Last month was crazy! I spent most of it transitioning from my previous “day job” to a new one. There was so much involved with this change and it took up a lot of my time. In addition, I finally got so fed up with my niche websites hosting company that I just couldn’t take it anymore (just an fyi – that does not include this blog’s host). Switching hosts was a big decision, but because of way too much down time (which resulted in an inevitable loss in earnings), I had to put an end to my relationship with h2-oh hosting. So, I moved all fourteen of my niche sites to Hostgator. This was so much more work than I expected… if I never move another website to a new host ever again in life it will be way too soon! But it’s done now and I sincerely hope that Hostgator lives up to all the reviews I’ve read and their stellar reputation.

Because of all of the above, I didn’t have much time to devote to promoting my home businesses or any affiliate programs. I did get a few sign ups for both My Power Mall and Lawn Chair Millionaires, which is really great. I also found my commitment to post on this blog three times a week impossible to keep last month. I was lucky to post once or twice a week, so I’ve just got to get better at sticking to my blogging schedule. All in all, January didn’t make a bad showing in terms of my income. If you remember, part 1 of My Master Plan included a goal of increasing my online earnings to $500 per month by the end of this quarter. Here’s the breakdown of my online income for last month:

My online income for January 2008:

• Affiliate Commissions: $109.23
• Home Business Earnings: $70.22
• Private Ad Sales: $100.00
• Grand Total: $279.45

Not bad considering I didn’t do much besides move websites and make a major change in my day job. My goal is to reach the $350-$400 range for my online earnings this month. If I do, I will be right on track to reach $500 by the end of March. It’s definitely doable, I just need to keep my commitments and work on getting more traffic. This month, I plan on telling you all about what I’m doing to accomplish my blogging goals and gain more traffic to my sites.

And finally, I changed my blog theme… again. I know, I know – if you’re one of my long time readers you’re probably remembering a little promise I made a month or so ago not to change it again until I got a professional redesign. All I can say is I’m sorry… I’m just a sucker for a sexy new Wordpress theme! “My name is Epiphany and I’m a Wordpress theme junky!” I really, really like this new one a lot so maybe I’ll keep it for awhile. But I’m not gonna tell you that I’ll keep it forever because nothing turns me off quicker than seeing another blog rockin’ my theme. I’d love to hear what you think of this new theme and how you’re doing with your online earnings.

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