How Many Hours/Day...

I spend about 3 or so hours a day.

I procrastinate a lot too and I agree that it is the hardest part to overcome for me as well. I usually just set a goal for myself for the end of the day. I use a planner to organize and I write out exactly what I plan to do for the day. Some of the times it doesn't really work, but it helps me sometimes lol.

At the minute, just like a normal job, 8 hours a day. However, soon i'll be cutting that down and hiring others to take on more of my work, so i have more time to spend with the family. After all it's why i wanted to be my own boss!

Regards,

Lee

2-14 hours a day, every day is different,
sometimes I sit and work and sometimes I dont feel like doing anything,

I work from 9am till about 4pm, that's the actual working hours.
However, I always have my business on my shoulders, even when
I'm at home or on vacation.

That is something I need to change, outsource some of the work
would be a big plus and I'm working on setting that up very soon.

However, you asked what motivates us. You should definitely START
your day by going over your goals, read them out-loud, imagine yourself
already having achieved those goals.

If you don't have any goals, well, you need to set some, if you don't
how do you know where you're going anyway?

That will motivate you and keep you focused during the day.

Also, reading personal development books or listening to audio programs
will definitely motivate you. Here are some authors and books I've been
reading and following recently.

Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind - T. Harv Eker
Everything by Brian Tracy, books or audio programs

-Heimir

To the first question, When I was a struggling marketer I can definitely relate to what you said, Because you have no solid structure for your business and try to go at it alone I was there so I know what your talking about whole heartedly..

I would have to say I spend between 2-4 hours per day on my Business, You see how I said ON?? You know at first its going to take some initial work "IN" your business stuff like building your Funnels, Products, Follow Ups etc., and that is where most people fail is they are literally to lazy to do the work..

I keep my business model SIMPLE, Business is not hard it's just that with alot of crap that's being shoved down Newbie Marketers throats it's no wonder they give up....

My best advice to you is getting a better structure for your business and you can learn all that by hiring a Mentor/Coach... Now Coach's are not cheap and If you can find the right Coach you will fast track your success and get out of the dreaded Shiny Object Syndrome...

Think of it this way, Your looking at around $500 for a good solid coaching program and YEA thats alot of money to dish out but look at it this way all the money you are spending on ebooks that is just collecting dust on your hard drive then that money can be used to hire a Coach...

There is plenty of Coaches here on the Warrior Forum and I have been through a Few Coaching Programs but Id have to say the top 3 coaching programs that I went through without a doubt is Alex Jeffreys Coaching, MAGIC Mikes Coaching and Dave Nicholson's Coaching...

Do your research on Coaches before you invest and trust me once you find the coach that best fits your needs and business goals, It's Just a matter of taking action on the PROVEN System's these Coaches will Teach you...

Now to the 2nd Question of what Motivates me!!! I'd have to say it is getting up everyday KNOWING I am my own boss and WILL NEVER Work for anyone else again and Knowing that I will Profit every day and by profit I mean a helluva lot more than any JOB I could ever work for anyone else...

Be Consistent, Hire A Coach, Take Action on What your Coach Teaches you and you will be set...

Hope this Helps,

Michael Cook

I spend 3 hours roughly while my daughter is at school. I know I have 5 hours but I need to walk the dog and get other things done so realistically its around 3 hours.

What motivates me is whose life I might be able to change for the better that day.

Hi,

When you have a system in place you'll never need to ask yourself
any questions like you have already done so.

You can automate as much as possible if you are using "List Building"
as your main business model.

This allows your autoresponder messages to do all the marketing,
promoting, building relationships with potential customers etc for you.

Of course you have to set these messages up first but once you know you
have a solid messaging system in place, you just need to focus most of
time driving traffic and allow your system to do all the hard work for you.

This way you will find yourself making sales even when your not even at your
computer/working etc.

All the best
Gavin

What should motivate you is that what you put into your actions you should get back ten times more then a JOB...

I still work, but outsource my writing for kindle books. I only spend an hour or so per day and I'm lazy with that sometimes I'll admit. But after just over 1-1/2 years my monthly income is averaging around $6K. I am working towards a goal of over $10K per month and then decide if I should quit as the only thing holding me back is health insurance coverage :-) .

