I’ve been running an online business for 14 years now.
I started back in 1998 when I created my tech site, PCMech.com. I wasn’t full-time right away. In fact, I did other things at the same time and my online business was a “side business” for a few years. I graduated college in 2001 and pursued this “side business” full-time. Even while I built it up, I did some web development work for clients, too. It was probably around 2003 or so before I was actually making enough from my website to live from it.
In internet years, I’m an old man, I guess. I accept that. Its funny, even when I go to conferences and hang out with many of my peers in this business, I’m reminded that I’m one of the older people in the room. And I’m only 34. ![]()
In doing this for so long, I’ve learned a lot of things.
Here’s a list of 65 lessons I’ve learned during the last 14 years, in no particular order.
65 Lessons From 14 Years In Online Business and Professional Blogging

