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Well done. I think this goes to show that when you want to generate cash and your focus is on the money, it's better to do several small things instead of investing time on a single product that takes a long time to make cash.

Your income is going to rise and rise, just remember not to get lazy. Keep yourself hungry, otherwise at some point you will stop growing.



How do you keep yourself hungry? I've hit a point where life is very comfortable and I don't need to worry about the immediate finances or food or shelter. I've become lazy. I'm certainly not as motivated/hungry as when I was fresh out of uni and broke.


Tie up your money in long term investments


Max's advice here is good even if you don't subscribe to the "I need to be worried about the rent to do decent work" philosophy. I have never met someone who said "You know, I saved too much for retirement", and given that most of us are 35+ years from it a dollar invested today is likely to be a dollar or more of income per life plus $25 to your children or favorite cause after you die.

(Well, less whatever tax your local jurisdiction charges rich plutocrats like yourself.)


i think the best option is medium sized projects. These have the potential to become big projects, and at least you won't rely 100% on SEO traffic.


That is exactly what I believe in. I am trying to do project that can be run in 2-3 weeks from start and if it got some attention then I work on it to make it bigger.


I promise to not become lazy =) At least until I will have a solid passive income... :D




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