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Have you ever seen an economic climate like this? Even having an education isn’t a guarantee that you also have a job. It seems to me like the news stories I’m hearing about the economy are focused on how so many people are still looking over their shoulder waiting either for the bottom to drop out, or for some sure sign things are getting better.
My circumstance isn’t any better, really. This is the first of what I’m calling my “Journal” entries. This is basically giving some information about what I’m doing to start my own online business.
As it stands now, I have several sites. My main two are blogs that service different aspects of my interests. It’s these two that I’ll mention presently, and that will be the focus of many of these journal entries.
My desire is that through what I’m doing, and the kinds of successes and failures I have, what I share will be helpful to you.
As I said in my introductory post, I’ve read a lot about how to make money on line. I, like many, have never really been very happy with the kind of money I’ve earned at my job. I wanted to do more, earn more, and what’s more, do something I have some passion for. My interest making money online started at the beginning of 2008. I was aware that many people could make money on line, but I never really thought I’d be one of them. I thought the only thing I’d be doing was what I spent many years of my life preparing to do, working as a therapist or, in this case, as a teacher.
Before I get into talking about who I’m listening to or how I’m meeting some of the technical challenges of this task, I’d like to give a little background about who I am and where I’m starting from.
On my blog I refer to myself as an average guy, and I really mean that. But let me explain why this should mean anything to you.
They way I see it, anyone who is working has acquired a set of special skills they need for the work they do, whether you’re a plumber, electrician, lawyer, doctor, landscaper, mechanic, etc. Each profession has its own domain of specific knowledge that sets it apart. As a professional, people pay you for your knowledge. The challenge, however, is you’re trading hours for dollars.
A more efficient way to go about it is to get paid over and over for the same hour of work. Take the top 5 questions you get asked in your professional capacity and turn them into a product you can sell to others. You don’t have to look to make a killing on just one product. If you sold something simple like your answer to the top 5 questions you get asked as a professional for just a few dollars, it’s possible you could make some extra money that might be able to make your car payment, or cover the cost of lunches for your kids at school, or something else that’s important to you.
Be as creative as you want. The point is, doing something is better than doing nothing.
As I said above, I’ll give you a little background about myself.
My background is in mental health. I have a master’s degree and a doctoral degree, both in clinical psychology. While I’m still officially a part-time employee as an associate professor at a local university, I only work when there are classes available to teach, and at present there are no classes available. So all I have is my small private practice.
I have to write a lot for my work, which is fortunate because I’m writing all the content for every blog I’m working on currently.
I’d like to keep the size of my posts down, and I’m already seeing that I’m at 650 words. In my next post I’ll give you more of my background and give you information about where I’m starting from as a benchmark for my progress.
For now, I wish you all the best.
Dr. Ralph