Just rejoined WA after taking a hiatus from internet marketing for a couple of years. The main reason for the downtime was that I burned myself out, writing and trying to do everything myself. Then the first Panda update hit, and my websites took a huge hit. After all that work, everything just seemed to go down the drain. It was just too much!

But I've still been pulling in a small monthly income from my websites, so all wasn't lost. After some time off, I'm ready to give it another try. Jobs are few and far between around here, and I'm not keen on selling myself into slavery for minimum wage, even if I could manage to land something. I'd rather work on my own, even if I don't make a huge amount!

My husband pointed out that I didn't really have a plan my first time around in the internet marketing world. I need to sit down and consider what I want to do, and how I'm going to do it. I also want to limit myself to 20 hours a week, to avoid burning out again. Is this realistic? I don't know. I'm going to be 59 this year, and I want to have time to enjoy life with my hubby, too!