Blogging for income is a strange idea for those who haven’t experienced it, I understand. That is why a lot of women and dear friends from my real life ask me if it really is possible to make money with a blog. So I made a list of blog income reports by 50 girls/women/moms who are actually making an income blogging.
(You might be thinking, how can we trust anyone who posts this info?
Well… Some of them (literally!) post screenshots of their accounts.
Some have a larger loyal following than you and I can ever dream of – they have a reputation to live up to!
Others I know personally.
If you read any of these people on a regular, you’ll know why you can trust them.
And if you’re my cousin or a real-life friend reading this, you WILL trust the last income report a 100% at least.)
Therefore: blogging money is real!
I will also bust some myths at the end so please do stick with me. ? I promise they are important for you to know.
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Now, let’s begin…
1. Emma @ Kids Cash And Chaos – $200+
Blog Topic: Small biz for work-at-home moms
Started Blogging: In 2016
First Blog Income Report: She made $5.80 in her fifth-month blogging.
Latest Blog Income Report: She made $202.45 one year into blogging during her blog’s anniversary month.
-How she made this money: As she put it – ‘selling a few of my courses, affiliate sales and … ad income’
Number of kids: 2 small ones
2. Emily @ My Adaptable Career – $252
Blog Topic: Productivity, planning, & time management tips for bloggers
Started Blogging: In February 2016
First Blog Income Report: Made $243.70 in Feb 2017 with her blog.
Latest Blog Income Report: Made $252.80 in April 2017.
-How she made this money: Mostly from her e-course and then from affiliates
Number of kids: Number unknown but she IS a mama.
Related: My Making Sense Of Affiliate Marketing Review
3. Serena @ Serena On The Go – $584
Blog Topic: Started with travel topics and transitioned to business & motivation
Started Blogging: In April 2017
First Blog Income Report: Earned $200 in her first three weeks.
Latest Blog Income Report: Earned $584.22 in the first quarter of 2017
-How she made this money: Affiliates
Number of kids: A boy and a girl
4. Kyla @ Lost Gen Y Girl – $659
Blog Topic: Career and millennial life
Started Blogging: Around 2012
First Blog Income Report: She reported her first blog income for April 2015 which was $202.82.
Latest Blog Income Report: In March 2017she made $659.46.
-How she made this money: Most of it came from sponsored posts, then affiliates and a tiny amount came from ads.
Number of kids: Soon to be mama to 1 baby girl
5. Katie @ Joyful Messes – 1k+
Blog Topic: Motherhood
Started Blogging: In 2016
A blog income report I found here breaks down how she earned her first $1k.
-How she made this money: Mostly sponsored posts, then affiliate marketing + a small amount came from her new product
Number of kids: 2 little boys
6. Ana @ The She Approach – $1k+
Blog Topic: Blogging & Small Online Business
Started Blogging: I can’t seem to find this info anywhere. But she’s certainly a new (awe-inspiring) success story!
First Blog Income Report: She doesn’t have monthly updates on her income reports but she has a couple related posts such as how she earned around $100.
Latest Blog Income Report: Another such post where she talks about how she earned $1000.
-How she made this money: Most from affiliate sales, then from her digital products, then client work and some from ad income.
Number of kids: None, but she does have to look after her dog.
7. McKinzie @ Moms Make Cents – $1,063
Blogs Topic: Passion, biz and monetization advice for moms
Started Blogging: In June 2016
First Blog Income Report: Earned $434.87 in her second-month blogging
Latest Blog Income Report: Earned $1063.35 in October 2016.
-How she made this money: Most from affiliate sales, then from her product
Number of kids: 1 little boy
8. Mindy @ This Fairy Tale Life – $1,463
I’m crying!
Her blog… the Disney engagement photo shoots are SO SO SOO cute…
Blog Topic: Weddings, Disney weddings
Started Blogging: I estimate in 2011.
First Blog Income Report: She published her first income report in January 2015 which was $178.44.
Latest Blog Income Report: Her latest is for the month of October where she made $1,463.86.
-How she made this money: Mostly from ads, then from affiliates and then a small amount of $ with brand campaigns.
