For those of you who have been following my blog for a while, you’ve noticed that I made some great strides in October and November. December dipped a bit below November, but still a great month for me overall. I just recently took a big hit with one of my poker pages that was ranking very well and bringing in probably 40-50% of my income for the past three months. It sucks to say the least, but I think it was good for me long term because it’s forcing me to get my ass in gear and to start building more sites.
This got me thinking last week about what I really would like to do with my business. Sure making 10k per month is great for me right now and I love every bit of it…but where do I go from here? I’m in a transitional period right now and I feel like I need to make a big decision. What I have now, could slip out from under me and I could be back to making 2k a month in no time. Well that’s not what I want to do. I want to build sites that are the best in the industry. Sites that tons of people use everyday, to get information from or to connect with other people. I decided last week that I need to make the next step, and in order to do that I need to learn more. Shoemoney posted about 10 days ago about Elite Retreat in San Francisco. It caught my attention and after reading about it, I think I’m the exact type of person that will get a lot out of a conference like this. Sure the price tag is a bit steep ($5k), but with the quality speakers and the personal attention you receive, I feel like my eyes are gonna be opened to a whole new way of doing business. I have no doubt in my mind that I’ll be able to earn back all of the money I spend on this trip within two months of coming back.
To be the best, it helps to learn from the best. And that’s exactly what I’ll be doing. I don’t think this could come at a better time for me. I’m getting used to doing the same things over and over with my websites, and I need to be exposed to new ways of making money….. I’ve set a new goal for the end of 2008. It might seem ridiculous to a lot of you guys….hell it seemed ridiculous to me when I posted it on my wall this past week. I’m going to be making 30k per month by the end of 2008. I feel like 2007 was a great jump for me, but 2008 will mark my transition into becoming a real publisher.
I think we should all strive to be the best at what we do. Push ourselves beyond what we think is even possible. The only way to find out is to try…
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Happy to see yet another post! I am looking forward to see your “Elite Retreat” recap. I agree that going there will pay itself back in no time.
Good luck with making your 2K8 goals.
Great to see another post!
Sounds like you will be taking another huge step in 2008.. good luck!
It’s been almost a month since your last blogpost. I would really like to see you dedicating more time to this blog because the early posts were really inspiring and helpful … ; hope to read more from you in the near future!
Hey man, are you done with this blog? Really liked reading your posts… if your done you should make a closing post or something
You alive bro?