When I look back on it now, I realize how ridiculous I was being. But it didn’t feel that way when I was in the middle of it.
You see; up until recently, I was hosting my main flagship site on a web host that cost $8/month. That small investment was running my site which receives around 15-20k views/day. This site generates around 80% of my annual income. And that $8/month host simply wasn’t cutting it. It was slowing down my site, giving me random errors, etc.
The solution was to spend $100-$250/month with a host that was meant to deal with sites like mine. But I couldn’t bring myself to spend that much money. What I had was working…well, kind of. And that was a huge price leap. However, I finally took the leap and it’s made so much difference.
I’ve already seen massive increases in traffic simply because the site works and it works quickly. Apparently, people are more likely to stick around on a website when it runs well. Who’d have thought?
Again, it all seems so silly when I look back on it. But I wonder, in how many other areas am I shortchanging myself? How many other places do I undervalue what I’m doing and rely on being cheap—instead of investing in the good things in my life?
Do I think flowers are too frivolous and expensive to buy occasionally for my wife?
Do I watch TV rather than work on that new book I’m passionate about?
Do I choose the easy route rather than blazing a new trail in an area of business?
I want to encourage you to upgrade this week. Stop undervaluing what you’re doing. Bump yourself up to the premium level and really start investing in yourself. I promise you’ll see results.
So true man. Some things really are worth the price!
I’m starting to believe most good things are worth the price.
Great post! It’s important to invest into our platforms. Especially, if we are getting a lot of money from it.
Truth!