Number of kids: No idea
9. Another girl @ Millennial Boss – $1,587
Blog Topic: Personal finance
Started Blogging: (I couldn’t find this info either but I do see that her first published post is from 2015.)
First Blog Income Report: Her first income report published was $793 from January 2017.
Latest Blog Income Report: She made $1,587 in October 2017.
-How she made this money: Mostly from affiliates, and then some from ads
Number of kids: No idea
10. Monica @ Redefining Mom – $1,702
Blog Topic: About online business for mom entrepreneurs
Started Blogging: In July 2013
First Blog Income Report: She published her first blog income report the first month she quit her job and went self-employed. Here’s a detailed report on how she made $1,135
Latest Blog Income Report: This is the most recent income report she published where she earned $1,702.64
-How she made this money: Most from her product, then freelance work, then affiliates, and lastly from sponsorships
Number of kids: 1 little girl
11. Yandra @ Smartnancials – $1,726
Blog Topic: Money
Started Blogging: In September 2016
First Blog Income Report: Earned $51.29 in September 2016
Latest Blog Income Report: Earned $1726 in May 2017
-How she made this money: Mostly from affiliates and then some from ads.
Number of kids: No idea
12. Elna @ Twins Mommy – $ 2,044
Blog Topic: Teaches moms on becoming mompreneurs
Started Blogging: In 2016
First Blog Income Report: She made $20 within 4 months of starting.
Latest Blog Income Report: Made $ 2044.70 in Feb 2017
-How she made this money: Affiliate sales
Number of kids: 2 little ones, a boy, and a girl
13. Miko @ The Budget Mom – $2,300
Blog Topic: Personal finance
Started Blogging: In February 2016
First Blog Income Report: She first published an income report of how she made $1,043.09 in November 2016.
Latest Blog Income Report: She made $2,300.15 in January 2017.
-How she made this money:: Mostly from her own products, and then from sponsorships
Number of kids: 1 little boy
14. Christina @ Embracing Simple – $2,415
Blog Topic: Simplifying, self-development, productivity, working from home, blogging etc
Started Blogging: In January 2015
First Blog Income Report: Earned $13.79 in April 2015 as mentioned in this post.
Latest Blog Income Report: Earned $2,415 in January 2016
-How she made this money: Most from affiliates, and then from ads.
Number of kids: A toddler daughter and a baby son
15. Jo Ann @ A Whimsicle Life – $2,586
Blog Topic: Family Life
Started Blogging: In February 2014
First Blog Income Report: She earned $522.69 in March 2015 with her blog.
Latest Blog Income Report: She made $2,586.06 in December 2016.
-How she made this money: Sponsored posts, ads, affiliate income, product.
Number of kids: A girl and a toddler boy
16. Saira @ Mom Resource – $3,151
Blogs Topic: Online Income growth for moms
Started Blogging: In 2014
First Blog Income Report: Earned $46,877 through the entire 2014!
Latest Blog Income Report: Made $3,151.65 in June 2016
-How she made this money: Mostly from her product, then tiny amounts from other sources.
Number of kids: 2 little girls
17. Alexis @ FITnancials – $4,018
Blog Topic: Fitness, travel, and lifestyle
Started Blogging: In 2013
First Blog Income Report: She hasn’t been posting income reports except for the last two months. Below is her latest report.
Latest Blog Income Report: Earned $4,018 in September 2017
-How she made this money: Most from sponsored posts, then affiliates, then virtual assistance, then with ads and the smallest amount came from free products
Number of kids: None
18. Paula @ Easy Baby Life – $4,310
Blog Topic: Parenting + Motherhood
Started Blogging: In 2006
First Blog Income Report: Her first income report published was $772.46 from January 2016.
Latest Blog Income Report: She made $4,310 in April 2017.
-How she made this money: Mostly from ads, and then from affiliate marketing
Number of kids: 3
19. Eden @ Eden Fried – $4,371
Blog Topic: Making money blogging
Started Blogging: Dunno man, I been searching her blog since one hour for this info! But I’m sure it’ll be late 2015 or early 2016.
