How to make most of what I have?

9 years ago

Hi MsHeart,

I applaud you for having set a realistic timeline to achieve that goal. That's one of the most important things you can ever have in this industry, as it'll set you up for consistent action and keep you motivated enough to work towards it even when you don't seem to making much progress.

Here are my 3 cents:

1. I'd recommend you delve into product creation. Create a product that focuses on a hungry niche that can use your expertise and experience.

2. Find a segment in the market that you can become an authority in and build content that addresses the needs of that hungry niche you found after your research.

3. Once you have that in place you can experiment with spending a few dollars on running ads to your product.

Success.

TJ

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Tom Addams

9 years ago

In your shoes? This is what I'd do...

I cannot even begin to tell you how much I rely on professional content provision. You name it, I need it. Written content, infographics, videos, memes. I could go on. And I'm not alone in my "ongoing" requirement. There are thousands of other marketers just like me; to a greater or lesser extent.

Upshot is this: Supply written content (at the very least).

This is the basic setup:

1. Website (eCommerce).
2. Accept one-off and subscription payments.
3. Initial Traffic: socials, forums, video.
4. Additional Traffic: media buys, boosts.
5. Possible Traffic Option: affiliate program.

The aim is to grow a client portfolio of monthly content subscribers. And, trust me, it takes only 1 whale or 2, and you're doing well.

Long-term, because there's only so much of you to go around, you need to think of a writing staff or outsourcing to VAs.

I've barely scratched the surface, but I hope it gives you some food for thought.

Tom

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MsHeart 9 years ago

Originally Posted by Tom Addams

2. Accept one-off and subscription payments.

Subscriptions, of course
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seven4

9 years ago

I agree with you: affordable and quality content is something you can sell easily.

Originally Posted by Tom Addams

In your shoes? This is what I'd do...

I cannot even begin to tell you how much I rely on professional content provision. You name it, I need it. Written content, infographics, videos, memes. I could go on. And I'm not alone in my "ongoing" requirement. There are thousands of other marketers just like me; to a greater or lesser extent.

Upshot is this: Supply written content (at the very least).

This is the basic setup:

1. Website (eCommerce).
2. Accept one-off and subscription payments.
3. Initial Traffic: socials, forums, video.
4. Additional Traffic: media buys, boosts.
5. Possible Traffic Option: affiliate program.

The aim is to grow a client portfolio of monthly content subscribers. And, trust me, it takes only 1 whale or 2, and you're doing well.

Long-term, because there's only so much of you to go around, you need to think of a writing staff or outsourcing to VAs.

I've barely scratched the surface, but I hope it gives you some food for thought.

Tom

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DavidPSmith

9 years ago

It sounds like you already know what to do, but you just don't have the time to do it.

Since you do not have the time, but you do have the money, outsource those time-consuming tasks.

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@tjr

9 years ago

Originally Posted by DavidPSmith

It sjounds like you already know what to do, but you just don't have the time to do it.

Since you do not have the time, but you do have the money, outsource those time-consuming tasks.

I would hesitate to call $300 "having the money".

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DavidPSmith 9 years ago

Originally Posted by @tjr

I would hesitate to call $300 "having the money".

I understand; it's not a lot. But $300 can go a long way on the Internet if it is taken to the right places.

For example, SEO, backlinks, etc. can be done for many of those 10 sites over at Fiverr. Or someone could be hired to post her articles on those sites. Advertising for her articles could be done through social sites and blogs at MicroWorkers. Websites could be added to those unused domains...

The quality of work from those two sites can be surprising, too.
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icoachu

9 years ago

If I were you, I'd outsource on a JV basis

Why?

Results-based outsourcing

Win Win situation

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agmccall

9 years ago

"Hands off" means you do not want to work, if you do not want to work and continue to work then the simple answer is. "You can't". Spend some time reading and learning and you will find out for yourself.

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MsHeart

9 years ago

Originally Posted by agmccall

"Hands off" means you do not want to work, if you do not want to work and continue to work then the simple answer is. "You can't". Spend some time reading and learning and you will find out for yourself.

al

Thanks, I want to and can work now, I want to get to a point in January, 2016 where I don't have to work (can't). Maybe just a little to keep my eye on things.

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Kay King 9 years ago

What I have:
* Writing skills
So - freelance writing is a good source of income - but if you don't want to work at it, there is no income from it.

* WP skills
Not hard to learn or to...so....

