Let's Talk - Where Are You With Your Online Business?

[Lynn Terry]

Welcome Mara

You're right. It's just like any business. Being an entrepreneur is challenging, exciting, and WORK. ;-)

[RLeighTardif]

Hi Lynn: I just joined your Elite group on the 1st and am very pleased with what you offer. I like your idea of analyzing how I spend my time (mind blank for name right now.) I think it will scare me when I do it, but I am committed to succeeding.

I love to write and have a couple of books in the works. I'm working on products for what will be my main site, Embracing Life's CurveBalls (talked to you about that awhile back, too far back.) I've finished my book that I will use for a giveaway, Embrace Your Life...how to have peace in your life even when it feels like a tornado. It's around 60 pages. I'm waiting to get it back from the proofreaders and have the cover in the works.

My site will be devoted to the three curveballs I have experience with: grief, bipolar disorder, and paralysis. I have the grief book done but needs final editing. I'll be doing an ebook on each and will also do an audio, video, interview, and workbook. I've bought the domains so I can follow through with my theme. Embracing Your Grief, etc.

I plan to have weekly webinars with guest speakers and I've thought about forums, but that scares me because of the time factor. In fact the whole thing is a bit scary, but I think I understand pretty much how to do most of the steps now, i.e. setting up the different pages needed, i.e. sq page, etc. and uploading them and what to do with the images. I've found it very difficult trying to do things and not knowing exactly all that stuff. I find so many tutorials leave out a step or two that can leave newbies wasting days trying to figure out, feeling like pulling your hair out.

I know this will take a lot of time when I get it set up. I've been seeing all the stuff about Kindle and decided while I was waiting for my Embrace book to come back, I'd finish a book for Kindle. That was fun. Of course, that's being proofread now. I have some covers designed and saw somewhere about having buyers vote on a cover. I thought I might offer them the audio version for voting (and getting their name,)

I'm having difficulty with graphics, mostly transparent images, which I just learned about last week. I used Laughingbird Logo Creator to create the covers but haven't figured out how to open them in other programs or save them to the format needed for Kindle. (need to finish tutorials or email the owner.) Nothing seems to be simple the first time around. Can't wait until I've actually done all this once.

I decided to take the time to do the Kindle book thinking I'd make some money quicker and knowing that once I really get my CurveBall site going, I'll be too busy, at least for awhile. Perhaps not wise, but that's what I'm doing.

Loving your forums.
Rhonda

[Lynn Terry]

Thank you Rhonda! You're referring to the Time Log

When you're ready, just dive in to the private brainstorming forum section here and let's work on all of this together! ;-)

[Rick Olsen]

I decided to start a service business writing articles and made some money using fiverr but the ordersx dried up. I built a webswite for this purpose but it gets zero traffic and I haven'tgotten an order there yet. I'm still plugging away and getting nowhere slow.

[Lynn Terry]

Hi Rick,

You should start a new thread and share your website, and get some feedback/advice on your site & marketing methods.

[Lynn Terry]

Thank you Sean - Welcome!

[Lynn Terry]

Self-discipline is key to running an online business. Smart idea on the scheduling!

[Dezertdawg]

Hi Lynn: I have internet marketing ADD. I have been online for years attempting to make money online and have lost money, time and brain cells but with NO success. I can't tell you the number of gurus I have attempted to learn from and the number of "money making" schemes, scams and systems I have tried.

It is time to get focused and I am choosing to get focused with you. The quality of your training and your persona continues to shine brighter than all the rest in the internet universe. Please help this 60 year old find financial freedom and a road to an abundant retirement for my young wife and I. Good bye IM ADD.

[Lynn Terry]

Welcome Dezertdawg

The key is to forget the "systems", and start a business online that you'll ENJOY.

If you're up for brainstorming that concept, and your ideas, I can move this to a new thread and we can dig in. ;-)

[Lynn Terry]

Good to hear, Sanford! And welcome to the forum.