First Blog Income Report: Earned $62.50 in June 2016
Latest Blog Income Report: Earned $4,371.69 in July 2017
-How she made this money: Most of it is from client work, then her product and then affiliate sales.
Number of kids: None
20. Randa @ The Bewitchin’ Kitchen – $4,437
Blog Topic: Food, health & some other fun topics
Started Blogging: In 2009
First Blog Income Report: In June 2016 she wrote her first blog income where she earned $4482.35.
Latest Blog Income Report: In June 2017 she earned $4437.38.
-How she made this money: Most of it came from ads, then from sponsored posts and lastly small bits from other sources like affiliates.
Number of kids: 1 boy
21. Jessica Gavin @ Jessia Gavin – $5,097
Blog Topic: Food
Started Blogging: In 2012
First Blog Income Report: She made $101.48 her June 2014.
Latest Blog Income Report: She made $5,097.90 in March 2017.
-How she made this money: Affiliates, sponsorships, and ads (If I understood the ad one correctly!)
Number of kids: 1 little boy
22. Elise @ House of Brazen – $5,221
Blog Topic: Making money
Started Blogging: In January 2016
First Blog Income Report: Though she started making money in her third month, her first published income report for August 2016 was where she earned $1685.92.
Latest Blog Income Report: Last earned $5221.07 in March 2017
-How she made this money: Mostly product sales + affiliate marketing
Number of kids: None
23. Lotus @ Mommy to Max – $5,251
Blog Topic: Mommy products reviewing
Started Blogging: In October 2014
First Blog Income Report: She made $26.46 in December 2014.
Latest Blog Income Report: She made $5,251.95 in April 2017.
-How she made this money: Affiliates, ads
Number of kids: 2 little ones, a boy and a girl
24. Aja @ Principles Of Increase – $5,294
Blog Topic: Personal Finance
Started Blogging: In 2014
First Blog Income Report: She made $396.28 bloggy money in March 2016.
Latest Blog Income Report: Made $5,294.50 in July 2017
-How she made this money: Mostly by offering services+ product sales + affiliate marketing + ad income stream
Number of kids: More than 1 girl
25. Lena @ What Mommy Does – $6,032
Blog Topic: Family finance, kids activities, holidays, fitness etc
Started Blogging: in 2010 but seriously/consistently in late 2014
First Blog Income Report: Earned $1000 in May 2015. I found this info in the middle of this post.
Latest Blog Income Report: Earned $6,032 in March 2016.
-How she made this money: Ads, affiliates, her own product and sponsored posts.
Number of kids: 3 little ones, 2 girls, and a boy
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26. Alexa @ Single Mom’s Income – $6,648
Blog Topic: Personal finance & about making money online
Started Blogging: In 2012
First Blog Income Report: I found the first mention of her income to be $1,719.25 in November 2013.
Latest Blog Income Report: She made $6,648.63 in June 2017.
-How she made this money: Most income came from affiliate marketing, then ads, and then some from sponsored posts/private advertising.
Number of kids: 2 little girls
27. Hilary @ Pulling Curls – $6,631
Blog Topic: parenting, organization, pregnancy
Started Blogging: In 2005
First Blog Income Report: It’s a check she got years later from Google Adsense (which pays once you’ve earned minimum $100!)
Latest Blog Income Report: Earned $6631 in May 2017
-How she made this money: Affiliates, sponsored stuff, ads and her own product
Number of kids: Number unknown but she IS a mom.
28. Ashli @ The Million Dollar Mama – $6,906
Blog Topic: Making & saving money
Started Blogging: In 2016
First Blog Income Report: Made $276 in her 3rd-month blogging.
Latest Blog Income Report: Made $6906.10 in May 2017.
-How she made this money: Mostly affiliates, then her own product and the smallest portion of her income came from ads.
Number of kids: 1 little one
29. Allison @ Allison Lindstrom – $7,895
Blog Topic: Blogging
Started Blogging: In March 2015
First Blog Income Report: Started with $200 as mentioned in this article.
