I live in the UK, & am not completely new to IM, but have only just begun to take it seriously very recently. I put my first site up in 2006, followed by a few more over the next year or so - these were just hobby sites, and not promoted or optimised to make money, but they've generated a few affiliate sales and a tiny but steady trickle of Adsense income. That made me realise what fun it is to get passive income from the web, and motivated me to look into IM more seriously, so in late 2008 I decided to get focused and start making some real money. I found WA a while back, but finally decided to join after dithering for a few months, and am glad I did!

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UPDATE - OCT 09 - I'm leaving WA for a few months - back next year!