July 2015 Monthly Income Report

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This month I really tried to give myself permission to enjoy summer. I often have a harder time slowing down compared to speeding up. I took Fridays off and went into work “late.”

It was great!

Private Practice and Consulting Highlights

Here are some things I did in July 2015:

  • We had friends in town from Washington D.C., New York, Texas, Washington, and Kalamazoo.
  • I took every Friday off and tried to not check email or social media from noon on Friday until Sunday morning, then hardly at all on Sunday. It was really refreshing to try and get my head out of “work mode.”
  • On Saturday mornings I took some time to find some reading for myself, I really enjoyed the book: The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving-Kindness
  • I launched the How to Become a Consultant Podcast. July weeks included Pat Flynn, Chris Ducker, and John Lee Dumas.
  • I started spotlighting member’s of the Practice of the Practice Community (PoP Culture).
  • I had over 100 people sign up to get the pre-invite to The Consultant School. I’m going to be launching a Mastermind Group, Q/A webinar, and e-course all around the theme of how to become a consultant. I think I’m only going to have 12 spots for the first round of “Founders.”
  • I started posting 2-3x per week because of Michael Hyatt’s awesome book: Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World
  • I developed some tools specifically for people that are starting a private practice.
  • I added several new private practice consulting clients.
  • We’ve been renovating our basement, so our house is a construction zone. I found some fun old pictures.
  • Since it’s summer in Traverse City, I spent a lot of time on the beach with my family.
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Food at Brye’s Winery.
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My social workers/photographer friend, Aaron. He wanted to try to take the cliche photo of a dock.
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Campfire with our friend, Mo. Summer livin’!
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Found this photo from my freshman year of college. Funny my hair was bigger than my Busia’s hair.
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Found a ton of my old Star Wars stuff while cleaning our basement!
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My daughter checking out the wine menu.

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Past Monthly Income Reports

People often ask me why I disclose all this information? To me, I am inspired when other people are open and honest. Then I can learn from how they succeed or fail. My hope is that this helps others to grow in their businesses!

June 2015 Monthly Income Report $28,680.91 

May 2015 Monthly Income Report $13,647.91

April 2015 Monthly Income Report $18,397.42

March 2015 Monthly Income Report $18,077

February 2015 Monthly Income Report $10,258.02

January 2015 Monthly Income Report $10,650.16 2014

2014 Total Private Practice Income $110,736.79 (working 10-15 hours per week) 

December Monthly Income Report $11,746.06

November Monthly Income Report $11,695.30

October Monthly Income Report $13,784.57

September 2014 Monthly Income Report $7,084.45 (but took 2 weeks off for baby)

August 2014 Monthly Income Report $11,541.71

July 2014 Monthly Income Report $8,477.47 (Accompanying podcast)

June 2014 Monthly Income Report $8,486.38

May 2014 Monthly Income Report $8,113.28

April 2014 Monthly Income Report $7,834.16

March 2014 Monthly Income Report $10,645.70

February 2014 Monthly Income Report $6,483.14

January 2014 Monthly Income Report $4,834.57 

2013 Annual Counseling Income: $54,513.97 (January-December 2013)

December 2013 Monthly Income Report $4,774.58

November 2013 Monthly Income Report total: $5,148.16

October 2013 Monthly Income Report total: $4,689.99

September 2013 Monthly Income Report total: $3,137.30

August 2013 Monthly Income Report total: $3835.74

July 2013 Monthly Income Report total: $5,691.65

June 2013 Monthly Income Report total: $4,471.29

May 2013 Monthly Income Report total: $6,022.91

April 2013 Monthly Income Report total: $2,116.96

March 2013 Monthly Income Report total: $2,476.92

February 2013 Monthly Income Report total: $2,685.12

January 2013 Monthly Income Report total: $2,707.09

December 2012 Monthly Income Report total: $2,287.97

November 2012 Monthly Income Report total: $1,219.18

October 2012 Monthly Income Report total: $3,213.87

September 2012 Monthly Income Report total: $1,361.60  

July 2015 Earning Report

What I’m going to be reporting about how to make extra money and what I’m not going to be reporting

Private Practice

I do 9-10 sessions a week in my private practice. I don’t take insurance, so it is private-pay. As a result, I don’t have many expenses in time or actual money. I also do consulting with private practice clinicians and supervision for LLPCs in Michigan (Limited Licensed Professional Counselors), a 100 hour requirement in Michigan.

