Hey, I'm Tom Qiao - the founder of Flexibility Is Freedom - pleased to meet 'cha! 😀
I used to work 9-5 (okay, more like 9-9) as an investment analyst for a major pension plan. As an undergraduate business student, it was literally a dream come true!
So why did I quit my career and become a passive income entrepreneur? 🤔
Well, I had many reasons (5, to be precise) but it boiled down to this: I realized that while my bank account was going up, my "time" account was slowly ticking away. 🕒
It dawned upon me the irony of trading the best years of my life for money, only to end up (attempting) to trade that money back for a taste of youth again (the "midlife" crisis).
That's why I became a passive income entrepreneur - to build brandable businesses and acquire long-term assets that generate passive to semi-passive income. 📈
My current mission is to build $5-10K of income from a portfolio of content websites by age 30 (around 2023). This will cover my living expenses while providing excess cash flow for personal savings and investment into new business ventures.
Since 2018, I've been building my first series of content websites - monetized primarily with affiliate marketing and to a lesser extent, display ads.
My main website is TheDermDetective.com, a science-based skincare brand that was inspired by my personal experience with skin problems while growing up.
Since inception, TheDermDetective.com has received 250K+ pageviews across 180K+ users and has appeared 2.4M+ times in Google and 1.4M+ times in Google Images.
Since 2021, I've started working on additional content websites as well.
For more information, check out my Income Reports where I provide "behind-the-scenes" access to my business, including my strategies for SEO, content writing, and more!
Welcome back to Flexibility Is Freedom! This year, it feels like winter is coming so much faster than before. I'm already wearing layers of clothing and bundling up the blankets at night. #ImissThailand 😥 September 2021 was another excellent month for both my business and personal goals. Revenue and traffic for TheDermDetective.com remained stable compared […]
August was a massive month for TheDermDetective.com - revenue increased to over $1,500 for the first time ever! This month's result comes on the heels of July 2021's traffic and revenue recovery, largely due to Google's July 2021 Core Update. While I'm definitely excited (and relieved), I know there's still more work to do, both […]
July 2021, the first month of my 4th year, was an excellent one on all fronts - my website recovered the traffic it lost from the December 2020 Core Update, my productivity reached an all-time high, and I made significant strides in my personal life as well.
Believe it or not, but it's been 3 years since I began building passive income! Honestly, it feels more like 5 years (or forever), especially with the last 1.5 years of COVID-19, but we don't get to choose the time we live in, only how we live with the time we're given.
Welcome back to Flexibility Is Freedom! Here in Canada, it looks like we're returning to normal, whatever normal means now. This month's income report will be short & sweet again. There's not much to update as I've been busy executing my content strategy.
Welcome back to Flexibility Is Freedom!
This month's income report will be short & sweet. In April 2021, I launched one of my new websites, completed the branding & design, and published one target article along with a few supporting articles.
Welcome back to Flexibility Is Freedom! This month, I completed my niche research and selected my next two websites. 😎 As a result, this month's income report is a massive one - covering everything from niche research to keyword research to content planning.
Welcome back to Flexibility Is Freedom! Last month, I spent my time working on a joint venture project, redesigning Flexibility Is Freedom (built on GeneratePress instead of Elementor), and shifting towards a portfolio approach for my next stage of growth.
It's a New Year and I for one feel a sense of optimism for 2021. In this month's income report, I'm going to cover a broad range of topics, including an update (or lack thereof) on my website's performance, business initiatives, and new opportunities.