August was another very successful month for my blog and the second highest in terms of revenue generated for this year, which I’m especially grateful for, considering I was on vacation for most of the month. Income came in at $45,473.20 and I brought in 320,767 readers—with a solid 398,916 unique sessions. Now, digging into
July was another record month in blog income for this year so far. Income came in at $47,772.75 and I brought in 374,561 readers—with a very healthy 468,164 unique sessions. Now, digging into the numbers for July… blog income made another sizable leap over the previous month, again landing pretty far above my forecast range
Understanding technical terms when you’re new to blogging can take time—so what is a 301 redirect? Here’s the definition of what a 301 redirect is: What is a 301 redirect? A 301 redirect is the permanent redirection of one URL forwarding both traffic and search engine crawlers to a different URL. The 301 redirect is
Let’s jump straight into June’s blog income report, because it was a big one—and I’m heading out for some much needed offline time for the next couple of weeks. Income came in at $43,942.96. Due to a Google Analytics reporting error with a spike in (fake) bot traffic, my reporting was a little too difficult
As a blogger myself, affiliate marketing has grown to become one of my largest sources of side income, often accounting for upwards of $5,000+ in monthly passive income I generate from tastefully recommending helpful products, tools and services that can be purchased after clicking links from my blog. However, I’m hardly the only blogger who knows a thing
Note from Ryan: If you haven’t read my thoughts around how and why I’m supporting Black Lives Matter, please head over and read this letter. I don’t often talk about my personal life here on this blog, but these monthly income reports are always my #1 most read articles… so I wanted to place this
Another month is in the books… for what’s shaping up to be a pretty unprecedented year, with so much change going on across the world. I’ve found that a lot more of my time lately has been going toward finding ways I can help better support people through initiatives like my blog scholarship program (which
As a freelancer, entrepreneur, or any other form of hustler, you never know when the opportunity will arise to pitch an idea. I know because I’ve been there. That interesting conversation at the coffee shop could turn out to be a big deal investor. Your gym partner mind end up being the exact type of
Is it smart to start a business with a friend? We’ve all heard the horror stories of great businesses utterly collapsing because the founders were good friends and the relationship turned sour. It’s natural. It can be incredibly stressful launching a new business, especially if you’re starting it while keeping your day job. In business,