Oh Freedom How I've Missed Thee!
Over the past 6 months or so, my blog, RefuGeeks has been growing and growing, and growing. Thatโs a really great thing, however itโs meant that a hell of a lot of my time has been taken up with server maintenance, website development, and of course writing content โ not to mention liaising with advertisers, other writers, replying to a copious amount of emails, and of course all the other bits and bobs that go along with running any popular website.
So after lots of deep thought and discussions with my girlfriend, I decided to jump ship and sell RefuGeeks. It quickly sold as I didnโt price it to make a million bucks, just to get rid of it and cover my costs. That was in early November, and I have to say that initially I was wondering if I had made the right decisionโฆ
Freedom!
I soon realised that I had most definitely made the right decision. You see, Iโm quite lucky in that my I only actually work for 6 months of the year (I work 4 days on, 4 days off). So I had lots of time to work on RefuGeeks. That said, towards the end I found myself being tied to my PC, slugging away at an ever growing list of things to do on the site. I could have left them to lapse, after all itโs only a blog thatโs run by some bloke. But Iโm not that kind of guy โ I think if a jobโs worth doing then itโs worth doing properly. So I wouldnโt cut corners.

After a couple of weeks of not having to manage RefuGeeks, it soon became abundantly clear that selling was the right call to make. I now have my life back again! I can get out and walk the dog, spend time with friends and family, and most importantly, I can get out on my motorbike โ a lot! Since selling RefuGeeks, Iโve literally booted up my main PC 3 times, and considering it was usually never off, thatโs pretty amazing.
SO WHATโS NEXT?
Well, Iโm going to enjoy myself. I was thinking about maybe starting another project, but I really donโt think that will happen โ not any time soon at least, and definitely not as a solo venture. I have a blog on this website, so I can write here whenever I like โ which probably wonโt be all that often to be perfectly honest, but who knows. I also want to get fit again. In the last 2 years (since Iโve been running RefuGeeks), Iโve actually put on 3st (42lbs) in weight. Iโm not saying that this is because of RefuGeeks, but I definitely have the time to train again now!
So for time being guys, this is a rejuvenated, happy, outdoorsy Kev signing off. Ride safe.