Interview with Ryan McLean

I had a passion to make money and lots of it. I thought it would be easier than it was and this is what drove me to start. As I failed and failed and failed I began to fall in love with writing and this passion to be a full time writer overtook my passion for money. I only want the money now so I can afford to write full time. Writing is first, money is second. This is my motivation and why I push myself so hard.

 

No I am not. I am currently working about 3 days per week as a sales assistant at a local chemist. I do not really enjoy this and I do not want to do this at all. I simply do it because I need the money to survive. I work 2 days per week online but at the moment I am only earning about $100/month. If I can earn 3 days wage each week (around $350/week) then I can afford to go full time and this is what I am aiming for. So I am not a full time internet entrepreneur yet but I am planning to be.

 

My favourite way to make money online is through my blog at www.smarterwealth.net

I love everything about it. I love writing posts, I love interacting with readers and I love promoting my blog and seeing it grow. I get a kick out of building something big and I love it when I land an advertiser for my blog.

I also do website flipping (which I am still learning) but this is no where near as fun for me. In fact it is boring and mundane.

 

Yes I went to bible college for 2 and a half years and I have a dream to become a pastor one day and move from writing about finances to writing about christian living sort of things. My love for God and dream for ministry pushes me to become effective online. Developing my writing, developing my readership, developing my marketing skills and developing my income will be the launching pads for me into full time ministry. So yes bible college changed my long term online endeavors a lot.

 

Yes it does. I will not create a website that I believe is unethical. I know a lot of money can be made in the porn industry and with my marketing skills I could probably accomplish this but I choose not to because I believe it is unethical. I create websites which I believe will benefit other’s loves…not take away from them.

 

I am on the path God is leading me toward. My next step is becoming a full time entrepreneur and writer and then when I can focus all of my time on my online endeavors I have a plan to start a christian website www.thedisciplinedseeker.com based out of the verse that says "First you must believe that He exists and that he rewards those who diligently seek Him". This will be a website which will contain a blog with daily devotions and in depth questions and thoughts about christianity, life and the bible and will also have many free mp3 downloads and videos which will help and inspire people.