What does it take to be lucrative in the freesite game nowadays?

[Halfdeck]

As long as I see more sales the harder I work, I'll be happy in this biz. And no, I won't build free sites every damn day because that'll drive me crazy. Maybe I need to sit myself down and set up a well-oiled system where i can build free sites a day in 30 min flat, but that's another story.

Unlike working for a boss, there's no one in this biz telling you you're only gonna get paid X dollars an hour after working there for 20 years or you gotta come into work at Y am or get fired because you messed something up.

Realistic is good, but no one really knows what real is. 50 years ago, there was no Ebay or ipod or HDTV. You can either accept that, or change it.

Hmm... that all sounded like a motivational speaker approach

Here's a dose of reality: "Many are called, few are chosen."