Comments on: 6 Months in Business – How Am I Doing?

By: Milton

Milton — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:28:36 +0000

Hi Caroline,

This is the first time I come across your blog – and I can immediately feel a very personal touch and passion to your writing.

I just want to encourage you to keep up the good work. Never stop pursuing your dreams.

Best regards,

Milton@http://www.travelonspy.com
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By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:22:38 +0000

I heard your interview with Yaro, very entertaining and informative, I liked the fact that you were not scared to tell him what you thought was wrong with his course (I think Yaro is great by the way!). That sort of honesty seems to be the thing that is building your site and reputation, you have laid bare the facts and numbers, and do not make lots of outrageous claims about how many $1000s you are making. I think a lot of people struggle and just give up, but you have showed them that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I have a blog but I am not a career blogger, it is just a way to get my company some extra traffic, but I can still learn from your experiences and the information that you provide to try and get the numbers up. Keep up the good work, you will do well with the honest everything laid bare approach.
Jim. http://www.twobobproductions.com/musicblog/

By: RD

RD — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:24:01 +0000

Caroline… the best thing about your posts are that they are genuine, not pretentious, not made up… they instantly strike a chord with the readers… and I think it does not matter whether it is a person reading it in India or Uk, it resonates, and the reader suddenly thinks….’Ahhh that me’ :) reading your posts has given me a sense of direction…keep going…good work and yes I can bet you would reach your target sooner than you think :)

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By: Auction Software

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By: Caroline Middlebrook

Caroline Middlebrook — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:16:47 +0000

@Mike, my PageRank has grown out of the sheer number of backlinks pointing at this site. Almost every post I write gets a handful but things like the Twitter guide brought in literally thousands of them! I am considering doing a series of posts about link building in the near future.

Re your second question, I recently sold my house and now have a huge chunk of cash sitting in my bank. I’m living with a friend to keep costs low for a while. And I’ve actually made significantly more than $1000 now :)

By: mike | download online movie

mike | download online movie — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:35:06 +0000

Hi Caroline, I'm Rooting for you! It is great to see someone who is taking the plunge! I do have a question, you have gotten some great rankings in the organic google search. I have come across your site in the listings for many of my searching for IM related things. Would love to hear more about how you are growing you pagerank! The other question I have is...how are you supporting your quest if you have only made just over $1000 so far? You know what, I was thinking that if you can figure out how to survive on that kind of money, who needs IM anyway! :) mike | download online movie's last blog post..Superhero Movie Trailer

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By: Caroline Middlebrook

Caroline Middlebrook — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:02:56 +0000

@Multivar, lol nice idea but I can’t see myself doing something like that :)

@Stefson, yeah I skip over those posts.

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By: Stefson

Stefson — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:11:59 +0000

Caroline

Good point :)

However personally, I’ve dumped his feed from my reader some time ago. A person can only read so many sponsored posts a day.

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By: Mr MultiVar

Mr MultiVar — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:55:41 +0000

I have an idea for you Caroline: Organise a blog expo in the UK at 200 UKP ($400) a head with free fish and chips for lunch :-) Seriously, I believe that this could be a good money spinner and networking event. Easier than programming maybe? Mr MultiVar's last blog post..How to Include a Video in Wordpress

By: Caroline Middlebrook

Caroline Middlebrook — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:35:04 +0000

@Stu, that’s not going to happen in the next six months. I’m now firmly committed to this IM game for the rest of 2008 at least. I can’t see myself doing any programming now for around a year or more.

@Stefson, the John Chow route – what is that? Earning 30k a month? hmm yeah that would be tragic :)

By: Stefson

Stefson — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:15:37 +0000

Caroline,

Thanks for the pointer :)
Interesting stats, you made $1,560 through Bluehost, that’s a lot.

It’s interesting to see how your blog will evolve once you start making the big bucks. Definately hope you’re not going the J. Chow route.

