I’ve been on a mission.
I wanted to create the ultimate blog income reports roundup to show you how others make money blogging.
With 250+ blog income reports from bloggers In just about any niche imaginable, I think I succeeded in my quest.
- 12+ hours of research
- 250+ hours of writing and formatting
- 12+ hours of optimizing
- 24,000+ words in one post
- About a gallon of coffee consumed…
And i’m not lying, here’s my stash:
All of this has resulted in an amazing collection of inspiration for the aspiring pro blogger.
Why Did I Create This List Of Blog Income Reports?
What on earth could motivate me to do such a thing?
I’m sure you ask yourself that question.
Here’s an overview:
Motivation for beginning bloggers
To me, it seems that blog income reports are one of the biggest motivators for new and beginning bloggers.
By reading other people’s success you get a boost to work harder yourself in order to reach the same results.
Obviously it takes more than that but I’m pretty sure that over half of the beginning bloggers who got motivated from these income reports keeps going at it because of them.
That’s why I wanted to create a reference post to motivate the beginning and aspiring pro bloggers.
Motivation to create income reports yourself
After reading 250+ income reports the last weeks, I noticed that writing them is not a means to show off.
It’s a way to stay focused.
Many bloggers even write down their goals for the next month.
Obviously this works because 80-90% of the income reports go up month after month.
Unfortunately there’s no way for us to test this, but my gut feeling says that the number of bloggers becoming successful would be much lower if they didn’t write income reports.
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Just let me know through the contact form and I’ll add your income report to the list.
Motivation for bloggers mentioned in the list
Not only aspiring bloggers visiting this page will be motivated. The fact that you are listed here means that you take blogging seriously and want to succeed.
So if you are listed, then you can use this post as a reference to where you once were.
I won’t change this post, ever.
Except by adding more blog income reports or make edits upon request.
This blog post is simply a snapshot in time that will be permanently here, showing you your earnings from a random month in the past, giving New bloggers the motivation they need to get started.
It’s up to you to work hard to do better because 10,000’s, if not 100,000’s of people will read this post and visit your blog.
Writing blog income reports for your own success is one thing (and definitely worth it), inspiring others is even better.
Blog Income Reports Overview
Below you’ll find the list of all income reports I found.
I really dug deep to find these because some bloggers only write reports every couple of months or even once a year.
Please note:
- These reports are in random order even though it might appear that the high earners are on top.
- Some reports date back a year, but all sites on this page are actively maintained.
So without further ado, I’m very happy with the result I can present to you, let’s take a closer look.
Melyssa Griffin
Visit MelyssaGriffin.com
Blog Topic:
- Entrepreneurship
- Blogging
Income:
$283,680
How Does The Blog Earn
- E-Course Sales
- Affiliate Marketing
Blog Description:
Melyssa Griffin passionately helps bloggers and online businesses grow their audience on her own personal website which formerly was called “The Nectar Collective”. She absolutely loves helping people out and by doing so, she has created a very successful online business herself.
Smart Passive Income:
Visit SmartPassiveIncome.com Here
Blog Topic:
- Internet Marketing
- Affiliate Marketing
- Blogging
Income:
$151,137
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Affiliate Marketing
- Book Sales
- Niche Sites
- Podcast Sponsorships
- Software And Apps
Blog Description:
Pat Flynn is one of the most successful bloggers ever, and has been able to build a loyal following over the years and has an awesome weekly podcast. He’s one of the first bloggers that openly started sharing his success with Affiliate Marketing and blogging, a true pioneer in the passive income blogging space.
Making Sense of Cents:
Visit Making Sense Of Cents
Blog Topic:
- Blogging
- Lifestyle
- Fashion
- Traveling
- Personal Finance
Income:
$91,764
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Affiliate Marketing
- E-Course Sales
- Advertising
- Sponsorships
Blog Description:
Michelle has been blogging since 2011 and is the living proof that perseverance and hard work can make you successful. She has been able to pay off a $40,000 student loan from her blog’s income and has built a very successful online business the years that followed. It allows her to live life to the fullest by traveling North America and living a free and adventurous lifestyle.
