Thursday the 31st of May I decided to launch my blog, The Skint Millennial.
This isn't my first venture into blogging, and I have started many blogs before but ultimately they all failed as I either wasn't that interested in the topic I chose to blog about, or I felt disheartened as I wasn't getting the readers I longed for.
After being inspired by other UK-based money bloggers, I decided 'fxxk it'. In the spur of the moment 'The Skint Millennial' popped into my head, and I quickly made my blog.
And now I'm celebrating my first month of blogging! I thought this post would be useful. To those who are looking to start their first blog and may need some reassurance that your first month isn't going to be your best month. Or for those who just like to look at figures and stats. It's also helpful for myself, as I can look back on this post in the future to see how far I've come!
If you scroll through Pinterest, there are thousands of pins about how to make ''£4000 in your first month of blogging', well simply this isn't true and highly unlikely to happen (unless you get super lucky!!). So today I will share my real stats with you so you can see what it's like for a typical start-up blogger.
I decided to launch my blog for two reasons. The first for my love of helping others, the second for my love of earning money.
There's no denying it, I hope to make my blog a source of income in the future. I hope to make money from it by the end of 2018. But I also hope to help others who chose to read, whether that be with help and advice - or inspiring them to start their own blog. This way, we all benefit.
I'd like to add, blogging and social media is a hobby/side hustle for me, I work full time over 40+ hours a week - so I can't always spend as much time as I'd like to growing my blog!
So, how has this month been?
Pageviews: 442
Comments: 0
Number of posts: 9
Most viewed blog post: How I Saved To Buy My First House
Instagram followers: 220
Pinterest followers: 28
Pinterest monthly views: 994
Money made: £0
Money spent: £0
Am I happy with these figures? Yes! Obviously I would of liked to make some money, or to of received comments on my blog posts or even to had more page views. But these are still figures to be proud of considering both my Instagram and Pinterest accounts were also created the same day I launched my blog. I had no following before I launched my blog, nobody knew who I was. I've managed to organically grow my following (albeit a small following) within the last 30 days.
I'm a Instagram veteran, having had a personal account for over 6 years. So I felt comfortable being able to use this platform to build a following and to make connections with other like-minded people.
Pinterest on the other hand, I'd never used this site before. I had no clue that Pinterest was in-fact a search engine, not just a place to post pretty photos! I've watched countless videos on how to make the most out of Pinterest, and how to get people to see what you pin. And finally, in the last week of the month Pinterest has finally started to work for me. I got accepted into a couple of group boards, so I can push my content to new readers. One of my pins got 375 impressions, something I was pretty proud of!
I now try and pin my own posts at least 5 times a day, and re-pin a further 5-10 posts. For now this seems to be OK for me. I'm not looking to invest in software which I can schedule pins just yet, but maybe in a few months this will be an option to me.
Traffic Sources & Stats
From looking at my Blogger dashboard, it's clear that Instagram provides me with the most traffic.
This next month I will continue to use Instagram to guide readers to my blog, but I'll also try more with Pinterest to get people clicking my pins to visit my blog.
I've also had a view vists from Google searches, hurrah for SEO! I've dabbled a little bit with SEO this month. Trying to make sure my blog is seen on Google searches - but there's still work to do.
Pinterest
Like I've mentioned, Pinterest is a completely new platform to me. I've defiantly got better at it as the month has gone on but I still have room for improvement. Here are my current stats taken from the Analytics page.
How have the posts been?
I'm passionate about money. Making it, saving it and using it well. Therefore it's been easy for me to have blog topics to talk about and discuss. I've never sat and thought 'I have nothing to blog about'. Actually I currently have over 20 posts sat in draft mode, ready for me to publish!
I'm still improving my writing style, and how I want to come across to my readers. I feel as though my posts have been to the point, and the reader will understand the information I'm putting across.
I'm not ready to start a schedule for when I'm going to post, but I try to post at least twice a week (mainly three times).
Lets talk money
This month I haven't made any money off of my blog. But I also haven't spent any money either. I don't feel begrudged by this, as I've actually really enjoyed this month of blogging. It's given me something to do in my spare time, and I can share what knowledge I do have with other like minded people.
I haven't had to buy on single E-Book, or course on how to get the most out of Pinterest. Right now these services don't interest me, as I'm looking to learn a lot of this through trial and error - or from reading other blogs for free.
One thing I may have to spend money on in the future is a domain name, and becoming self hosted. These two concepts are completely new to me and I'm doing a lot of research before I jump into either of them!
