So You Want To Make Money? A Guide To Getting Things Done

[Branlan17]

Alright... I'm gonna start out by saying that I want this to resemble the posts I am known for on the Wealthy Affiliate forums. If you stop after the first paragraph, take away just this one thing: Helping others has a funny way of helping yourself. What you give is what you get? Yeah, you know, that sort of thing!

Anyways, quick background. A few months back I began internet marketing and it should be known that as a senior in high school, my time is limited. I only have a couple hours a day to dedicate to IM and as such, I make a point to make sure that the time I DO get to spend online is spent well.

Ready To Get Things Done?

Alright, enough of the blah blah. Action is key in IM, often you might be unsure of your direction, but don't let that stop you from doing something. so, here's a list of my top ways to ALWAYS MOVE FORWARD.

• Write Down Your Goals: You've heard it before and I'm gonna tell you again. Staring at a piece of paper won't do your work for you, but it'll go a hell of a long way towards helping you actualize those goals.

• Challenge Yourself: See how many articles you can write in an hour, or a day even. See how many backlinks you can get built this afternoon. Set the bar higher, and soon you'll jump high enough to clear it.

• Work In Targeted Bursts: Alright, so when getting traffic to your sites or articles, you want it be targeted right? What good are tons of visitors if none of them are interested in buying? Now apply this concept to YOUR WORK: What good are hours of work if you never get any ONE THING done? So don't alt-tab all over the place, work HARD on one thing, get it done, then work HARD on something else.

• Listen To Music: Ok, right about now you might be going: "What the hee haw is this kid talking about?" Yup, music. Sitting for hours staring at the same thing is boring, not every minute of IM is seeing money in your account and being thrilled. If this disctracts you while writing, don't do it. But I've found that repetitive tasks like link building are A GAZILLION times more fun if you're listening to your favorite tunes.

• Carve Your OWN Path: THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT. One of the greatest assets of IM is that their are a million and one ways to succeed. The best way to go about it is to take everyone's advice and mold it into a formula that works for you. STAY FOCUSED in your own direction because trying to follow every new shiny method you see will end in a whole lot of half-assed projects.

So basicaly... GET GOING! You've taken your forum break, now it's time to put that motivation I know you've got brewing INTO ACTION!

Ready? Set?! Do Something!

[Edge88]

The "you've taken your forum break" hit home. it made me get off the forum and get to work on my project! but first I had to post the reply

[Zeus66]

Work in targeted bursts is awesome advice! Good job.

Most of us burn out if we sit and try to grind it out for hours without more than a pee break. I try to work 40 minutes of every hour I'm here in my office. I play the other 20. Sometimes I'll take 4 five-minute breaks in an hour. Other times I'll take it all in one big chunk. The key is moderation. Don't overwork yourself. But don't underwork yourself either. Common sense that is anything but common.

Great post!

John

[alexanderberson]

Haha
I couldnt have said that better
Good job !

[TLTheLiberator]

If possible, play you music in the background.

Loud enough to hear but not loud enough to dominate - unless your doing a repetitive task etc.


TL

[Branlan17]

Yah, I keep my music low unless I'm building profile links.... when I'm doing that, I blast it. lol.

[Branlan17]

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