Latest Blog Income Report: Earned $7,895.95 in August 2017 as mentioned in the same article.
-How she made this money: Her own products, affiliates, ads
Number of kids: No idea
30. Kristen @ The Endless Meal – $7,947
Blog Topic: Food & recipes
Started Blogging: I couldn’t find this info.
First Blog Income Report: In the first income report she published, which was for the month of June 2012, she earned $129.09.
Latest Blog Income Report: In October 2017 she made $7,947.32.
-How she made this money: Most of it came from ads, then from sponsored posts.
Number of kids: No idea
31. Sharon @ Digital Nomad Wannabe – AUD$12k+
Blog Topic: Working online
Started Blogging: Couldn’t find the exact year but I think it’s 2013.
First Blog Income Report: She reported her first payday earning $1800 in December 2013.
Latest Blog Income Report: Her last detailed income report stated earning Australian $12,064 in December 2015 from her three sites. This also includes all the blogging expenses she deducted from the earned money. Also, she did not include freelance income in this.
-How she made this money: Read the details here.
Number of kids: 3 children
32. Rose @ Rose Bakes – $ 9,416
Blog Topic: Cakes, baking
Started Blogging: She started blogging in 2009 but this baking blog started in 2012 as far as I understood from her posts.
First Blog Income Report: She earned $55.18 in her first month in January 2012.
Latest Blog Income Report: She made $ 9,416.98 in December 2016.
-How she made this money: Most income came from ads, then affiliates, and then from sponsored posts.
Number of kids: 6! (Kids are no excuse for not doing something purposeful in life it seems.)
33. Caroline @ Caroline Vencil – $9,665
Blog Topic: Making and saving money
Started Blogging: In August 2015
First Blog Income Report: Got her first $148 blogging pay in June (I can’t seem to locate the year!).
Latest Blog Income Report: Earned $9,665 in June 2017
-How she made this money: Affiliates, own products, ads
Number of kids: 3 boys
34. Miranda @ Miranda Nahmias – $11,929
Blog Topic: Digital marketing
Started Blogging: In December 2015
First Blog Income Report: Earned $220.13 in December 2015
Latest Blog Income Report: Earned $11,929.51 in September 2017
-How she made this money: Most from client work, then products and affiliates
Number of kids: None, but she does have 2 cats and a guinea pig to look after.
35. Lisa @ Market Your Creativity – $13,021
Blog Topic: Business advice
Started Blogging: In 2010
First Blog Income Report: She first reported her net income (after subtracting expenses and taxes) to be $2,141.11 from January 2014.
Latest Blog Income Report: In September 2017 she earned $13,021.48.
-How she made this money: Her own membership site, products, shop etc
Number of kids: 2 boys and 2 girls
36. Carly @ Mommy on Purpose – $15k+
Blog Topic: Motherhood
Started Blogging: In early 2016
First Blog Income Report: Earned $483 in August 2016
Latest Blog Income Report: Now her income reports are only for subscribers. But I can tell you she earned around $15k this August 2017 (sans taxes/expenses).
Number of kids: 1 baby, another on the way
37. Tasha @ Designer Trapped – 6 Figures!
Blog Topic: Home decor
Started Blogging: In late 2013
First Blog Income Report: Okay, this is the best info on her income that I could find (on her blog).
Latest Blog Income Report: Sign up for the blogging email list on this post to receive her income reports every month in your mailbox.
Number of kids: 2 small twin girls
38. Regina @ By Regina – $16,000+
Blog Topic: teaching, publishing, and selling online
Started Blogging: I couldn’t find her mentioning when she started, but her first post from this blog is dated August 2013, if that helps.
First Blog Income Report: Earned 1,239 in March 2014
Latest Blog Income Report: Earned $16,000 in January 2015
-How she made this money: Please see details from the latest income report linked above.
Number of kids: No idea
39. Lauren & Alex @ Avocadu – $17,277
Blog Topic: Health & fitness
Started Blogging: In September 2015
First Blog Income Report: Mentioned in this article as minus $207.33 earned at the end of January 2016
Latest Blog Income Report: Made $17,277.43 as reported in this article in September 2017
-How they made this money: Products/services, ads and affiliates
Number of kids: None
40. Grace & Silas @ Chasing Foxes – $19,889
Blog Topic: Food, travel, lifestyle
Started Blogging: In early 2016
First Blog Income Report: Earned $514.85 in May 2016.
