What's Wrong With This Post?

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I want you to read the paragraphs below. This is a post I was going to make to my new Internet Marketing Blog. Its been sitting in my drafts folder for a about a week now. I think I got uncomfortable as I was writing it and just didn't finish. Read it and tell me what's wrong with it...please.
Title: Day 15 - The Real Reason I Started This Blog


Ok, I have a confession to make. The real reason I started this blog was because I was hoping it would help me with follow-thru.
I have been so called trying to succeed at Internet Marketing for the last 2-3 years. But have I really been trying? Not really! What I've really been doing is looking for an easy way to make money online. Yep, I'd try one thing for a while, half heartedly, and then give up for something that looked more promising. Sound familiar? I understand that this is quite common these days.
Well, I now have a dilemma. About a year ago I stopped advertising my computer repair business so I would have more time to work on my Internet Marketing. I guess my having to work was my excuse for not having the success I wanted in Internet Marketing. At first I still had plenty of business from my existing customer base and referrals. I even got a couple of new customers from organic traffic. But now, things are slow, and I have more free time than usual, and a lot less money.
But I used this free time for Internet Marketing, right? Well, not exactly. All I've really been doing is "studying". Going through or going over one program after another, without actually implementing what I've learned. I guess I was going over the programs looking for something I felt was worth my effort but didn't require TOO much effort. Well, I've yet to find what I was looking for because to this day I still have not made a dime in.....
I never finished the post and I never "posted" it. So now my blog, which I had hoped to update everyday, has gone stale for over 10 days. I'm ashamed of that, but that's not what this post is about. This post is about getting some feedback, and clarity. What is the feeling you got as you read that post? Should I put that post on my blog? Has anybody else had symptoms of what I'm describing in that post?

I am really interested to hear from others, please.

Roland

PS: I've had a real epiphany since that post was attempted. What I've learn could be of help to anyone who can relate to the message told in that post.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    You might as well post it, more people will probably see it here than on your blog. It would be more interesting if you closed it by saying how you were going to change that, and then following up on subsequent posts so others can see your progress. It could be inspirational to some folks.

    You also should remove the link to your blog from your post. The only place we can link to our own sites in this forum is in our signature files. If someone reports your post the thread will probably be deleted, or you could be banned for violating the forum rules.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
      Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill View Post

      You might as well post it, more people will probably see it here than on your blog. It would be more interesting if you closed it by saying how you were going to change that, and then following up on subsequent posts so others can see your progress. It could be inspirational to some folks.
      Good advice. I was just going to say what was wrong was that he forgot to lick the stamp, but I'm in a silly mood right now.
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  • Profile picture of the author Techguy
    Well, that was my original plan, to finish it, but like I said, I got uncomfortable while writing it. Any other feedback?
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    • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
      Originally Posted by Techguy View Post

      Well, that was my original plan, to finish it, but like I said, I got uncomfortable while writing it. Any other feedback?
      So you write a post that says "I started this blog to help me with follow through, but I didn't follow through on anything" and then you don't even follow through on posting it.

      Pretend I just smacked you in the back of the head. Stop whinging. Post the damn entry. Not following through has become too much of a habit with you, and there is no better time to stop it than right now.
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