I Am Still Not Making Much Money with Substack
This shouldn't come as a surprise. June 2025 Income Report
It’s a few days into a new month here so I thought I would report in on the earnings of my newsletter as some others with great big subscriber lists make it look so easy
It’s not easy.
I write each and every day here and yet I have nothing to report. I think the difference between those folks and myself is that they write stuff to make people interested in the topic whereas I just write about bedtimes mostly.
News Flash: nobody cares about bedtimes.
That’s not completely true. I actually have some regular readers that are not related to me that read regularly and this alone makes me want to write when I don’t want to write and would rather sit on the couch with big bag of doritos. Thanks to each and every one of you.
But Dorito eating doesn’t move the needle. Consistent writing does.
I suppose I could write about topics other than bedtime and I guess if I wait long enough that will start to happen but for right now we’re all about the bedtimes here.
I’ve thought about some other topics to write about to make a quick buck but I’m not interested in politics or AI or whatever the flavor of the month is to write about it. Besides, this is the long game here and I’ve only been writing here for a few months.
The Money
The fact that I make any money with this at all is truly amazing. This was just a lark a few years ago and I’ve written on and off here without any traction but now I’m up to 66 readers and 3 of them actually pay me. That’s just wild.
According to the image above things are pretty much the same this month vs last. Views are down and so is the open rate but I’m blaming that on summer. Who wants to read newsletters in June?
I have plateaued at 60-ish subscribers it seems. I guess this is OK . I would like to hit 100 by September but that would a
The fact that sixty-six of you subscribe to this is truly fantastic and I thank each and every one of you.
Amazon Commissions
This one’s easy. If I write about actual stuff, I sprinkle in a link or two to Amazon where you can see it, and if you buy anything at all on Amazon within 24 hours since you clicked - I get a small commission. I sometimes make about ten bucks a month, but not this month.
This month I made nothing. Not one sale, which is odd because there’s been a few clicks, so people are clicking but not buying. For a while some kind soul was doing some of their grocery shopping there and I would get a commission on spices and shampoo.
I think this means I still owe Jeff 8 bucks and we’re running at a loss here.
The 3 paying subscribers pay me 2 bucks a month for the family rate because they are the only ones paying me so there’s that.
Here’s how it all breaks down:
Paid Subscribers: 3 x $2.00 = $6.00
Amazon Earning : $0.00
Total - $6.00. The same earnings as last month.
That’s the update for June 2025. Here’s to a more profitable July. With the bar so low it shouldn’t take much to get there.
Until Next Time,
TH and Co.