Ok here’s the deal – I started this blog in 2008 and I had high hopes, dreams and aspirations for making a 6 figure salary within 2 years and showing others how to do the same. After all, I fell for the hype – you know those “make money quick” schemes promising riches within a short period of time. In fact, I bought so many courses, ebooks and other crap on new and innovative money making strategies that I still can’t believe it. Plus, I let my competitive nature take over – I watched other internet marketers pay off their debt, build successful IM enterprises and I really, really, really thought I could too. In fact, I was 100% sure that I could do it. Looking back, I was extremely hyped and very pumped to succeed. After all, I thought I had the knowledge (from all that stuff I bought) and enough marketing savvy to pull it off and I was super determined too.

To make a long story short, I did OK with my goal and was was even able to make about $2000 a month of residual income. I posted 4-5 times a week and then something happened. I got burned out, bored and frustrated with this blog and myself. I was frustrated because I couldn’t figure out how to improve my traffic, didn’t make any affiliate sales and the only comments I received were from people who wanted to advertise their own product and services within my comments. I was like, what is the point to all this? I felt as if I wasn’t making a difference, wasn’t learning anything new and simply quit.

I guess you could say that I couldn’t see the forest for the trees. I was so tired and frustrated with myself that I did something that I always advise others NOT to do, I accepted defeat. I accepted that I couldn’t get past the $2000 a month mark and believed that no one cared what I had to say or teach them. So, with my head hung low, I went back to freelancing and tried to forget about my internet marketing dreams.

Well, I did that for 9 months and I made some money but my heart wasn’t in it. I soon got even more frustrated than I was before. I was frustrated at clients who wouldn’t pay me for my services, mad at myself for giving up on internet marketing and upset because I couldn’t get over the hump. Well, a few weeks ago, I decided that I could not take it any longer – the passion to make it with internet marketing was too strong. So, I made a recommitment to myself and vowed to make it work. I vowed to become more focused, stronger and to never, ever, ever give up until I reached my goals of success.

So, here I am now. I have joined Wealthy Affiliate and am on a mission to make it as a successful internet marketer. I am committed to making at least $333+ extra every single month so that I can increase my monthly income of $2000 to $6000 within a year. I am now taking it a day at a time and am confident that I can succeed if I put my heart and mind into it. Won’t you please rejoin me in my efforts? I promise not to simply disappear this time around – no matter how frustrated I get. Promise.

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