Blogging For Money – September 2007

September has come and gone with the blink of an eye. During the month of September I celebrated my 32nd birthday and also made a big announcement about my partnership with Wendy Piersall on a new site for Dads.
In addition to all of that excitement, September was another record breaking month for me in terms of blogging for money. As you will see in a moment, some of the numbers were up while others were down and I also introduced a new source of income.
Dollars and Cents
My goal for the month of September was to set an all-time earnings record for the third month in a row and I was able to bring it home once again.

My earnings for the month of September increased by roughly 30% compared with my previous best in August. While not quite as substantial as the previous increase, I am still very happy with the continued success.
As I mentioned earlier, I have added a new source of income that brought in $95.00 in September. Right now I do not know how steady this source of income will be so I have held off on giving it a separate category.
Without this new source of income, I would not have set another new blogging for money record even though I had another new record month for my AdSense and Kontera earnings. That demonstrates the importance of diversifying your sources of income to compensate for the fluctuations from month to month.
I did not publish any PayPerPost posts during September so I saw a small drop in earnings there. Likewise, my LinkWorth earnings dipped slightly as I passed on a few opportunities that I did not think were a good fit for this site.
Plans for October
The challenge in front of me for October is to see if I can set a new blogging for money record for the fourth straight month. While my overall numbers are still relatively modest, I am very encouraged by the progress that I have been making but I will not settle for anything.
I’ve already made some progress on my October numbers as I have closed one private advertisement deal and am in the process of negotiating on another private deal.
One change that I am planning to make at this site is to eliminate the AdSense blocks. I’ve experimented with AuctionAds and AdSense on this site and the results are not very encouraging. I’ve yet to decide if anything will take the place of these ads but I feel there is more to gain by removing them than the few dollars that are being earned.
I’m still a little disappointed that this site has received zero interest in terms of Text-Link-Ads given the continued increase in traffic and statistical rankings. There are still spots available at an affordable price! 😈
September was an exciting month that brought new growth and development to my blogging career. Hopefully you have had your own success in reaching your goals and if there is ever anything I can do to help, please do not hesitate to ask!