April Roundup – What These Bloggers are Doing to Make Money Every Month
Yet again, another month has flown by and it is time to take a look around the internet to see how other bloggers are doing with their income.
The point of this article is for all of us to learn what other bloggers are doing to bring income in each month. Hopefully, you will find something new to increase your own income next month.
Before we get started, let’s take a look at how Andrew did during April. He brought in $126.41 during April. This was a very tough month for both Andrew and I. We keep seeing out viewership skyrocket but our income stays the same. Our goal for 2018 is to reach an income level of $3,000 per month and we a third of 2018 now gone we have seen no income gains compared to December 2017.
So, we got together this past weekend to regroup and have, what we believe is, a solid plan to make the last two-thirds of the year the best yet.
What are you doing to make the coming months the best?
Here we go with this month’s featured bloggers!
Michelle Schroeder – $104,065 (April 2018)
This month Michelle saw a dip in her income compared to last month. This dip was actually a huge drop but it is nothing to worry about because she did not go below her normal monthly income.
The dip in income was because she did not partake in any affiliate launches during April. Michelle makes her income from affiliate marketing, her Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing course, sponsorships, and advertising.
In case you missed it, Andrew and I had an article featured on her website a several months ago about our SEO and Web Marketing strategy.
Bob Lai – Tawcan – $1,545.42 (April 2018)
To keep things fresh, I wanted to add a few new bloggers to this month’s roundup Bob Lai is one of those bloggers. Bob is a dividend investor from Vancouver who has an amazing garden that looks like it should be showcased on the Victory Garden.
Bob is having an amazing 2018 so far. His dividend income has an amazing month over month growth for the first four months. He brought in a personal record amount of $1,545.42 which is a 21.56% growth compared to last year. That is amazing!
Bob has a very nice and clean strategy for gaining extra income from dividends. Andrew has also written up what his strategy is in his My Dividend Investing Strategy.
Cory – Growing Dollars From Cents – $245 (2018 so far)
Cory is another newcomer to this post. I wanted to include him because I really like the unique perspective he gives in his income report.
A lot of bloggers just give a list of where they made their money. We are guilty of that as well but at least Andrew puts it in a nice infographic. 😀
Cory gives his readers a step by step guide to how he actually made his money. He gives us a header of an item that he made money off of such as ‘I Became An Affiliate For Grammarly’ then continues with a step by step guide to how he signed up for their affiliate program.
Now, several other bloggers do something similar like Michelle Schroeder. Because she has so many more income sources compared to most bloggers she can’t do a step-by-step guide like Cory. Her income report would be crazy long. Instead, she has individual ‘How To’ articles that she links to.
Overall, I like Cory’s report because it gives you easy actionable steps to start making money right away. I recommend you check it out.
Lanny and Bert – Dividend Diplomats – $424.15 (April 2018 Lanny’s)
Lanny had a nice month, making an extra $424.15 from his dividend income. This is a nice increase compared to April 2017 when he made $367.19.
The main increase came from a series of companies such as IBM and PG that increased their dividend payout. Overall, this increased his income by $77.74! That is awesome!
Keep up the great work Lanny!
Curious as to what the heck dividend income is? Andrew explains it really well in his What are Dividends and Dividend Investing article. Check it out to learn more!
Jordan Maas – Money Maaster – $505.52 (April 2018)
Jordan is another newcomer to this post. He is a Canadian from Winnipeg who just celebrated their second child’s first birthday! If you want to see a sweet first birthday cake you should check out his income report. It is one of the coolest cakes I have seen!
Every month he walks us through how he made his extra money through passive income. This income comes from investing in his Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) and his Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP). Overall this month he brought in an extra $505.52.
Keep up the awesome work!
Outcomes
As I said last month, patience is the key. We live in a world that has conditioned us to get results right away. This is not the truth about blogging or investing. It takes time so keep patient and keep working away.
Stay focused and patient, your time will come too.
After a rough month, Andrew and I are being reminded of this. The one who perseveres and has the patience to wait out the storm will always win in the long game.
If you are looking to diversify your income sources more. Check out our Ways to Earn More Money page. Here Andrew and I personally review as many different ways to earn extra money as we can to help you decide if it is right for you.
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Thanks for including me! Another great month for everyone it seems.
Looking forward to many more! Keep up the great work everyone.
You bet Jordan!
– Adam
WOW! $104,065!!!! just WOW!!
Thanks for including me Andrew and Adam!
Nice to see other small blogs earning income every month. It can seem like so much work but building relationships, learning and of course making some money on the side is all worth it.
Nice list, great to see some faces of people I follow. 100k a month man that would be sweet!
Cheers
Greetings gentlemen,
It’s a good thing to know that you’re making money steadily. I commend you for doing that and staying the course in your affiliate marketing, blogging, and side house full effort. I really like the fact that you’re consistently blogging because little do you know that your quietly inspiring me and others to continue the journey in our consistent marketing efforts. I noticed you’re very consistent with your blogging which you mentioned you post on Mondays and Thursdays which is definitely a good thing. And I also love the fact that you get personal in your writing as far as including your names and that good stuff. That’s definitely a plus if you ask me.
Another thing I noticed is that your SEO is steadily improving. I commend you for that because it’s hard to naturally improve SEO with millions of competitive blogs around the web. I noticed any blog post hear that Andrew brought in $126.41 during April. I do believe as you mentioned in your blog post that you’re able to reach Beyond $3,000 monthly goal you’re seeking to achieve before the end of 2018 because in order to prosper in the side Hustle affiliate marketing and blogging industry, you have to consistently create lots and lots of content. So it’s definitely a good thing although your monthly income at the time is not financially pleasing that at least on a good point, you’re making money steadily every month. Not a month goes by that you don’t make money, right?
I encourage you to at least turn out one blog post a day for 6 months and try this method of improving your profit potential. Most importantly, maybe you should consider pay press releases as a means of bringing more traffic and income to your site. They’re sites like PRInfo.com, PRWeb.com, and business wire.com by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway that has paid press release services for people looking to improve their search engine optimization, get more traffic, and win more sales online. I’m considering Business Wire by Warren Buffett in the near future to do my press releases as a means of getting more exposure and taking the search engine optimization and side hustling to the public 9th step.
Looking forward to reading more inspiring blog posts from you and staying connected. 🙂
Isn’t that awesomely crazy?
– Adam
You bet Cory! It is all worth it!
– Adam
Yeah it would! We will get there one day, just have to keep at it.
– Adam
Thanks for the advice DNN!
– Adam
Wallet –
Thank you AGAIN!!! The wild part about April is that forward income from the dividend increases, that’s what it all boils down to and is fricken awesome. I love it. Thanks again for sharing, keep doing what you guys are doing!
-Lanny
You’re welcome, friend. Keep doing what you’re doing! 🙂