October marks the seventh month that I’ve offered advertising on my blog and it was another record breaking month! Continue reading below for the earnings break down by category.

Check out the earnings break down here:

Private Ad Sales: $105
Sponsored Reviews: $100
Affiliate Sales: $25
(From OIOPublisher and Pepperjam Networks)

Grand Total: $230 (Back to Back Records! )

Earnings Analysis:

My 468 x 60 banner ad was renewed three times for $35 a month by the same advertiser; however, it is now finally open this month. This has been one of my most popular ad slots so I highly suggest you snag it now while it’s available. Click here to purchase.

Also, one of the banners that was popular when I first started offering advertising is the 300 x 250 inline ad which is available for $75. When this slot is filled it is not rotated, in fact only one banner will be featured there and it is the only advertisement in the RSS feed as well. For several months it was sold out from the time I first began offering advertising so I am surprised I haven’t sold it recently. Click here to buy it.

Finally people are taking advantage of my sidebar 125 x 125 sidebar ads for only $15 a month! I knew my banners weren’t overpriced so it’s nice to see three advertisers taking advantage of them now. Motive Interactive purchased a three month package but have spread the income over the next three months of reports. There are only 3 slots left so be sure to purchase a sidebar banner ad ASAP if you want a spot.

Now for text links there are only a few spots left, so click here to purchase a $10 site wide text link ad. This is a good price for a PR3 blog.

Lastly, if you like the WordPress theme you see here, than be sure to check out my WordPress themes page where you can see and demo three other color variations of this unique custom theme. If you like all three you can purchase the group for $99.95 or buy them for $39.95 individually.

For more ways to earn money on your blog or to read about the companies I work with check out my recommendations.

October Wrap Up and Goal Assessment

I’ll kick off the closing comments with my wrap up and goal assessment. Here are my Top Posts of October. If you haven’t read my blog before than I highly recommend you check out these posts as they are the best for the month.

Top Posts of October:

Never Pay for Stumble Upon traffic
How much money is an RSS subscriber worth?
World’s Largest Digg button
Who is your Critic?

Assessing October’s Goals:

Setting specific and measurable goals is incredibly important if you wish to see improvements in your blog or website revenue, subscriber count, number of visitors, and a wealth of other factors.

Post Count:

I only wrote 14 posts in October which was 6 again short of my previous goal of the month. I am going to try and post at least 20 times next month to see how that has effect on my RSS subscription numbers. Also - for those of you that remember last month I said I would give away one of my unique Wordpress themes for free to the best comment of the month in case I don’t hit 20 posts in October. As you know I did not reach that goal so the winner of the free theme will be announced Thursday morning. You will have 24 hours to claim your prize. I am going to do this challenge for myself again this month; however, this time I will give it to an RSS email subscriber. So if you want a chance at a free theme be sure to subscribe to my full email RSS feed by clicking here.

RSS Subscribers:

Again I fell short of my 170 RSS subscribers goal. While I did hit a high of 167 subscribers the other day I didn’t break the 170 mark. However, because I’m already very close to 170 I’ve decided to set a new goal of 185 RSS subscribers which is about a 15% increase over my month ending total. If you are currently visiting my blog on even a semi-regular basis I would encourage you to please subscribe to my RSS feed or via email RSS subscription.

Income Expectations:

Although I didn’t hit my 20 post goal or RSS subscription goal, I did reach manage to break last month’s income record. I did want to hit $250 in October but because I’m spreading the three month banner deal from Motive Interactive over the next three income reports I fell just shy at $230 for the month.

Lastly, if you’re interested in advertising please see my advertise page for rates and info. The winner of the free Wordpress theme will be announced Thursday so be sure to subscribe to my RSS feed so that you don’t miss out on any future posts.