Quarter 1 Review
If you head over to Pinterest and type in “entrepreneur income report” you are inundated with “$12,000/ month!”, “November I made $140,000”, I’m here to give you a more relatable income report.
*PLEASE NOTE* if you’re not “here” yet, THAT’S OKAY! This took me 4 years of building my business, honing my skills, and creating passive income sources to get to this monthly revenue. You’re doing a GREAT JOB right where you’re at!
Quarter 1 was my most successful quarter yet! (And it has nothing to do with money)
If you are wanting to make money online, but also have BALANCE in your business, I think you’ll like this blog.
Check out my Q1 income report with stats below (including my expenses because there is nothing more frustrating than seeing “I made a 10k month” but then realizing they spent 8k in Facebook ads, outsourcing, etc.)!
It all started with maternity leave…
My 3 month maternity leave ended up extending into January due to a necessary c-section and recovery, so this income report is really just 2 months.
I’ve always been hesitant to do one of these quarter reports/ small business finance reports, because I never want someone to compare where they are at to where I am, but I also know the benefit of getting a peek into someone’s business so here it is:
| January | February | March |
| Total income = $2,520.33 | Total income = $7,876.25 | Total income = $4,844.00 |
| Total Expenses = $655.95 | Total Expenses = $124.87 | Total Expenses = $143.24 |
My goal is to make about $2,500 a month and was surprised and elated to surpass that every month. I was able to focus 95% of my time on my daughter by having website in a day be my main service and trying to get 2 a month. Of course I work more than just 2 days a month (hello Instagram and maintaining my business), but I truly felt I had a great balance and am so happy I could be there for all the little milestones of my daughter’s first 6 months.
A Look Into Quarter 2
So what are the plans for Rebekah Read Creative in Quarter 2? Maintain!
DID YOU ENJOY THIS?
Honestly this type of blog makes me very uncomfortable, but if you enjoy quarter reports for finances, I’m happy to report my income as a small business entrepreneur to you! Let me know!
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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 (I was a fan LONG before the movie-adaptation - anyone else?!). 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...)
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.