* Thousands of pre-written articles in most niches, mostly 150-300 words
150-300 words is not an article -it's a blog post. Pre-written articles means "PLR" and those are not in demands as they used to be.

* Around $300 to spend
$300 in total? That would be $50/month for six months - and expecting that to yield $2000 per month hands off.

* Around 10 websites in English in different niches, not optimized and without visitors or revenue
Why would have built 10 sites and not optimized or monetized them? What was the plan?

* 3-4 unused domain names
Why did you register them? Did you plan to use them?

* A website selling pre-written articles (around 1,000 articles uploaded for sale, many more not yet set up)
Again, this is PLR? Are these the same articles mentioned above? Have you sold ANYTHING from this site?

* A local (not in English) affiliate site making $20 per month without any SEO or link building. Don't know how to build links to it using my existing English content.
You build a non-English site - did nothing to it - and it's making money. That should tell you something about it's potential. Build links that don't use the other sites and English content.

* 7 years of writing experience
You've mentioned writing and articles several times now in this list....but you don't want to have hands on work so the writing is irrelevant to your goals here. That's sad because it's the easiest way to make $2k a month if you are good at it.

* An ODesk account with lots of positive feedback
Another reference to writing - but it's not hands off income - and will never be UNLESS you write Kindle books that are good enough to build a passive income.

What I don't have:
* Much free time to work on any of this
Then you may need to wait until you have the time to get it started.

* Any way to get more free time to work online
How could anyone tell you that - it's your schedule and only you know your work hours, your leisure hours, how much time you need to devote to family, etc. You have the same 24 hrs/day we all have. You may have to give up some things to do other things.

* Not much experience with IM
You have enough experience to accomplish something - you have a big clue in the non-English site - and you are able to earn money writing.

Your mistake - in my opinion - is requiring this to be "hands off". That's asking for a magic button and you know enough about IM to know it's not realistic.

It it were me I would take a three pronged approach. However, that assumes you have TIME to spend working on this. You can't succeed with no time and little money.

At any rate, here's what I'd do if I had to replace an income in 6 months.

1. Write several Kindle books after carefully researching what sells and what is in demand, etc. I would learn to do the promotion and follow through on it to create some level of passive income in the future. This is not foolproof and it may take several books before you get the hang of writing to SELL.

2. I'd up my profile as a writer - create a site to take orders - trying to attract some long term clients, etc. Again, this takes time to do properly and if you have no time to spend on it - it won't work.

3. I would seriously consider more non-English sites and I would work to promote the site that is earning without any effort. You may be on to something there but you are ignoring the evidence in front of you.

You have enough knowledge and skill to replace your income - but not with a steady income stream while you do nothing to earn it.
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MsHeart

9 years ago

Thanks everyone for your input, I really appreciate it and got some good ideas already.

I think I should explain my situation a little better. I can work now and up until January next year, but then can't work much for around 9-10 months or so, but still need to have money.

Plus, all the articles I have are original and handwritten, not PLR. There are many really great ones and many medium quality non-native articles, all kinds really.

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@tjr

9 years ago

Originally Posted by MsHeart

Thanks everyone for your input, I really appreciate it and got some good ideas already.

I think I should explain my situation a little better. I can work now and up until January next year, but then can't work much for around 9-10 months or so, but still need to have money.

Plus, all the articles I have are original and handwritten, not PLR. There are many really great ones and many medium quality non-native articles, all kinds really.

Those articles, by definition to most, are PLR. You didn't buy them as PLR, but you will be selling them as PLR because they were not specically commissioned by the buyer prior to purchase.

But that's all semantics. Getting caught up in that merely means that you are already dead in the water, so try avoiding it.

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Kay King 9 years ago

I can work now and up until January next year, but then can't work much for around 9-10 months or so, but still need to have money.

Needing to have money without working for it doesn't change the facts or the potential.

If this is a problem involving lifestyle or medical problem - you need to look at alternatives to earning online. How much can you save from your current income in the next six months? Is there help available from family or charities?

It doesn't matter if you work online as a hobby or you desperately need to create a regular income....the work necessary to earn online is the same for both.
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DRP

9 years ago

@OP, You WON'T be making an income "hands off". That's a pipe dream, especially with your limitations and time-frame. With that being said, you can provide writing services. If you're a skilled writer, you can command high prices for your work. That will make getting $2,000/month easier. It won't be hands off, but you won't go homeless.

