December so I’m not necessarily in a panic.
- EPM dropped to $78/1000 visits. Not terrible, but lower than normal. Given how December has always been a bad month for this site, I’m not too worried about it.
- PLAN: This site needs a full content audit and I intend on doing it. I am confident that once I do so, the site traffic will return to previous numbers. But, I need to do all of the work, which is difficult considering where my current priorities are. But, I'll make it happen.
Udemy Update
I don’t focus on Udemy any longer. They sell my courses for too cheap.
OHP Website Update
Website 3
Website 5
Website 6
Website 7
Website 8
Website 8 Complimentary YouTube Channel
One Hour Professor YouTube Channel
Themed YouTube Channel 1
Lessons Learned
Every month, I’m going to reflect back and tell you a few different lessons that I’ve learned. My hope is that the lessons each month will be a cautionary tale for you that makes it so that you don’t make the dumb mistakes that I do along the way.
- Google is brutal. No website is untouchable.
- When I focus on one project, it grows exponentially. Case in point, OHP website and YouTube channel.
- Affiliate earnings are very slow, but can be very exciting as well.
Did I Meet my Goals for December?
6+ Guest Posts: SUCCESS!
Revise Website 1 Content: FAIL. I intend on doing this in January though.
Revise additional OHP content: SUCCESS!
What Are my Goals for January?
8+ Guest Posts: I slowed down with the guest post stuff over the holidays and need to pick it back up in January. That said, I’m hoping to get 8 guest posts done this month.
Revise Website 1 Content: I really do want to focus this month on revising and auditing content on this site. Much of it hasn’t been touched in years, so it’s time I make it all better.
Continue revising OHP content: These revisions I’ve been performing seem to be helping, so I want to continue doing this in January. I hope by the end of this month I have some amazing news for you guys and I rank for something big.
What are your goals for the month? What questions do you have? Let me know in the comments below!