February was a pleasant surprise from an earnings standpoint and it was a beautiful thing because I didn’t work for around 10 days of the month. As I mentioned last month, my wife and I went to Hawaii and it was as amazing as we’d hope.
Beyond that, website 1 ended up going viral (for a short time) which allowed me to have a significant increase in earnings for the month and YouTube continues to grow significantly, which is pretty awesome.
***The income numbers for February-June of 2020 are not accurate due to an "invalid click" issue I had with Google Adsense. Revising the entire report is not realistic, so you can see the actual income numbers updated here***
Personal Life Update
Before I begin the actual report, If you’d like to begin a similar journey as myself and try to create a passive income online business, I recommend you read this write-up I did.
It explains the truth about online business and should help educate you before you move forward with anything.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aweber Email Platform | $20.70 | $20.70 | |
| Shutterstock Website | $51.40 | $51.40 | |
| Website 4 Amazon FBA Sales | $92.20 | $92.20 | |
| Thrive Themes | $102.00 | $102.00 | |
| OHP Course Sales | $147.00 | $147.00 | |
| Consulting | $2,000.00 | $2000.00 | |
| Partners and Affiliates Revenue | |||
| Website 6 Partners and Affiliates | $49.32 | $49.32 | |
| Website 5 Partners and Affiliates | $82.40 | $82.40 | |
| OHP Partners and Affiliates | $110.06 | $110.06 | |
| Website 3 Partners and Affiliates | $208.44 | $208.44 | |
| Website 4 Partners and Affiliates | $305.77 | $305.77 | |
| Website 1 Partners and Affiliates | $8,740.53 | $8,740.53 | |
| YouTube Revenue | |||
| YT Channel - Thalita | $4.95 | $4.95 | |
| OHP YouTube Channel | $335.54 | $335.54 | |
| Media.net Revenue | |||
| Website 3 Media.net Ad Revenue | $29.34 | $29.34 | |
| Website 4 Media.net Ad Revenue | $46.52 | $46.52 | |
| Website 1 Media.net Ad Revenue | $169.72 | $169.72 | |
| Google Adsense Revenue | |||
| Website 8 Adsense Revenue | $0 | $0 | |
| Website 6 Adsense Revenue | $0 | $0 | |
| Website 9 Adsense Revenue | $3.05 | $3.05 | |
| OHP Adsense Revenue | $4.16 | $4.16 | |
| Website 2 Adsense Revenue | $36.03 | $36.03 | |
| Website 4 Adsense Revenue | $138.09 | $138.09 | |
| Website 5 Adsense Revenue | $460.69 | $460.69 | |
| Website 7 Adsense Revenue | $467.75 | $467.75 | |
| Website 3 Adsense Revenue | $1,902.18 | $1,902.18 | |
| Website 1 Adsense Revenue | $13,638.48 | $13,638.48 | |
| Software Expenses | |||
| Adobe Photoshop Account | $10.61 | -$10.61 | |
| Mailshake Email Software | $12.00 | -$12.00 | |
| Namecheap | $13.16 | -$63.80 | |
| Tailwind Pinterest Marketing App | $14.99 | -$14.99 | |
| Epidemic Sound | $15.00 | -$15.00 | |
| Manage WP | $15.30 | -$15.30 | |
| Deadline Funnel | $37.00 | -$37.00 | |
| Google Business Drive Storage and Apps | $38.13 | -$38.13 | |
| Upwork Premium Employer Plan | $49.00 | -$49.00 | |
| Vid IQ YouTube Software | $49.00 | -$49.00 | |
| Intuit Quick Books | $85.00 | -$85.00 | |
| Shutterstock Monthly Subscription | $125.00 | -$125.00 | |
| Siteground Hosting | $155.00 | -$155.00 | |
| Active Campaign | $265.85 | -$265.85 | |
