I shall begin this post by donning my enlightened despot cap and claiming that wisdom (or maybe just a working knowledge of economics) is knowing when to quit.

I began working as a webmaster with one simple goal.  I wanted, and still do, to own and manage a “big board” forum.  I’ve always been fascinated by forums but, I’ve never been able to create and grow a unique community.  In around 5 years of online work, I still have not approached this goal.  I’ve not even come close.  Over the years, I’ve dabbled in many other niches, but none have really ever caught my fancy.  I buy or start a site, use it for a while, and then let it go.  I never give the sites the time, effort, or passion that they deserve.  When they’re mere shadows of their former selves, I sell them-hopefully at a cost high enough to recover my investment.  My goal with sites like this has always been to make money.  This, however, is not enough to be a success.

After 5 years of online work, I still consider myself a novice in the webmaster game. I’ve turned a profit here and ther, but I still know nothing about web marketing, nothing about programming, nothing about monetizing a website when it is getting traffic. As such, it is time for me to tender my resignation. I’ve been a monumental failure in this business and I need to withdraw and reqroup. I’m not pulling out completely, I’m just liquidating all the sites that I currently own and starting over with just this blog. Until I know what I’m doing, I’m going to try and refrain from proliferating the spread of useless sites clogging the net.

This leads me to a metamorphosis for this blog. Starting when I get around to it, this blog will have a new focus…the world according to me!

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