But my moral is that I could never make that much at work for the little hours I do commit to it...

TedK

I spend 4 hours a day promoting my software product and I must say that its worth my time because of the sales that I made everyday.

I typically work until I get everything accomplished in that particular day. It may take 2 hours or 14 hours like someone else stated. It sounds like you need more structure than anything else. Make yourself out a list of things you want to get done and then stick to the list. Don't fade off into Twitter/Facebook or anything like that. If you need to then schedule some time for breaks and such.

I do anywhere from 8 hours up to 15 hours.

With regards to what motivates me... looking at my past and knowing how far I've come since then. I have a working business model that I told my girlfriend I can do and will make a successful business. If I don't keep to my word failure will catch up.

I will say that it depends on the earnings potential and the energy to reach that target in a day. Some people make 10K in 1 hour and some $20 in 4 hours, this is the difference. Your satisfaction with money earned manages your daily working hours.

As You asked how much time I work online, I would say I don't have fixed time. It depends on my mood here, Sometimes about 1 hour to get decent profits and sometimes the whole day to conquer the empire. maybe around 1-3 hours.

I actually spend a lot of time like 10+ hours so much so that I have to outsource some of my work.
My motivation will be retire young like 35.

Most days just like 1-3h, but when things got hurry or I got alot motivation, it goes about 8-10h.

There has been days when I have worked from 10:00 -> 04:00 as example.

I currently am working on my business about 8 hours a day. I find this business very interesting and I learn something new every day - so it is hard to get off the computer

As far as what motivates me -- is thinking about the people who have to wake up early, drove to work in rush hour traffic, then do a job they don't like with a boss telling them what to do.

If you have your own online business, you can...
Wake up when you want
Work from anywhere you want as long as there is an internet connection
You are your own boss - which results in your earning potential being limitless.

So I would say if you are having trouble motivating yourself -- think back to the beginning to why you wanted to start an online business to begin with.

Hi there,

It really depends on the number of clients I have. To be honest with you, I feel like I should spend more time on my business. I like writing for my client but I am not that enthusiastic about marketing my blog. I don't do it religiously but a typical day writing for my clients would be about 4 to 5 hours. Sometimes, I'll do a longer stretch depending on the topic I need to write about.

I do need to add another 1 to 2 hours daily to get more traffic but I am also studying for a PHD so that's not always possible.

Yoan

If you have less than 1 hour per day then that hour has to be maximized as best as you can. If you can afford to maybe get some tasks outsourced either through fiverr or odesk.

what motivates me is having my goal right in front of me. For example, I want to get a Dodge charger RT so I would have a picture of my goal everywhere I work and everywhere I am. I have the picture of that car on my desktop computer as the background and on my cell phone as the background. By constantly reminding yourself of your goal it pushes you to work hard at it. When you lose sight of your goal that is when motivation becomes challenging.

I spend maybe 2-3 hours a day on it.

But it is not a full time income - I have a blog, and a few info products, a couple of affiliate sites and that is it.

Sometimes I dont do anything for days.

It varies. Some days I spend only 20 minutes. Some other days maybe a couple of hours.

Money motivates me! Just love the feeling of waking up in the morning and seeing that i made tons of sales during the night

I spend around 3 focused hours per day on IM..

Cheers,

Gary

I spend about 3 hours per day on my internet business - and that's just free marketing. I could honestly only work about 30 minutes per day if i let my paid advertising run on autopilot, but i like free marketing because it's easy - and it makes me more money for free.

What motivates me? Money, leisure... and more money. Waking up to sales in your inbox everyday never gets tiring.

It depends what needs to be accomplished that day. I do not have a set schedule of 8 hours/day 5 days a week.

Some days I may not work at all, or just do some minor maintenance at about 30-60 minutes.

Then there are times when I'm working 16+ hours a day, multiple days in a row.

I stay motivated because I enjoy it. If I didn't enjoy it, I'd go elsewhere.

about 1-3 hours a day, and I currently do up to 35k per month.. that's actual applied effort..

