It's been so long

It's been a long time since I've posted here, but I want to resurrect this blog because I have a new quest.

I'm working at a full time after making a go at it on my own. It didn't work out the way I would have hoped it to (as in I had no more money so I had to go to a full time), so I am of course looking to find out how to get back out on my own again.

That said, I have a challenge that I have given myself. I want to be back home-based ASAP, so I am pushing myself to see if I can make my online business profitable enough to get out of the rat race. That challenge is:

By 4/27/06 - Have $300.00 TOTAL in profit from my entrepreneurial efforts
By 5/27/06 - Have $600.00 TOTAL(additional) in profit from my entrepreneurial efforts
By 6/27/06 - Have $1200.00 TOTAL(additional) in profit from my entrepreneurial efforts
By 7/27/06 - Have $2400.00 TOTAL(additional) in profit from my entrepreneurial efforts
By 8/27/06 - Have $4800.00 TOTAL(additional) in profit from my entrepreneurial efforts

If I hit these goals, the 8/27 date (even excluding taxes) will be around when I have the opportunity to leave the rat race. It will still be a little low and I will still need to maintain that income level for a few months before I feel comfortable giving the employer the heave-ho, but if it happens there is a slight possibility that I could give myself a really nice Christmas present and leave the rat race.

So, here is where I will document my quest for the goal. I don't know that I will post daily, but I will post as often as I recall to update my progress.

That said, my update for today-I have already made about .5 of my first goal in a single month's time, but I have not done it profitably. My goal for the week is to assess exactly how I got halfway there and how I might lower my cost basis to do it profitably.

My primary entrepreneurial activity is affiliate marketing and my primary earnings have come from Google AdSense. That will likely continue, and I may throw in a few other projects to try to hit the monetary goal. As time goes forward, I will share my success and any tips I glean on using Adsense.

I'm excited and pumped-I want out of the rat race and I want out BAD!!! I'll keep you all posted!