Pinch Of Yum:
Visit Pinch Of Yum
Blog Topic:
- Food
- Recipes
- Blogging
- Lifestyle
Income:
$66,500
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Affiliate Marketing
- Advertising
- Sponsored Content
- Amazon Associates
Blog Description:
Lindsay and Bjork have been able to take their food blog to the next level over the last years. Even though Lindsay is a former fourth-grade teacher, they now blog full-time as a couple since 2014 (which is pretty awesome in my opinion J ). They also lived In the Philippines for a year teaching in an orphanage which is amazing (I live in the Philippines too by the way).
So Over This:
Visit So Over This
Blog Topic:
- Personal Finance
- Blogging
- Internet Marketing
Income:
$29,953
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Advertising
- Affiliate Marketing
- Other Niche Sites
Blog Description:
Justin works in a corporate finance role in the daytime and is a personal finance blogger at night. Even though he is very humble about being a personal finance expert, he knows a thing or two about the topic and loves to share his ideas, success, failures and everything in between with you on his blog.
Just a Girl and Her Blog:
Visit Just A Girl And Her Blog
Blog Topic:
- Decorating
- Organization
- Blogging
Income:
$35,360
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Product Sales
- Affiliate Marketing
- Amazon Associates
Blog Description:
Starting in January 2013, a complete newbie in the blogging space at that time, Abby has been able to turn her passion into a family business together with her husband Donnie. She loves to write about increasing Productivity, Organizational skills, Decoration and Tips for other bloggers, and as her income totals show, things are going really well.
Shout Me Loud:
Visit Shout Me Loud
Blog Topics:
- Internet Marketing
- Blogging
- Affiliate Marketing
- Email Marketing
- Entrepreneurship
- Seo
- WordPress
Income:
$34,390
How Does The Blog earn:
- Affiliate Marketing
- Advertising
Blog Description:
Harsh Agrawal was a complete newbie when he started blogging in 2008, clueless even about the fact that you can make money online. Anno 2017 he has built a massive following of over 800K people interested in what he and guest posters publish on his blog frequently, sharing tips about just about everything in the internet Marketing industry. He’s living proof that blogging consistency pays off.
Busy Budgeter:
Visit The Busy Budgeter
Blog Topic:
- Personal Finance
- Food
- Organization
- DIY
- Family
- Blogging
Income:
$26,665
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Affiliate Marketing
- Advertising
- Sponsored Posts
- Product Sales
Blog Description:
Rosemarie is a passionate blogger about anything related to personal finance and saving money. But not just that, she is blogging about multiple other topics too, and while doing so she has been able to build an amazing online business. It just shows that providing helpful tips on a blog and being consistent about it really pays off.
Johnny FD:
Visit Johnny FD
Blog Topic:
- Entrepreneurship
- Internet Marketing
- Lifestyle
Blog Income:
$17,442
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Affiliate Marketing
- E-Courses
- Youtube
- Dropshipping
- Investments
- Book Sales
Blog Description:
Johnny Is what you can call a successful digital nomad. He is originally from San Francisco but is frequently traveling to Thailand and other exotic places around the world. It wasn’t until 2013 that he earned his first $100 online and decided to solely focus on his online business and quit his soul-sucking 9 to 5 job. A good decision, he has since been featured in many media outlets worldwide about his amazing story.
Matthew Woodward:
Visit Matthew Woodward
Blog Topic:
- Internet Marketing
- Seo
- Affiliate Marketing
- Email Marketing
Income:
$22,759
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Affiliate Marketing
- Consultation Work
- Other Income
Blog Description:
A blog that started out as an experiment has turned into an award-winning blog for Matthew Woodward. And in all honesty, fully deserved. Matthew has a way with words and can explain to people in blog posts and videos how things related to internet marketing work. I’ve been following his blog for some years now and still learn new things from it. That alone should give you an idea about the quality of his tutorials.
