David Risley: March 2009 Blogging Income Report – The Last?
John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)
· 8 months ago
I for one do not feel like these posts are bragging. I feel that they are educational, and they help to demonstrate one of your major messages: namely, that success is dependent upon pursuing several avenues (affiliate promotions, etc.).
Mike CJ
· 8 months ago
I'm interested and would like to continue to see the figures, but I can also understand your reticence to keep publishing them. A solution? Make them available to subscribers only as part of our additional content via email. Then on the site you can simply update & let the world know that you're (for example) 24% up on last year etc. without using actual figures.
Brent
· 8 months ago
I think you present the numbers in a tasteful way so I think it is fine. It doesn't appear to be bragging at all. I have always been afraid of publishing income reports because you are basically telling people how much money they can make if they become your competitor.
Your niche is a bit different and I think you almost have to continue to give some sort of income reports moving forward. It just fits well with the transparency that you provide from your blog. You kind of say "Here is EXACTLY what I do, how I do it, how you can do it and here is how much I make."
Would be good to see a breakdown of how much each blog has generated instead of just your total revenue.
Chris
· 8 months ago
I really enjoy seeing your success! I think you give folks like myself something to model our efforts after. I really like and can relate to what you said that "It's not about the money, these are side effects of the process." David, when I read your Posts, I can tell this is something that your passionate about and fortunately you've found the model to make this financially rewarding.
I would like to continue receiving these updates.
Steve
· 8 months ago
Pretty nice income for the month.
Ryan
· 8 months ago
No dont stop! What you may feel as bragging is what others see as inspiration! Keep it going and may success bless you and your family for what you continue to teach the rest of us.
Stuart Conover
· 8 months ago
Personally I feel that posts like this are useful in 2 ways.
1) It is motivational in encouraging others who want to make their living online. It shows that it is possible and gives goals to strive for.
2) As you said it proves that you know what your talking about. While anyone who follows your blog regularly will know that is the case- new readers might not take the time to go through older posts initially and this can help convert new casual readers to long term readers.
On a side note I love how the breakdowns are shown so that you can see which areas are earning which amounts of your income.
Christian
· 8 months ago
Keep posting it! It's interesting in which ways you make your money! Also it motivates me! :)
Charles Bohannan
· 8 months ago
Don't stop reporting your income. We can tell you're not bragging. Thanks for being so conscientious, though.
Chris
· 8 months ago
Dave, Nice job. Keep up the transparency. It would come off as boasting if you had not explained your reasoning for doing this from the onset of your experiment. You have been open since the beginning and I appreciate your openness and candor about your income.
Keep up the great work!
Matty Byloos
· 8 months ago
Congratulations for doing quite well -- it's always wonderful to see people succeed, especially on their own terms. I would vote for you to keep it private. I think the merits of your blog here speak for themselves, and do agree with you that it might be taken more often the wrong way than the right way. If someone feels like challenging you via email or in a comment, have a private exchange where they can discover the numbers and be proven wrong. Til then, I think it's obvious you're not a braggart or a phony.
Marvin
· 8 months ago
Please do keep posting these numbers as often as possible. I find it inspiring and motivational.
Damilik
· 8 months ago
Just report about this blog income only. That would encourage people to start their own blog.
Marlon
· 8 months ago
Keep posting. Many of us doesn't see your bragging at all. Actually, this is one of the posts that I anticipate every first week of the month.
Imstuff
· 8 months ago
I think this acts as a kick (a hard one) to the lazy ones out there to act and catch up fast. Still here? go and do something to your blog!
makr keeler
· 8 months ago
Dave,
Please keep posting the figures. It's down right inspirational!
Mark
Vin | NaturalBias.com
· 8 months ago
I think you posting your revenue is inspirational and informative. It shows what is possible, and it's also interesting to see where the revenue is coming from (advertising, affiliate, etc).
Jared Little
· 8 months ago
Dave,
Please keep posting, I don't feel that this is shallow and it very inspirational to many! I think many enjoy seeing some real data and real figures not just some Joe making false claims.
