About Me
My name is Tyler Cruz and I’m a blogger, web entrepreneur, CEO, and all-around nice guy. I make a comfortable living from the Internet through a number of means including running Merendi Networks Inc. (which owns and operates several dozen community-oriented websites), blogging, and occasionally dabbling in other online entrepreneurial areas such as domain and website flipping.
I am in my 20’s and reside on the beautiful island of Vancouver Island, in beautiful British Columbia, Canada.
What’s Your Blog About?
TylerCruz.com chronicles my day-to-day operations as a web entrepreneur and someone who makes their living entirely from the Internet. Post topics range from blogging tips, affiliate marketing, inspirational and motivational posts, contests and competitions, guest posts, in-depth articles, reviews, and the occasional personal post.
While categorized as a “make money online” blog, I’ve never proclaimed myself as a guru or expert. Instead, I try to share what knowledge and experience I do have, but never package it as the Gospel. While I do share tips and try to help others make money online as well, my blog is and always has been about my personal journey to wealth.
Full Time Blogger
While I manage a large number of various websites and online ventures such as PokerForums.org, PublisherSpot.com, and Movie-Vault.com to name a few, my passion and focus during the past two years has been my blog TylerCruz.com.
I first created my blog in the fall of 2005 after a popular thread I created on a large webmaster forum I frequented at the time sparked numerous requests for me to create a blog. The rest is history.
How Much Do You Make?
Due to the fast changing pace of the Internet and being an entrepreneur, my income is always shifting. However, in 2007, I made over $100,000, which works out to $275 per day, or around $8,250 per month.
On February 13th, 2007, I received a cheque for $23,000 for successfully brokering somebody else’s domain. Shortly thereafter, I purchased a brand new condo.
For the month of July of 2008, my blog brought in $2,746.59.
You’re a CEO?
Technically, yes. In March of 2008 I founded the corporation Merendi Networks Inc. and basically handed all of my online ventures over to it mainly for tax and legal reasons. I am the Founder and CEO of the corporation, but I still work in a T-shirt and am the only employee!
What Are Your Work/Financial Goals?
Right now I’m focusing on growing PublisherSpot.com. I believe it is a very valuable resource for web publishers and affiliate marketers, and have just started to monetize it. My goal is for it to become the undisputed resource for reviews of advertising and affiliate networks, and to generate an average of $1,500 per month.
Apart from PublisherSpot.com, my main focus has been on my blog. While it has seen amazing growth during the past year-and-a-half, I’m trying to climb the Technorati ladder and increase my RSS to over 3,000. Income-wise, I’d like to see it start bringing in a consistent $5,000 a month.
Financially, I’d like to one day own a number of assets outside of the web and earn money from both websites and other assets such as stocks, bonds, etc. I may also be interested in purchasing more real estate.
To be honest, I’m perfectly happy with what I’m making now. However, I’d consider myself extremely happy if I could bring in a consistent $25,000-$30,000 a month. That’d be enough to help me be financially independent for the rest of my life and do let me do whatever I wanted.
What Are Your Hobbies and Interests Outside of the Internet?
While making money online is actually one of my favourite pastimes, getting immersed into a good computer game is a close second. Some of my favourite computer games have been Starcraft, World of Warcraft, Civilization IV, and Oblivion.
I love watching a good movie or TV show such as OZ. I also adore food, and can’t get enough of it – although my growing belly is beginning to say otherwise.
I’m an avid MMA fan, of course spend time with my girlfriend, and enjoy a good book. Right now I’m reading Queen of Bedlam by Robert McCammon.