I've spent 12+ hours a day for the last 14 years online fulltime and am one of the top guys in my industry. I do it all myself. And remarkably still have time for family, working out and fun now and then. And posting on wf too lol. What motivates me is being able to help others become more successful, which in turn helps me grow my business. Good question.

It really depends on how I feel that day. Some days I will put in 8 hours or more while other days I will only work for an hour if that.

Yes it is hard to know exactly what to do. I try to set one important task per day to make sure it gets done. Then work on another. This way you get a result.

Currently I only spend a few hours a week working on my business. However, for the first year or so I was working 8-24 hours nearly every day...

My motivation was freedom. I knew that if I could spend time working my butt off that in the end I'd have the freedom I truly wanted. For me, it's not about the money. It's about not having a "boss" to answer to. Being able to set my own schedule and wake up when I want. (I haven't owned an alarm clock for over three years now).

However, I still struggle with the same issues as you. I will get "burned out" and lose motivation...

What helps pull me back is my students. I'll get an email (like the one you sent me Sarah) and it reminds me why we do this. I get excited when I get an email from a student saying they made their first (or 20th) sale/client/product, etc.

Another thing that helps me get back into "work" mode is actually taking time away from work. Finding things outside - away from the computer - that let me enjoy what I've worked so hard for.

As you may know, I'm also a part time semi-pro poker player. So when I get burned out at Internet Marketing I can take a week or two off and go play some poker tournaments and then I'm refreshed and ready to get back to IM.

The key is to make goals for yourself and remind yourself of them constantly. Put them next to the computer, bathroom mirror, fridge, etc. Always tell yourself that this is YOUR business and YOUR life. Live it to the fullest - but don't let your business suffer.

If you have a hard time doing some of the "boring" tasks then you should consider looking for outsourcers to handle those tasks. You'll be surprised how much harder you work when you realize you have to pay someone else.

Remember you are the boss of your business and your life. Remember what makes you get up in the morning and use that as motivation to take your business to the next level so you can enjoy your life (and business) more.

Hope this helps and thanks for kinds words about the coaching.

Cheers,
Coby

Everyday about 2/3 hours

Around 3 hours a day but just keep doing it , dont wait until you have the perfect website just start promoting it now.
All the best
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I put in a solid 8 hours per day actually working on my online
business. Part of that may be spent on the phone, a webinar,
Skype, etc., but it's all focused on growing my business.

When I'm working on a project that I really want to get done,
I may put in as many as 18 hours in a single day... I'm much
more demanding of myself than any boss could be.

I'm motivated to an extent by my plans to get several things
running very smoothly, and then turning much of my business
over to assistants, and spending a lot of time traveling
the world... semi-retired.

I really don't need a lot of motivation. I enjoy what I'm doing,
and when I stop enjoying it, I'll stop doing it. Since I have
pensions and investments, I don't HAVE to work... I do it
because I want to.

Willie

I put on average 12 hours a day simply because I enjoy what I am doing plus I am a full time Marketer.

When I am working on a new project I do not look at the hours, I just do as much as I can, virtually going to sleep when I can't keep my eyes open and starting again once I have sufficient rest...

At this moment in time I do not outsource much BUT If I do, I still put the hours simply because I do enjoy my computer!

I personally spend 2/3 hours on an average. Not work daily.

About second question I like to say u that You should try to build a professionalism in u. You should think yourself as the boss of ur IM project. You should plan about it, make schedule and take steps as a professional manager does.

Hope ur success.

Some days as much as 6 hours or real work. You're right it is hard to stay motivated and focused. Especially when things aren't going well. I don't make much yet, but I'm trying. That kind of helps keep me motivated the thought "if I do this, it could result in a lot of sales and money." I try to schedule doing things Like i'll spend a certain amount of time on each task I have to do. Keeps me from getting distracted which happens so easily to me.

I am spending almost 5 to 6 hours per day. I am earning some money from fiverr.

at first i spent 10 - 20 hours per day some days but these days i spend no where near that much time

the key is to create your own sales funnel so that all you then have to do is drive traffic to your squeeze page and you can then let your system take over from there

once you only have to focus on driving traffic things become so much easier and you are able to make so much more money and you will have a lot more time to yourself too

but of course it does take time and effort to get to that position but it's certainly worth it :-)

paul