| Kinsta Hosting | $300.00 | -$300.00 | |
| Advertising Expenses | |||
| Facebook Ads | $73.28 | -$73.28 | |
| Freelance Labor Expenses | |||
| Freelance Research, Editing, Video Production, and Misc. Labor | $1,110.00 | -$1,110.00 | |
| Freelance Writing | $2,535.69 | -$2,535.69 | |
| TOTALS | $29,146.32 | $4,904.01 | $24,242.31 |
| Revenue By Channel | Website 1 | Website 3 | OHP Website | Website 4 | Website 2 | Website 5 | Website 6 | Website 7 | Website 8 | Website 9 | Consulting | Udemy | YouTube |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | $22,548.73 | $2,139.96 | $261.22 | $435.32 | $36.03 | $543.09 | $49.32 | $467.75 | $0 | $3.05 | $2,000.00 | $0.00 | $340.49 |
| January 2020 | $20,512.80 | $2,646.41 | $1,334.33 | $1045.23 | $12.35 | $541.68 | $9.13 | $382.79 | $0 | $2.35 | $3,240.00 | $0.00 | $264.30 |
| December 2019 | $19,383.27 | $2,026.21 | $934.81 | $1,864.92 | $9.36 | $694.61 | $78.56 | $304.53 | $2,575.00 | $17.69 | $202.66 |
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| November 2019 | $21,920.53 | $2,173.90 | $602.88 | $1,338.93 | $15.77 | $617.31 | $182.80 | $196.02 | $0 | $21.59 | $358.91 | ||
| October 2019 | $23,620.75 | $2,546.04 | $1,073.56 | $711.71 | $72.89 | $230.27 | $84.62 | $58.41 | $300.00 | $30.00 | $202.14 | ||
| September 2019 | $21,006.31 | $2,627.86 | $335.35 | $585.93 | $14.72 | $170.04 | $50.33 | $17.80 | $0 | $35.00 | $177.05 | ||
| August 2019 | $17,817.28 | $2,590.92 | $414.58 | $553.82 | $23.67 | $133.92 | $97.26 | $2.57 | $275.00 | $40.00 | $156.00 |
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| July 2019 | $16,855.42 | $3,652.24 | $427.66 | $574.78 | $17.16 | $74.26 | $76.00 | $2.10 | $0 | $35 | $130.26 | ||
| June 2019 | $15,402.28 | $5,561.07 | $709.07 | $562.63 | $30.74 | $46.29 | $100.19 | $0 | $0 | $141.46 | |||
| May 2019 | $17,578.97 | $4,900.70 | $1,062.34 | $749.14 | $22.25 | $61.17 | $35.71 | $0 | $0 | $116.02 | |||
| April 2019 | $16,273.68 | $4,078.83 | $239.73 | $700.42 | $9.53 | $46.05 | $0 | $0 | $76.86 | ||||
| March 2019 | $17,006.79 | $3,620.30 | $439.88 | $931.22 | $19.98 | $152.99 | $0 | $20.24 | $76.24 | ||||
| February 2019 | $15,656.00 | $2,799.98 | $551.53 | $647.94 | $15.68 | $291.72 | $0 | $28.75 | $65.63 | ||||
| January 2019 | $16,483.03 | $3,280.64 | $469.30 | $1,009.83 | $10.41 | $401.91 | $600.00 | $45.75 | $76.52 | ||||
| December 2018 | $11,776.03 | $2,488.53 | $483.96 | $2,078.19 | $20.16 | $487.37 | $0 | $98.43 | $73.60 | ||||
| November 2018 | $12,886.78 | $2,324.75 | $657.86 | $789.26 | $10.67 | $386.31 | $0 | $205.87 | $79.91 | ||||
| October 2018 | $13,246.69 | $3,135.04 | $369.22 | $747.29 | $15.46 | $306.89 | $150 | $93.27 | $83.86 | ||||
| September 2018 | $11,784.71 | $3,853.20 | $321.67 | $628.97 | $0.00 | $210.72 | $175 | $14.94 | $82.99 | ||||
| August 2018 | $11,556.29 | $3,266.47 | $512.72 | $980.89 | $5.31 | $39.81 | $0 | $97.18 | $93.63 | ||||
| July 2018 | $12,864.08 | $4,991.15 | $722.76 | $707.66 | $8.05 | $26.84 | $0 | $91.48 | $84.33 | ||||
| June 2018 | $11138.00 | $6,858.01 | $432.01 | $797.02 | $11.06 | $52.42 | $0 | $50.92 | $95.96 | ||||
| May 2018 | $9152.94 | $4,288.26 | $391.63 | $699.19 | $6.96 | $40.23 | $0 | $44.40 | $100.82 | ||||
