So, the traffic is slowly starting to build. It's almost painful how slowly the traffic gets moving when you're impatient!I've been sick, so haven't been working on the training as much as usual, but am on the mend now so will hopefully see some results soon.It's easy to get discouraged, but I'm holding my head up and I'm ready to jump back in.

I've just finished level 3 of the training, and - even more exciting - made my first Amazon commission! It may only be a few pence, but still - it's something. I've now been here for a month and hope to keep growing my blog to earn more and more.

I've flying through the training, but it's really draining me! Having a 9-5 and working on my own stuff is so difficult. I know I'll have to work super hard for the next few years to build this thing up.I have some short-term goals to keep me motivated:By 3 months in (posting 3x per week): have made 1st $1By 6 months in (posting 2x per week): make enough to cover WA membershipBy 9 months in (posting 2x per week): be consistently making enough to cover WA membership, plus a few dollars extraBy

It took almost a week, but my first site has finally been indexed in Google!Massively excited about this new milestone!

I've been working on my site for almost a week now! It's starting to look like a real website, and I'm just a tiny bit proud.Working really hard this evening to find appropriate pictures for my existing posts. Have a few blog posts in reserve in case I end up being too busy for a few days.Does anyone have any other contingency plans?