{"id":188492,"date":"2023-12-27T19:32:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T18:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/?p=188492"},"modified":"2026-06-05T21:08:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:08:47","slug":"year-review-2023-plans-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/year-review-2023-plans-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Year Review and Plans for 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This year was a pivotal one for me and my family, so after skipping last year I decided to write this year review again \u2014 something I can look back on in a few years&#8217; time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2023 was turbulent, and I experienced two of the highest peaks of my life so far.<\/strong> I hit absolute rock bottom (it started with complete burnout) and then lived through the happiest moment of my entire life (which will definitely be topped sometime around mid-April 2024 \ud83d\ude0a).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The beginning of this review will be more about me personally, but once I get through the tough stuff, it&#8217;ll be about the two of us again (well, actually the five of us).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 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href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/year-review-2023-plans-2024\/#Were_Having_a_Son_%F0%9F%91%B6\" >We&#8217;re Having a Son \ud83d\udc76<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/year-review-2023-plans-2024\/#Work_Projects\" >Work Projects<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/year-review-2023-plans-2024\/#Reviving_LK_Media\" >Reviving LK Media<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/year-review-2023-plans-2024\/#Patreon_and_a_Big_Bet_on_Blog_Income\" >Patreon and a Big Bet on Blog Income<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/year-review-2023-plans-2024\/#Blog_Challenge_%E2%80%94_How_to_Make_Money_Blogging\" >Blog Challenge \u2014 How to Make Money Blogging<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/year-review-2023-plans-2024\/#New_Project_%E2%80%94_Portugalbaycom\" >New Project \u2014 Portugalbay.com<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/year-review-2023-plans-2024\/#Our_First_Online_Course\" >Our First Online Course<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/year-review-2023-plans-2024\/#NanoSPACE\" >NanoSPACE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/year-review-2023-plans-2024\/#Other_Projects\" >Other Projects<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/year-review-2023-plans-2024\/#Travel\" >Travel<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/year-review-2023-plans-2024\/#Balkans_Road_Trip\" >Balkans Road Trip<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/year-review-2023-plans-2024\/#First_Time_on_a_Yacht\" >First Time on a Yacht<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/year-review-2023-plans-2024\/#Loire_Valley_Chateaux_in_France\" >Loire Valley Ch\u00e2teaux in France<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/year-review-2023-plans-2024\/#Goals_for_2024\" >Goals for 2024<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/year-review-2023-plans-2024\/#2023_Year_Review_from_Friends_and_Fellow_Creators\" >2023 Year Review from Friends and Fellow Creators<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Burnout_and_the_Fear_of_Dying\"><\/span>Burnout and the Fear of Dying<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In February, I burned out.<\/strong> Without any prior warning signs, I became so unwell over the course of a single week that I ended up at the emergency room of a Portuguese hospital after midnight. <strong>I was convinced I was having a heart attack and that I was dying.<\/strong> Intense heart pounding, sweating, shooting pain from my chest into my shoulder and back, irregular heartbeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It wasn&#8217;t a heart attack \u2014 in fact, my body is perfectly fine.<\/strong> I confirmed this later back in the Czech Republic with a thorough two-day screening at a hospital, where they examined every corner of my body and found nothing wrong (apart from flat feet and a stiff cervical spine \ud83d\ude05).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It was my first full-blown panic attack.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After five hours they discharged me from hospital, and I stepped into a completely new chapter of my life. For the first time ever, I couldn&#8217;t work for weeks on end, and my days consisted of obsessing over what on earth was wrong with me and being terrified of dying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, I still don&#8217;t feel completely right. I get chest pain that lasts days or even weeks, and while getting back to a normal state is getting easier over time, it still takes real effort.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sanitka-portugalsko.jpg\" alt=\"Ambulance in Portugal\" class=\"wp-image-79361\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sanitka-portugalsko.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sanitka-portugalsko-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sanitka-portugalsko-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sanitka-portugalsko-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sanitka-portugalsko-696x464.