Freelance Income Report (aka, Show Me the Money)

Knowing that we’re going to be posting our freelance income reports every month is pretty daunting.  If we take on fewer jobs, people will know.  If we have an awesome month, people will know that, too.  One things that the numbers don’t tell, though, is just how much energy has been expended.

This month, the amount of energy was crazy.  We worked at a somewhat frantic pace and did occasionally find ourselves a tad overwhelmed.  Heck, Lorna took a “vacation” and ended up working every day that she  was gone!  I averaged around 25 hours of work per week (as opposed to my regular 15 to 20), and I found that those additional hours really put an extra strain on my day.

In the long run, though, the numbers reflect everything we put in this month.  Although the money is good, we’ve already set our September goal to be a bit lower than what we did in August, just to be sure that we keep ourselves focused and don’t get too carried away.

Total Income for August: $4650.83

Percentage of This to PayPal/Guru Fees: 4.63 %

Total Number of Clients Served this Month: 15

Number of These Clients Who are New: 4

Original Client Contact Point

Guru.com: 7

Subcontracted work: 1

Referrals: 7

Total Number of Projects Completed: 21

Project Types

SEO and web-based article writing: 7

Website content: 2

Blogs and blog-related work: 4

Nonprofit: 2

E-books/E-courses: 2

Copywriting: 3

Consulting: 1

As you can tell, we still rely heavily on Guru as a contact point for many of our clients. Elance isn’t figured into our totals; after three months of making bids and getting no bites, we decided to concentrate our efforts elsewhere. Overall, we’re pleased with the outcome and look forward to seeing what the next month brings!