Since I started blogging in 2014, my goal has always been to be authentic and transparent about my income and expenses.
The reason? I want to prove to everyone who visits my site that it is possible to make money online without making unrealistic promises of overnight success and more importantly, without making money online….by simply telling other people how to make money online.
I own a portfolio of websites and all of them are outside of the “make money online” niche except for this one, so the insights I give you are straight from the field. This blog is where I document my online business progress and share my best practices.
To be completely honest with you I never thought I’d be able to achieve the level of success that I have. In 2021, just 7 years after I started, I’ve been able to profit over $1,000,000 from my online business and I feel that I’m just getting started.
Are these reports a form of bragging? Absolutely not! In fact, in my first income report I reported a loss. And beyond that, my entire first year I reported a loss of over $1500.
Hopefully you will find these reports inspiring, or at the very least, interesting in understanding how an online business can make money.
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Income Reports
| MONTH | REVENUE | EXPENSES | NET INCOME | ANNUAL INCOME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | ||||
| December | $9,190 | $7,297 | $1,893 | $154,726 |
| November | $9,151 | $7,025 | $2,126 | $152,833 |
| October | $13,727 | $8,958 | $4,769 | $150,707 |
| September | $12,498 | $7,512 | $4,986 | $145,938 |
| August | $13,607 | $8,309 | $5,298 | $140,952 |
| July | $18,624 | $5,900 | $12,720 | $135,654 |
| June | $16,950 | $5,304 | $11,646 | $122,934 |
| May | $14,430 | $12,864 | $1,566 | $111,288 |
| April | $117,626 | $13,043 | $104,583 | $109,722 |
| March | $18,514 | $14,863 | $3,651 | $5,139 |
| February | $20,144 | $21,293 | -$1,149 | $1,488 |
| January | $25,863 | $23,226 | $2,637 | $2,637 |
2022 | ||||
| December | $20,675 | $21,229 | -$554 | $209,702 |
| November | $21,340 | $22,244 | -$904 | $210,256 |
| October | $24,271 | $18,989 | $5,282 | $211,160 |
| September | $66,389 | $22,582 | $43,807 | $205,878 |
| August | $29,182 | $18,356 | $10,826 | $162,017 |
| July | $42,785 | $13,304 | $29,481 | $151,191 |
| June | $33,703 | $11,849 | $21,854 | $121,710 |
| May | $35,393 | $14,670 | $20,723 | $99,856 |
| April | $35,514 | $14,377 | $21,137 | $79,133 |
| March | $40,744 | $19,621 | $21,123 | $57,996 |
| February | $33,739 | $17,303 | $16,436 | $36,873 |
| January | $31,123 | $10,686 | $20,437 | $20,437 |
2021 | ||||
| December | $31,656 | $12,936 | $18,720 | $452,186 |
| November | $29,291 | $11,002 | $18,289 | $433,466 |
| October | $27,159 | $11,809 | $15,350 | $415,157 |
| September | $22,300 | $13,051 | $9,249 | $399,807 |
| August | $26,736 | $12,570 | $14,166 | $390,558 |
| July | $28,720 | $11,214 | $17,506 | $376,392 |
| June | $28,934 | $11,153 | $17,781 | $358,886 |
| May | $25,112 | $9,289 | $15,823 | $341,105 |
| April | $20,588 | $7,624 | $12,964 | $325,282 |
| March | $20,650 | $10,329 | $10,321 | $312,318 |
| February | $293,067 | $7,263 | $285,804 | $301,997 |
| January | $21,256 | $5,063 | $16,193 | $16,193 |
2020 | ||||
| December | $22,593 | $7,504 | $15,089 | $184,669 |
| November | $23,908 | $7,551 | $16,357 | $169,580 |
| October | $25,810 | $7,384 | $18,426 | $153,223 |
| September | $21,341 | $6,827 | $14,514 | $134,797 |
