Extra Income Archives - Making Sense Of Cents

How I Made $110,284 In August 2018 Working From Home

September 12, 2018 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 35 Comments

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Here's how I made $110,284 working from home in just one month. #workingfromhome #workfromhome #howtostartablog #waystomakeextramoney Welcome to August 2018's business income report where I show you how I made money online last month. It's time to look at this month's update and see how I did.

If you're new to Making Sense of Cents, you may be wondering why I would want to publish my income report each month. You can simply skip to the next section if you're not new here.

This all started out as my extra income report because, in the beginning, it was all about the money I was earning from my side jobs. In my side income reports from the beginning, I included all of the income I made except for what I made at my day job.

However, I left my day job as a financial analyst in October of 2013 and now my monthly income reports consist of the many ways I earn a living.

Many have asked why I would ever want to publicly post my income each month. Some think I'm crazy, whereas some are glad I'm open about what I'm doing. Whatever you think, I enjoy publishing my monthly online income reports and I share them publicly for three main reasons: [Read more…]

How We Made Over $100k Teaching Overseas

September 7, 2018 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 25 Comments

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Hello! Today, I have a great article from Amanda about making money teaching overseas. Enjoy!

Hey! I'm Amanda Swartz from Every Further Mile, a travel blog that helps families learn about and find great opportunities for work and travel overseas. Along with my husband and family, I am an avid traveler who jumps at the chance to try anything new and adventurous. One such opportunity led to this post, where I'll walk you through how we made over $100,000 in 10 months while traveling to 7 countries.

With a heart full of wanderlust and a restless spirit, you might think that our decision to move overseas to teach was an easy one. But it wasn’t. In a time when our lives were taking major steps backwards, we were presented with an opportunity of a lifetime and we almost let it slip by.

I grew up in a tiny town (of about 500) that I don’t have many fond memories of and I had decided when I left that I would never go back. But, as many of you know, life doesn’t always go the way you had hoped or planned. When my husband had lost his job that he loved, our little family of three had to make the hard decision to live in any apartment within our means and that meant moving back to that tiny little town and into subsidized housing (which I am actually eternally grateful for, we needed it). [Read more…]

My 7 Year Blogiversary: What I’ve Learned And Love About Blogging

August 31, 2018 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 100 Comments

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My 7 Year Blogiversary: What I’ve Learned And Love About Blogging #blogging #howtostartablog #earlyretirement #travelblogger #digitalnomad In August of 2011, just seven years ago, I started Making Sense of Cents.

It’s crazy to think that I started my blog seven years ago, especially when I consider all of the amazing things it has done for my life.

It was something I started and worked on in addition to my full-time day job as a financial analyst, and around two years after I started this blog, I quit my day job to blog full-time.

Blogging changed my life for the better, and it allows me to earn thousands of dollars a month, all by doing something that I love.

But, let's rewind a little.

You may have heard this from me before, but the funny thing is that I created my blog on a whim after reading about a personal finance website in a magazine. It started as a hobby to track my own personal finance progress, and I honestly didn't even know that people could make money blogging! [Read more…]

How I Made $113,235 In July 2018 Blogging

August 17, 2018 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 91 Comments

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How I Made $113,235 In July 2018 Blogging #howtomakemoneyblogging #blogincomereports #howtomakeextramoney #blogging Welcome to July 2018's business income report where I show you how I made money online last month. It's time to look at this month's update and see how I did.

If you're new to Making Sense of Cents, you may be wondering why I would want to publish my income report each month. You can simply skip to the next section if you're not new here.

However, I left my day job as a financial analyst in October of 2013 and now my monthly income reports consist of the many ways I earn a living.

The exact template that helped my site earn $95,000 in affiliate income last year

August 10, 2018 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 63 Comments

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Hello! I have a great guest post from Mike Pearson. He is very knowledgeable when it comes to SEO and used his expertise to earn $95,000 as an Amazon affiliate, with 88% of his traffic coming from Google. He only works a few hours per week on this and has had huge success! Below is what he did and he teaches you this in this HUGE guide that is over 5,000 words. Enjoy!

Hi all, my name is Mike and today I’m going to show you how you can really increase your affiliate income by following the SEO and keyword research blueprint that I’m about to lay out below.

If you can execute on the steps I’m about to show you, then your SEO will improve and your Google rankings will go up and your organic traffic will increase, allowing you to make more affiliate sales for your blog.

By the end of this post, you will know …

What a user’s intent is when they’re searching in Google and how to capture them along the sales funnel
Why your blog’s “relevance” is so important to ranking in Google and how to use this to your advantage
How to uncover dozens of keyword ideas that are perfect for generating affiliate income
How to find keyword ideas that your competitors are already ranking for
How to analyze a keyword’s competitiveness and whether it’s worth going after

(Also, I have a bonus at the very end that will help you create epic pieces of affiliate content that rank in Google). [Read more…]

11 Real Ways To Make Money Before The Holidays

August 8, 2018 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 15 Comments

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Are you looking to find ways to make extra money for Christmas and the many other wonderful holidays of the season? Find ways to make holiday cash for Christmas here. #holidaycash #waystomakemoney #waystomakeextramoneyforchristmas #holidays After reading the title of this, I know what you’re thinking – but, it's August! But, now is a great time to start preparing for the holidays, instead of waiting until November and December.

The fall and winter holidays can be so expensive. Between Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the many other holidays, the average person tends to spend around $1,000 just on gifts. This amount doesn't even account for other holiday spending, such as travel costs, food, get togethers, decorations, and more.

A lot of you were wanting to know about the different ways to make extra income during the holidays, such as ways to make extra money for Christmas, for many different reasons: to increase your monthly income, to save more money, to help pay for holiday expenses, to have more holiday cash, and so on.

This led to today’s post about making extra income during the holidays! After reading this, you'll learn about the many different ways to make extra money for Christmas and any other holidays that you may celebrate.

If you would like to save $1,000 for the holidays, that's just $250 a month for the next four months. If you find ways to make extra money this early in the year, then saving for the holidays is very doable! [Read more…]

How This 25 Year Old Earns $10,000 A Month From Her Blog

July 13, 2018 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 44 Comments

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Hello! Today, I have a great article from my sister, Alexis Schroeder at FITnancials.com. This was edited this morning to reflect an update. Below is her story.

A little over a year ago I decided to go full-time on my blog, FITnancials.

This was incredibly scary since I was used to working for someone else for over 8 years. Becoming an entrepreneur never even crossed my mind in school.

Then, I started a side hustle, my blog, which eventually turned into a website that earns over $10,000 and over 150,000 page views per month.

I remember telling Michelle that I would be grateful for $10,000 per month, and that I'd be content with that amount of money for the rest of my life. It's crazy to think that I hit that number at 25 years old, while a senior in college.

If I can do it, you can, too. Seriously. A lot of people say that but it's true. I never thought I'd be my own boss, and look where I am.

Get rid of the negative mentality and stop telling yourself you can never meet your goals. You'll complete your goals a lot sooner when you get rid of that way of thinking. [Read more…]

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