Latest Blog Income Report: Earned $19,889.04 in August 2017
-How they made this money: Ads and affiliate income.
Number of kids: None
41. Suzi @ Start a Mom Blog – $39,888
Blog Topic: Blogging
Started Blogging: In January 2016
First Blog Income Report: Earned $1007 in June 2016
Latest Blog Income Report: Earned $39,888 in August 2017
-How she made this money: Own courses, affiliate income, and the smallest portion from her own products
Number of kids: 2 small girls and a baby boy
42. Abby @ Just A Girl & Her Blog – $41,700
Blog Topic: Home Organization & Blogging
Started Blogging: In January 2013
First Blog Income Report: Earned $2,446 in February 2014
Latest Blog Income Report: Earned $41,700 in December 2016
-How she made this money: More of it came from affiliate income, and then from selling her own products.
Number of kids: 2 small boys
43. Kristen @ Believe in a Budget – $68,856
Blog Topic: Side hustling, blogging, Pinterest marketing etc
Started Blogging: January 2016
First Blog Income Report: Earned $56.83 in March 2016
Latest Blog Income Report: Earned $68,856.02 in September 2017
-How she made this money: Her own products/courses, affiliate income, ads
Number of kids: No idea
44. Sarah @ Sarah Titus – $75,226
Blog Topic: Faith, organizing, making money from home etc
Started Blogging: December 2013
First Blog Income Report: Earned $10k by the end of her first year. Check details of what it means by clicking the link here.
Latest Blog Income Report: Earned $75,226.10 in July 2017
-How she made this money: Her online store, affiliate income, misc.
Number of kids: More than 1
45. Lindsay & Bjork @ Pinch Of Yum – $72,819
Blog Topic: Food, recipes
Started Blogging: The best info I found is 2009!
First Blog Income Report: Earned 21.97 in August 2011
Latest Blog Income Report: Last reported earning $72,819.74 in November 2016.
-How they made this money: Ads, sponsored posts, affiliates, own products
Number of kids: None
46. Rosemarie @ The Busy Budgeter – $86,438
Blog Topic: Budgeting
Started Blogging: September 2014. She started making ‘her’ full-time income i.e. $2k within 10 months.
First Blog Income Report: Earned $6,469 in December 2015
Latest Blog Income Report: Made $86,438 in January 2016. She doesn’t publish income reports anymore.
-How she made this money: Own products, affiliates, ads, sponsored posts
Number of kids: 2 small ones, a girl, and a boy
47. Michelle @ Making Sense of Cents – $113,267
Blog Topic: Personal finance and lifestyle
Started Blogging: I think August 2011
First Blog Income Report: Started making from $672 extra in May 2012
Latest Blog Income Report: Earned $113,267.08 in September 2017
-How she made this money: Affiliate income, own product, sponsorships and ads
Number of kids: None, but she has 2 dogs to look after
Related Reading: 7 Things You Must Know About Michelle’s Making Sense Of Affiliate Marketing Course
48. Melyssa @ Melyssa Griffin – $283,680
Blog Topic: Blogging & Online Business
Started Blogging: In 2013
First Blog Income Report: Earned $11,833.16 in June 2015
Latest Blog Income Report: Earned $283,680 in December 2016
-How she made this money: Most of it came from her e-courses, then from affiliate income
Number of kids: None
49. Kathryn @ Singing Through The Rain – $28,554 (In One Year)
Blog Topic: Marriage, Motherhood, Military Life
Started Blogging: In July 2009
Here’s an Income Report for 2015 from her blog where she made $28,554.28 that year.
-How she made this money: Ads, virtual assistance, sponsored posts, affiliate income, her ebook, misc.
Number of kids: 2 special needs children
50. Me @ Mending with Gold – $632
(Let’s just pretend I’m the showstopper, hence the last appearance!)