Chrz

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By: Stu

Stu — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:38:32 +0000

Caroline, Found this post via Darren at ProBlogger's "Tweeted" post. Nice! It's interesting to hear about a Developer changing mid-stride to Marketing-ish .. All the best in your current endeavours, in six months I want to hear about your new killer app :). Stu's last blog post..Going Back To School With Google Code University

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By: Bob Younce at the Writing Journey

Bob Younce at the Writing Journey — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:19:12 +0000

Caroline, thank you for this post. I'm a fairly new reader of yours, and it was neat to go back and read your story. I'm in the process of chronicling my Internet writing story on my blog right now, so this was especially apropos for me. Good form! Bob Younce at the Writing Journey's last blog post..Intermission - Why I am the Next Authority Blogger

By: Caroline Middlebrook

Caroline Middlebrook — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:01:02 +0000

@Stefson, read my monthly stats posts – I break down all income earned in some detail.

By: mark

mark — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:08:55 +0000

Hey Caroline - fantastic post, and it is always inspiring to see people generating income and making a living online. mark's last blog post..Interview with Online Entrepreneur and Social Media Aficionado Shana Albert

By: Stefson

Stefson — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:52:19 +0000

Where exactly did the $1387 come from. I was hoping you's elaborate a bit in that. But congratulations nevertheless. Stefson's last blog post..More drama in the US, Freelanceswitch promotes spec work

By: Caroline Middlebrook

Caroline Middlebrook — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:55:30 +0000

@Mark, as a programmer myself, it would annoy me to hire other people to do that I think. I always wanted programming to feature in my income simply because I enjoy it, or at least I used to.

@Rebecca, well this blog was always supposed to be a journal about how I make money online and my personal life has a large effect on my ability to do that. I never set out for this blog to be some kind of guru guide to it so I guess I’ll always blog in this style.

By: Mark Mason

Mark Mason — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:48:13 +0000

@Daniel - there are several posts describing the traffic strategy. Start with the monthly stats posts. The question you are asking is a big part of what the whole blog is about. Mark Mason's last blog post..The Magic of Email Lists

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:58:53 +0000

Caroline, Thank you for continuing to share your story in such a way that you tie in both the personal and professional aspects. No matter how much people say you should separate the two, there's never a chance of that really happening. How you deal with personal events defines how you deal with your business life. You've done a fine job. Keep up the great work and the great blog posts. Rebecca's last blog post..What Your Data Can Do For You

By: Karl Staib - Your Work Happiness Matters

Karl Staib - Your Work Happiness Matters — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:58:14 +0000

You have an excellent ability to explain your emotions within your posts, especially the personal ones. Your writing style has improved. Keep it up! Karl Staib - Your Work Happiness Matters's last blog post..The Five Most Important Things You Need to Know About Working Happy

By: George

George — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:44:18 +0000

Fantastic post. Congratulations on your success. I really look forward to see what you have in store for 2008. George's last blog post..Where To Start And How Long To Get There

By: Mark Mason

Mark Mason — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:23:55 +0000

Caroline -- thanks for this great post. About programming: I have recently become convinced that it is not the programming that has intrinsic value -- it is the idea for the program. What you need is a really great idea and 10 good programmers from ScriptLance. Mark Mason's last blog post..Easter Egg Contest

By: Daniel McGonagle

Daniel McGonagle — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:21:39 +0000

Fascinating read. Please remember that without suffering there seems to be no advancement, and suffering is acutally a Gift, as crazy as that may sound. Keep on, keepin' on Thanks, Dan Daniel McGonagle last blog post..Internet Marketing Forums, What Are They Good For?

By: Mr MultiVar

Mr MultiVar — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:29:00 +0000

I really enjoyed reading this post Caroline.

You certainly have a gift for writing compelling web content so maybe you could compile the posts into a book at some stage such as “Memoires of a Wannabe Internet Tycoon”? Sorry if that’s not accurate. Or like this post, “Internet Success Journey Volume 1″ etc.

As regards lone programming, it takes months to create killer apps and you are up against people that are very talented and spend crazy amounts of time programming with a passion. Like me last year spending 3 months solid on a program that was “not bad” and made me zilch.

All the best for the next 6 month$.

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By: Cath Lawson

Cath Lawson — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:49:13 +0000

Hi Caroline – it’s great that even when you were going through such a shit time, you managed to turn things round. I think your new course is going to earn you a good deal of money. And the domain name is brilliant.

