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Manyentrepreneurshave shared such situations that they remember vividly.

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We spoke with a self-made millionaire about the epiphany thathelped him make his first million.

I started in 2004 as a fun journal and never thought about it becoming a business, Wang shared.

No one started a blog in 2004 thinking they could make money; it was just a hobby.

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Wang added, I use Google for search, too, but I never put two and two together.

But after the fact, it was so obvious.

It seems silly in retrospect, but it changed the trajectory of my life.

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Wangs life changed when he discovered he could create helpful content on his blog that would reach people worldwide.

I started researching different ways to get traffic, make money and produce sharable content.

This is why its crucial that you get into the habit of testing out new ideas.

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