Show Me The Yummy:
Visit Show Me The Yummy
Blog Topic:
- Food
- Recipes
- Lifestyle
- Blogging
Income:
$46,367
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Advertising
- Video Workshop
- Sponsored Content
- Freelancing
- Amazon Associates
- Youtube
Blog Description:
Jennifer and Trevor run their blog about food and recipes together. While Jennifer loves to try new things and photographs her creations (even though her husband was a professional photographer for 10 years), Trevor runs a membership site called the Blog Village. Together they have turned their blog into a very successful, fast-growing online business. It’s fair to say 2016 has been an amazing journey for this happy couple.
Believe in a Budget:
Visit Believe In A Budget
Blog Topic:
- Personal Finance
- Internet Marketing
- Entrepreneurship
- Freelancing
- Blogging
Income:
$20,763
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Affiliate Marketing
- Advertising
- E-courses
- Product Sales
- Sponsorships
- Freelancing
Blog Description:
Kristin has been working on her blog since early 2015 and has built a big community of loyal followers on her blog and Pinterest. She is passionate about helping people to save money and to grow their income, and is building an amazing online business while doing so. She has so far launched several E-courses and loves to help new entrepreneurs to reach their goals.
Rose Atwater:
Visit Rose Atwater
Blog Topic:
- Personal Finance
- Faith
- Family
- Food / Recipes
Income:
$9113
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Advertising
- Sponsored Posts
- Affiliate Marketing
- Other Income
Blog Description:
Rose Atwater is mother of 6 children but still manages to write a successful blog and turn it into a successful business. If that isn’t inspirational then I don’t know what is. She loves writing about personal things and also shares tips about how to save money, and as you can see, it’s going really well for her too.
Single Moms Income:
Visit Single Moms Income
Blog Topic:
- Personal Finance
- Budgeting
- Frugal Living
- Parenting
Income:
$8,872
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Affiliate Marketing
- Advertising
- Freelancing
- Sponsored Posts
Blog Description:
Alexa started her blog in 2012 with the idea to express her ideas about budgeting as a single mom and help others in the process. And also to make a few bucks on the side. Well, this has worked out very good for her as see was able to grow her monthly revenue gradually and now is a passionate full-time blogger.
Easy Baby Life:
Visit Easy Baby Life
Blog Topic:
- Baby Care
- Pregnancy
- Giving Birth
- Tips For Moms
- Tips For Dads
Income:
$6,387
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Advertising
- Amazon Associates
- Affiliate Marketing
Blog Description:
Paula is a mom and passionate about sharing her ideas and research about baby care and parenting with her audience. She has been blogging for over 10 years now so her dedication to sharing her wisdom and growing her business is amazing.
Online Business Realm:
Visit Online Business Realm
Blog Topic:
- Internet Marketing
- Entrepreneurship
- Social Media
- Youtube
- Podcasting
Income:
$6,864
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Youtube
- Affiliate Marketing
- Amazon Associates
- Advertising
- Podcast Sponsorships
- Fiverr
Blog Description:
After being fired from his 9 to 5 job a year after his marriage, Dusty Porter decided to take his online business seriously and leave any 9 to 5 for what they are. That was in 2011, and since then Dusty has been able to build a successful online business by creating content for his blogs, his podcasts and many other revenue sources.
Get Post Cookie:
Visit Get Post Cookie
Blog Topic:
- Personal blog
Income:
$5,879
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Advertising
- Multiple Niche Sites
- Product Sales
Blog Description:
Dave Child is an entrepreneur and PHP developer, who runs multiple niche sites and a web development agency. His personal blog is more of a diary to talk about his online success, and where you can learn everything about what he is working on, his goals, ambitions and how much money he currently makes. As a developer, his greatest passion is create cheat sheets with Cheatography.com being his most successful site.
