I. am. a. happy. bunny.
November 2008 was the last time Mama made $500 online in a month.
November.
2008.
OK, so it’s not like I’ve been trying month in and month out to make $500 – but some months – several – I’ve wanted to and wished that I could, then tried and not succeeded, part of the problem being one of interest and interest-based commitment.
I’ve liked proofreading for quite a while and have proofed for a handful of clients in the past – some one-off – others regularly, but never that significant, earnings-wise; just mildly supplemental at best, and never consistent.
In June, having not proofread in months, in fact none at all in the year at that point, I thought to myself that it would be nice to get a proofreading gig. That’s when I found the first one (actually, two, but one was a one-off).
An extra $30-$70 a month? It helped.
Then in August, I found another proofing gig, and that’s what played a huge part in me hitting $500 this month (it’s actually closer to $600). That gig alone made me over $400 this month. I didn’t even do the other proofing gig I mentioned.
I’m grateful. It seems like when I stopped trying, it happened. When I thought I’d like to do some proofreading, it happened.
The only thing is I have to do this gig for a few hours everyday, including weekends. Been doing that for about two months now. So I’ve asked for backup, for weekends and one-off weekdays, which the client’s open to.
I really don’t see myself doing this long-term. But for now, I’m grateful for the extra money, that I can do this from home, that though I’m doing it everyday (for now), it’s for a few hours and I have some flexibility in terms of the hours I have to play with before it needs to be completed.
Anyway, onto this month’s earnings breakdown.
September 2014: $586.72…
– Proofreading: $419.34
– Blog commenting: $95.80
– Transcript editing: $38.44
– Surveys: $23.13 (£14.10) (Panelbase – £11.10; Pinecone – £3.00)
– Clixsense: $8.01
– Crowdflower Elite (task-based site): $2.00
And that’s me in September, y’all :-).
I’d be happy with another $500 month in October, but if I can hit $600, that would be nice.
MissEb.
You’ve done awesome! I’m so proud of you. You’re still hanging in there. That says a lot! And hey.. I’m pretty sure that extra cash helps!
I’ve been trying to get back into the swing of making money from my blow again. I use to do so well and it’s a shame that I stopped utilizing my asset.
But life got super hectic and work is crazy and everything is insane haha.
But kudos to you! Hopefully you’ll see me around more often!
P.S. how do you make money from blog commenting? :S
Heyyy, sis! Good to hear from you!
x
Thank you. It’s about time I made a bit more
You were doing admirably well, yes, and you will again when you’re ready. You’re badass!
(re: blog commenting – I think I found the gig via Digital Point forums. I also used to offer it as a service on Fiverr.)
take care, sis…