Introducing Myself...New, but wanting to learn!

Hello All,

Been lurking on these forums for some time. I have yet to post until now because I'm no means an expert.

My (not-so-brief) story: I have wanted for years to start an internet venture (or multiple streams of income) online to make money. My strengths are extreme creativity, somewhat of an addiction to being on my computer, and possessing many basic qualities of an entrepreneur.

My weaknesses to date have been lack of focus, and lack of time, as I am a (single) mother, and worked FT in a career where I was putting in 12 hr work days a lot of the time.

Well, that 2nd barrier was recently erased when I got laid off, so I have been trying to use this new opportunity (and yes...that's how I see it) to focus on "pulling together" all of the fragmented pieces I've acquired up to this point.

I've previously looked at many different models, but as I said, until recently my problem has been lack of focus.

I finally pulled it together that A -> B-> C, so my recent short to long range goal is now to: A) build a website that's basically generating leads for local businesses. And then, B) Use those profits to fund my true interest, which is a niche site of sorts that I have in mind. Don't get me wrong...I want to do both. But I realize to do one I must first get focused and do the other.

I had ordered a couple of programs/guides a while back, when I first learned of the local marketing concept: I bought the Net Space Profits (Tyler Erickson) program, and Doc Dan's "Google Love Method". I didn't realize they were both WSO's and "discover" this forum, til later. I didn't have even a clue what a "WSO" was.

So, when I bought the Net Space or Lease thing, I basically went overboard and bought a BUNCH of single use domains. I studied both programs, Net Space and Doc Dan's method, and basically from there formulated a combo of both, added to my own ideas creatively. Essentially, from that. what I've been building is one main site, which I can market aggressively locally, that has 60 individual single-use lead generating "category" sites (each of which, of course, I could also market individually.)

I also bought the AdSense 100k program, thinking I could use it for this concept, but more for the niche market site I want to do down the road. But to be honest, I'm somewhat of a "serial product/WSO buyer", so I have to make myself put on the brakes with anything else....as it drains my budget and diverts my focus from what I now know I need to focus on.

Also, I'm making a concerted effort to educate myself ...as if I'm taking my own e-course on internet marketing. I have already long subscribed to others' emarketing newsletters, Yaro Starak's, Internet Business Mastery Academy, Anik Singal (my favorite, but the most dangerous...as I get drawn to all sorts of other "stuff" I'd like to try)...and others.

But now I've decided I need to make a concerted effort to create my OWN "course" of sorts, by sitting down, putting on the brakes, and teaching myself the simple basics of online advertizing...what the terms mean...WSO, PPC, SEO, PPL, that sort of thing....as well as how it all works. The "nuts and bolts", if you will.

I don't approach this as a hobby. I have often spent LONG days, ALL day, trying to make "something" work...just having the lack of focus. Now that I have a measurable game-plan, I am hoping that what I've been drawn to for so long will eventually, with continued focus and effort, be successful, and profitable. I don't need riches. Just enough to live comfortably and stay home with my kids if possible, and work for myself & my personal goals, and not someone else's.

Of course, if I am "forced" (financially) to go back to working in the strictly offline world, I will continue to work toward this goal as I have in the past.

Well, that's my intro. Hope it didn't take too long

I'd welcome feedback on some really basic things, such as which method of campaign would work best for my local site. But other than that, I'm mainly just planning to lurk...and learn...and I have been doing.

Nice to meet you all!