Money Meter
As my realistic but tough challenge continues, I wanted a visual way to keep track of my daily average and to let my readers see how well I was doing.
After a quick scan of Google images for a suitable themometer and a few photoshop edits, I’ve now got myself a lovely money meter.
My daily average [...]
Bloodshot Eyes
Let’s face it, making money online isn’t easy or every Tom, Dick and Harry would be doing it. Sure you can setup a simple site with a few pages of unique content, rank it decently for a minor search term and slap on Adsense - but realistically how long do you think that’ll last?
Google is [...]
My First $1000 with an Ad Network
I decided to share a little bit of my success with you to shoe you that making money online, no matter how little, is a worthwhile investment. I’ve just hit the $1000 mark with Media Jump, the UK pay per click ad network that hosts Ask.com ads. A total of 43,579 clicks were made on [...]
Breaking Down Success
Success can be defined as the attainment of wealth or position. For me, success is the attainment of freedom - not having to work a regular 9 - 5, not being tied down by commitments to an employer or restricted financially by my outgoings.
I guess I need to attain the wealth that comes with success [...]
We Live to Work and Work to Live
You’re born, you study, you get a job and you work. When you’re 65 you retire and live off pennies in an attempt to enjoy your last twenty or so years. << The most typical life cycle known to man.
I was having a conversation with my mother the other day and we were discussing [...]
Christmas Has Come Early!
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I’m really pleased with my progress online recently. I have managed to begin covering my costs and start making some profit, I just hope this success is long term! Running quickly through my sites, Off Beat Ink continues to pull in around 1,000 uniques [...]
Monday Blues…or Not?
I’m writing this post just as we roll into Monday. It is 00.02am and I should really be asleep considering I’m up in less than 8hrs. By planning ahead and setting wordpress posts to automatically roll out on Friday, Saturday and Monday, I’ve managed to spend some time away from OffBeatInk.com and relax a little.
Now [...]
My Ultimate Dream
In short - to live off my website earnings.
With a little more detail - To earn a around £100 a day from my websites and live in an apartment overlooking the sea in Greece, a country I have fallen in love with.
Why £100 per day? - That figure is a substantial amount but is also [...]