| April 2018 | $9637.30 | $2,028.65 | $545.01 | $804.71 | $11.74 | $236.23 | $0 | $24.90 | $85.48 | ||||
| March 2018 | $14236.64 | $778.01 | $380.29 | $1362.83 | $13.78 | $224.68 | $0 | $80.61 | $94.79 | ||||
| February 2018 | $10918.94 | $382.03 | $644.36 | $838.51 | $22.27 | $454.08 | $0 | $23.90 | $86.86 | ||||
| January 2018 | $7993.31 | $467.71 | $757.59 | $718.04 | $14.26 | $486.99 | $0 | $113.95 | $67.06 |
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| December 2017 | $6707.43 | $432.22 | $785.74 | $555.72 | $28.50 | $114.05 | $0 | $59.21 | $96.12 | ||||
| November 2017 | $7545.13 | $574.91 | $480.41 | $479.34 | $17.70 | $4.31 | $0 | $187.01 | $90.40 | ||||
| October 2017 | $6859.17 | $617.67 | $265.38 | $319.02 | $13.06 | $0 | $135.59 | $66.71 | |||||
| September 2017 | $6781.51 | $348.16 | $673.87 | $223.95 | $11.31 | $0 | $81.39 | $58.13 | |||||
| August 2017 | $7429.92 | $391.68 | $945.04 | $181.93 | $16.36 | $0 | $133.91 | $63.57 | |||||
| July 2017 | $5658.64 | $344.91 | $1055.57 | $85.84 | $58.55 | $1,496.38 | $41.80 | $94.84 | |||||
| June 2017 | $5924.41 | $423.04 | $403.84 | $31.71 | $11.87 | $600.00 | $148.88 | $79.81 | |||||
| May 2017 | $6805.18 | $214.18 | $79.00 | $9.67 | $8.71 | $51.50 | $76.08 | $82.58 | |||||
| April 2017 | $8175.11 | $116.65 | $106.71 | $3.57 | $0 | $80.25 | $57.76 | ||||||
| March 2017 | $9527.42 | $224.16 | $355.12 | $6.43 | $0 | $137.29 | $59.11 | ||||||
| February 2017 | $3726.98 | $160.48 | $438.54 | $32.99 | $125 | $165.43 | $52.40 | ||||||
| January 2017 | $4005.52 | $104.19 | $267.33 | $0 | $222.20 | $41.60 | |||||||
| December 2016 | $3553.43 | $52.63 | $384.57 | $125.00 | $138.07 | $41.32 | |||||||
| November 2016 | $3778.45 | $22.10 | $357.77 | $125.00 | $259.26 | $48.13 | |||||||
| October 2016 | $3841.36 | $1.37 | $213.88 | $126.00 | $238.90 | $48.92 | |||||||
| September 2016 | $3102.56 | $402.32 | $112.01 | $271.02 | $57.14 | ||||||||
| August 2016 | $3318.70 | $44.72 | $731.05 | $423.49 | $55.08 | ||||||||
| July 2016 | $3353.06 | $347.47 | $135.19 | $186.34 | $52.12 | ||||||||
| June 2016 | $3219.41 | $132.77 | $330.00 | $397.55 | $72.22 | ||||||||
| May 2016 | $4677.02 | $253.67 | $206.25 | $135.25 | $75.89 | ||||||||
| April 2016 | $5008.23 | $286.38 | $497.50 | $353.02 | $62.52 | ||||||||
| March 2016 | $2311.67 | $265.29 | $556.75 | $301.06 | $60.14 | ||||||||
| February 2016 | $2760.21 | $250.70 | $431.25 | $324.58 | $62.00 | ||||||||
| January 2016 | $233.00 | $117.58 | $1140.00 | $400.97 | $46.19 | ||||||||
| December 2015 | $121.30 | $76.00 | $1163.75 | $17.15 | $38.83 | ||||||||
| November 2015 | $138.11 | $39.00 | $1150.25 | $245.68 | $36.78 | ||||||||
| October 2015 | $107.72 | $89.54 | $760.50 | $49.50 | $40.65 | ||||||||
| September 2015 | $102.95 | $113.10 | $1112.32 | $17.49 | $27.46 | ||||||||
| August 2015 | $39.68 | $51.75 | $1463.75 | $12.05 | $25.09 |
Project Updates
Website 1 Update
- Website went viral in February. No idea why/how, just know it was from Facebook. Had a total of 435,145 pageviews
- Had great earnings due to virality of website. Don’t anticipate same numbers in March, but hoping to continue to do well.