Jared
Kendall
· 8 months ago
Please keep posting your gross revenue. In the numbers you revealed the not-so "secret" secret of truly making money through the internet.
Thank you.
What your numbers show is amazing-glaring proof of what probably only 20% of your readers and fellow bloggers understand.
It's right in your face and its hard to miss, but so many will look right past it and just congratulate you on giving them inspiration...
Instead of thanking you for the 80/20 principle you unknowingly revealed.
Kendall Matthews
Dave
· 8 months ago
Yup, reporting yr income (especially when it's huge amount$) is tricky, David! :-)
For yr credibility factor - this step is a great move. And important one too.
So it'll be a yes - pls continue to share yr earnings here.
There will be those who are inspired by yr report. There will be those with an eyes of envy big & green.
Learning more from U, Dave :-)
Dean Lisenby
· 8 months ago
Please don't stop reporting the income. I've just started following you recently and it helped me with your credibility.
Chris Davies
· 8 months ago
Dave, keep the info coming, it's not in any way bragging, instead it's motivational as a lot of people have said, keeps in our minds the fact that this is achievable and what the real potential is. Cheers Chris
Arshad
· 8 months ago
oh yes please .we want the reports David .you are doing a great job :)
Glen Allsopp
· 8 months ago
I like the updates, even if they are just to satisfy my curiosity. After-all, your slogan is 'Secrets of a Six Figure Blogger'
Marko
· 8 months ago
I like to see the numbers, so yea keep posting them. They are a nice motivation. And i really like the breakdowns to see where the income comes from.
Charly Caldwell II
· 8 months ago
David,
Your posting of your income shows the rest of the community that you're authentic, this is "for real", and inspires people to learn more (most importantly, DO more!)
I use your blog, and your techniques as demos to our clients of what's achievable out there - if you put your mind to it.
Thanks again for being so generous with everything you do! It's refreshing and awesome!
Charly
Herb
· 8 months ago
Go for it Dave , Honesty and credibility are true marks of a successful and happy businessman. I like seeing where you are, and it can give a goal to shoot for also. Herb
Allyn
· 8 months ago
I don't see these posts as bragging. I see them as motivation. I am curious to know how many sites you have that generate this impressive income and if they are evenly generating income or if one or two are creating the biggest amount. AL
Barbara Baker
· 8 months ago
Yes David,
I'll have to agree with everyone so far. I too enjoy reading your posts about what you've earned both quarterly and monthly. It helps me to keep hopes that one day I too can reach a milestone like this financially. Keep up the great work!!! -barbarabaker :)
Ashton Sanders
· 8 months ago
You do an amazing job of not being self-indulgent. From your tag line to your comments, you are obviously a very real person with empathy.
I don't think you come across as bragging at all on these posts, although it might be wise to always have a disclaimer paragraph for the newcomers.
As always, thank you for sharing! Ashton
Marte
· 8 months ago
I love reading the numbers - they give inspiration. But I'm curious... You said: * Advertising: $8,370.00 * Affiliate Promotions: $4,057.74 * Book/Disc Sales: $311.56 * Membership subscriptions: $8,670.78
When you say "advertising" do you mean people pay to advertise on your blogs? Also, what are the membership subscriptions for?
I'd be curious to know how many blogs you have and what some of them are...
Chris Blackerby
· 8 months ago
You're a balla Risley...
Can I borrow some money?
Teddi
· 8 months ago
Seeing the numbers definitely helps with credibility, and with answering my question of "well, what CAN be done? what is ACTUALLY being done out there?" (in this case, by you)
I'd say you don't need to give *exact* numbers to accomplish those purposes. Saying it was "over $8K" of something or "$50K+" is enough to give me the idea.
However, showing the breakdown of what income comes from which types of monetization really helps give an idea of how YOUR philosophy (which you talk about in your blog) results in what kind of income flow. That's very cool, rather than just having a lump number for the quarter.
