I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving (or just a great four-day break from me, if you're not in the US
). I can't believe November is over already!
My online income goal for November was $150, due to web design work I knew I would be starting, but didn't know how many hours I would be putting in. Well, it turned out to be about three times as many hours as I'd guessed, and my grand total for November was $456.52! Obviously a whopping majority of that is from the web design, but I also made about the same as last month from sponsored blog posts, and even managed to pull in a couple of bucks in affiliate commissions. Ad revenue, however, went way down. I don't know why no one was clicking my Google ads this last month, but I only earned a penny! It may be that I didn't post as many entries with image ads floated at the top left. I haven't really been keeping track of that.
The two other categories that are not producing are CafePress sales and ScratchBack tips. I probably haven't promoted these aggressively enough. Since we're here I'll remind you (and I might think about moving them up higher on the sidebar as well). Christmas is coming, and I know you aren't going to buy your loved ones stuff with my logo on it, but there are also some products featuring an adorable Chihuahua princess! That design may be replaced by a new photo at any time, so if you love the current one, don't waste any time! And, if you love my blog and want to leave a tip in exchange for a link, remember that you have a one in five chance at doubling your money if you're one of the first five to do so.
I still have more design work for the same client this month, but probably not as many hours. I'm going to estimate about half the time, and set my December goal at $210. I'll probably delay the web games section until after the new year, as I really just want to relax, have fun, and enjoy the holiday season in my free time this month.