Adventures in Lifestyle Design from a Path Less Traveled
Website Building Update – Week 36
Looks like my luck has turned around this week. I’ve been making some solid back-to-back sales. I think this is mostly due to the fact that website #6 is starting to bring in some money now that it is out of the sandbox.
I still feel like I’m trying to balance a bunch of spinning plates between this and the census, but things are definitely getting better.
My PPC campaign looks like it’s paying off this time. I’ve only made two sales, but I’m only spending a few dollars per day, so it’s worth it.
Today, my SERP’s on all of my sites are mysteriously down. It’s too early to know why or if it’s anything to worry about. It might just be a hiccup with Market Samurai or a twitch in the Google algorithm. I hope it’s nothing, though.
I am also seriously considering moving to Thailand for a few months (probably this autumn when the monsoon season is over). It seems I can get a good apartment for about $100 – $300. Why be poor in America when you can be middle class in Thailand?
PS: If you’ve tried to e-mail me through the contact page, I might not have gotten it. Nothing personal, it’s just that I’ve noticed quite a few e-mails seem to go straight to my spam folder. Try again. I’m pretty busy these days, but I’ll eventually find your message.
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Hey Clayton,
You are seriously kicking ass and taking names. I hope you recognize that you don’t ever need to work for anyone else for the rest of your life.
Hi Clayton!
100$+ days on Clickbank are really nice, I hope soon every day become so ;)
Cool Clayton, that’s really inspiring to see those figures on your clickbank chart. Keep up the great work and do follow your heart to give whatever you desire a try.
Cheers
Javier
Hey Clayton,
How can SERP’s down and still have $100+ days?? Now that a mystery…..
Are the apartments you mentioned in Thailand $100-300 a week or a month?
Huddson
Clayton,
I am really impressed by your $100+ days! OMG, this is great.
If I were you I would quit the census job and concentrate on internet marketing.
You have got me thinking. Am happy for you mate.
Cheers,
Dennis
@Carl, Thanks for the encouragement. I still feel like I have quite a ways to go though. I’d like to get to at least $2,000 or $3,000 a month.
@Anton, Thanks, man! So far May is turning out quite nice. Who knows I might finally break $1000 this month and start paying off some of my debt…
@Javier, Thanks, I’m trying. Sometimes it’s hard to stay motivated when self-doubt creeps in though. I’m feeling good these days, though.
@Huddson, I checked up on it, and it was actually just a Market Samurai thing. Google somehow updated their homepage or something, and Market Samurai just needed a day to catch up with their tracking application.
The apartments are $100-$300 / month (3,000 – 10,000 baht). I was looking around on http://www.mrroomfinder.com. In Bangkok, you can pretty much only find small studios, but that’s fine with me. I don’t want to go to Thailand just so I can waste all my time in my room :)
@Dennis, Thanks man, I’m seriously thinking about it. I really don’t enjoy working for the census.
I’ve been to Phuket many times and it’s a paradise there!! Hope they rebuild the place after the tsunami and have apartments as cheap as Bangkok.
There’s still political unrest in Bangkok so other places like Phuket or Pataya might be a better choice. Bangkok is a bit dusty to my liking though it’s a nice city and things are cheap.
@Huddson, yeah, I’ve heard a lot about the protests in Bangkok. Hopefully, they’ll get all that squared away soon. I definitely want to stop by all the island/beach spots in southern Thailand too. It’s good to hear a positive review of it. I hope they’ve managed to recover from the tsunami by now…
I like where you are going with this. Thailand? I think that is a great idea! You can take a vacation while saving some money for a couple of months. Maybe a change of scenery is what you need after working so hard for so long (and a positive lifestyle change couldn’t hurt?).
Good luck with whatever decision you make!
@Su, Thanks! I’m starting to think Tim Ferriss was actually right when he said that you can actually save money traveling around the world and having the time of your life.