My 4 Hour Workweek

Don’t you feel like the summer is going by too quickly? I do.  July is over already?

Nevertheless, things seem to be looking up.  July wasn’t amazing, but I’m feeling very good about the future. Lots of good things planned, and I’m seeing some progress.  Now, if only we could keep summer around for another few months…

Let’s get right into July’s results.

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I’ve spent the better part of the past two and a half years trying to build a business online while holding down a full-time, 9 to 5 job (and during parts of the year, working much more than 40 hours a week).  This blog, My 4-Hour Workweek, was born like many others – following the reading of The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss.

Since that time, I’ve had a strong desire to build an online passive income business, and those of you who have been reading this blog for the past couple of years have seen my many ups and downs.  Recently though, I’ve called into question my own motivation: Am I really trying to succeed? Or has the once lit fire finally died out?

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As you’ve probably noticed, I’ve written quite a bit lately about authority sites. It’s not a coincidence that authority sites have been my focus ever since Penguin hit my niche sites (which were already nearly worthless after losing my AdSense account).

Although I’ve written a lot about authority sites lately, I haven’t really divulged a ton of information specifically about my own authority sites.

I wanted to write this post to give you a little insight into what I’ve been working on (without revealing actual URLs), but here’s a little teaser: at some point in the next few weeks, I will be revealing the actual URL for one of these sites, along with a fun challenge that you may be able to get in on.

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June is officially in the books, and summer enjoyment is in full swing.

I can’t say I focused too much on my internet business this past month (I was on vacation for about a week, which I’ll explain below), but I’ve continued to build what I’m calling long-term assets. Although things are progressing slowly, they are progressing nonetheless!

Here’s what happened in June…

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This is going to be more of a hypothetical post, but it’s something that I really believe will be a reality before long.

No online “empire” has penetrated the average web user’s home like Google, and it only makes sense to look at a online business just as popular to find out who could be the next big player in the ad publishing world – Facebook.

This isn’t all conjecture on my part – there are some real signs that point to Facebook becoming the next big online advertising giant, which I’ll of course explain further…

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I’ll immediately point out that the title of this blog post is pure satire.  Contrary to what a lot of people would like you to believe, and what you know to be true deep down inside, creating a true authority site is not easy.  It requires a lot of hard work and patience.  It’s great to “follow your passion”, but the truth is, doing so is not some magical one way path to a proverbial pot of gold.

We all know this to be true, but it’s something I’ve recently experienced up close and personal.  You probably read a lot of blogs about people who have quit their jobs (or been fired) and have subsequently made an amazing living by starting a business online.

Unfortunately, that isn’t my story (and if you’re like most people, it’s not your story either).  This isn’t intended to be a “how to” post – it’s more a collection of thoughts I’ve been meaning to write about, so take from them whatever you want.

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