I thought I'd write this up because it's nearly January 4th, and in the last four days I've made more money online than I made in all of January 2007... quite a bit more, actually. Anyway, I also put this post in the newbie section because I, like everyone else, was a newbie when I first hit this forum in December of 2006.
Today, though still relatively inexperienced in many fields and areas of marketing, I am generating enough revenue and involved enough in the industry that I can honestly sit here and admire what I've accomplished with the information from this board as well as a bit of common sense and hard work.
As Jon's sig states, the harder I work the luckier I seem to get. One thing I'd also like to add is the more I contribute the more ideas get shared. So, that being said, I've spent a few weeks really thinking about where I want to go in 2008 and how I want to get there. After all, an online business is as much a tangible entity as anything else and should definitely be treated as such.
So, here are my goals for 2008.
Do you know which markets you want to tackle? If not, do it now.
Are you willing to work as much as you need to do accomplish it? If not, do it now.
Besides complete success, what other options do you have? Your first answer should be there are no other options.
Food for thought. Good luck in 2008!
Today, though still relatively inexperienced in many fields and areas of marketing, I am generating enough revenue and involved enough in the industry that I can honestly sit here and admire what I've accomplished with the information from this board as well as a bit of common sense and hard work.
As Jon's sig states, the harder I work the luckier I seem to get. One thing I'd also like to add is the more I contribute the more ideas get shared. So, that being said, I've spent a few weeks really thinking about where I want to go in 2008 and how I want to get there. After all, an online business is as much a tangible entity as anything else and should definitely be treated as such.
So, here are my goals for 2008.
- Generate a total of $190,000 in profit. Note I said profit, not overall volume. That is approximately 50% more than what I generated in 2007 online, but I also believe it to be a very achievable goal given the venues and vehicles that are open to affiliates now that weren't available even six months ago.
- Reduce my site count to 10 to 12 solid content websites and focus on PPC. One mistake I made as a new affiliate was trying to get my feet wet in too many markets. How the heck are you supposed to know what you're doing when you only know a little bit about everything and a whole lot about nothing?
For me, my expertise is content and copy. I can write, and I can write well, so why focus on arbitrage or free stuff websites when I know I can create excellent ad copy for PPC? The point I'm making here is that you already probably have some skill in one area or another, be it content, design, programming... whatever. Take what you know and use that to achieve results as opposed to trying to learn everything all at once.
Hell, I can't code to save my life, but I outsource that kind of stuff to people who can.
- Automate, automate, automate! One of my biggest failings in 2007 was not wanting to pay to have things automated. This was a result of not having sufficient cashflow at the time (or so I thought), but in retrospect I would have made a TON MORE if I had automated as much as possible from the get-go. My goal for 2008 is to automate just about anything and everything.
If there is a script that costs $100 that can do something you do in 5 seconds instead of 50 minutes, spend the $100 and get it out of the way.
- Learn as much as possible from as many people as possible. Make no mistake, millionaires roam on this forum. You know who they are, so network with them. I try and talk to as many people as possible, even if they aren't "millionaires", because just about everyone on this forum has good ideas and a fresh perspective on things.
Hell, talking with MyOwnDemon and Jon a couple of months ago has resulted in over $12,000 in my pocket since then. They didn't outline a specific blueprint for me, but rather approached a problem I was having from a totally different perspective. - Help as many people as possible. This is my last, and arguably most important, goal for 2008. Many people in this industry (and on this forum) have helped me at some point in time, and I want to do the same.
So, now that you know my goals for 2008, I ask you this: what are you doing in 2008 to make it big? Think about it (if you haven't already), and let's hear it.
Do you know which markets you want to tackle? If not, do it now.
Are you willing to work as much as you need to do accomplish it? If not, do it now.
Besides complete success, what other options do you have? Your first answer should be there are no other options.
Food for thought. Good luck in 2008!
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'07 was awesome for me. '08 will be fucking great!
