August 2021 Income Report: $2,406.32 (+89.03%)
This month jumped up higher than expected! You could say it was a pleasant surprise 😄
What was different in August?
The job board brought in almost $1,000 in revenue. It's called Joe's Jobs. Hoping to keep it that high in September. To post a job it's $100 and to feature a job (gets a Twitter shout-out) it's $200.
The other major change is my exploration into creator services (more widely known as "influencer" but I dislike the connotation associated with that). I did one collaboration with a company for $500 and have two leads (one contract signed) for similar services in September.
I didn't realize the need for this. It's proving to be more than 10x higher in revenue compared to what I'm trying with dip so I plan to explore that more. I'll still keep dip going but focus more on the creator services.
Side Income Breakdown
- $180.86 from @egghead-io royalties
- $400.00 from Vim for VSCode course sales (before fees) on Convert Kit Commerce
- $12.36 from Vim for VSCode course sales (before fees) on Flurly
- $348.00 from dip.chat seats sold
- $965.10 job board
- $500 creator services (tweet thread collaboration)
Total: $2,406.32
Total (year-to-date): $12,348.39
See previous months:
Hey Joe,
Is all those activities side hustles? Do you have a full-time job while trying these projects?
Yes that's right! I work full-time as an open source engineer.
$1000 from the job board sounds pretty cool for the beginning! Can you provide more details on how https://pallet.xyz pricing works?
I assume you mean from the creator side? Sure! It's all free, they help you get set up, then they take 10% from what you make.
Got it, thanks for the details @jsjoeio!