I really thought January was going to be an average to low month, but it turned out to be my second highest month on record.
In January 2010, I earned a total of $2,055
- $1,927 – Direct advertising (banners, text links, paid reviews)
- $67 – Woo Themes affiliate payment
- $35 – Linkworth text link ad
- $26 – Nomadic Matt affiliate payment (for his ebook)
My traffic was the highest on record for a single month at Go Backpacking: 25,000 unique visits and over 50,000 page views. This was helped by the fact that the blog was a top 5 finalist for the Best Travel Weblog award in the 2010 Bloggies.
I don’t usually try to win those popularity contest type of awards because it requires me to appeal to my audience to vote, but this time I really went all out. This is only the second year (out of ten) that they’ve had a unique travel blog category, and I want to win it. Not that it comes with a big reward, $20.10, but because it would be a nice selling point to throw out at potential sponsors. A little recognition can go a long way.
Two weeks into February, it’s looking like I’ll easily be able to surpass January thanks to the successful launch of my new membership site, Travel Blog Success.
If you like what you see and read here, consider joining the course and community I built from scratch to help others achieve the same results, and better, than me!
Related posts:
Tags: earnings


Wow!
Huge sum. Hope i can earn that much through blog.
envy
It sounds like you’ll be traveling first class for the rest of the adventures. If you’re ever in my neck of the woods and are looking for things to do in Houston, hit me on the e-spot.
HI
well done. You must be pleased.
I have a new travel site and I am just starting to monetise. Hope I can achieve your level of success.
regards
Dave
Wow thats great!! Hmm a lot of money to earn..
i love it!!
Oh man your so big pro,
Will I ever earn as you ?
Keep good work