Blog Topic: Blogging for stay at home moms
Started Blogging: In November 2016
I made: $632.4 in one year of blogging! ?
-How I made this money: Affiliate income! And one sponsored post.
Number of kids: 1 little boy
Myths These Blog Income Reports Bust
- Blogging money is real. (I have even touched and tasted it!)
- A full-time income CAN be made from home.
- Kids are no excuse for not doing something worthwhile in your life (like blogging).
- The best time to start a blog was yesterday. NOW is the second best time.
- Blogging is NOT easy! But you don’t need a tech degree or special skills or even all the resources to get started (I had never clicked an online buy button or known Paypal before I started, promise!). Where there’s a will, there’ll be away!
- There are so many topics that can bring in an income.
- Affiliate marketing (recommending or selling others’ products that you like for a commission) is the easiest and most profitable way of making money for those who have no stuff of their own to sell.
- Ad income will take TONS & TONS of traffic before you can make a decent living off of it.
- (Also, girls are the best!… Bwahahaha!!)
So what do you think?
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Thanks for doing this research–super interesting post! (and I did pin it!)
I’m so glad you found it interesting, Jenny!
And you did? Yayyy!
Love coming your way. <3<3
Great information! I did pin and share in a group on FB. My mantra: “if she can do it, I can do it!”
Oh Tamara, EXACTLY same here!!
Thanks + huggies for sharing! God bless you (& your blog too!) Thanks for stopping by. <3
Hi Hena, thank you so much for including me! And thank for you compiling this great round-up. I love reading income reports, and now I don’t have to go searching for inspo, I can find it all here.
Thank you so much for visiting my blog, Emily! And also for sharing your journey which inspires so many of us to follow our dreams.
This was inspiring! Thank you for making this blog post!
I’m so glad it did, Maria. Thanks for commenting!
Thank you for all the information. It is inspiring!
You’re welcome, Keri! =)
Great round up of blogging incomes! I like that you included smaller amounts as well as larger. I am just starting out in the blogging world so it is a good reminder to me to start small and dream big!
I did pin this as well!
Same here, Jessica. I’m new-ish too! And every time I’m losing my motivation, I read one of these amazing moms and women thinking all the things I can do once I make it. IR help me like coffee! =P And thank you so much for sharing it. <3
Great info 🙂 thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks, Rosie! And you’re welcome!! I enjoyed writing this a lot.
Thank you so much for this collection!
I sometimes get a bit discouraged when I see those truly astronomically high income numbers because they just don’t seem real, but finding other bloggers that are taking small steps and still get results is so motivating.
I understand, Evelyne. I always see how much they ‘earned’ as a possibility that yes this much is ‘earnable’, then I deduct 30% taxes and 10 to 20% for expenses and I can see that it’s only a bit more than half of the ‘earned’ amount that is ‘take home $’ which most IR also mention. Here I just mentioned ‘earned’ because I wanted to show how much a blog/online biz can make.
I know everyone starts small so big IRs also motivate me to keep going!
Let’s wish and pray you (and me!!) become one of those someday!
So inspiring! Thank you for including me 🙂 Going to pin this now!
Ashli, I’m so glad I wrote about you since you ARE an amazing mom to pick inspiration from. Thanks for sharing!! <3
Wow! Seeing just how accomplished these women are is so inspiring. Thank you for sharing this one 🙂
http://www.cybergenic.net/
It sure is. And you’re welcome!
Awesome post! Blogging money is totally real. And sometimes it a bit of a roller coaster ride with ups…. and downs.
Thank you for including me 🙂 Off to pin and share!
JoAnn, yes exactly! And all we need to do is hold onto it tight. Thank you for sharing your blog info and visiting my blog.
Thanks for including me! 🙂
Thanks for visiting my blog, Alexis.
Very nice work, big collection of successful people
This post is very motivational and nothing is impossible
True! Thanks for visiting.
Thanks so much for sharing, Hena! Loved reading through this comprehensive list. You’ve done a fabulous job! xo, Allison
Thank you so much for visiting my blog, Allison!