My blog is currently hosted by Blogger, hence why I have .blogspot in my URL. It doesn't look the most professional I know, but for now it does the job and allows me to focus on growing my readers rather than spending money.
Once I am self hosted and have my own domain name, I'm told I will get more readers, and I'll be taken more seriously. But for now - I'm happy. Plus I don't have the time to be messing around re-building my website! This may be something I look into in a few months.
Goals for the future
There's no denying it, I have loved this first month blogging. I only hope for my blog to continue to grow and for me to carry on enjoying it. I'm a bit of a perfectionist, so I will always be evolving and changing when I learn new things. Here are a few goals which I wish to achieve not necessarily in the next month - but defiantly in the next 3.
• Become self hosted & buy my domain name - As mentioned above it's something I need to do. My current financial situation doesn't allow for this (the day this post is published I move into my first home!), so this will be a more long-term goal.
• Networking with other bloggers - I need to start leaving comments on other people's blogs, as this will allow me to build connections with them. It may also lead to more people coming and viewing my own blog. I'm OK at the minute connecting with others on Instagram, but I can defiantly get better at this. Networking will open many opportunities for myself. Writing guest posts on other people's blogs is something I'm also interested in.
• Join more Pinterest group boards - I'm currently a member of two group boards, and they cover a broad range of topics. Not just blogging/personal finance etc. I hope to join a few more which are related to my niche of money.
• Join Google Adsense - Another way of making a little bit of cash off of my blog is by having adverts on here. I already applied once and got declined as I only had a few posts up. I will try again in a few weeks/months when I have more content on here.
And that wraps up my first month blogging! It's been a great month, here's to an even better second month.
Thursday the 31st of May I decided to launch my blog, The Skint Millennial.This isn't my first venture into blogging, and I have started many blogs before but ultimately they all failed as I either wasn't that interested in the topic I chose to blog about, or I felt disheartened as I wasn't getting the readers I longed for.
After being inspired by other UK-based money bloggers, I decided 'fxxk it'. In the spur of the moment 'The Skint Millennial' popped into my head, and I quickly made my blog.
And now I'm celebrating my first month of blogging! I thought this post would be useful. To those who are looking to start their first blog and may need some reassurance that your first month isn't going to be your best month. Or for those who just like to look at figures and stats. It's also helpful for myself, as I can look back on this post in the future to see how far I've come!
If you scroll through Pinterest, there are thousands of pins about how to make ''£4000 in your first month of blogging', well simply this isn't true and highly unlikely to happen (unless you get super lucky!!). So today I will share my real stats with you so you can see what it's like for a typical start-up blogger.
I decided to launch my blog for two reasons. The first for my love of helping others, the second for my love of earning money.
There's no denying it, I hope to make my blog a source of income in the future. I hope to make money from it by the end of 2018. But I also hope to help others who chose to read, whether that be with help and advice - or inspiring them to start their own blog. This way, we all benefit.
I'd like to add, blogging and social media is a hobby/side hustle for me, I work full time over 40+ hours a week - so I can't always spend as much time as I'd like to growing my blog!
So, how has this month been?
Pageviews: 442
Comments: 0
Number of posts: 9
Most viewed blog post: How I Saved To Buy My First House
Instagram followers: 220
Pinterest followers: 28
Pinterest monthly views: 994
Money made: £0
Money spent: £0
Am I happy with these figures? Yes! Obviously I would of liked to make some money, or to of received comments on my blog posts or even to had more page views. But these are still figures to be proud of considering both my Instagram and Pinterest accounts were also created the same day I launched my blog. I had no following before I launched my blog, nobody knew who I was. I've managed to organically grow my following (albeit a small following) within the last 30 days.
I'm a Instagram veteran, having had a personal account for over 6 years. So I felt comfortable being able to use this platform to build a following and to make connections with other like-minded people.
Pinterest on the other hand, I'd never used this site before. I had no clue that Pinterest was in-fact a search engine, not just a place to post pretty photos! I've watched countless videos on how to make the most out of Pinterest, and how to get people to see what you pin. And finally, in the last week of the month Pinterest has finally started to work for me. I got accepted into a couple of group boards, so I can push my content to new readers. One of my pins got 375 impressions, something I was pretty proud of!
I now try and pin my own posts at least 5 times a day, and re-pin a further 5-10 posts. For now this seems to be OK for me. I'm not looking to invest in software which I can schedule pins just yet, but maybe in a few months this will be an option to me.
Traffic Sources & Stats
From looking at my Blogger dashboard, it's clear that Instagram provides me with the most traffic.
This next month I will continue to use Instagram to guide readers to my blog, but I'll also try more with Pinterest to get people clicking my pins to visit my blog.
