Dec 06

Warm it up Chris

posted in General on 12/06/08 at 01:12 PM

I’m about to!

I’m getting revved up for 2009. I don’t mean so called ‘New Years resolutions’, which typically fail miserably. I’m talking about a plan for 2009. I know everyone gets this way around the new year, myself included. But this isn’t the same. This is something I’ve been working towards for a few months now, doing research, planning and getting all setup for this change.

My plans aren’t huge. They aren’t epic, or world changing. My plan is about getting back to basics. Getting back to doing the things I love and making some money. In about two weeks I’ll be launching my first site and others will follow as time permits. Some of you may even remember a time when I ran somewhere in the range or 15 or 20 sites. Some of them quite large. I made a pretty good part time income from some of my sites and right when things were starting to get good, it all turned bad, and quick. Big, life changing family stuff that I won’t cover again, but it required all my energy. Now, I’m back at the beginning. Well, maybe not right at the beginning. While my sites will be new, I’ve got nearly 15 years experience and great friends in this business. It’s good just knowing I’m not alone.

I’m not in a rush. I’m going to start back into his with my first site, which will be Mobility Hacks, which I plan on soft launching in about 2 weeks (drop me a line if you want to guest post!). The official launch will be January 1, naturally. After that, I have a handful of sites – maybe 5 total for now – that I’ll start launching, slowly.

This also means more posts here as well as some of my old usual haunts as I start guest posting other places again, assuming they’ll have me back. Regardless, I’m about to start making a little noise again. And I’m excited. It’s been too long.

So, I think that’s enough meta for now though. Off to run some errands and then back to work.

What’s your plan (not resolutions) for 2009?

5 Responses to “Warm it up Chris”

1 Patrick Says:

Good luck man. :)

For me, in 2009, I want to:

- Spend more time doing what I love.
- Make my best brands even better (focus on the best brands).
- Get more into direct ad sales (set up an ad server, rates, cold call).
- Make the money I need to make to live independently and to attend half a dozen conferences a year.
- Balance my life so I don’t have to work all the time.

That’s what I have right now. :)

Patrick

2 Chrispian Says:

Patrick,

We seem to be on a similar path. Great minds think alike! Looking forward to seeing you again this year, whenever or wherever that may end up being (probably sxsw at this point).

Good luck, fingers crossed and all that hodoo!

3 Patrick Says:

Thanks Chris. :) Looking forward to seeing you, too!

4 Paul Says:

Hey if you ever want to guest post on any of my sites, you are MORE than welcome to.

5 Chrispian Says:

Paul, I’d love to! Drop me an email (chrispian@gmail.com) and let me know what all sites you are up to these days. Would love to just catch up with you as well.

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