Even last year (2008... the worst economic year in recent history), I brought in over $1 Million... most of which was pure profit. Oh, and I have no employees (just one part-time contractor and temporary contractors as needed). I've worked HARD to get to where I am. And yes, at times I've been a slave to my business. However, I have a wife and four children, so I'm REQUIRED to have a life in the offline world ;-) Not only am I needed by them in the offline world; I actually do prefer to live in the "real" world. I enjoy traveling, fishing, making music, and many other things that are best experienced in the real world. So over the past few years, I've had to find various ways of streamlining and automating portions of my business. And sure, I do some outsourcing too. By the way-- if you find that you're a slave to your business, I recommend reading The E-myth, by Michael Gerber, to learn the concepts of business building. Personally, I'm happy running my own business. And I don't want to hire a bunch of people, so I've had to learn other ways growing my business without creating more work for myself. http://pbtmarketer.blogspot.com/#
