Point of No Return

My website efforts - well, really my on-line efforts - have reached a critical point of no return. When I started my first website, I wasn't entirely sure what to expect, but I had a goal of bringing in a supplemental income so that our family could enjoy more vacations, eating out (more) and just a few luxuries that we'd not been able to previously afford. I had no idea at the time that I was going to create my own little empire.

While the work I do now on-line relates to my web sites, it has developed over a period of three years and in no way resembles what I first started. My first website was created using a block-by-block method of building a website as I didn't know html at the time. To this day, I haven't changed the format of the site. It is still my highest earning site even given it is created in a simple format. I suppose that in itself is testimony to the genius behind the software I used to create it.

Here is a link to that first site: Professional Resume

On my most recent site, I am using a css/html transition template and I love the flexibility: Best Friends Forever

It's a fairly new site, but I think it has a lot of potential to help teens and young adults.

My comments about the whole little empire thing stem from everything that has transpired since I started that first site (which is 3 years old this month). I now help other people create their websites. I work as a coach during the week, showing others how they can create a site that generates income, too. I was actually hand-picked a few months ago to work with a best-selling author to help him (and his team) set up a website that would drive more traffic than what their old site was getting. Within a few months, it will be gaining great momentum and they are all going to be delighted with the results.

My little empire is growing and the rates that I can charge for my work are increasing little by little. It's a confidence booster to know that I can earn a good income from my home office and still have the flexibility to pick and choose my hours. Things have gone so well, in fact, that in another 6-10 months, I may be out-earning my Master's degree, former Air Force Captain husband. ;) Don't tell him I said that, of course. ;)

So, I have reached the point of no return. I am a success at my web ventures and do not expect to go backward to my former life working 9-5 for anyone else.

Yes, I still have that teaching certification that I can fall back on should I need to for any reason. AND, I am still proud of the fact that I earned it. I think everyone should have a back-up plan. I just don't foresee being an elementary teacher in the near future. I do love teaching - but making money is best when coupled with flexibility.

Right now, thanks to an awesome God, I have it all.

~Carla