I've also had a view vists from Google searches, hurrah for SEO! I've dabbled a little bit with SEO this month. Trying to make sure my blog is seen on Google searches - but there's still work to do.
Like I've mentioned, Pinterest is a completely new platform to me. I've defiantly got better at it as the month has gone on but I still have room for improvement. Here are my current stats taken from the Analytics page.
How have the posts been?
I'm passionate about money. Making it, saving it and using it well. Therefore it's been easy for me to have blog topics to talk about and discuss. I've never sat and thought 'I have nothing to blog about'. Actually I currently have over 20 posts sat in draft mode, ready for me to publish!
I'm still improving my writing style, and how I want to come across to my readers. I feel as though my posts have been to the point, and the reader will understand the information I'm putting across.
I'm not ready to start a schedule for when I'm going to post, but I try to post at least twice a week (mainly three times).
Lets talk money
This month I haven't made any money off of my blog. But I also haven't spent any money either. I don't feel begrudged by this, as I've actually really enjoyed this month of blogging. It's given me something to do in my spare time, and I can share what knowledge I do have with other like minded people.
I haven't had to buy on single E-Book, or course on how to get the most out of Pinterest. Right now these services don't interest me, as I'm looking to learn a lot of this through trial and error - or from reading other blogs for free.
One thing I may have to spend money on in the future is a domain name, and becoming self hosted. These two concepts are completely new to me and I'm doing a lot of research before I jump into either of them!
My blog is currently hosted by Blogger, hence why I have .blogspot in my URL. It doesn't look the most professional I know, but for now it does the job and allows me to focus on growing my readers rather than spending money.
Once I am self hosted and have my own domain name, I'm told I will get more readers, and I'll be taken more seriously. But for now - I'm happy. Plus I don't have the time to be messing around re-building my website! This may be something I look into in a few months.
Goals for the future
There's no denying it, I have loved this first month blogging. I only hope for my blog to continue to grow and for me to carry on enjoying it. I'm a bit of a perfectionist, so I will always be evolving and changing when I learn new things. Here are a few goals which I wish to achieve not necessarily in the next month - but defiantly in the next 3.
• Become self hosted & buy my domain name - As mentioned above it's something I need to do. My current financial situation doesn't allow for this (the day this post is published I move into my first home!), so this will be a more long-term goal.
• Networking with other bloggers - I need to start leaving comments on other people's blogs, as this will allow me to build connections with them. It may also lead to more people coming and viewing my own blog. I'm OK at the minute connecting with others on Instagram, but I can defiantly get better at this. Networking will open many opportunities for myself. Writing guest posts on other people's blogs is something I'm also interested in.
• Join more Pinterest group boards - I'm currently a member of two group boards, and they cover a broad range of topics. Not just blogging/personal finance etc. I hope to join a few more which are related to my niche of money.
• Join Google Adsense - Another way of making a little bit of cash off of my blog is by having adverts on here. I already applied once and got declined as I only had a few posts up. I will try again in a few weeks/months when I have more content on here.
And that wraps up my first month blogging! It's been a great month, here's to an even better second month.
This isn't my first venture into blogging, and I have started many blogs before but ultimately they all failed as I either wasn't that interested in the topic I chose to blog about, or I felt disheartened as I wasn't getting the readers I longed for.
After being inspired by other UK-based money bloggers, I decided 'fxxk it'. In the spur of the moment 'The Skint Millennial' popped into my head, and I quickly made my blog.
And now I'm celebrating my first month of blogging! I thought this post would be useful. To those who are looking to start their first blog and may need some reassurance that your first month isn't going to be your best month. Or for those who just like to look at figures and stats. It's also helpful for myself, as I can look back on this post in the future to see how far I've come!
If you scroll through Pinterest, there are thousands of pins about how to make ''£4000 in your first month of blogging', well simply this isn't true and highly unlikely to happen (unless you get super lucky!!). So today I will share my real stats with you so you can see what it's like for a typical start-up blogger.
I decided to launch my blog for two reasons. The first for my love of helping others, the second for my love of earning money.
There's no denying it, I hope to make my blog a source of income in the future. I hope to make money from it by the end of 2018. But I also hope to help others who chose to read, whether that be with help and advice - or inspiring them to start their own blog. This way, we all benefit.
I'd like to add, blogging and social media is a hobby/side hustle for me, I work full time over 40+ hours a week - so I can't always spend as much time as I'd like to growing my blog!
So, how has this month been?
