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Horkey HandBook: 2017 Q2 Business Results

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Half of 2017 is officially over, can you believe it?

I used to publish income reports on a monthly basis, but I stopped at the end of 2016.

Why? They took a bit of effort to put together and apparently some people find you less relateable the more successful you get…

Weird, right? But I guess I get it.

I’ve never put my income on the internets to brag though – rather income or business reports have been helpful for three reasons:

  1. Public accountability
  2. Inspiring others
  3. Credibility

I.e. These reports show that I know what I’m talking about when teaching others how to break into virtual assistance work or freelance writing. Because that’s where I got my start after all!

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Horkey HandBook: 2017 Q1 Business Results

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Q1 of 2017 is officially in the books!

I used to publish income reports on a monthly basis, but I stopped at the end of 2016.

Why? They took a lot of effort to put together and apparently some people find you less relateable the more successful you get…

Weird, right? But I guess I get it.

I’ve never put my income on the internets to brag though – it was just an outlet for accountability and then they started inspiring others and served as a source of credibility that I know what I’m talking about when teaching others how to break into virtual assistance work or freelance writing.

So I decided to try out this whole quarterly business review thing.

And in doing so, I pay WAY less attention to my business finances… but in a good way. I’m still doing everything in my power to keep this ship moving forward, but not looking at it daily is a welcomed change! (I.e. I “trust” more and stress less!)

So I’ll keep doing it as long as it makes sense. It still serves as accountability and hopefully motivates someone out there. If you think I’m an A-hole for doing it, just tell me and I’ll stop. I don’t have any more energy to waste on people that want to judge me, so it won’t take many reactions of that type. 😉

To catch you up or if you’re new here, I did a recap of 2016 and announced my goals for 2017 in this year in review post. You can also read this (skip ahead if it sounds familiar to you):

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Monthly Income Report: December, 2016

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income-report-december-20162016 is officially in the books!

What a whirlwind, right?!? I recently did a recap of 2016 and announced my goals for 2017 in this year in review post, so I won’t bore you with the details again.

Suffice it to say though, that 2016 exceeded my expectations. I worked hard, I played hard (?) and I hit my BAHG (or big-ass hairy goal)!

December, 2016 also ended up being my best affiliate income month EVER. It’s taken me a bit to get the affiliate marketing ball rolling, but I’m finally picking up steam!

So what happened? Read on for the full lowdown.

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2017 Business Goals (and a Recap of 2016)

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2017-business-goals-and-a-recap-of-2016The first thing I did to prepare for writing this post was to review my 2016 business goals/2015 recap post from last year.

What’s sad is I probably haven’t revisited it since I wrote it. #EpicFail

I’ll do better this year, promise!

One thing that didn’t change? I still tend to take on a lot (too much?) at once. But I still tend to find a way to get ‘er done and not by half-assing it.

Read on to see how I fared on my 2016 ‘A’ and ‘B’ goals, what they are for 2017 and my master plan to kick butt and take names next year.

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Monthly Income Report: November, 2016

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This year keeps getting busier and busier.

I’m not complaining though – all of that hard work from earlier seems to be paying off. In fact, Novemeber, 2016 will go down as my BEST gross and net income month to-date!

It’s just hard to keep up with all of the projects I’ve committed to sometimes.

#EntrepreneurFirstWorldProblems 😉

So what happened? Read on for the full lowdown.

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Monthly Income Report: October, 2016

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gina-horkeys-income-report-october-2016Lately, I find myself going into each month not knowing what to expect or how it’ll go.

I really need to fix that. 😉

October ended up being decent. Although I didn’t hit my $10k net income goal, I wasn’t too far off the mark.

And I’m hoping that all of these business investments are about to pay off – I also have plans for them to slow down going into the new year. But more on that to come!

So what happened? Read on for the full lowdown.

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Monthly Income Report: September, 2016

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gina-horkeys-income-report-september-2016Remember how I thought August was going to be the pits? Well, from a gross income standpoint it kicked September’s butt!

I feel like whenever I’m optimistic about the upcoming month, my hopes are dashed. And then when I expect things to be shitty, I figure out a way to make it not so.

It’s not to say that September wasn’t profitable (I still hit my net goal), it just makes me wonder about my own estimating abilities. And goes to show that this whole online business thing isn’t that predictable…

So what happened? Read on for the full lowdown.

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Monthly Income Report: August, 2016

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-August Income Report - 2016Man, August was set up to be the PITS!

I honestly didn’t know what I was going to do. I had mega expenses, but not the income forecasted to compensate.

I literally wondered if I’d net $5,000.

Which would be a record low for the year AND less than I took home at my day job. Sad stuff, peeps. But I figured out a way to pull it out and gross an additional $6k+ in the home stretch!

So what happened? Read on for the full lowdown.

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