Passive Income

The term “passive” makes it sound like I don’t have to do work. What I mean is money that I make that is not in direct exchange for my time. I will outline what these are under each item.

Time Study

In March 2015 I started also looking at how much time I spend working, then I’ll figure out my weekly average. I want to compare this to my old schedule, where I worked 40+ hours and also did 15 or so with the private practice/consulting. I do my best to report this, but sometimes based on time, I just report the income.

Private Practice Expenses

For a while I have been getting emails about my expenses. It’s not been something that I had a clear handle on, so I didn’t want to inaccurately report them. I am going to report my major expenses each month. Thus the two Monthly Income Reports from January/February will be slightly inflated/deflated based on this new measure. March 2015 Monthly Income Report for Private Practice was the first month I started doing this.

Making Money in Private Practice | July 2015

Disclosure: many of the links below are affiliate links that will earn me a commission if you purchase through them, it’s one way that I help support the work I put into the website. Please click on them to help support Practice of the Practice.

Private Practice: $4,343.63

Other counselors: In 2015 we launched the Addictions Treatment: Intensive Recovery Program, which has started to bring in more clients that need additions help. I have four counselors that work for my Traverse City counseling private practice as 1099 contractors and I get a portion of what is brought in. In the past I reported just my portion, but I’m going to be reporting the gross sales that came in: $7,335.34

Paperwork Packet: $275

Consulting: (this sometimes includes building a website as part of the private practice coach session) I do private practice coaching. Usually there are three parts to private practice consulting:

  • A SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) Analysis
  • Website Evaluation and Tips
  • Consulting: developing a niche within the private practice, building stronger referrals, increasing rates, and launching products to grow income
  • I’m also growing my Consultant-to-Consultants side of my consulting (say that 10x fast!)

$3,344.18

PsychCentral Writing: $570

LLPC Supervision: $0 (we had to cancel due to so many people being out of town, sad face)

Podcast Sponsorship: $1,591.83

E-books:  $45.22

Member’s Newsletter: This is the weekly newsletter that walks people through exactly what they need to do when starting a private practice. $28.52

Affiliate Marketing to Increase Revenue

Aweber: This is the service I use to create emails, manage lists, and create follow-up emails where they can be in order for the person. It’s super cool! $25.80

BlueHost Referrals: If you are setting up a website, this is the best hosting because of their customer service and the ability to have unlimited websites hosted! $260

Amazon Affiliate Referrals: If you are buying something on Amazon, it’d be great if you clicked the link. I get a small commission without you having to pay anything more: $28.93

NameCheap is who I use to purchase my URLs, they are so easy to work with when you’re setting up a website!: $6.38

Google Ads: I have a few ads through the website and these bring in a bit of passive income. Since my podcast interview about How to Rank Higher in Google with Sarah Barnes I’ve been doing a lot less of this: $0

LegalZoom: Legal Zoom is a great way to file your PLLC or LLC paperwork and all other legal forms: $98.55

Grasshopper: This is the amazing virtual phone system I use, rather than an expensive land line system. I have the $12/month one and it is awesome. At least check them out and watch some videos. $0

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July 2015 Gross Total: $17,953.38

Private Practice Expenses

Rent and Utilities: $2,065.25

Charter Internet/website: $85

Payment to 1099s: $3,324.39

MeetEdgar: $50

Grasshopper: $15

Libsyn: $30

Virtual Assistants: $432.80

Family Health Insurance: $1,367.34

TOTAL JULY 2015 EXPENSES: $7,369.78

 

July 2015 Income Totals

Gross Income: $17,953.38  Expenses: $7,369.78 =  Total Net: +$10,583.60

Time Study total hours worked: 111 hours, $102.51 per hour average.

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Joe Sanok Private Practice ConsultantJoseph R. Sanok, MA, LLP, LPC, NCC

Joe Sanok is an ambitious results expert. He is a private practice business consultant and counselor that helps small businesses and counselors in private practice to increase revenue and have more fun! He helps owners with website design, vision, growth, and using their time to create income through being a private practice consultant. Joe was frustrated with his lack of business and marketing skills when he left graduate school. He loved helping people through counseling, but felt that often people couldn’t find him. Over the past few years he has grown his skills, income, and ability to lead others, while still maintaining an active private practice in Traverse City, MI. To link to Joe’s Google+ .