Year 2 income - ~$6500 - 1 PFH gig & the rest RS or RS Plus. So I get between 15-$50 PFH PLUS royalties. I'm also requiring RS Plus now from most authors, unless I REAAALLY want to do their stuff or we're related somehow. My royalty check in November was over $500. Aside from a couple of bigger months before, it wasn't until July 2019 that I really started seeing consistent income, but since then, it's just gotten more every month. November 2018 I upgraded my mic & preamp - $400, August 2019 I got a prebuilt shed & converted it into my home studio - ~$4500 (It also is used for lots of storage.

My first year, I made about 1500 between 1 PFH job, some editing jobs I did for one guy, and the tricklings in of royalty share income. I'm doing it because I love it, but it is also growing considerably. I tend to always underestimate the amount of time it takes on editing, but I'm getting better. I opened an ACX account in March of 2018 & currently have 17 titles up with 9 more in the near future.

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