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