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MsHeart

9 years ago

I'm starting with $300, probably will use it mostly to outsource work, but I assume that in the next months leading up to January, the money invested will already be making some money back. It's not like I invest $300 now and expect to suddenly get $2,000 in January and keep on receiving that 2k per month without lifting a finger.

The only way I see my plan come together is to plan it all out and then outsource all the work, so I will need to do as little as possible myself.

I think I probably will keep building my article shop and spend most of the money to build and promote it. And then also try to figure something out with the local site and maybe build more.

Thanks!

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9 years ago

Originally Posted by MsHeart

I'm starting with $300, probably will use it mostly to outsource work, but I assume that in the next months leading up to January, the money invested will already be making some money back. It's not like I invest $300 now and expect to suddenly get $2,000 in January and keep on receiving that 2k per month without lifting a finger.

The only way I see my plan come together is to plan it all out and then outsource all the work, so I will need to do as little as possible myself.

I think I probably will keep building my article shop and spend most of the money to build and promote it. And then also try to figure something out with the local site and maybe build more.

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When you have nothing working for you, the most important thing is FOCUS. Don't try to do 20 different things at once, hoping that something will pop.

Take one niche, build one site and add real, genuine content to it on regular basis. Build up your readership, get some mixed traffic from a variety of sources, start to slowly monetize the site with content advertising or affiliate products ads and see how it goes from there.

To be honest, $2k/month sounds quite ambitious, eventhough there's still 6 months to go until 2016, but you are starting from scratch and have no knowledge/experience, so my point still stands.

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@tjr

9 years ago

Originally Posted by MsHeart

I'm starting with $300, probably will use it mostly to outsource work, but I assume that in the next months leading up to January, the money invested will already be making some money back. It's not like I invest $300 now and expect to suddenly get $2,000 in January and keep on receiving that 2k per month without lifting a finger.

The only way I see my plan come together is to plan it all out and then outsource all the work, so I will need to do as little as possible myself.

I think I probably will keep building my article shop and spend most of the money to build and promote it. And then also try to figure something out with the local site and maybe build more.

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You're going to invest money you might need very soon (remember you're losing all income in 6 months) by giving it to people who's skills you cannot hope to verify because you're giving them tasks that you yourself can't determine the success of.

I know business is about taking risks, but how about taking smarter ones...

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Kay King

9 years ago

I think that ship has sailed - I checked out the sig link that's been added and chose a category I know well. Below is a sample from an "article" of 169 words....

A dog is likely to live in one of the neighbors you have around your house. .... There are different types of dogs and according to your attitude and lifestyle, you can keep well one without any expensive cost.

Seriously - if your goal is to sell content and articles....you'll have to do better than that!

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AadhyaMehra

Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by MsHeart

I want to get to $2,000 per month hands off income by Januray 2016, when my regular income ceases to exists. Any ideas how I can do it?
Here is what I have and don't have to achieve that. I'll find a way to thank all of you who give good ideas and helpful answers.

What I have:
* Writing skills
* WP skills
* Thousands of pre-written articles in most niches, mostly 150-300 words
* Around $300 to spend
* Around 10 websites in English in different niches, not optimized and without visitors or revenue
* 3-4 unused domain names
* A website selling pre-written articles (around 1,000 articles uploaded for sale, many more not yet set up)
* A local (not in English) affiliate site making $20 per month without any SEO or link building. Don't know how to build links to it using my existing English content.
* 7 years of writing experience
* An ODesk account with lots of positive feedback

What I don't have:
* Much free time to work on any of this
* Any way to get more free time to work online
* Not much experience with IM

Thanks for any help I can get!

Dear
I appreciate your skills ! what you have, and want to anticipate for working out on time management which you don't have. I have only 3 advises not only for you its my experience and efforts which made me successful in my endeavors.,
1. To avoid working without any goal.
2. To avoid working with very high goals.
3. The most important point is to do things better today than yesterday by setting small goals and
achieving it.

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SandraGenJobs

9 years ago

Originally Posted by AadhyaMehra

Dear
I appreciate your skills ! what you have, and want to anticipate for working out on time management which you don't have. I have only 3 advises not only for you its my experience and efforts which made me successful in my endeavors.,
1. To avoid working without any goal.
2. To avoid working with very high goals.
3. The most important point is to do things better today than yesterday by setting small goals and
achieving it.

Totally agree on the first and second tip. Having a clear goal in front of yourself and not giving up no matter what are one half of success!