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>What helped me was a course called <a href=\"https:\/\/metalearning.cz\/uzkost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anxiety &amp; Panic<\/strong><\/a> by my good friend Honza Hov\u00e1d, who had gone through similar experiences himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My body had been overwhelmed with chronic stress and simply didn&#8217;t know how to cope anymore. Unfortunately, I&#8217;d never had any mental health issues before, so I had no idea anything was wrong. Now I understand myself much better, but I also know things will never be quite the same as before. \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What helped was working less and delegating more. Talking to Lucka more openly about life and sharing my feelings. Going to therapy. Reading several books, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.databazeknih.cz\/knihy\/cesta-praveho-muze-155452\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.databazeknih.cz\/knihy\/cesta-praveho-muze-155452\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Way of the Superior Man<\/strong><\/a>. And making a few new friends who helped me realise that constantly playing the &#8220;nice guy&#8221; takes a massive toll \u2014 and you can&#8217;t keep it up forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I meditate more now, listen to affirmations, and generally try to tune into more positive thinking. The hardest part was accepting that I can&#8217;t chase every new opportunity and can no longer afford to launch new projects left and right. Instead, I had to slow down significantly and come to terms with the fact that I can only push my limits gradually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since February, my body gives me a very clear signal whenever I start overdoing it and pushing my boundaries. My heart has become a reliable barometer that keeps me in check. And it thinks I&#8217;m overdoing it almost all the time. \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, with full awareness of my limits and a genuine effort to slow down, we still managed to accomplish everything below. \ud83d\ude02 I won&#8217;t write about the failures \u2014 I simply don&#8217;t feel like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Were_Having_a_Son_%F0%9F%91%B6\"><\/span>We&#8217;re Having a Son \ud83d\udc76<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In April 2024, we&#8217;re expecting our son to be born. That best moment of my life I mentioned above? <strong>It was seeing him for the first time on a live ultrasound. \ud83d\ude0a<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My whole world turned upside down, and the fear of death almost vanished. Suddenly it felt like we have so much ahead of us! I want to be there for everything and make the most of the fact that we can work from home. The office will probably see me a lot less than before, but there&#8217;s no way I&#8217;m missing the first months (and years) of our child&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"Expecting a baby\" class=\"wp-image-79367\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"Baby on the way\" class=\"wp-image-79371\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We have several friends who also work from home with their kids (their jobs allow it), and you can just see how incredibly happy they are. So that&#8217;s what&#8217;s in store for us too \ud83d\ude0d I&#8217;m going to be a DAD!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Work_Projects\"><\/span>Work Projects<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>2023 was a turning point on the work front as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reviving_LK_Media\"><\/span>Reviving LK Media<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucka and I have our own brand, <a href=\"https:\/\/lkmedia.cz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LK Media<\/strong><\/a>, through which we help several clients with their online businesses. Because we have so many projects of our own, we stopped taking on new clients back in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year things changed, and we decided to stop turning away everyone who reached out for a collaboration (because why would we, right?). <strong>We started hiring new team members, and there are now six of us.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We have a steadily growing portfolio of clients we help primarily with SEO.<\/strong> We created a product called <a href=\"https:\/\/lkmedia.cz\/blog-na-miru\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/lkmedia.cz\/blog-na-miru\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Custom Blog<\/strong><\/a> to have a clear, packaged offering. And it&#8217;s going well!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lkmedia.cz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lk-media.jpg\" alt=\"LK Media\" class=\"wp-image-79388\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lk-media.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lk-media-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lk-media-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lk-media-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lk-media-696x464.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Patreon_and_a_Big_Bet_on_Blog_Income\"><\/span>Patreon and a Big Bet on Blog Income<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Around the same time, we launched our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/loudavymkrokem\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/loudavymkrokem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Patreon<\/strong><\/a>, where we publicly committed to taking all our subscribers along on our journey to multiply this blog&#8217;s income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Before February 2023, loudavymkrokem.cz was earning an average of about \u20ac240 per month<\/strong> \u2014 we hadn&#8217;t really focused on it. But for Patreon, we got serious and <strong>made a bet with ourselves that by the end of 2023 we&#8217;d get the blog to \u20ac2,400 per month. We hit that target in September 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every month on Patreon, we shared all the changes and strategies we implemented on the site, including a breakdown of earnings by individual affiliate programme \u2014 what worked and what didn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Loudavymkrokem.cz went through a complete redesign, loads of optimisations, translation into several languages, and the creation of tons of new content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Our Patreon is focused on online marketing and is almost always sold out (we cap the number of members). <strong>We currently have 200+ paying members and an active Discord community.