I’ve had days like that.  I’ve told my friends and family the sorts of things I like to do online, things online that will (eventually) start making me money online.  Often I get the blank stare or “the look” of something like “I’ve heard that before” and feeling like no matter what successes I’ve had - personal milestones reached with my online ventures, no one really takes me that seriously.

There are days where I’m left shaking my head.  Realizing that they don’t really care.  In the end some of them just want to see the dollars.  See the proof so to speak.  Not look any further than that.  They don’t care how many sites I have or what I do with each of them.  How I drive traffic to my sites… to them it’s booooring.  Boring stuff to them, but to me it is truly fascinating.  A real challenge to earn a bit more than last month.  Try something new.  Try to think outside the box, which isn’t so easy when you’re with millions of others trying to think outside that damn box… but that makes it challenging right?  I love the challenge.  I love the opportunity that the Internet leaves me to try new ideas out and see them fly or land with a thud.

I suppose the biggest challenge for me is knowing when to give up on something.  Sure I’ve got loads of ideas floating through my mind (every once in a while - hehe) but I really have a hard time letting go.  Realizing that my neat idea may only be neat to me and three other people on the Internet - and unless it’s truly a passion, something I love - I have to learn to let it go.  Now I’ve been getting better lately.  I’ve let a lot of domains go.  Yes I could have tried selling them… but honestly I just needed a clean break and those domains weren’t “hot”.   If they were, c’est la vie.  I’ve let them go.  I feel a lot better doing so, and in the process of cleaning house, I’ve picked up some new domains to try my hand at marketing.  Maybe in 2008 I’ll give a try at flipping websites.

I’m excited with 2008.  I want to set goals and keep tabs on them this coming year.  I want to accomplish more.  I want to know early on if things are going to work or fail for me and move on when they don’t rather than wasting time.  I’m not wanting to waste time.  I want to be out there, making new friends who love this stuff - who don’t and won’t give me that blank stare when I start taking about affiliate marketing and making money online.  That’s just the start to my list.

I’m excited!

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