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I just want to say… Sunday was a total wash.. yard work.. playing with the kids *dogs* – their favorite game is ball.
Although Saturday I did accomplish a lot.
I’ve been using a todo list App on my android called “wunderlist” .. its also available for the iphone, and computers – fantastic. Totally fantastic. As I walk around, or am sitting infront of the TV *usually thinking rather then watching the screen*- I find myself adding new to do items.
Check it out.. one of the most useful apps I have ever used. And there is no BS extra stuff.. just awesome.
Thats good that you are working hard on the weekends!! Everybody has their own little work strategy! I have to check out that application to see if all of this is true, those type of applications are always good to have!!
@gabriel_LCP 231064 wrote:
I have to check out that application to see if all of this is true, those type of applications are always good to have!!
Check out the following as well:
RememberTheMilk.com
GQueues.com (Great if you use Gmail/Google Apps for e-mail)@rknuppel 231082 wrote:
My prime time worktime is nights. Like 9 PM to 1 AM… Just feels right!
Ditto. The beauty of no distractions. sleeping.g
@rknuppel 231082 wrote:
My prime time worktime is nights. Like 9 PM to 1 AM… Just feels right!
The beauty of the dark, no noise, no distractions, its cooler, darker.
I’d be happy in a cave, with aircon, internet, headphones, hoodie… and no light.. just a lamp in the corner for some mood lighting. Best way to work.
I am the same as you Rak. I work 8-4:30 at my regular job and have a hard time having the energy and motivation to put in a solid 4-7 hours at home after work. So on the weekends I find I get up early enough and have the whole day to myself. It kind of sucks being summer and all but it’s a sacrifice for long term gains!
I’m also like rknuppel where I find I do my best work later in the evenings towards midnight.
I learned the hardway as well.. focus on ONE project, and complete it.
My many failings have been that I would do many projects, and some I really shouldn’t even have started because its earning potential was quite low.
You want to be doing projects where the earning potential is high. Part of me also likes to discover new things, look at a system or website, pull it apart, see how they operate, make their money, market it and this always gets be side tracked.
The last few years, I’ve learned,
- if you are starting out – be master of a niche, become the expert in it.
- stick to doing one project, and complete it
- building a website is easy – and you can have the best website, but if you have no traffic, you have no earnings – so concentrate on traffic
- plan your website out, short term, mid term, long term – road map it, create mock ups
- make it brandable
- look at current technology and trends to do with the internet and traffic and utilise them as it happens
- surround yourself with people who can do the grunt work for you
- if you’re serious about this, invest money into it, build a war chest
- work on niches that will give generate you money quickly with your users have to do less intensive activity. eg. a user which can make you $100 a day, rather then a user making you $100 over 3 months.
Theres a tonne of other advice I’d suggest, but really.. thats starting to get into traffic, retention, interaction with your traffic etc. Above were some lessons which I learnt the hard way.
Thanks for listing those things. My first venture into affiliate marketing was an interesting experience. In the end the service I was promoting sucked but I made some money off it so I know I can do it. I feel I can provide more content and value but as you mention, it all comes down to traffic and playing the % game.
Thanks for the list of hard knocks, will be sure to follow them closely!
