I’ve been reading the Self Made Minds blog for the last few weeks, and really like the writing style and the info that the dynamic duo Scott and Al produce.
It has, however, caused me loss of sleep trying to come up with that idea, the holy grail, that niche that will start to bring in some regular income and make a name for myself. So far, I’ve not had that moment of inspiration, but I am positive it will come…… when, well there’s another story.
So many people are out there making reasonable money from web sites. Some people are making a lot and there are a lot of people making money telling people how to make money. Now I’m not after making millions, although that would be nice, what I’d like to achieve is a regular amount that would cover some of my bills making working for myself a little more comfortable.
I always say that anything is possible on the web, it just takes time, and in most cases, money. I am lucky that I already have pretty much everything in place to try stuff out, I have hosting, domains, web design and development skills and experience. I can string sentences together, so content isn’t a major concern, it’s just that idea. Maybe I need to get out more for inspiration, or maybe I just need to try the ideas.
When I do have an idea, I am very good at thinking too much about it and eventually talking myself out of it. OK, you need to do some research to see if it’s possible and whether there is a need for it, but I get to the point of thinking “if I do that, I’ll need to do this, but in order for me to do that in that way I should do this” etc etc blah blah blah and I get to the point of turning every idea into some massive project that needs a team of 20 people to make it happen.
So, is it time for just going for it, make mistakes, fly by the seat of my pants a bit more, sometimes fail, sometimes succeed, or is a lot of thought a good thing?