![]() It’s $27 for the book, and I made that back in my first week with my blog following her tips. If you’re considering blogging as a source of income it’s worth the investment. She was able to retire her husband and now supports her family exclusively with her blog. She outlines in detail how to earn a substantial income, even from a very small blog. ![]() I was inspired to take the leap into blogging when I read the book Make Money Blogging at Any Level by my blogger friend, Victoria at A Modern Homestead. More often than not, after I research something to satisfy my own curiosity, I just write it up knowing that others have wondered the same thing. You don’t have to sell your soul or push products, you just have to write compelling content that readers find useful. Within 6 months of starting this blog, I started making an extra $1000 a month. If you’re homesteading, you’re out there living a life many people only dream of. Even though this side hustle was profitable, I gave it up because I didn’t want to spend a full day a week in the kitchen. Winter markets are only available in some areas and are much less frequent. The downside…the best time for sales is in the summer when most people would rather be in the garden than in the kitchen. Take out expenses, and after 4 markets a month you’ve netted around $1000. With proper planning and a strong local farmers market, you should be able to bring in around $500 a week in gross sales. Other highly profitable goods include handmade truffles, specialty cupcakes, mulled cider, lemonade and coffee.įancy cupcakes for sale at our farmers market table. Play up the fact that you’re using real butter and home harvested eggs, and try making them unique by adding local flavor like lavender from your backyard herb garden. There are quick to make and use up eggs from your backyard hens.Ī full sheet pan of brownies takes minutes to prepare for the oven and can bring in as much as $40 in net profit. Mini quiche are even better since they’re savory and an actual portable meal.īrownies are also really profitable, even if sold at a low price. ![]() The same amount of ingredients can make a full dozen personal pan pies, each sold at $5 a piece! We sold personal pan pies made in these pans for a premium, and always sold out because market patrons are looking for food they can eat out of hand while walking around. A pie that can sell for $12 to $15 dollars costs $8 to $20 to make, plus literally hours of your time. Raspberries are expensive, and even if they’re home-picked they’re time-consuming to pick.Ī pie crust takes time to make properly and uses a lot of expensive butter. You need to know your input costs, how long it takes to produce and the top retail price.īaking a homemade raspberry pie with local raspberries and real butter may be tasty, but it’s not particularly profitable. The trick to making money with baked goods is planning. I’m talking about crafting stunning home-cooked baked goods and selling them at a premium to customers who value the fact that you’re using real butter and local raspberries. I’m not talking church bake sale cupcakes with canned frosting. How can you meaningfully contribute to your home economy while still living the life you love? I’m talking income that actually pays the bills and helps you live the life you want without taking up a lot of time. A laundry list of things that could potentially bring in income, but mostly just a few dollars here or there. Those huge listicles with ideas for making money on your homestead. Now all of a sudden it Only shows up in a totally different state and with exact name search. Is there something I could do to send signals to Google to show that I am in Matthews, NC?Ģ months ago my listing quit showing up at all unless you typed exact business name What could possibly cause my listing or Google to do this? I have been without my listing for a few months now and have NO calls coming in from it. ![]() If you search Locksmith Independence, KS it shows up on the maps. If you search Locksmith Matthews, NC my listing does not show up at all. Keep in mind the GMB is in Matthews, NC All my service areas and the actual map show the correct areas. Now if I search my business name under the auto populate I see it with Independence, KS on the listing. I pretty much do not have any traffic, views or calls now. Posted about my SAB listing a few weeks ago about not showing up in search only when you entered the exact name. ![]()
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