- PLAN: Continue revising content to make the content better. Also publishing some new content.
Table of last 13 months of progress:
Month | Pageviews | Referring Domains | Total Earnings |
Feb-20 | 435,145 | 781 | $22,548.73 |
Jan-20 | 320,773 | 759 | $20,512.80 |
Dec-19 | 246,409 | 746 | $19,383.27 |
Nov-19 | 269,639 | 718 | $21,920.53 |
Oct-19 | 323,681 | 669 | $23,620.75 |
Sep-19 | 309,050 | 651 | $21,006.31 |
Aug-19 | 296,076 | 659 | $17,817.28 |
Jul-19 | 302,646 | 623 | $16,855.42 |
Jun-19 | 270,447 | 602 | $15,402.28 |
May-19 | 296,686 | 594 | $17,578.97 |
Apr-19 | 270,983 | 638 | $16,273.68 |
Mar-19 | 257,616 | 639 | $17,006.79 |
Feb-19 | 254,351 | 604 | $15,656.00 |
Jan-19 | 333,317 | 597 | $16,483.03 |
Udemy Update
I don’t focus on Udemy any longer. They sell my courses for too cheap.
OneHourProfessor Website Update
- No new content aside from last month’s income report.
- One course sale for month. Not very much, but still focused on OHP YouTube channel.
Website 3 Update
- Testing Monumetric to see how they perform vs. Adsense. So far, not impressed. Will give ten days for them to right the ship.
- PLAN: Continue to publish new content once a week. Still considering running a new backlinking campaign to try to grow domain authority. Really need to do this to get more of a foothold in very competitive space.
Graph of the last 13 months of progress:
Month | Pageviews | Referring Domains | Total Earnings |
Feb-20 | 144411 | 575 | $2,139.96 |
Jan-20 | 184147 | 571 | $2,646.41 |
Dec-19 | 125286 | 556 | $2,026.21 |
Nov-19 | 125330 | 535 | $2,173.90 |
Oct-19 | 138041 | 494 | $2,546.04 |
Sep-19 | 143883 | 417 | $2,627.86 |
Aug-19 | 152799 | 424 | $2,590.92 |
Jul-19 | 191629 | 432 | $3,652.24 |
Jun-19 | 256176 | 427 | $5,561.07 |
May-19 | 257171 | 421 | $4,900.70 |
Apr-19 | 194433 | 482 | $4,078.83 |
Mar-19 | 174087 | 473 | $3,620.30 |
Feb-19 | 141825 | 405 | $2,799.98 |
Website 4 Update
- Had a very low earning month due to Amazon FBA product sales (seasonal) slowing
- Still need to revise content, not hiring for position yet.
- PLAN: Nothing for now, need to focus on bigger projects.
