Day 7.1: An Entrepreneur's Work Is Never Done

Hello, and welcome to day seven of my 30-day project: making money online. Today I'm going to reflect on some of the bigger lessons I've learned this past week, staring with this: an entrepreneur's work is never done. A week ago, I thought I'd write this blog, submit it to so many sites, and then leave it at that. Wash, rinse, repeat. But there's a ton more work to it than that. What is that? Well...

1. Ads/monetization. I intended to monetize this site from the start. When Google Adsense wasn't working out, I looked for alternatives. I found one that looked good, but then to my dismay I was bombarded by the worst scam sites and popups out there clamoring for space on my blog. I shut that program down, and since then have only carried ads for sites that I know and trust. However, I'm not entirely content with what I have, and I find myself continually looking for better ways to monetize my blog.
2. Optimization. If I make any money from this site, it's going to take a while. In the meantime I have to find out if there's anything I can do to optimize business. Are there any more/better sites or networks that I can submit to? Are there any keywords I've been missing? What are my most popular posts, and why are they so popular? Where is most of my traffic coming from? These are  things that I have to review every day, often several times a day. Every post I write shifts the emphasis of the site a little and also the stats.
3. Alternatives? I also have to take into account the dread possibility that this site won't work. I don't want to be spending a month of effort for nothing, and so I'm constantly looking for other ways to earn money online. This means tracing scams and earning pennies. It means running google search after google search for something that might work. It means a mass of disappointment with only an occasional perk.

I haven't had more than a few hours' stretch where I felt like I could take a good break from this project,  which can be especially stressful as I also have wedding plans going on and a life of my own to return to. Making money online's easy, if you have patience and determination. Making a living online? It's not going to happen unless you're ready to put in long hours and hard work. I'm still up for it. But then, I'm a pretty big optimist and opportunist. I definitely encourage pursuit of this line of work, if you think you can keep up with it. Just know it won't be easy.

Keep up with your research, because the Internet's constantly changing! In the meantime, if you'd like to get started slowly with just a few pennies at a time (which adds up, trust me!), why don't you join me on Clixsense, Swagbucks, or Protypers.com (code 611m)? You can also follow me on Twitter for quick tips and updates on the blog itself!