Out with the old, in with the new

I’ve finally got around to change my blog’s theme.  You’ll probably recognize the old theme:

Here is the new theme - and I hope you’ll like it better:

The new theme is from the designer of Elegant Themes and he really knows his stuff.  I paid $19.95 per YEAR to be in his theme club and he designs a new theme each month (great value, I highly recommend it!)

Another bit of news - I’ve decided to expand on this blog to talk about not just passive income, but my other interests as well, such as running an internet business and various other topics that follows suit (outsourcing, internet marketing, etc.).  Occasionally I may also throw in topics such as money management, investing in real estate and domain names.

I’m combining these topics together so I don’t have to worry about keeping multiple blogs - or having to start another blog just for a different, but somewhat related topic.  This will also allow me to blog more frequently and quickly, which I’m sure you will find beneficial.

If you don’t have a blog, I strongly urge you to start one - I recently published an article on how to start a blog on HowToStartABlog.com (how fitting!) which shows you step-by-step how you can start a blog from complete scratch in under 15 minutes.

You’ll want to get your own blog if you are serious about your business (either offline, or online).  In the near future I’m also thinking of turning off commenting on this blog and opening up trackbacks as the only way to communicate wtih me (which also helps reciprocal linking for both you and I).

More to come…

I’ll Be Taking A Few Weeks Off

My wife is expecting to give birth to our boy by this weekend so I’ll be taking a few weeks off. Having a business online and multiple streams of income allow me to “not work” and still have money coming in.

Make sure whatever you are pursuing online allows you this freedom otherwise it couldn’t be called an online business. Don’t spend your life chasing after affiliate commissions and then look back at your life and realize that you haven’t really built a business that can be passed along to someone else or your kid (assuming the kid wants an online business, but who wouldn’t, eh? :)).

While I’m away, read John Reese’s post Here’s The Big Secret To Becoming An Internet Millionaire on his blog (yes, it’s very long).