Goal/Task Question

[encsteph]

Hello all,

I have a goal to earn $10,000 per month from my online business by 12/31/2011.

I currently have a blog that is earning me a little bit of money (under $100 per month) in the "camping" niche.

Obviously I have a lot of work to do to get from where I am now to where I plan on being.

I think I even have some idea of some of the steps in the process of getting from where I am to where I want to be.

I am a very detail oriented person (a PC way of saying "anal-retentive") and am wondering how to break my goal down into annual then semi-annual then monthly, weekly and daily tasks that will get me to my goal.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be kindly appreciated.

Eric

[encsteph]

Also,

What/who do I need to read (besides this forum & Lynn's Blog) to learn what I need to learn to be successful in this business?

Would being an Elite member be the right place for me?

Problogger's 31 days Workbook? Rosalind Gardner on Affiliate marketing?


As most of us I am sure...I don't have a whole lot of money to throw around but I do understand the need to invest in my education...I just want to make as sure as possible that it's money will invested and not wasted.

Thanks again.

[angienewton]

Eric,
I definitely think the elite group would be a great start because we work really closely with Lynn and everyone brainstorms more in depth that we do here on the main forums. And we have weekly elite webinars where we share our accomplishments for the week, what our goals for the next are and things like that. Lynn looks at our sites and gives us feedback as do the other elite members. I would highly recommend that and I know Lynn would recommend Rosalind's book for affiliate marketing. You can find the review on Rosalind's book here.

Looking forward to watching your business grow over the next year!

[encsteph]

Angie,

Thanks for the response. I have read the review on Rosalind and am really leaning towards picking it up and reading it.

Thanks also for the info on the Elite group...I have really been thinking about it seriously.

[angienewton]

I think Rosalind's book would be a good investment.

As far as the elite group, don't hesitate to ask any questions you might have about. Feel free to send me a PM with any questions.

[WAHumor]

I could use a breakdown like that myself. I can never get that right...

Being an Elite member is always the right place if you want to make progress and are willing to listen and do.

You DON'T have a lot of money to invest? Great!!

Then you'll be choosy.

If affiliate marketing is your approach, Ros' book is the way to go. ProBlogger's book would be worthwhile, but first search for "BABB" on Lynn's blog for another really good month-long series - and for nothing!!



Dan

[tschmigiel]

Hi my name is Tess. I am a newbie to all this cyber space.....
I want the same goal as Eric!! that sounds wonderful!!
I am feeling lost and confused right at the moment!! I need to follow Lynn's quote: "does this take me closer to my goal, or distract me from it?"
I am oh so distracted, I feel like I am treading water and standing still!!
I spend hours on my site to make it perfect, read something else and change it. I haven't advertised it or anything because I am also "anal retentive" and don't want anyone to see it until it's perfect! uuuggghhh!!
I just purchased Lynn's Easy 7-Step Fast Cash Strategy hoping it will help me. I need some kind of plan!
Lynn, I love your site!! I can spend hours here! this is my first on or in the forums, I have decided I need some guidance!
Thanks for the Think and Grow Rich, I will be reading that tonight along with the 7-step....anyone recommend anything else?
thank you for all you do!
Tess
www.weddingthemesbytess.com

[Lynn Terry]

Welcome Tess

....anyone recommend anything else?

I recommend you start there so you don't get overwhelmed, and then come back to the forum and ask any questions that come up along the way

[angienewton]

Welcome to the SSWT forum, Tess! I am confident that you will find your way around here and it won't be long until you are no longer lost and confused. We are here to help so let us know what we can do for you.

Tell us what you feel most lost about and we'll go from there.

[AlexNewell]

Eric - to get back to your original question.

You have a great site already and you wish to earn more.

2 obvious thoughts for me.

(1) you have a site that is working and you now focus on tweaking and tracking (very anal - you'll be great, :-) ) and getting the max out of it.

The help of a Super affiliate ( Lynn) in the Elite Forum would help with this consideration. Lynn sells lots of real world goods -not just info products that many focus on.

The accountability threads that are posted every week in the Elite forum would allow us to track what you are doing and help you get stuff done.

(2) once you have ramped the income from this site up to a max you then brainstorm your next site.

Very few people get a full time income from one site!

All for now, it's late here!

:-)

Alex