There's really very little to report for December. My focus has been to work on my website. It's less to do with monetizing it right now and more about building up traffic.
It's a slow hard slog. But if money-making was that easy everyone would be doing it! Or maybe I'm not being smart enough about it...
Looking over the year as a whole, I've dipped my toe into a few new areas and haven't pushed on that much (e.g. Merch). I've cut back on some areas (e.g. resume writing and freelance writing). I've been happy with the advancement of some areas (e.g. dividend investing and the building of my new site).
2020 is most likely going to be about the passive areas in the main, with some active work on top.
I do know what the long-term "feel" for my income is - it's about creating freedom. I just don't know what route I'll take to do so. Plenty of trial and error to be had.
Anyway, I'll observe how this plays out in 2020. In the meantime, this is how the month played out.
Resume Writing: $0. Nothing doing here. I have been approached to write a bio for someone. If I get the gig (I purposely priced it high), it will be something for January
Additional Writing: $0. Nope. I was approached for what would have been a regular writing gig. But the pricing was awful. But at least people are approaching me still
Stock Dividends: $0. It wasn't my month for getting paid any dividends. Still, it's an investment strategy that works. I'll keep investing and I'll keep picking up dividends. Simple
Interest: $22. It ticks along but is never going to move the dial.
Ebooks: $2. Next year I'll get into marketing. Next year. (Beginner's Guide to Online Side Hustles, Cryptocurrency Job Hunting for Non-Techies, The Simple Guide to a Winning LinkedIn Profile and Craft a Winning Resume).
Coaching: $0. No sessions. Again, I was approached but chose not to push on.
Other: $295. I got a tax rebate. I might as well put something down otherwise the month would have been really low!
Total: $319. Nothing to see here (and I cheated a little by including the tax element). I'll be challenging myself next year. But in the meantime, it's cash and I'm happy. Until next year.
It's a slow hard slog. But if money-making was that easy everyone would be doing it! Or maybe I'm not being smart enough about it...
Looking over the year as a whole, I've dipped my toe into a few new areas and haven't pushed on that much (e.g. Merch). I've cut back on some areas (e.g. resume writing and freelance writing). I've been happy with the advancement of some areas (e.g. dividend investing and the building of my new site).
2020 is most likely going to be about the passive areas in the main, with some active work on top.
I do know what the long-term "feel" for my income is - it's about creating freedom. I just don't know what route I'll take to do so. Plenty of trial and error to be had.
Anyway, I'll observe how this plays out in 2020. In the meantime, this is how the month played out.
Resume Writing: $0. Nothing doing here. I have been approached to write a bio for someone. If I get the gig (I purposely priced it high), it will be something for January
Additional Writing: $0. Nope. I was approached for what would have been a regular writing gig. But the pricing was awful. But at least people are approaching me still
Stock Dividends: $0. It wasn't my month for getting paid any dividends. Still, it's an investment strategy that works. I'll keep investing and I'll keep picking up dividends. Simple
Interest: $22. It ticks along but is never going to move the dial.
Ebooks: $2. Next year I'll get into marketing. Next year. (Beginner's Guide to Online Side Hustles, Cryptocurrency Job Hunting for Non-Techies, The Simple Guide to a Winning LinkedIn Profile and Craft a Winning Resume).
Coaching: $0. No sessions. Again, I was approached but chose not to push on.
Other: $295. I got a tax rebate. I might as well put something down otherwise the month would have been really low!
Total: $319. Nothing to see here (and I cheated a little by including the tax element). I'll be challenging myself next year. But in the meantime, it's cash and I'm happy. Until next year.
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