2011 was expected to be the most profitable and productive year of my life. Beyond just making money and growing my companies, I was not disappointed. I learned way more than I thought I would.

I was catapulted into a year of change by several life decisions I made last year and stuck with. This led me to experience a lifestyle I could have never imagined, before living it. I had finally figured out how to make serious money online, and had no idea how drastically it would change my life.

Things I had been building and putting together for years FINALLY came together, and are actually up and running and growing on a large scale. It’s a wonderful feeling, and I think I’ve learned more about business from this year of living than all of my schooling and study combined.

The advertising network, Chase Clicks, is starting to really catch on in multiple segments of the web. My lead generation service is integrated with it, and growing steadily as well. It’s super exciting on this end.

By establishing and growing a solid base of internet marketing platforms, I feel that I’ll have a reliable promotional channel for my future ideas and projects. I’m really looking forward to bringing a massive amount of exposure to my network of businesses and websites.

Unlike most other internet marketers, and online professionals, this is my full-time career and I haven’t had a “day job” or anything that resembles one in over 5+ years. Most of my time is spent dialing in campaigns, refining web properties, and improving things on the network in general.

I do this because it’s my passion, not because I’m looking for a quick payday. I would do this for free if I could! I seriously enjoy my work that much.

Before I started focusing exclusively on my own projects, I was busy designing websites and doing graphic design before it was trendy.

This can be a blessing and a curse. A blessing in that I’ve always been my own free spirit, and have complete freedom to do whatever I want… and of course a curse in that I spend ALL of my “free time” focused on how I can make more money, more effectively, and continue to grow my businesses.

Luckily, the longer I’m in the business world, the easier it seems to get. As things continue to build, network volume keeps growing and the word keeps spreading. I’m looking forward to working with a lot of new marketers and publishers over the next few years and building things up to an extraordinary level.

The truth is, it’s not just you.

The general sentiment floating around the American culture is that of distress and anxiety. Everywhere you look people are intent on believing we as a country, and even individuals. are quickly and steadily running out of time. They don’t know what should be done about it, but something should be done. They don’t know who should do anything about it, but someone should do something.

Those of us who are looking to be blessed with some sense of fulfillment in their lives usually have goals, or general direction. Something we’re working on, towards, or against. For some of us, these things emerge much earlier in our lives, and the path is a lot more clear. For many years, I’ve known that I wanted to be in the business world and someday found and run a large web company. I’m still working up to the scale I’d like, but I have a relatively large self-funded web hosting network, a large network of websites and online services, and only need to focus on a few things to really tie it all together.

If you know me on any personal level, or follow along with my cryptic blogs, you may know that I ended an engagement with my longterm girlfriend at the end of last year. Slowly but surely I’m beginning to readjust and get used to it. I miss her often still, and it’s definitely affected my work this year in many ways, but I know ultimately it was for the best. The intense feeling of impending doom afterwards wasn’t something I enjoyed, but I’ll deal with it. Honestly though, the whole experience taught me a lot and caused me to reevaluate things in my life. As much as I miss that girl, I’d be lying to say I regret the lessons I’ve learned from that relationship.

As the title to this post states, despite the looming tick of the clock, there is plenty of time. Time for mistakes, time for fun, and whatever else you feel like along the way. If you’re focused on where you want to go, you’ll eventually get there. I guess you could say the biggest thing I learned from the breakup was to make the time. Make time to have fun and enjoy your success, otherwise whats the point?

To realize the vision I’d like to achieve with my company, I’ve begun laying out a road map to the end goal I’d like to achieve over the next few years from a business standpoint. I’ve done so before in the past to varying degrees, but this time things are to the point where I might actually have all the pieces to the puzzle, and it’s refreshing. I have a vast amount of resources, and many years of knowledge and experience, I just need to buckle down and refine a few of my existing services, create a few viral hits, and see where it takes me.

On that note, expect a lot of product announcements over the next few months. I’m looking to make some major moves with my businesses and will be working to increase the exposure of the network dramatically.

In today’s economy, marketing is on the top of everyone’s to-do lists. Fresh leads, repeat business, click-thru rates, and conversion rates, are more important than ever. However, marketing in a cost-effective and strategic manner goes above and beyond charts and analytics. Making your business personable has shown to be one of any company’s greatest allies in today’s struggling economy. Luckily, the growth and world-wide adoption of the internet and social networking over the past several years has laid the groundwork for businesses. By joining in on these social networks, your business can tap into a wide range of consumers and other businesses, create meaningful and mutually beneficial relationships, and bottom line, grow your business!

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