<\/strong> \ud83d\ude0a<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/loudavymkrokem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/patreon-lk-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"Our Patreon community\" class=\"wp-image-79336\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/patreon-lk-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/patreon-lk-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/patreon-lk-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/patreon-lk-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/patreon-lk.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blog_Challenge_%E2%80%94_How_to_Make_Money_Blogging\"><\/span>Blog Challenge \u2014 How to Make Money Blogging<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After winning our bet, we launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogovavyzva.cz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.blogovavyzva.cz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Blog Challenge<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 a six-month journey to building a money-making blog from A to Z. <strong>All of our Patrons have access to the Blog Challenge and can build their blogs alongside us.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each week, we create one detailed task that moves participants closer to earning their first income from a blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The challenge runs from September 2023 to March 2024, after which we plan to turn it into a full course.<\/strong> About 50 websites signed up, so we consider this a real success!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s an overview of the tasks so far:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Week: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/blogova-vyzva-2-89660409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find your niche<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/blogova-vyzva-2-89660409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Choose a domain, install WordPress and plugins<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/blogova-vyzva-3-90073828\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keywords, categories, content<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/blogova-vyzva-4-90450137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Content plan and first article<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/90976636\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Author page, legal documents, writing articles<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/blogova-vyzva-6-91445382\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>SSL and connecting analytics tools<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/blogova-vyzva-7-91895608\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Entity stacking<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/blogova-vyzva-8-92339433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Speed optimisation<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/blogova-vyzva-9-92759899\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Content sprint<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/blogova-vyzva-9-93229523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lead magnet<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/blogova-vyzva-10-93631469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Internal linking<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/blogova-vyzva-11-94130772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Writing a product or service review<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Week: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/blogova-vyzva-12-94547780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link building<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_Project_%E2%80%94_Portugalbaycom\"><\/span>New Project \u2014 Portugalbay.com<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;d been thinking for a long time about trying an affiliate project targeting an international audience. So we signed up for our own Blog Challenge and created a new travel website \u2014 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portugalbay.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">portugalbay.com<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 all about Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our goal is to reach hundreds of thousands of monthly visitors and total revenue of \u20ac40,000\/month<\/strong>, with income coming from display ads (Mediavine), affiliates (Booking, tours, etc.), and direct partnerships with local tour, accommodation, and boat operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hired a virtual assistant from the Philippines and are steadily working on the project following our own Blog Challenge assignments (which we write ourselves \ud83d\ude05).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portugalbay.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/portugal-bay-nahled.jpg\" alt=\"Portugalbay.com website\" class=\"wp-image-79346\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/portugal-bay-nahled.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/portugal-bay-nahled-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/portugal-bay-nahled-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/portugal-bay-nahled-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/portugal-bay-nahled-696x464.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_First_Online_Course\"><\/span>Our First Online Course<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We invested in some professional home video equipment and had a go at filming our own online course \u2014 the result was an <a href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/minikurz-seo-na-shoptetu\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/minikurz-seo-na-shoptetu\/\"><strong>SEO for Shoptet<\/strong><\/a> course. We only sold a few dozen copies, but as proof of concept, that was enough for me. Apart from Patreon (where the course was free anyway), we didn&#8217;t promote it anywhere. Just a trial run and preparation for the real thing \ud83c\udfc3<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/minikurz-seo-na-shoptetu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/minikurz-seo-na-shoptetu.jpg\" alt=\"Mini-course: SEO for Shoptet\" class=\"wp-image-63276\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/minikurz-seo-na-shoptetu.