A fond farewell to Tom at Nothing-Ventured.org

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Goodbye from Nothing Ventured

After around 15 months of blogging at Nothing Ventured about building websites and trying to make some supplementary income on the internet, I’ve decided it’s time to call it a day.

There are several reasons.  Firstly, I wasn’t enjoying a huge amount of financial success (although that could have easily changed in the future - you never know eh?).  Secondly, I felt like the fun of building websites was waning, and what began as an enjoyable hobby started to feel like a chore, or second job.  Thirdly, there are some pretty major changes coming up in my life in the very near future (like a wedding in three weeks, and the strong possibility of a dream new job) and I knew I wouldn’t really be able to concentrate on my sites anymore.

Were my online experiments a success?  Financially: probably not.  As an enjoyable and rewarding hobby, through which I met some genuinely nice and inspirational people: most definitely.

Despite “giving up”, I’m actually feeling incredibly positive about the future.  The philosophy of “nothing ventured, nothing gained” is something I will certainly continue, and it has put me in a position where I am genuinely excited about potential developments over the next year.  I might not be building an AIS lifestyle, like I hope the rest of you succeed with, but I am definitely going to be taking on some new challenges.

Good luck to everyone continuing with their online journeys.

Tom