Hello all! Today, I want to update you on the state of blogging for retirement by age 40. First of all, thank you for visiting this blog! I appreciate your support over the years. This blog wouldn’t be here without you.
Second, I’m moving my email subscription service to follow.it. If you would like to receive new posts via email, you can subscribe using the form below.
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Change email subscription
For many years, I’ve used Aweber to email new posts. It works well, but it’s one of my biggest business expenses. I’ve been looking for an alternative for a while and finally found it. In fact, Brian V Lazy man and money Tell me about Follow.it. The service meets my requirements and is much less expensive than Aweber.
The downside is that they will not import your subscriber list from Aweber because they have an individual signup. I think we’ll start over. Anyway, I will stop using Aweber at the end of May. If you are a subscriber, you must subscribe again using the form above.
This year I’m trying to reduce business expenses due to less traffic. I’m planning to move to a lower tier hosting service at Siteground as well. Our current traffic doesn’t need cloud hosting anymore.
Blog movement
This year, blog traffic is down slightly compared to the same period in 2023. The number of users is steady, but views are down about 10%. This is a huge improvement over the past few years. The pandemic has given us a big hit. Let’s take a look at the number of visitors over the years.
Oh! It’s frustrating to see the number of users drop like this. However, the bleeding seemed to have ended. Blog traffic has flattened. I think 2024 should be similar to 2023. Well, you have to keep your head up and keep going when things get tough.
Blog income update
Our traffic is back to the level it was in 2012. That’s not good, but it’s not really bad either. The last 12 years have been very rewarding. I didn’t think blogging would be my second job when I started in 2010. I was just looking for an outlet and hoping blogging would generate enough income to cover expenses. However, it has developed into a real business. Below is a graph of my blog income since 2010.
Incredibly, retiring by age 40 has generated more than $450,000 in income (pre-tax) over the past 14 years. This is so amazing. I put a large percentage of that income into my individual 401k. Interestingly, an i401k account is worth about $450,000 today. Not bad for a side gig.
*I checked my history and contributed about $270,000 to my i401k.
Future retirement by age 40
Life is busier this year. I’m exercising more and it takes up a big part of the morning. This is my most productive time, so I’m not actively blogging. Also, I will be taking an introduction to ceramics class this quarter. I enjoy it immensely. This new hobby is a lot of fun. It attracts me. In addition, my son is busy with all kinds of activities. I’m his driver, so I get out a lot too. I still enjoy blogging, but it’s starting to take a back seat in my life.
Thanks to all the readers, Retire at 40 has had over 15 million views since I started in 2010. That’s awesome. Unfortunately, I don’t think we’ll ever see the kind of traffic we saw previously. The golden age of blogging is over, but I plan to keep blogging for a few more years. Writing is a great outlet and the income is a nice bonus. We will evaluate the state of blogging again in a few years.
once again, Thanks a lot for your support Over the years. It was a blast. Good luck on your journey to financial independence, retirement, and self-discovery. enjoy it!
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