Pageviews: 442
Comments: 0
Number of posts: 9
Most viewed blog post: How I Saved To Buy My First House
Instagram followers: 220
Pinterest followers: 28
Pinterest monthly views: 994
Money made: £0
Money spent: £0
Am I happy with these figures? Yes! Obviously I would of liked to make some money, or to of received comments on my blog posts or even to had more page views. But these are still figures to be proud of considering both my Instagram and Pinterest accounts were also created the same day I launched my blog. I had no following before I launched my blog, nobody knew who I was. I've managed to organically grow my following (albeit a small following) within the last 30 days.
I'm a Instagram veteran, having had a personal account for over 6 years. So I felt comfortable being able to use this platform to build a following and to make connections with other like-minded people.
Pinterest on the other hand, I'd never used this site before. I had no clue that Pinterest was in-fact a search engine, not just a place to post pretty photos! I've watched countless videos on how to make the most out of Pinterest, and how to get people to see what you pin. And finally, in the last week of the month Pinterest has finally started to work for me. I got accepted into a couple of group boards, so I can push my content to new readers. One of my pins got 375 impressions, something I was pretty proud of!
I now try and pin my own posts at least 5 times a day, and re-pin a further 5-10 posts. For now this seems to be OK for me. I'm not looking to invest in software which I can schedule pins just yet, but maybe in a few months this will be an option to me.
Traffic Sources & Stats
From looking at my Blogger dashboard, it's clear that Instagram provides me with the most traffic.
This next month I will continue to use Instagram to guide readers to my blog, but I'll also try more with Pinterest to get people clicking my pins to visit my blog.
I've also had a view vists from Google searches, hurrah for SEO! I've dabbled a little bit with SEO this month. Trying to make sure my blog is seen on Google searches - but there's still work to do.
Like I've mentioned, Pinterest is a completely new platform to me. I've defiantly got better at it as the month has gone on but I still have room for improvement. Here are my current stats taken from the Analytics page.
How have the posts been?
I'm passionate about money. Making it, saving it and using it well. Therefore it's been easy for me to have blog topics to talk about and discuss. I've never sat and thought 'I have nothing to blog about'. Actually I currently have over 20 posts sat in draft mode, ready for me to publish!
I'm still improving my writing style, and how I want to come across to my readers. I feel as though my posts have been to the point, and the reader will understand the information I'm putting across.
I'm not ready to start a schedule for when I'm going to post, but I try to post at least twice a week (mainly three times).
Lets talk money
This month I haven't made any money off of my blog. But I also haven't spent any money either. I don't feel begrudged by this, as I've actually really enjoyed this month of blogging. It's given me something to do in my spare time, and I can share what knowledge I do have with other like minded people.
I haven't had to buy on single E-Book, or course on how to get the most out of Pinterest. Right now these services don't interest me, as I'm looking to learn a lot of this through trial and error - or from reading other blogs for free.
One thing I may have to spend money on in the future is a domain name, and becoming self hosted. These two concepts are completely new to me and I'm doing a lot of research before I jump into either of them!
My blog is currently hosted by Blogger, hence why I have .blogspot in my URL. It doesn't look the most professional I know, but for now it does the job and allows me to focus on growing my readers rather than spending money.
Once I am self hosted and have my own domain name, I'm told I will get more readers, and I'll be taken more seriously. But for now - I'm happy. Plus I don't have the time to be messing around re-building my website! This may be something I look into in a few months.
Goals for the future
There's no denying it, I have loved this first month blogging. I only hope for my blog to continue to grow and for me to carry on enjoying it. I'm a bit of a perfectionist, so I will always be evolving and changing when I learn new things. Here are a few goals which I wish to achieve not necessarily in the next month - but defiantly in the next 3.
• Become self hosted & buy my domain name - As mentioned above it's something I need to do. My current financial situation doesn't allow for this (the day this post is published I move into my first home!), so this will be a more long-term goal.
• Networking with other bloggers - I need to start leaving comments on other people's blogs, as this will allow me to build connections with them. It may also lead to more people coming and viewing my own blog. I'm OK at the minute connecting with others on Instagram, but I can defiantly get better at this. Networking will open many opportunities for myself. Writing guest posts on other people's blogs is something I'm also interested in.
• Join more Pinterest group boards - I'm currently a member of two group boards, and they cover a broad range of topics. Not just blogging/personal finance etc. I hope to join a few more which are related to my niche of money.
• Join Google Adsense - Another way of making a little bit of cash off of my blog is by having adverts on here. I already applied once and got declined as I only had a few posts up. I will try again in a few weeks/months when I have more content on here.
And that wraps up my first month blogging! It's been a great month, here's to an even better second month.
Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Appreciate it.
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