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

[Lynn Terry]

I just read a book- The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, and he makes the case that we can have about 150 connections in an interconnected community- after that, the community gets fragmented into groups.

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On a personal note, I'm hoping that this thread will yield something of a super-duper-elite forum for very serious marketers that want advice about going to the next level.

I should read Tipping Point again - that's a great point. And you're actually right on target, though I'm keeping the details under wraps for now. More on that coming soon!

[Lynn Terry]

Thanks for your consideration. I have been disconnected through various reasons but is determined to make a new start. Actually I am volunteering mostly on Tuesdays but hope to rearrange soon.

Keep up the good work Lynn.

Thank you! What is it you want to get started on, specifically?

[Lynn Terry]

So, I'm moving in the right direction but it's just been slow. Right now my focus is on setting up my online photography classes, which I believe, if I market right, are going to be a great success!

Hi Ingrid

More students is a great thing! I look forward to hearing more about your online photography classes, and seeing that project unfold. Let us know how we can help, of course. You do already have a mailing list after offering your free report, right? Are you still promoting that report and building/following up with that list?

[Lynn Terry]

I think I fall somewhere between the second and third option. I'm not quite where I want to be yet, but I feel like I'm getting there. Money is coming in from various efforts and that feels really good.

I really should have offered a 4th option to that poll!

It has been amazing to watch your "middle of the night idea" turn into a product with a sales page, an affiliate program... and sales. And all in such a short time. Congratulations!

Keep on rockin' it!

[Lynn Terry]

I'm not generating traffic (or enough of it) for the business I launched at the end of 2009 - www.smallbusiness-academy.com.

I haven't done any article marketing or guest blogging or strategic SEO work or regular blogging (once a week...usually)- so that's my fault and likely explains why I'm not seeing decent traffic.

I got really pumped when those affiliate sales came out of the blue but now I'd like to see some revenue from this new business that just seems to be costing me money right now.

Hey Sharon,

It sounds like you've outlined the solution right there!

On those affiliate sales that "came out of the blue". Backtrack the source of the traffic & sales and then duplicate that on a larger scale. That's all you have to do! You're in a good position to start turning a profit from these projects.

[Lynn Terry]

Just wanted to let you know that you and SSWT are a breath of fresh air to me. To talk and listen to others without somebody always trying to sell me something is a blessing to this newbie in the big old internet marketing world. So while I appreciate your need to touch base again I am so happy I found you!

Thank you Shawn.

Now, click here because you really need to order this...

Just kidding!

[Lynn Terry]

I'm new to SSWT, and just beginning to upload my first web pages. I began to get educated a month ago - and have a fairly steep learning curve since affiliate selling, WordPress, and the rest are all totally Greek to me.

Hey Dennis,

You're in the right place. Let us know when question come up, and we'll help you out. Also keep in mind that Google is your best friend - whether it's figuring out what a word means (we use all kinds of weird terms!) or a solution to a particular problem - someone else has likely already posted the answer somewhere. I still use it daily myself -lol.

There's really no rocket science to any of it, and once you figure out the basics you'll find it all fairly easy. Until then, like I said - let us know how we can help!

[Lynn Terry]

1. Learning exact steps from Lynn about marketing My Very Own Mail and affiliate marketing with that site and others. Really starting to 'get it' I'd say.

2. Getting work online from people.

3. Eager to start offline consulting.

I'm really so grateful for ALL THREE things - I'm just having trouble doing all three of them.

I love that line about naps in your siggy, Lisa lol

Take a good look at your daily schedule, and your weekly schedule. Start by keeping a Time Journal for 3 days, or even for an entire week. Jot down everything you do from the time you wake up until the time you go back to bed. Including family obligations (sports, dinner, etc), any TV time through the week, what you're working on (specifically).

Once you do that - which is incredibly enlightening - look back at your 3 priorities. Create a schedule that allows you to work on all three, in the order of priority.

I would guess that the freelance work is a top priority financially, and also because you can't let current clients down. Schedule that into the bulk of your work time. Work on MVOM for one hour each day (60 minutes, with a timer set), and work on the website for your husbands business for one hour each day. That's 10 hours of solid focus time every week towards those two projects, leaving you plenty of time to get your client work done.

[Lynn Terry]

That's a tough question you posed Lynn, but lately things have started to grow dramatically for me. i just started asking for what I thought I was worth and describing what I know I can and will do for my clients and they felt lucky to be working with me...
You are the most credible person I know in this field...

Thank you - that's a very high compliment and I appreciate it

It sounds like things are going very well for you through this transition. I'm glad to hear that. A lot of service professionals struggle with pricing and value, but time and again I've seen the higher-priced models flourish while those that maintain lower ("competitive") pricing struggle to maintain - much less grow.

Keep on rockin' it!

[Lynn Terry]

Hi Lynn! This is the first time I take action at all on your forum, which could be a reason to why it's not really happening for me yet in the IM business. But I just put up a website that I'm trying to monetize and slowly starting to drive traffic to. So far I havent made a single dollar online so I guess I need all the professional help I can get. I'm going to take a good look around the forum now and maybe I'll find what I'm looking for right here! My project right now is a golf blog and you can check it out if you like on http://www.golfslicerepair.com

nice to meet you all here, hope to talk soon.

/Johan

Hi Johan, welcome to the forum

I just took a look at your site/blog - very nice start! This is a somewhat competitive niche so you're going to need two things: lots more content (focusing on longtail keyword phrases), and inbound links.

I would also raise your font size within the blog posts. It's quite small and that makes it hard to read.