Yearly Wrap Up – 2016

2016 yearly blog wrap up including traffic and income and a lot more.

2016… Good bye and good riddance! To say that 2016 was not my best year ever would be a bit of an understatement. It seemed to be a year of challenges piled on top of calamities. I wont go into all the details. They really don’t deserve to see the light of day any more …

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Blog Income Report – July 2016

Welcome to the latest blog traffic and income report for Smart Money, Simple Life; where you’ll learn about my efforts to create a semi-passive income via a self-hosted blog. Whether you’re old or young, blogging is a great way to build a side income that might one day either become a full-time endeavour or fund your comfortable retirement. …

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Blog Income Report – May & June 2016

Blog income and traffic report. Making extra money with a self-hosted blog.

Welcome to the latest blog income and traffic report for Smart Money, Simple Life; where you’ll learn about my efforts making extra money via a self hosted blog. Unfortunately, this blog as been in a bit of a holding pattern for the last few months. I’m hoping that’ll change soon but, like everything else in life, there are …

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Blog Income Report – April 2016

April blog traffic and income report why blogging is a great way to make money online

Welcome to April’s blog income and traffic report for Smart Money, Simple Life. Sharing this information still feels a little odd but I know the value I get from reading others’ blog income and traffic reports so I’m hoping my monthly report can, in turn, help others who are just starting out or maybe just started …

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Blog Income Report – March 2016

blog income and traffic report March

Welcome to the second blog income report for Smart Money, Simple Life. I debated whether or not to publish a traffic and income report for quite a while before jumping in last month and publishing my first blog income and traffic report. I struggled with the whole over-sharing thing. And, I struggled with feeling like I …

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Blog Income Report – February 2016

blog income report february 2016

Welcome to the first blog income report for Smart Money, Simple Life. I’ve debated whether or not to publish a report since I began seeing some revenue a couple of months ago. It was a real quandary for me, mostly because it felt like over-sharing. It was only when I thought about how inspiring it …

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9 Things You Need to Know Before Choosing Self Employment

truths about self employment

There are certain truths about self employment that are often glossed over by those of us who make a living on our own terms. Being self employed is, for the most part, a completely liberating way to make a living whether you work from a home office, on the road or from a local cafe. …

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My First Year of Blogging

what I learned in my first year of blogging

The last day of January officially marked the end of my first year of blogging. Serious blogging. I’ve had other blogs over the years but I wasn’t serious about them. I didn’t have a vision for their future. I didn’t know my ‘Why’. And, they died from neglect. So, I consider this to be my …

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Year in Review – Blogs, Business & Other Stuff

2015 in review blogs and business

My year in review: blogs, business and other stuff. They say life begins at the edge of your comfort zone. If that’s true, then this is the year my life truly began. There have been many different detours beyond the edge of my comfort zone and each one has forced me to push past my …

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How to Sell on eBay and Not Get Scammed

side hustles - how to sell on ebay

Everywhere you look, there are articles recommending you sell your unwanted goods (aka clutter) on eBay. That used to be excellent advice. Now? Not so much. Maybe. The rules have changed considerably over the last 12 months and those rules do not bode well for smaller sellers. I’ve been a business seller on eBay for …

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