In beginning this blog I thought it would be important to list my goals that I’d like to achieve in regards to making money online.
- Make money
Gee, who knew? Yes, the overall goal of my ventures is to make a sustainable income online. However, please note that I have not stated ‘I want to get batshit rich’. While, I wouldn’t mind being batshit rich, it’s not the overall goal. I would like to achieve an income that will pay the bills, overall that’s the goal. As the blog continues I may actually state how much I would like to make per month, but right now I’m not going to. Because, honestly, I’m not really sure how much I need. My life’s in a little bit of a flux right now and depending on where I end up will determine the overall per month monetary goal. So…to be continued. - Learn
Okay, let’s say that I try all this stuff on how to make money online and I fail miserably. Consider that I am truly doomed in my attempts at grabbing some bucks. Well, if that’s the case and I decide to totally walk away from this attempt; I want to have learned something from this experience. That learning process could range from learning a real world skill, like learning a programming language or it could mean learning more about me and what more overall goals in life are. What I don’t want is to leave the online world a bitter angry person. I want to make money online and be a bitter angry person. - Be better
This certainly relates to my last stated goal, but when I say ‘be better’ here’s what I mean. I’m coming into this experience with some skills that I’m proud of. I am an award winning art director. However, as the years have passed I have become more of a manager than a production designer. In those years I’ve become great at budgeting and managing money, but my design and creative skills have suffered. I want this experience to strengthen the creative skills I’m bringing to this venture. I want to be a better writer, designer and illustrator. This is the goal that I’m the most excited of seeing how I achieve it in the months and years following.
That’s it for now. I’m sure as time goes on this list of goals will transform to reflect my current situation. Goals may be added or dropped, I’m excited to find out what happens.