Graph of the last 13 months of progress:
Month | Pageviews | Referring Domains | Total Earnings |
Feb-20 | 39,358 | 304 | $435.32 |
Jan-20 | 45,034 | 316 | $1,045.23 |
Dec-19 | 39,787 | 311 | $1,864.92 |
Nov-19 | 45,328 | 305 | $1,338.93 |
Oct-19 | 54243 | 273 | $711.71 |
Sep-19 | 52337 | 248 | $585.93 |
Aug-19 | 52905 | 244 | $553.82 |
Jul-19 | 50016 | 266 | $574.78 |
Jun-19 | 47102 | 269 | $562.63 |
May-19 | 51419 | 260 | $749.14 |
Apr-19 | 51688 | 286 | $700.42 |
Mar-19 | 56758 | 283 | $931.22 |
Feb-19 | 55893 | 250 | $647.94 |
Website 5 Update
- Very close to last month and doing well.
- Had to hire a new writer and new editor for this website.
- PLAN: Have published two new articles and intend on publishing 2-3 every week moving forward. All review-type content.
Graph of the last 13 months of progress:
Month | Pageviews | Referring Domains | Total Earnings |
Feb-20 | 63597 | 412 | $543.09 |
Jan-20 | 70411 | 412 | $541.68 |
Dec-19 | 72621 | 416 | $694.61 |
Nov-19 | 61908 | 412 | $617.31 |
Oct-19 | 51442 | 379 | $230.27 |
Sep-19 | 41366 | 357 | $170.04 |
Aug-19 | 31226 | 350 | $133.92 |
Jul-19 | 4171 | 328 | $74.26 |
Jun-19 | 5443 | 311 | $46.29 |
May-19 | 6847 | 318 | $61.17 |
Apr-19 | 14922 | 346 | $46.05 |
Mar-19 | 41295 | 372 | $152.99 |
Feb-19 | 72698 | 379 | $291.72 |
Jan-19 | 80255 | 359 | $401.91 |
Website 6 Update
- Earnings increased from last month to $49.
- Traffic dropped 20% compared to last month. Website still continues to confuse me.
- How Much Have I Invested in This Website: $5,580
- How Much Money Has This Website Made? $763
- Total ROI: -$4,817
- How Much Content is on the Website? Keep in mind this website is mostly focused on affiliate content with some informational content.
- 207 Blog posts
- PLAN: Continue to invest in content. Considering a switch to beauty products/review as well. May need another writer for this, unsure.
Below is a summary of the website so far:
Month | Pageviews | Referring Domains | Total Earnings |
Feb-20 | 6244 | 275 | $49.32 |
Jan-20 | 7884 | 272 | $9.13 |
Dec-19 | 7287 | 257 | $78.56 |
Nov-19 | 7681 | 235 | $182.80 |
Oct-19 | 5184 | 191 | $84.62 |
Sep-19 | 4915 | 148 | $50.33 |
Aug-19 | 4591 | 136 | $97.26 |
Jul-19 | 6432 | 92 | $76.00 |
Jun-19 | 7914 | 87 | $100.19 |
May-19 | 5989 | 73 | $35.71 |
Website 7 Update
- How Much Have I Invested in This Website: $18,204
- How Much Money Has This Website Made? $1,431
- Total ROI: $-16,773
- How Much Content is on the Website: Keep in mind that this is an informational type of website, not affiliate related at all.
- 697 Informational pages on the website
- 69 Informational Blog Posts
- Best month yet, continues to grow. Looks that traffic growth is starting to slow a bit though.
- PLAN
- Continue to invest in content.
- Growth continues even though I haven’t done any link building. Traffic increase by 12% and revenue increase of 22%
Below is a summary of the website so far:
Month | Pageviews | Referring Domains | Total Earnings |
Feb-20 | 36935 | 122 | $467.75 |
Jan-20 | 33069 | 114 | $382.79 |
Dec-19 | 23112 | 109 | $304.53 |
Nov-19 | 18308 | 97 | $196.02 |
Oct-19 | 9118 | 67 | $58.41 |
Sep-19 | 5185 | 46 | $17.80 |
Aug-19 | 3163 | 40 | $2.57 |
Jul-19 | 2464 | 22 | $2.10 |
Jun-19 | 1618 | 10 | $0.00 |
May-19 | 2393 | 7 | $0.00 |
Apr-19 | 2045 | 2 | $0.00 |
Website 8 Update
- Hired new writer in February due to other writer quitting.
