It’s getting to sound a bit redundant, but this month was once again a hectic one for us. (At some point, we are going to have to own up to the fact that hectic is, in fact, normal when it comes to being a freelancing parent. We’re just not there yet.) Not only did we develop a great long-term partnership with a web optimization company, but we also saw work pouring in from a number of previous clients. There seems to be something about this slow economy that is really working for us.
We set a large financial goal of $5,000 for the month for the pair of us, and I’m happy to say that we got there. This is pretty amazing, considering about a year ago we were struggling to find a way to reach even half that. As almost all successful freelancers will tell you, there seems to be a breaking point where all of a sudden the works just multiplies itself. It takes time and hard work to get there, but it is worth it!
We’ve decided to take a page from another brave freelancer’s first financial report and actually share dollar amounts this month. Hopefully, it will help everyone to see where and how we’re doing our business.
Total Income for October: $5337
SEO writing = $1832
E-books = $1405
Print media = $462
Nonprofit = $414
Blogs = $99
Web content = $1125
Next month should be an interesting one. Lorna has set some pretty high financial goals personally, so she expects to be increasing her workload as November wears on. On the flip side, I am actually taking a step back from freelancing (not stopping altogether, but definitely slowing the stream) to follow some goals of my own. That’s right – it’s NaNoWriMo time, and I fully intend to become a part of the mania that is 50,000 words in 30 days. Wish both of us luck!
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Christina Lemmey is the mother of two school-aged girls, a wife, and the owner of 
Thanks for sharing!
I just read your post & Allena’s and you’ve all inspired me to do a similar report. I’m going to work on it today
You guys are really so inspiring! I’m making so little so far I’m not ready to share numbers on my blog like you do, but every month when I read your report it encourages me to keep going, work harder and trust that my time will come!
Laurie/HaloSecretarials last blog post..Blogs are So Last Year
So helpful for other writers to see the realities. Again, I’m also interested in hours worked if anyone’s up to that.