I wouldn’t say it if i didn’t mean it, but I’m tempted by few ecourses, but I’m really excited about your advanced stumbleupon one.

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By: Caroline Middlebrook

Caroline Middlebrook — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:35:08 +0000

@Sonny, mmm that would be nice :) My original goal (which I forgot to mention in this post) was to be matching the income that I was earning in my day job within a year. That would require around $4k per month.

@The Old Vic, its the ebook itself that made all that money. Check the stats posts for February and January – they show the breakdown of where all the money came from.

@Scott, yeah I remember when I did Internet Marketing years ago I wasn’t in the most reputable of industries and I hated it. I tried several honest ways of making money and none of them worked – I gave up thinking that you could only make money if you were a scumbag!

By: Deca

Deca — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:01:45 +0000

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By: Scott Bannon

Scott Bannon — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:37:52 +0000

Caroline, I've been following from the beginning and am glad to see you seeming so happy and (still) driven 6 months in. Getting started and finding there is honest money to be earned from this crazy Internet stuff is the hardest part and where most drop out. You've gotten over that peak and I can't wait to see what you produce over the next 6 months... year... and more. Scott Bannon's last blog post..I Finally Got The New Theme Finished

By: The Old Vic

The Old Vic — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:14:08 +0000

HI Caroline, You mention a lot of things that went wrong, but clearly there must have been a lot of things that went right too - $1300 in a month is no mean achievement - how did you do it ? Is it all explained in the EBook ? Vic The Old Vic's last blog post..Can You Make Money Blogging?

By: Sonny

Sonny — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:41:47 +0000

Great post! I really enjoy your blog. I think you'll be making 10X your current revenue in less than a year. Can't wait to check out your email course. Sonny's last blog post..Review-USDA Rural Development Guaranteed 100% Loan

By: Wade

Wade — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:50:54 +0000

I must say, you have a nice and easy to follow site. This is the first time I have been here, and I like what I see. Good job! Wade's last blog post..How do I increase traffic

By: domin mercier

domin mercier — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:17:39 +0000

I always follow your chronicles with great to like, Caroline. I wish you the best for the future. Good luck!

Domin

By: Luke

Luke — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:49:11 +0000

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By: Scott Fillmer

Scott Fillmer — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:10:09 +0000

Caroline, great recap. I have been reading your blog from the beginning and I can appreciate your reasons and methods to stay focused. Scott Scott Fillmer's last blog post..Good Ways to Publicize Your Blog

By: Si Philp

Si Philp — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:55:11 +0000

Caroline,
I think what you did deserves alot of respect, takes guts and determination. I am looking forward to your stumbleupon course. keep up the good work :)

By: Caroline Middlebrook

Caroline Middlebrook — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:42:47 +0000

@Lernen, that’s six months full time though. It’s a lot more difficult if you are still holding down a day job at the same time.

@Guru Bob, yeah I noticed that about myself heh.

By: Rosie

Rosie — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:45:30 +0000

Ha ha! Good luck in NOT doing half of what you’ve planned in this post also! It’s called freedom – and in spite of ex girlfriends and misplaced obligations to work in certain directions and gently shedding your 9-5 brainwashing, it sounds like you’re almost there! I have found that the most sublime things happen when you simply let go…….

By: Tom Beaton

Tom Beaton — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:21:31 +0000

That is a really nice post. I think I work in a very similar way, constantly thinking up new ideas, and starting some and incubating others. I recently thought of a new project set it up and launched it within around 3 days, and even more recently launched a project which has been in the pipeline for the best part of 2 years. 2008 is looking pretty good so far. Tom Beaton's last blog post..Apologies and Contingency planning

By: Guru Bob

Guru Bob — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:05:04 +0000

Caroline,

Nobody does ‘honest’ writing like you. Your tale is very sobering if not a little uplifting. If I can offer only one piece of advice it would be to focus. Your story has elements of distraction about it and for true success to come you will need to focus on one thing through to completion.

Good luck for the future, I’m sure you will get what you want as we all have the ability to manifest in the end.

Guru Bob

By: Evan

Evan — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:35:05 +0000

Congratulations. And heartfelt thanks – posts like this that talk about the reality of what it is like to actually do it are very rare. And so worth more than their weight in gold.