May Income Report and How Much You Can Charge as a Web Designer
Here is what a day in the life (or rather a week) looks like for a web designer who is 6 years into her business and 12 years into website design. Plus, I give you a breakdown for my income in May 2024.
My Income Report for May 2024: $7,860
Now before you say “wow you make $7k a month,” just know I made $1,763 in April. And that was BEFORE taxes and expenses ðŸ«
If you get anything from this income report, I hope it is that every month could look differently (welcome to life as an entrepreneur) and even 6 years in, I still am not booked out months in advance or making the attractive $10k months (and I don’t want to!)
| Affiliate Income | $160 |
| Client Work | $7,550 |
| Course | $150 |
Main Expenses
I am beyond frugal. I only invest in 1 thing/ big expense a year. I will say, this is NOT the way to fast track your success. My main expenses this month were my assistant who helps with my 1 social media client and transaction fees (BOOO CAN EVERYONE JUST SEND CHECKS?)
How Many Hours I Worked in a Week
Usually I work 2 days a week (and those 2 days my kids are in daycare). This means I average about 15 hours of intentional work. During that time I record videos for my YouTube channel/ blog posts (I wrote 8 this month – I was just in the zone I guess), write emails to my list, create Instagram content, responding to emails, work on my courses, etc.
Here’s the breakdown of how I spend my time per week:
| Blogging | 30 minutes |
| Discovery Call | 30 minutes |
| Email marketing/ SEO strategy | 30 minutes |
| Social media | 1 hour (probably way more) |
| Free coaching call | 30 minutes |
| Course creation/ optimization | 2.5 hours |
| Helping past clients (unpaid) | 30 minutes |
However, 2 weeks this month I was blessed to have amazing Website in a Week clients! Although I usually recommend my Website in a Day service, both clients wanted more pages or needed more 1:1 work, so we decided to go with the week design.
Check out the projects below!
auroraborealisfestival.com
superiorhomeinspectionsnw.com
Website in a Week
Below you can see the time I spent on these two websites. Usually Website in a Weeks take me 10-20 hours total.
The main software & tools I use to run my business
- Flodesk – The software to send emails; Use code BEKAH for 50% off your first year!
- Showit – My website host
- Dubsado – Invoicing; GET 20% OFF FIRST YEAR (use code bekah)
- Bookkeeping – Template for managing business expenses and savings
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I’ve got messy hair and a thirsty heart.
I overshare my life, and have an ultra-expressive personality. Some words people use to describe me are: helpful, real, fun, creative, authentic, and kind.
Elphaba from Wicked is kind of my alter-ego as I am always trying to forge my own path and make a difference in the World, somehow, someway, while also constantly criticizing myself and trying to become the better version of me.
Quality conversations + coffee come easy to me.
I’ve never had an issue connecting naturally with others (probs because I can go on and on about my life story, not that it is interesting, I just process externally, anyone else?!)
I find so much joy in helping and serving others and I give myself fully to whatever it is that engages me, whether that is running a 50k or creating a website in a day.
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Love seeing those pie charts of our time breakdowns!
Yes me too!! I find it interesting to see other entrepreneurs, so I thought I would share mine.