September 2019 Blog Income and Traffic Report: How I made $1190 blogging this month; Details on how I made money blogging this month including tips and goals for October 2019!
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Hi beauties!
Coming at you with my September 2019 Blog Income and Traffic Report! Trying to stay consistent and post my reports within the first week of the next month to stay on top of them. I hate falling behind on these reports!
If you missed last month's report, you can read it here:
I am super excited to share with you my September report because I had quite the increase which I am so excited about! I still consider myself a new blogger even though my blog has been around for several years. It took me a while to start taking it serious, so now I feel as though I am constantly learning to stay on top of my growth!
I figured it was a good time to start focusing on my blog considering I will be starting my maternity leave in two weeks! I am hoping to have a little bit of time on my hands while staying at home to focus a bit on my blog!
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
Full Disclosure: If you click one of my referral links and make a purchase, I will receive a small referral commission at no extra cost to you!
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.
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!
Thoughts on September 2019
September was a fantastic month for my blog, and I love seeing those numbers climbing! There is nothing more rewarding than seeing your hard work slowly starting to pay off.
I posted 10 times this month. I had some extra time on my hands and find (being 8.5 months pregnant) I am pretty lazy and want to stay on the couch majority of my days off!
Here are my top posts from September 2019:
- 27 Unique Baby Girl Names I Love But Won’t Be Using
- 11 Long Flight Travel Essentials You Will Regret Not Packing
- Treating Jet Lag with Essential Oils
- 11 Best House Exterior Renovations By Joanna Gaines
That being said, a lot of my top performing posts are older posts that gain great traffic... which is where a lot of my numbers come into play.
Still having a positive experience with Mediavine. I started with them mid July and haven't had any complaints so far! I am super happy with my decision to join! For those of you who don’t know, Mediavine is an ad agency that posts ads to your blog as a source of income. So far I am extremely happy with my Mediavine experience and may even consider doing an entire review post.
September 2019 Blog Income and Traffic Report
September 2019 Traffic
Now let's jump into the numbers shall we? Considering that is what the majority of you are here for!
This month, as said above, was one of the best months for the blog in terms of traffic. A lot of my older blog posts took off this month and were bringing in hundreds of individual readers a day, like this Vanilla Macaroon Recipe.
Pageviews: 75,187 (Previous month 60,365)
Sessions: 56,939 (Previous month 46,319)
Super excited with the increase in traffic this past month! I can't exactly tell you how I increased these numbers other than more posting, including weekly newsletters including my posts. I feel as though this may have helped a bit.
Again this month my organic search is horrible. I really need to work on my SEO to up these numbers. I plan on taking a course (as soon as it is open in November) to improve my SEO strategies. As of right now > 80% of my traffic is from Pinterest, which I am super grateful for but it also makes me worried that if anything were to happen to Pinterest, or my account, I could loose all my traffic.
September Social Media Accounts:
- NIKKI’S PLATE PINTEREST PAGE
- 6025 Followers (gained 626 this month)
- 2.8M Monthly Viewers
- NIKKI’S PLATE FACEBOOK PAGE – 864 Followers
- NIKKI BAHAN INSTAGRAM PAGE – 22.6K Followers
- Nikki's Plate Email Subscribers - 906 Subscribers (gained 37 this month)
September 2019 Income
Here are the numbers for my September 2019 income report.
Mediavine: $1133.64
Reward Style Affiliates: $49.17 (1,418 clicks)
Amazon Affiliates: $4.88 (with 236 link clicks)
Tailwind Affiliates: $2.00
BlueHost: $0
TOTAL: $1189.69
Some Income Screenshots:
SO as you can see, I still get the majority of my income from my ads. I know ads are no fun for readers but they pay my blogging bills and allow me to continue to make free awesome content for you all!
I would love to increase my affiliate income eventually. I plan on taking the course Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing by Michelle after my SEO course. Right now I feel as though improving my SEO is my top priority!
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!
September 2019 Blog Income and Traffic Report: How I made $1190 blogging this month; Details on how I made money blogging this month including tips and goals for October 2019!
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