Daily Do's

[Nelson Swett]

Thanks for answering that Lynn. I thought that was what you meant and had tried the "keyword niche"+directory search and found some places to post and did the same thing "keyword niche"+blog and actually found some blogs that were soliciting guest writers...let you know if they accept me.

This was posted earlier

That's so cool you made a form for those suggestions! You should share it here, it'd be well appreciated.

I have it in .pdf form and anyone who wants it can download it here. It's pretty basic actually, but keeps me on task. I finish filling it out every night for the next day after I finish that day's work (I keep a copy to write on while working, I never know when I will run across an idea for content, blog post I want to comment on, etc...) It keeps me on task and when I've completed a task, I just put a great big star by it!! I've got stars in the first 4 groups right now and thanks to Lynn's response I'm going to go get some more! I also keep these sheets in a binder as a way of marketing my progress. I can take a look and see my progress which helps when I'm feeling overwhelmed by how much is still left to do!

[Nelson Swett]

So I have another question for the more experienced.

When I'm commenting on someone else's blog when is it acceptable, permissible and encouraged to link to your site or a post on your site that might be relevant?

I know with all of the comment boxes, you are allowed to put in the URL of your website. My question is more along the lines of when posting when is it okay to direct link? Or are you better off doing a post on your site that links to their blog and commenting on it directly?

[Lynn Terry]

If you have a related blog, and their blog displays trackbacks, write up a post and reference theirs when appropriate. Otherwise, if just a short comment, it's fine to deep link to a related page/post of yours.

See: Stop Linking To Your Home Page!

[Nelson Swett]

As always Lynn thank you. I appreciate the information and will quickly put it into play!

[KarenMcG]

Man, I've just finished reading this terrific thread. Somehow I missed it when it first began.

I'm like some of the others; I've jumped on the Daily To Do list as a model. And, I've added the additional comments to my list that were posted along the way.

Thank you everyone for your input.

Oh, and Nelson, you rock!

[KathleenGageSpeaker]

Use the first hour of your day to monetize your business. Avoid going directly into your emails as this is a surefire way to waste time. Rather, write down what you are committed to doing in the first hour such as write an article, invite 3 new friends on FB, do 3 tweets that you schedule throughout the day, work on a landing page, write 5 pages for a report you can sell, etc.

Making money with the Internet is a discipline. It is very easy to get sidetracked with "the bright shiny objects" we are all exposed to. One's success is directly proportionate to how focused they are.

[WAHumor]

This thread is one of at least a handful I know of that should be stickied.

This can save so many people not only time and frustration, but unnecessary questions that this thread can more quickly address.



Dan

[encsteph]

Have you ever felt so overwhelmed with all the information out there about internet marketing that you don't know where to start?

I'm kind of in that boat.

I have a blog site that is getting some traffic and a little bit of income and I want to build it so it makes somewhat serious money and am kind of overwhelmed when trying to figure out what to do!

I have gotten some great suggestions on this forum for products, affiliates, adsense, etc...

I also know that I need to keep adding content.

I also know that I need to be out there building additional traffic to the site...I'm averaging about 150 a day or so right now and I know that if I want to start making "real" money with it I need to increase that by about 10 fold.

I have roughly 2 hours a day 5-6 days a week I can devote to this business...and yes I am finally beginning to treat this like an actual business instead of just a personal hobby.

How do I prioritize my time?

There are some really great ideas in this thread about to do lists but when coupled with all the other "stuff" I feel should be done I don't know where to start!!!

Anybody got an electronic version of a paper bag I can breathe into to calm me down and help point me in the right direction?

I would really appreciate it!

Eric

[Nelson Swett]

Eric,

That was sort of what prompted me to start this thread. I encourage you to read through it and make notes. But some highlights. In answer to my question Lynn posted this response Several other people answered with great ideas as well. I decided that everyday, I was going to do what Lynn told me to do so I created a form I use everday to prioritize and keep on task. I provided a download for people who wanted the form in this post

I will tell you that following this has made a huge, huge difference. And basically, it is prioritized...you have to have new content everyday to tweet and facebook about, etc...
Questions...just ask!
Good Luck and may the clicks be with you!

[KathleenGageSpeaker]

I would add work on information products. But for those who don't write their own products this would not apply.