| August | $37,768 | $6,664 | $31,104 | $120,282 |
| July | $16,459 | $9,450 | $7,019 | $89,178 |
| June | $16,155 | $8,763 | $7,392 | $82,159 |
| May | $12,505 | $6,980 | $5,525 | $74,766 |
| April | $14,160 | $5,352 | $8,808 | $69,241 |
| March | $20,198 | $5,976 | $14,221 | $60,433 |
| February | $27,349 | $4,904 | $22,445 | $46,211 |
| January | $29,986 | $6,220 | $23,776 | $23,766 |
2019 | ||||
| December | $28,091 | $7,334 | $20,757 | $216,165 |
| November | $27,428 | $10,041 | $17,386 | $195,408 |
| October | $28,630 | $8,255 | $20,374 | $178,021 |
| September | $25,039 | $4,801 | $20,238 | $157,646 |
| August | $22,119 | $4,988 | $17,131 | $137,408 |
| July | $21,844 | $5,107 | $16,736 | $120,277 |
| June | $22,553 | $5,350 | $17,203 | $103,540 |
| May | $24,561 | $5,234 | $19,327 | $86,337 |
| April | $21,454 | $4,386 | $17,067 | $67,009 |
| March | $22,267 | $5,539 | $16,728 | $49,942 |
| February | $20,057 | $3,690 | $16,367 | $33,214 |
| January | $22,413 | $5,566 | $16,846 | $16,846 |
2018 | ||||
| December | $17,506 | $3,550 | $13,956 | $157,683 |
| November | $17,341 | $3,701 | $13,639 | $143,727 |
| October | $18,147 | $3,943 | $14,203 | $130,087 |
| September | $17,072 | $2,916 | $14,155 | $115,883 |
| August | $16,552 | $3,243 | $13,308 | $101,490 |
| July | $19,496 | $3,082 | $16,413 | $88,181 |
| June | $19,435 | $3,252 | $16,183 | $71,767 |
| May | $14,632 | $3,575 | $11,057 | $55,584 |
| April | $13,374 | $2,159 | $11,214 | $44,764 |
| March | $17,171 | $2,212 | $14,959 | $33,550 |
| February | $13,366 | $3,483 | $9,883 | $18,591 |
| January | $10,618 | $1,911 | $8,707 | $8,707 |
2017 | ||||
| December | $8,784 | $2,115 | $6,669 | $70,646 |
| November | $9,134 | $2,380 | $6,753 | $63,977 |
| October | $8,276 | $2,656 | $5,610 | $57,223 |
| September | $8,178 | $2,051 | $6,127 | $51,613 |
| August | $9,163 | $2,619 | $6,543 | $45,486 |
| July | $8,842 | $2,812 | $6,030 | $38,942 |
| June | $7,356 | $2,372 | $4,983 | $32,912 |
| May | $7,208 | $1,767 | $5,441 | $27,929 |
| April | $8,542 | $2,545 | $5,997 | $22,488 |
| March | $11,046 | $1,658 | $9,388 | $16,491 |
| February | $4,701 | $1,039 | $3,661 | $7,102 |
| January | $4,664 | $1,224 | $3,440 | $3,440 |
2016 | ||||
| December | $4,309 | $1,370 | $2,939 | $33,904 |
| November | $4,601 | $1,721 | $2,879 | $30,965 |
| October | $4,494 | $2,247 | $2,246 | $28,085 |
| September | $3,945 | $1,455 | $2,489 | $25,838 |
| August | $4,573 | $1,690 | $2,882 | $23,349 |
| July | $4,249 | $1,754 | $2,494 | $20,466 |
| June | $4,454 | $2,039 | $2,415 | $17,972 |
| May | $5,919 | $1,349 | $4,570 | $15,557 |
| April | $6,210 | $1,569 | $4,640 | $10,986 |
| March | $3,491 | $781 | $2,709 | $6,346 |
| February | $3,828 | $861 | $2,967 | $3,636 |
| January | $1,951 | $1,282 | $669 | $669 |
2015 | ||||
| December | $1,449 | $544 | $904 | $5,862 |
| November | $1,620 | $1,211 | $409 | $4,957 |
| October | $1,047 | $1,595 | -$547 | $4,548 |
| September | $1,378 | $990 | $387 | $5,095 |
| August | $1,610 | $641 | $968 | $4,708 |
| July | $1,204 | $507 | $696 | $3,739 |
| June | $2,132 | $634 | $1,498 | $3,042 |
| May | $84 | $639 | -$554 | $1,544 |
| April | $1,447 | $320 | $1,127 | $2,098 |
| March | $1,405 | $503 | $902 | $971 |
| February | $423 | $331 | $92 | $68 |
| January | $59 | $83 | -$23 | -$23 |
2014 | ||||
| December | $18 | $641 | -$623 | -$1,472 |
| November | $115 | $204 | -$88 | -$849 |
| October | $20 | $637 | -$616 | -$760 |
| September | $15 | $159 | -$144 | -$144 |