- Website just hit 5 months old with no link building or effort outside of quality content
- How Much Have I Invested in This Website: $1,259
- How Much Money Has This Website Made? $0
- Total ROI: -$1,259
- How Much Content is on the Website? Keep in mind this website is mostly focused on affiliate content with some informational content.
- 35 Informational Blog Posts
- PLAN: Get new writer in place and train them. Increase content production by one article per week
Month | Pageviews | Referring Domains | Total Earnings |
Feb-20 | 398 | 1 | $0.00 |
Jan-20 | 514 | 1 | $0.00 |
Dec-19 | 528 | 1 | $0.00 |
Nov-19 | 2 | 0 | $0.00 |
Oct-19 | 0 | 0 | $0.00 |
Thalita YouTube Channel
If you’re wondering why my wife’s YouTube Channel is included in my income reports, it’s because it’s all part of the same business. For more details, look at the Thalita YouTube Channel update on this income report when I introduced it.
- We have officially failed at this project. I still fail and so should you. Failing sucks, but helps you learn.
- How Much Did We Invest in This YouTube Channel: $9,419
- How Much Money Has This YouTube Channel Made? $262
- Total ROI: -$9,157
- PLAN: Pivot channel into a compilation channel. Roughly 6,700 subscribers and don’t want to waste the efforts. Thalita will handle all editing moving forward.
OneHourProfessor YouTube Channel
- Significant growth in both subscribers and revenue. Channel is fun to do but getting stressful. Trying to manage 3 videos a week is harder than I thought.
- Working to outsource posting process to just focus on creating content.
- How Much Have I Invested in This YouTube Channel: $721
- How Much Money Has This YouTube Channel Made? $1047
- Total ROI: $326
- How Much Content is on the YouTube Channel?
- 76 Videos
- Subscriber Updates
- Subs this month: 261
- Total Subscribers: 6,026
Below are the metrics of the YouTube channel so far:
Month | Views | Total Subscribers | Earnings |
Feb-20 | 15,838 | 261 | $343.06 |
Jan-20 | 15,625 | 419 | $235.19 |
Dec-19 | 12,164 | 162 | $165.18 |
Nov-19 | 11,104 | 129 | $154.62 |
Oct-19 | 10,897 | 148 | $149.41 |
DM YouTube Channel
- Still seeing how this experiment works out
- Will publish 60 total videos
- How Much Have I Invested in This YouTube Channel: $0 (Thalita is editing all videos)
- How Much Money Has This YouTube Channel Made? $0
- Total ROI: $0
- How Much Content is on the YouTube Channel?
- 16 Videos
- Subscriber Updates
- Subs this month: 5
- Total Subscribers: 23
Below are the metrics of the YouTube channel so far:
Month | Views | Total Subscribers | Earnings |
Feb-20 | 339 | 23 | $0.00 |
Jan-20 | 218 | 18 | $0.00 |
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.
- YouTube is difficult to manage
- Hawaii is Expensive
- A team makes life much easier…unless many quit at once.
Did I Meet my Goals for February?
Link Whisper Review (Repeat): FAIL. I forgot.
Publish 12 Videos This Month on YouTube: SUCCESS
Finalize Writers for Two Websites: SUCCESS
What Are my Goals for March?
Create content calendar: Do this to be more organized.
Outsource video publishing on YouTube: Want to make YT easier, outsourcing the publishing will do that.
Finalize article revisions process workflow: Old freelancer who handled all article briefs quit. Need to train new for this.
What are your goals for the month? What questions do you have? Let me know in the comments below!
I like to stress that the concept of white-collar jobs is changing. People are becoming aware that the future of employment and financial security is digitally inclined. With platforms such as Amazon, eBay, youtube…….. people have a handful to deal with
A team really makes the world easier.
congratulations, your income in february was higher than that of January