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/minikurz-seo-na-shoptetu-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/minikurz-seo-na-shoptetu-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/minikurz-seo-na-shoptetu-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/minikurz-seo-na-shoptetu-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/minikurz-seo-na-shoptetu-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/minikurz-seo-na-shoptetu-1392x783.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mini-course: SEO for Shoptet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NanoSPACE\"><\/span>NanoSPACE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>NanoSPACE is doing well, all things considered. \ud83d\ude0a <strong>We&#8217;re not growing exponentially, but we&#8217;re closing the year with a turnover close to \u20ac1.6 million, which is<\/strong> \u2014 given that 2023 was the first full year without COVID (and therefore without sales of COVID-related products) \u2014 <strong>an excellent result<\/strong>. We can now say with confidence that our revenue is 10x what it was before the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, we focused mainly on expanding our product range. We now have our own cosmetics brand, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nanospace.cz\/nanospace-cosmetics\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nanospace.cz\/nanospace-cosmetics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>nanoSPACE Cosmetics<\/strong><\/a>, with seven products and more on the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For our bedding line, we obtained OEKOTEX Class 1 certification (which opened up the German-speaking market for us), and a baby product range is just around the corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_Projects\"><\/span>Other Projects<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We really do have a lot on our plate, but I should also mention the relaunch of our two projects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nemuzuspat.cz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nemuzuspat.cz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>nemuzuspat.cz<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denikalergika.cz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.denikalergika.cz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>denikalergika.cz<\/strong><\/a>, which are being managed primarily by our new team members at LK Media. I see them as a training ground. \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Travel\"><\/span>Travel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We draw inspiration from our travels, so this year was no exception \u2014 we visited plenty of places. As always, we spent the whole of February in Portugal, but throughout the year we saw much more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Balkans_Road_Trip\"><\/span>Balkans Road Trip<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We got ourselves a rooftop tent, kitted out the boot with cooking gear, packed up our dogs, and headed off to the Balkans for a month. We drove through <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/holidays-croatia\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"56872\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Croatia<\/a><\/strong>, Montenegro, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/albania-vacations\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"63139\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Albania<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/greece-best-places-holiday-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"77048\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Greece<\/a><\/strong>, and several other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/stresni-stan.jpg\" alt=\"Rooftop tent on our Balkans road trip\" class=\"wp-image-79354\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/stresni-stan.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/stresni-stan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/stresni-stan-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/stresni-stan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/stresni-stan-696x464.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"First_Time_on_a_Yacht\"><\/span>First Time on a Yacht<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the invitation of our friend Tom\u00e1\u0161 Zdra\u017eil, we went sailing on a catamaran for the very first time. Tom\u00e1\u0161 put together a brilliant crew \u2014 we all clicked instantly, and instead of boozy nights, we spent the entire trip in fascinating conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I came away with loads of notes and new direction on my personal journey as a man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CxGkn58r4B9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CxGkn58r4B9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" 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class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20230530-5P5A0092-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"Loire Valley ch\u00e2teau in France\" class=\"wp-image-79375\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20230530-5P5A0092-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20230530-5P5A0092-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20230530-5P5A0092-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20230530-5P5A0092-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20230530-5P5A0092-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20230530-5P5A0092-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20230530-5P5A0092-1392x928.