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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
Have to be honest and say this was me. I just can't be bothered these days. Not for the money but for something to do. Blogging sounded like fun so started two. Life story was fun to remember the old days. Sharing the knowledge on how I shoot made me realise this is a guide for perverts to find girls.
Maybe will complete the life story thing. Got a lot more on Word than is on the site.
Still you and Lamis I suspect are right, the motivation to keep going is going to deter a lot.
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As much as GFY loves to piss on you Paul, it takes a lot to admit your faults, and like a recovering addict, admitting that you have a problem is the first step you must take to correct it.
I have NEVER minced my words (and sometimes that does get me in trouble ...). Keeping motivated enough to succeed at being self-employed is one of the toughest challenges you will face in your life ... IT'S NOT EASY - and most of us are ultimately going to fail. The people here that are financially pretty well off, represent a very small cross section of all the people who have ever posted on - or read - GFY. For every person here who appears to have money (and of them probably HALF are full of shit, but that is a topic for another day ...), there are at very minimum 100 others who are struggling to make next month's rent payment. I am not putting anybody down, but those are the cold hard facts.
I am not "struggling" per se ... but keeping motivated enough to make each day productive, is still very much something I deal with on an ongoing basis! Mind you, it is not as tough -- 15 years in -- being self employed as it was in the beginning, as I have developed specific routines to try to keep me 'on track' ... We also did not have YouTube, FaceBook, Twitter, Farmville, and the hundreds of other easy distractions that exist today ...
Ultimately, the level of success one will experience is a CONSCIOUS choice each and every one of us will make.
I used to easily pay 80% of my living expenses with my 20+ mainstream blogs less than 2 years ago .... but I started slacking off, and neglecting my blogs. Sure I had more ME TIME for myself and my family - but it came at a cost. My blogs still make me a few hundred dollars a month, but have probably lost 75% of their previous income, and it's an uphill struggle to try to build them back up to the level of income they previously provided for me.
One thing that I am going to suggest - and I believe this to be 100% true, is that being a webmaster is one job that you can control how successful you will be, and how financially sound you will be. If you plan your work, and then WORK YOUR PLAN - CONSISTANTLY, you will enjoy a level of financial freedom more than the next guy.
REMEMBER that sitting in front of a computer for 18 hours a day DOES NOT GUARANTEE anything more then hemorrhoids, without a
plan of action.
FUCKING THE DOG does not pay very well, and never has ...
unless you are selling the pups!! 