So everyone knows I am planning on retiring next year so I am going through the costs of my websites to see where I can push down some costs before I retire. I often see people speculate on how much money I probably make. Let me say this, I do make some money, but it's not enough to retire on that is for sure and doesn't even begin to cover time I put in.
There is constant work on an effort like this. You run into problems with certain apps not working with everything else, or something causing errors and you have to track down what it is. Keeping the websites secure for users is a big headache too. I am constantly fighting spammers and hackers. It is a non stop job. I can't tell you how many times I have had to switch servers because of problems with the service, or how many times I've had to restore a website due to background problems. But, I love messing with websites and learning new things so it hasn't all been a headache..
I am taking a hard look at everything I am paying out while preparing for retirement. I do hope to continue the venture into retirement but I hope to find some cheaper alternatives to what I am doing now.
So just in case you might be curious what it costs to run a group of websites like I do, here are some figures I have come up with after figuring everything up.
The list below includes:
Hosting
Website tools/apps
Domains
Mobile App
Developer License at Apple
Text message services
Plugins for WP sites
Themes for the sites
Security for all sites
Newsletter services and subscriptions
The above charts shows a combined cost of 5119.25 a year which breaks down to 426.60 a month to run the websites I do right now.
Anyway, just thought it was something some might be curious to see..
There is constant work on an effort like this. You run into problems with certain apps not working with everything else, or something causing errors and you have to track down what it is. Keeping the websites secure for users is a big headache too. I am constantly fighting spammers and hackers. It is a non stop job. I can't tell you how many times I have had to switch servers because of problems with the service, or how many times I've had to restore a website due to background problems. But, I love messing with websites and learning new things so it hasn't all been a headache..
I am taking a hard look at everything I am paying out while preparing for retirement. I do hope to continue the venture into retirement but I hope to find some cheaper alternatives to what I am doing now.
So just in case you might be curious what it costs to run a group of websites like I do, here are some figures I have come up with after figuring everything up.
The list below includes:
Hosting
Website tools/apps
Domains
Mobile App
Developer License at Apple
Text message services
Plugins for WP sites
Themes for the sites
Security for all sites
Newsletter services and subscriptions
The above charts shows a combined cost of 5119.25 a year which breaks down to 426.60 a month to run the websites I do right now.
Anyway, just thought it was something some might be curious to see..