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20230530-5P5A0092-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Goals_for_2024\"><\/span>Goals for 2024<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since we&#8217;re expecting our son and I honestly can&#8217;t see too far ahead, I&#8217;m keeping my plans light:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Our son<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turn the Blog Challenge into a full-fledged course<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Build a tiny house in our garden<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get Portugalbay.com closer to \u20ac40,000\/month<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get loudavymkrokem.cz to \u20ac10,000\/month during peak season<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2023_Year_Review_from_Friends_and_Fellow_Creators\"><\/span>2023 Year Review from Friends and Fellow Creators<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petrkrauz.com\/rok-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.petrkrauz.com\/rok-2023\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Petr Krauz<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdenekmatuska.cz\/srhnuti-roku-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zden\u011bk Matu\u0161ka<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pajskr.cz\/shrnuti-roku-2023\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pajskr.cz\/shrnuti-roku-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jarda Pajskr<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dalamusil.com\/jaky-byl-muj-rok-2023\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dalamusil.com\/jaky-byl-muj-rok-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>D\u00e1la Musil<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wladass.cz\/jaky-byl-muj-rok-2023\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wladass.cz\/jaky-byl-muj-rok-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vl\u00e1\u010fa Piln\u00fd<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mariorozensky.cz\/jaky-byl-rok-2023\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mariorozensky.cz\/jaky-byl-rok-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">M\u00e1rio Ro\u017eensk\u00fd<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polgari.sk\/fakt-mega-kratky-report-roka-2023\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.polgari.sk\/fakt-mega-kratky-report-roka-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u0160tefan Polg\u00e1ri<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrikgajdos.cz\/zhodnoceni-roku-2023\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.patrikgajdos.cz\/zhodnoceni-roku-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patrik Gajdo\u0161<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seoprakticky.cz\/blog\/jaky-byl-rok-2023\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.seoprakticky.cz\/blog\/jaky-byl-rok-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michal Binka<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/patrikpilous.cz\/muj-rok-2023-v-marketingu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patrik Pilous<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxiorel.cz\/muj-souhrn-roku-2024-nove-weby-prednasky-konference-i-vylety\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.maxiorel.cz\/muj-souhrn-roku-2024-nove-weby-prednasky-konference-i-vylety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jan Polzer<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bronislavmarketing.cz\/report-roku-2023\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bronislavmarketing.cz\/report-roku-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bronislav Markowicz<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lazytrip.eu\/shrnuti-roku-2023\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/lazytrip.eu\/shrnuti-roku-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marek Farda<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stefanjanousek.cz\/zhodnoceni-roku-2023\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.stefanjanousek.cz\/zhodnoceni-roku-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u0160tefan Janou\u0161ek<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/petraontheway.com\/rok-2023\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/petraontheway.com\/rok-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Petraontheway<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ondrejmartinek.cz\/bilancovani-podnikaveho-roku-2023\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blog.ondrejmartinek.cz\/bilancovani-podnikaveho-roku-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ondra Mart\u00ednek<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/milujunorsko.cz\/zhodnoceni-roku-2023-a-plany-na-rok-2024\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/milujunorsko.cz\/zhodnoceni-roku-2023-a-plany-na-rok-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radka z Norska<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/luciepo.com\/last-year-reflection\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/luciepo.com\/last-year-reflection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lucie Po<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jaroslavjanicek.cz\/bilancovani-2023\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/jaroslavjanicek.cz\/bilancovani-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jaroslav Jan\u00ed\u010dek<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Want your link here? Drop a comment or send an email to: lukas@lkmedia.cz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year was a pivotal one for me and my family, so after skipping last year I decided to write a year review again. 2023 was turbulent \u2014 I experienced two of the highest peaks of my life so far, from hitting rock bottom with burnout to the happiest moment I&#8217;ve ever known.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":78525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","rank_math_title":"2023 Year Review and Plans for 2024 | Our Journey","rank_math_description":"Our honest 2023 year review \u2014 from burnout and panic attacks to growing a blog business and expecting a baby. 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