Your advice is great man – getting people to do the things you hate will definitely open up room to focus on what you enjoy, in turn making you more successful.

Kids have no appreciation/respect these days.. Happy fathers day man!

TIP! Once things get hectic, either take a break or hire a VA. My mentor always told me.. it’s much easier to pay someone to do the thing you hate or you’re not good at and spend that time focusing on what you’re strong at.

It’s pappy day and I don’t smell anything coming out of the kitchen, nor did I get a restaurant invite.. these frggin kids I tell you happy father’s day day to all the pops!
Chris De La Rosa´s last blog ..The 2009 Hamilton Wingfest.

Passive is where it’s at though. and I think I should have elaborated on my statement “if you’ve been spending hours and hours of time and money and you’ve yet to make a penny online – it’s probably not meant for you.”

That’s what I meant to say – because really, if you haven’t made a dollar online in 12 months and you’ve put in countless hours learning and reading and building and buying.. it’s not happening.. time to reevaluate your goals.
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I think people get hyped about CPA and aff marketing part of because of what Lori said. If you just freelance, then you’re really just “changing jobs”. It may be better than the cubicle at the telemarketing office above 7-11, but it still usually means working job-to-job, contract-to-contract, and often times working feverishly to make ends meet (depending on what you do and how much $$ you need)

If you can find a hot spot you can dominate in niche sites, CPA, affiliate campaigns, or whatever, you can create a passive income that requires low maintenance or in some cases none at all.

I’ve had both – passive income that was enough to live on and I I was also a freelance designer for years. Now, in a way, I have an unfortunate mixture of the two as I have some recurring $$, but flipping new sites is a bit like one time freelance jobs. I can tell you first hand that the passive income WILL make you happier. lol

Nothing wrong with freelancing if you enjoy it though – which seems like one of the points you were trying to make – especially if you’re freelancing work is a true passion.

Also, I have to disagree with you for the first time ever. lol

You said: “if it’s been more than a year and you haven’t found your groove yet.. you’re not going to”.

That’s soooo not true man. Often, people are simply missing a very small tweak in their system or approach (I’ve experienced this first hand several times as well). One smack in the face can change a $10 day into a $100 day.
Sometimes a little tough love might not come along until a year or more. lol

Anyway, that’s the HEAD’s opinion based on my experience and my $0.02 Canadian which ain’t worth much these days.

Cheers man
Jay

@Mark – Yeah I can recall you either telling me about it, or writing about it way back when I first hopped onto the blog train. I absolutely love doing WordPress development for people.. and they pay me – so that’s a huge plus!

@Carla – There is always something you can do, and EVERYONE has something they are good at – or at least good enough that people will pay them for it.
Elijah´s last blog ..The Freelance Switch

Truth be told, I too have been a Freelance Developer for several years, more than 10. The skills and understanding of the web is actually what enabled me to dip over into the Aff marketing side of the business, with a much shorter learning curve.
Mark´s last blog ..Does Google Think Your Site Sucks?

One thing though. As a freelancer, you don’t get to be a 4 month vacation girl like someone we both know….
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