Thanks for your willingness to share that info, and to share your experiences and advice! :-)
Marc
· 7 months ago
I appreciate your honesty on how you make your money David, it helps us new bloggers out immensely and gives us hope. As a new blogger I am busting my hump (and loving it mind you) to make this work. You proof that it can! So many other pro's out here are tight lipped and afraid they will give away the golden egg, hahaha!
Holly Mann
· 5 months ago
I agree with the majority - please keep sharing these stats. It helps motivate others and definitely demonstrates that "it can be done" and build your credibility. I think it's awesome! I love your site - and it is one of the very few i have ever found that is REAL and honest.
Stock Trader
· 4 months ago
I think posts like this are invaluable and motivational. Being transparent as you are helps others to really understand that hard work as a proBlogger does yield its rewards. Keep up the good work David, I really enjoy browsing your blog.
All Comments
A solution? Make them available to subscribers only as part of our additional content via email.
Then on the site you can simply update & let the world know that you're (for example) 24% up on last year etc. without using actual figures.
Your niche is a bit different and I think you almost have to continue to give some sort of income reports moving forward. It just fits well with the transparency that you provide from your blog. You kind of say "Here is EXACTLY what I do, how I do it, how you can do it and here is how much I make."
Would be good to see a breakdown of how much each blog has generated instead of just your total revenue.
I would like to continue receiving these updates.
1) It is motivational in encouraging others who want to make their living online. It shows that it is possible and gives goals to strive for.
2) As you said it proves that you know what your talking about. While anyone who follows your blog regularly will know that is the case- new readers might not take the time to go through older posts initially and this can help convert new casual readers to long term readers.
On a side note I love how the breakdowns are shown so that you can see which areas are earning which amounts of your income.
Keep up the great work!
Please keep posting the figures. It's down right inspirational!
Mark
Please keep posting, I don't feel that this is shallow and it very inspirational to many! I think many enjoy seeing some real data and real figures not just some Joe making false claims.
Jared
Thank you.
What your numbers show is amazing-glaring proof of what probably only 20% of your readers and fellow bloggers understand.
It's right in your face and its hard to miss, but so many will look right past it and just congratulate you on giving them inspiration...
Instead of thanking you for the 80/20 principle you unknowingly revealed.
Kendall Matthews
For yr credibility factor - this step is a great move. And important one too.
So it'll be a yes - pls continue to share yr earnings here.
There will be those who are inspired by yr report. There will be those with an eyes of envy big & green.
Learning more from U,
Dave :-)
Cheers
Chris
Your posting of your income shows the rest of the community that you're authentic, this is "for real", and inspires people to learn more (most importantly, DO more!)
I use your blog, and your techniques as demos to our clients of what's achievable out there - if you put your mind to it.
Thanks again for being so generous with everything you do! It's refreshing and awesome!
Charly
Herb
AL
I'll have to agree with everyone so far. I too enjoy reading your posts about what you've earned both quarterly and monthly. It helps me to keep hopes that one day I too can reach a milestone like this financially. Keep up the great work!!!
-barbarabaker :)
I don't think you come across as bragging at all on these posts, although it might be wise to always have a disclaimer paragraph for the newcomers.
As always, thank you for sharing!
Ashton
* Advertising: $8,370.00
* Affiliate Promotions: $4,057.74
* Book/Disc Sales: $311.56
* Membership subscriptions: $8,670.78
When you say "advertising" do you mean people pay to advertise on your blogs? Also, what are the membership subscriptions for?
I'd be curious to know how many blogs you have and what some of them are...
Can I borrow some money?
I'd say you don't need to give *exact* numbers to accomplish those purposes. Saying it was "over $8K" of something or "$50K+" is enough to give me the idea.
However, showing the breakdown of what income comes from which types of monetization really helps give an idea of how YOUR philosophy (which you talk about in your blog) results in what kind of income flow. That's very cool, rather than just having a lump number for the quarter.
Thanks for your willingness to share that info, and to share your experiences and advice! :-)