The Practical Saver:
Visit The Practical Saver
Blog Topic:
- Personal Finance
- Budgeting
- Family
- Lifestyle
Income:
$5,435
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Affiliate Marketing
- Sponsored Posts
- Advertising
- Pinterest Coaching
Blog Description:
Allan was born and raised in the Philippines but moved to the US in 2004. After some bad financial decisions he got into a lot of debt and decided to look for alternative ways to make money. Writing about his situation and the fact that he could escape from it by blogging is what makes his blog so amazing and useful for his audience.
Kitchen Sanctuary:
Visit The Kitchen Sanctuary
Blog Topic:
- Food
- Recipes
- Blogging
Income:
$5860
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Affiliate Marketing
- Advertising
- Freelance Writing
- Sponsored Work
Blog Description:
Vicky is a wife and mom of two living in the UK, and quit her job 2 years ago in order to pursue a full-time blogging career. With her food blog on which she posts delicious recipes frequently, she has succeed in her dream. This is what you call, turning your hobby into your profession, because she absolutely loves sharing those yummy dishes with you.
Carly On Purpose:
Visit Carly On Purpose
Blog Topic:
- Personal Finance
- Health
- Homemaking
- Family
- Blogging
Income:
$5151
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Affiliate Marketing
- Advertising
Blog Description:
Carly blogs about a vast range of topics and always tries to help people to experience new things in life. While doing this, her monthly income is going up and she can feel the sweet taste of passive income already, because she even made more in December than she did in November without doing much. So it’s fair to say, she is doing it right.
Treasure Gnome:
Visit The Treasure Gnome
Blog Topic:
- Internet Marketing
- Amazon
- Ebay
- Social Media
Income:
$5282
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Merch By Amazon
- Ebay
- Shopify
- Amazon Associates
- Advertising
- Fiverr
Blog Description:
Mike has a blog and Youtube channel where he teaches you how to sell on Ebay and making money online, and as you can see from the revenue he makes, he knows a lot about those topics. On his blog he helps you to keep track of his progress and shares tips with you to help you make more money online too.
Boho Berry:
Visit Boho Berry
Blog Topic:
- Lifestyle
- Writing
Income:
$4,479
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Affiliate Marketing
- E-book Sales
- Amazon Associates
- Youtube
Blog Description:
Kara Started Boho Berry in 2015 and uses her creativity to engage her audience. Another interesting fact is that she refuses to put any form of ads on her sites from the biggest networks and only recommends products she actually believes in herself. She also makes money by selling her creative works on Etsy, but this isn’t included in her monthly Income report.
Well Kept Wallet:
Visit Well Kept Wallet
Blog Topic:
- Personal Finance
- Budgeting
- Blogging
Income:
$4,479
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Affiliate Marketing
- Advertising
- Amazon Associates
Blog Description:
After Deacon and Kim got married, things weren’t all what they seemed. They ran into a lot of debt and needed to change their life, which they did successfully. To share their story with people sharing the same faith, they blog and personal finance and how to budget your way to a debt-free life, and by doing so, they were able to build a very successful blog.
Pickled Plum:
Visit Pickled Plum
Blog Topic:
- Food
- Recipes
- Health
- Blogging
Income:
$3,240
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Affiliate Marketing
- Amazon Associates
- Advertising
- E-book Sales
- Sponsored Posts
Blog Description:
Caroline started Pickled Plum back in 2010 as a means to collect all her favorite recipes, and over the years it has turned into an amazing extra income source allowing her to travel all over the world. She loves to blog about healthy and mostly Asian foods, and we all know how yummy Asian food is.
Retired by 40:
Visit Retired by 40
Blog Topic:
- Personal Finance
- Budgeting
- Blogging
- Family Finances
- Saving Money
Income:
$3,328
How Does The Blog Earn:
- Advertising
- Affiliate Marketing
- Sponsored Posts
Blog Description:
Gretchen and her husband collected a lot of debt after she graduated. That’s when she started reading personal finance blogs and started learning how to budget and that’s how they turned the situa
