It’s pretty exciting to have made it a full year on my own without having to look for another job.  Still, with the Internet and the economy changing so fast, nothing is certain.

Last summer for example, I fell victim to the “Google Slap” and lost 75%+ of my traffic and revenue for three months.  Stressful.  Hopefully we’ll stay on better terms this summer… maybe I should have bought something from their gift shop.  Either way, that’s why I’m working on diversifying the business and investing for the future.

I miss the people I used to work with, and my company cars.  But the work itself, not so much.  The self-employed lifestyle affords too much freedom to go back.

With any luck, I’ll be able to add a “Celebrating Two Years of Retirement” post next year.  But I’m probably jinxing myself by writing this, so until then, I’ll just take it one day at a time.

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2 Comments on Celebrating One Year of “Retirement”

  1. Joel Gross says:

    Congratulations Nick! I hope you continue staying in Google’s good graces in the future. I am moving part-time myself starting July 16th and hopefully will be on my own full-time not too long after that.

  2. Nick says:

    That’s awesome, you’re gonna love it.

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