October 2019 Blog Income and Traffic Report: How I made $2332 blogging this month; Details on how I made money blogging including tips and goals for November 2019!
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Hi Beauties!
Welcome to my October 2019 blogging income and traffic report! I am super excited to share this blog report this month with you because I had another spike in traffic and income! I love when I am able to share with you a successful month.
If you missed last month’s report, you can read it here:
If you want to see the rest of my income and traffic reports, you can see them all here on this page!
This month was a great month for Nikki's Plate! I love this time of the year because traffic is always up, which in return increases my income. October to December are always the best time for my blog... which always makes me feel less of a blogger failure after the summer slumps!
Before I jump into more details from this month, let's start with a little back story.
BACK STORY OF NIKKI’S PLATE
I started Nikki’s Plate in 2015 as a creative outlet (which many bloggers do).
I have a strong passion for creating healthy recipes, DIY/Home decor and photography. Being a university nursing student left me feeling empty. I didn’t love being a student (who really does?) and wanted a hobby to relieve stress and take my mind off studying at times.
I quickly fell in love with the blogging world. I got sucked right in! I wanted to eat, breathe, and sleep blogging.. which I couldn’t really do. For those who aren’t aware, bachelor of science in nursing degree is one of the hardest undergraduate degrees! It is very time consuming and left my blog in the dust most months. I was lucky to post 1 blog post a week while in school.. so needless to say, my blog was put on the back burner for a few years.
Now that I have graduated and am a nurse, I am able to focus on my blog again. I spend some of my days off blogging. For a long time I didn’t have a blogging schedule and just blogged as I wanted… but now I have decided to start taking my blog more seriously to improve my traffic and income.
Of course my dream is to become a full time blogger, and nurse casually on the side. Blogging is where my heart is, and I want to pursue my dream of blogging as a career.
WHY I SHARE MY TRAFFIC AND INCOME REPORTS
I want to share these reports for several reasons:
- Blogging is freaking AWESOME. I want to inspire others to start blogs. I am hoping that sharing these numbers with others with encourage passionate people to make the leap to start their own blog. I have NEVER regretted starting my blog and I love every minute I get to spend on it.
- Educational Information for other Bloggers. I want these reports to also be informative and educational for other bloggers looking for additional new tips to help grow their blogs and make money with their blogs. Blogging is a continual learning process. I love reading other bloggers tips and advice for growing my own blog, and want to contribute to the blogging community with my learning experiences.
- A way for me to keep track of my blog statistics. I will have to say that when I looked up my income and traffic reports from 2017, I was extremely happy to see how far I have come. Sometimes when you get discouraged with your progress, it is nice to look back and see actual numbers to show you are actually improving. Therefore, these income and traffic reports are just as much for me as they are for all you!
- I love reading other income and traffic reports. I cannot express how grateful I am for all the blogging income and traffic reports out there! I find so much value in reading other blogger’s reports and always take away something from each one. What better blog post to write then one you love reading!?
IS BLOGGING FOR YOU?
If you have a passion that you want to share with the world then YES. Blogging is such a great outlet for sharing what you love in a welcoming online community.
If you want more financial freedom than blogging is also for you! Blogging allows me to pick up less shifts at the hospital and helped me pay off my student loans. I love having an extra income from a hobby that I truly LOVE.
Blogging gives you the opportunity to:
- Work from home
- Stop living pay check to pay check
- Spend more time with family and friends
- Get out of debt and pay off those loans
- Travel whenever you want
- Be your own boss!
If your ready to start blogging then follow my step by step start up guide here!
To be honest though, blogging is a lot of work.. and it took me a long time to get to where I am now in the blogging world. I know a lot of bloggers advertise things like "How I made this much money in my 3rd month of blogging!!".. but they are all false (for the most part). Many of these bloggers spend along time preparing for their initial blog launch or have blogger connections to skyrocket traffic, which usually they fail to mention in these blog posts...
