I never wanted that to be a money-making site because I always thought of it as too special, so I’ve kept the advertising to a minimum.  And honestly, the advertising I have on there does not convert well (as is the case with most entertainment sites).  Since I created this site and delved into the world of internet publishing, though, I realized that there were some great business opportunities available online.  So while I kept enjoying my hobby site when I had the time, I spent more of my time venturing into the business side of internet publishing.

The next site I did was a paid survey site.  I had been taking surveys for money and realized that this could be a pretty cool thing to promote, since I did have some experience with it.  I became an affiliate of a few survey sites and made a survey page on a subdomain of my music site where I added my affiliate links and a little blurb.  I bought some advertising throuh our local TV station and through some paid-to-read-email sites and actually started making about $100 a month – I couldn’t believe it!  I was making money online on my own!

Eventually I took the survey section off of the music site because, even though it was its own subdomain of the site, I didn’t think it belonged there.  But now that I was aware that it was possible to make money online, I still wanted to be able to have a profitable online business and was on the lookout for a real opportunity.

One day I stumbled across James Martell’s Affiliate Handbook.  Since I didn’t have a clue about SEO or online marketing, everything in this book was a revelation to me, and it completely changed the way I thought about making sites!  There’s a lot to be learned beyond this book, but it was perfect for a beginner like me!

So I created several niche content sites and began getting up at 4:00 in the morning to write articles before my daughter woke up!  And fortunately for me, my hard work began to pay off and it was only a year later that I was making $1000 a month from the sites.

Since then I’ve learned a lot of things, and while I still only work part time (about 1 hour a day) on websites, I now make about $4000 to $5000 a month.

I’m at a point where I have a lot to offer from my experiences, and where I also have a lot to learn, so I thought this would be the perfect time to start blogging all about internet publishing and everything that entails.