I've always wanted to do this ever since I started noticing gfy threads where people refuse to tell exactly how much they make a month.
I always thought "what's the big deal with saying how much you make?":
This is my thinking process:
1. NOONE CAN CONFIRM IT: first of all, noone knows if the number you say is bullshit or not, so why not say a number?
Plus incomes vary based on how much time/energy you put into your business. I'd prefer to be making $1000 a month spending 2 hours a month on my business rather than making $5000/month but working 80 hours a week.
2. IF YOU EXAGGERATE: Only you will know that you are living a lie... Not a good thing if people who make about the same level you claim want to do business with you.
3. IF YOU SAY A SMALLER NUMBER: Then you are missing out on opportunies that may arise from people who are looking for webmasters making good money in this business.
Some people say its none of anyone's business how much I make... true dat... but I believe by stating your income you are promoting the stage you are at in this business and will attract likeminded people at the same level to network with you. Like they say, many times its not what you know but who you know. You really have nothing to lose.
If you make more than me then good for you
You serve as inspiration for me to keep building my business. If you make less than me then I hope I serve as an inspiration to you as a number of people did when I was coming up.
I have never been one to follow rules or traditions that I didnt agree with if I didnt have to.
And this is one tradition I dont agree with.
So that is why I am about to post exactly how much money my statsremote says I made for the month of January 2005.
Keep in mind my total expenses for the month were about $1500 which includes my servers, bandwith, and domain names.
WHEN THIS THREAD HITS 50 replies I am going to post my statsremote income for the month of January. I will not post again 'til then.
Go ahead and post your guess if you like