I just wanted to make this clear because I am not the kind of person to lead anyone a stray! I want to be honest with all my readers and tell you that yes blogging is an amazing adventure, but yes it is a lot of work and can take you a long time to start seeing results.
Blogging is not a get rich quick option! So make sure it's something you're passionate about because you may be working on it for a while before you start making any income.
THOUGHTS ON OCTOBER 2019
October was a busy month for me in my personal life. Baby due date month! I was hustling hard to get things ready for the baby and to also draft some posts for November so I can take some time off the blog to spend time with my new bundle of joy 🙂
Therefore, I don't have too much to add for my October blogging thoughts! Sorry folks!
Top Posts From October:
- 15 Easy Left Over Turkey Recipes
- 6 Ways to Take Care of Yourself As You Age
- How I am Preparing My Body For Labour and Delivery
October 2019 Blog Income and Traffic Report
October 2019 Traffic
October was one of my best months for sure! I am so excited to see the numbers slowly climbing. It is just more reassurance that hard work and commitment to my blog eventually pays off!
I have a few Halloween/Thanksgiving posts that really took off at the end of the month that really bumped up my numbers: FREE PRINTABLE PUMPKIN CARVING PATTERNS & HEALTHY GLUTEN FREE PUMPKIN COOKIES
I have found that old posts can take a year or so to really take off. So putting in the time now will eventually pay off, it just make take a really long time for a post to go viral.
Anyways, here are October's numbers:
Pageviews: 96,315 (Previous month: 75,187)
Sessions: 72,157 (Previous month: 56,939)
Still struggling with organic traffic, but to be honest, this month was just not a month for me to focus on learning SEO. I had too much going on in my personal life! And I am okay with that. Sometimes you need to focus on other things then put all your time and energy into your blog.
October Social Media Accounts:
- NIKKI’S PLATE PINTEREST PAGE
- 6798 Followers (gained 773 this month)
- 3.4 M Monthly Viewers
- NIKKI’S PLATE FACEBOOK PAGE – 864 Followers
- Nikki’s Plate Email Subscribers – 1327 Subscribers (gained 419 this month)
October Income Report
Here are the numbers for my October 2019 income report.
Mediavine (ad revenue): $1,754.66
Reward Style Affiliates: $499.98 (2,478 clicks)
Amazon Affiliates: $77.46 (327 link clicks)
BlueHost: $0
TOTAL: $2332
Also note, I am a Canadian blogger but these numbers are all in USD. It is easier for me not to convert these earnings into Canadian due to fluctuation in exchange rates.
MY FAVOURITE BLOGGING TOOLS:
Bluehost – My current hosting company. They are reliable, fast and most importantly affordable. Their support staff is also helpful and answer all my questions. Check out my easy step by step guide: How to Start a Blog
Tailwind – My all time favourite scheduling tool for sharing your content on Pinterest and Instagram! Tailwind saves SO much time and increases your traffic and followers. BEST. TOOL. EVER.
Foodie Pro Theme – This is my current blog theme used on Nikki’s Plate. I am so obsessed with it. It took my blog to the next level. Its easy to use and has so many additional features that make blogging easy. This is a Genesis Framework Theme
Food Blogger Pro – learn how to start, grow and make money with your food blog!
WP Tasty – Handcrafted WordPress plugins made by experts in the field!
Share a Sale – This is a great place to find tons of affiliate programs so you can start earning money on your blog by just adding a link!
ConvertKit – This is a VERY popular email newsletter provider. Many bloggers love using convertkit to grow their email list! I am hoping to switch to this mail provider soon!
OptinMonster – This tool is a great way to grow your email list. Easy way to turn visitors into subscribers and costumers!
Creative Market – An online store for fonts, graphics, templates and more! – plus you can get 6 free goods every week just for making an account!
October 2019 Blog Income and Traffic Report: How I made $2332 blogging this month; Details on how I made money blogging including tips and goals for November 2019!
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