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Jeff @ Sustainable Life Blog said:

Jason said exactly what I was going to say

 

"Haters gon hate"

Keep em going. 

I am leaning that way.  The longer I think about it, the less I want to change for the minority opinion…

That's a bunch of nonsense Crystal!  Don;t listen to the haters, I love seeing your stats, it keeps me going.  Outsode of the Yakezie, look at other big name bloggers like Pat Flynn who do the same.  Those articles are always big hits, and 99% of people love them.  Keep them going! 

The moment you starting doing great things is the moment that people stop believing. Have you read Ramit's comments? They act like they hate the guy but they keep on coming back for more lol

At the expense of inflating your head even more lol you are an unbelievable inspiration to so many people keep doing what got you here.

So you're facing jealousy in self employment too. People are jealous because you achieved something, so be proud. Be matured and face it yourself. Only strong people have inner strength to face criticism, ordinary people seek help from others to gain mental strength.

There's nothing wrong in posting it on the forum but, 100s of us encouraging you won't do much if you're not strong from inside. 

You haven't mentioned about the sort of trouble you're going through. This might be coming in via emails as comments on blog and forum are absolutely encouraging. Sharing your success, specially earning $11k in running ad revenue in a month is bound to get you competitors, a bunch of them , if not a couple. Take wise decisions. There is a school of thought which says 'never reveal your income'. Personal opinion, I never saw your income report until now and I am encouraged.

Crystal you have been an inspiration to us all and your honesty is what keeps it real.  Without that what's the point?

Keep on keepin on!

Honestly, I'll leave a comment on one of those update posts and all I see afterwards are comments saying "way to go!"  Who's hating?  It's got to be a small percentage of comments.

Sometimes it's interesting to answer a negative comment back and ask why they think that way.  You may find they have a real answer and by responding you can actually sway their opinion (and in turn strengthen a reader's bond with your site).

OTOH, some people are just trolls.  Ignore them.  In fact, if you find any comment particularly insulting, delete it.  There's no time for those.

Do what you have been doing.  If you find most of the comments are negative, then you might consider a switch.  But as others have said, it's great to hear how you have grown over the last year or so.  More people need to take control of their careers like you.

Crystal…

You know that I'm one of your biggest fans! The motivation I get from reading your monthly update is huge. I – and I'm sure many others – have taken your example and embraced it!

That said, I wouldn't have (finally) achieved a PR of 2 and moved my Alexa under the 500,000 mark without looking at your example, along with so many others here on Yakezie, and striving for the same success. 

Thanks!  I will blow them off, grow a thicker skin eventually, and keep on keeping on as usual. 

I say, as long as you are comfortable with being transparent with all sources of income, post whatever you want! Don't let people try to paint what you do as "bragging" or anything else. You know what your intentions are, and as long as you feel you are being true to them, then keep it up!

On the other hand, if you feel as though you are giving too much information to your competitors or if your posts are actually bothering people whose opinion you care about, then consider just posting blog income.

As Glen said, I'm not sure what negative comments you are getting because it seems like nothing but positivity on your posts! 

Personally, I find your tremendous progress to be inspirational, and you are one of the first people that I think of, when my dreams of working for KNS Financial full time seems far off!