Earlier today, I officially canceled my reseller account for Dakota Hosting. I started the account at the same time I started to build websites as a side business. I finally decided to stop pushing the hosting business not because I was losing money, but because it wasn't personally rewarding. I learned a lot about the business and decided Web hosting just isn't in my blood. I will build a Website now and then for a friend or acquaintance, but to be honest my IT job during the day keeps me plenty busy. I'd rather find some new challenges using my free-time for doing good instead of the sole goal to make money.
What I have found rewarding these past few years is blogging here at CMSReport.com. I enjoy not only taking a look at the various content management systems in the market, but also getting to know the people behind the application. I tend to be drawn more to the open source projects than the propriety content management systems due to some of the cool people behind those projects. With business fast becoming dependent on the same social network model that their customers use, I can't imagine the propriety-only business model having as significant of a future as it once had in the past.
So, with one less "side business" to worry about, I hope to keep the promise I made to myself more than two years ago.