how much i made + what i did in january


Hi there Reader,

I just hit publish on my January income report!

I made $13,3338.33 - wanna know all about it? CLICK HERE

I'm also going to share a brief recap here in the email, but the blog post goes way more into detail about what I accomplished in January, how I felt and what I'm struggling with in business right now.

Here’s the breakdown of how I earned $13,338.33 this month:

  • $7,598 came from retainer clients where I help manage their online courses or do other tasks in their business. This looks like updating sales pages, updating lessons, creating new worksheets, getting testimonials from students, sending weekly emails and a whole lot of other things.
  • $627 came from affiliate income programs I’m a part of
  • $500 came from coaching calls
  • $4,613 came from launch projects with clients who aren’t long-term retainer clients, but someone I was helping launch their course (or digital product) out into the world.


January is usually the HIGHEST earning month in my business for the entire year. I have no idea if that will be the case this year (hopefully not 🤞).

$13k a month is not my average. I'm usually somewhere around $5,000 to $8,000 each month so this is fantastic!

Weirdly, I also felt super stressed out about money all month so seeing the final numbers is eye-opening for me.

These are my goals for February:

  1. Trial a co-working space
    2. Have a fun BFF trip with my best friend from high school
    3. Prep for two upcoming client launches
    4. Get my taxes started
    5. Create a list of possible childcare options


The blog post is waaaay longer and includes a longer explanation of my goals for the month.

-Mara

PS- I usually only email once a week because I want to respect your inbox space, but this week you'll be hearing from me about The Systems and Magic Workflow Bundle: Launch Edition that's opening TOMORROW! 🎉

I've been super intentional about joining bundles this year because I don't think it's cool to constantly ask my list to buy things, but this bundle is one I spend all year waiting for. Stay tuned and if you don't want extra emails about the bundle there will be an option to opt out of the emails.

PSS- I also tried to "cheat" this month and write my January income report early (around the 21st) but then I had to message my assistant who helps me schedule blog posts because I had another big invoice get paid. I'm not mad though 😂

Mara Kucirek

Online Course Designer and Strategist helping make your passive income dreams come true!

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