# March 2026 Income Report EP 195

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Podcast: [Profitable Web Designer with Shannon Mattern](https://stenobird.com/podcast/profitable-web-designer-with-shannon-mattern-5653180)
Published: 2026-04-29T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://webdesigneracademy.com/profitable-web-designer-podcast/
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## Resource

Grab our High-Converting Proposal Template and learn what to include (and what to leave out) to turn more of your proposals into higher-paying clients. https://webdesigneracademy.com/template March 2026 Income Report: What a $22K Month Really Looked Like Shannon Mattern and Client Success Coordinator Erica Nash break down the March 2026 numbers honestly: $22,617.87 total inflow, a break-even month, and the real mindset work underneath it all. Revenue came from the Simply Profitable Designer Summit ticket sales ($9,371), Next Level Mastermind renewals, private coaching, and Web Designer Academy payment plans. Total outflow was approximately $21,583. The bigger story? March was also the month of the 10th annual Simply Profitable Designer Summit (20 speakers, conversion design theme), a new lead magnet launch, a new TikTok account, and the launch of the Pricing Mindset Makeover podcast. Shannon unpacks the pattern she falls into every summit season: expecting immediate Web Designer Academy enrollments from an event that's designed to plant seeds for months to come. She and Erica talk through getting neutral about your numbers, the difference between persistence and powering through, and why you cannot navigate business wobbles alone. Full episode: https://webdesigneracademy.com/192 | Proposal Template: https://webdesigneracademy.com/template In This Episode: March 2026 income breakdown: $22,617.87 total inflow across summit tickets, mastermind renewals, coaching, and WDA payment plans The QuickBooks vs. YNAB discrepancy and what it teaches about tracking multiple revenue streams 10th annual Simply Profitable Designer Summit recap: conversion design, 20 speakers, the real cost of summit season Summits plant seeds: why Shannon keeps expecting instant results from an event d…

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