An introduction to the members on this site with some questions.
I was a nerd throughout my childhood years. I loved computers and computer games. on AIM, I had at least 4 online girlfriends at all times. (none in real life... downside of being a nerd from 6-17 years old) I gave in to popualirty and abandoned my nerdness for polo shirts, hair gel, and a Job that I was making 40k a year at 20 years old. What does 40k a year get you when your 20 and live at home with your parents? A lot of bling, a lot of beer, and a lot of "what was her name?" mornings...
Anyway fast forward to now, at age 26... Still making the same amount... and no longer viewing drinking and late night partying as fun. To be honest, I don't even care about social status anymore lol. I am ready to expand my life and get back to my nerd roots.
What I want from IM is freedom. I don't care about riches... I just want to reach a point in life where I make enough money to live without the ball and chains of a 9-5 (in my case 6-6) job. It's not the amount of hours logged that I care about, It's that I am mainly working to stuff "the mans" pockets. I want the effort I put in my job to go to my family and I.
I have already purchased a domain and hosting. I am in my second week of learning the Joomla 3.2 platform. WOW, what an information overload. Nonetheless, I have invested in a great book that is aiding me in trying to swallow all this information. My goal with Joomla is to become proficient in Joomla CMS and be able to produce authority blogs and sites as opposed to Niches. Niche sites seem like short term money makers where investing 3 months into an authority site will allow me to market multiple products and allow a higher ranking in SEO.
My niche is one that I am a little unsure of... In fact, I think i may of made my own niche. All keyword searchs I use on google reveal articles in huge mainstream fitness sites or WIKI links. My 3-6 month goal is to launch an authority site in this Niche and take over the engines.
Whew... Sorry for making such a long post. My questions are as follows...
1. Wealthy Affiliates seems like a great place to learn from, what are your experiences with them?
2. Are there any reconmendations for my chosen CMS system? Such as mentors? helpful links? Templates I should consider?
3. Is my CMS system a bad choice? is so why? and what other options should I consider?
4. How do or did you cope with the initial information overload? I am scatterbrained by nature and with all the new information I have been processing for the past 3 weeks... I have trouble sleeping at night lol.
Thank you for your thoughts and I look forward to a day where I can offer helpful answers to the next newbie.
⢠Founder: Grayscale (Manila, PH) & SEO Campaign Manager: Kiteworks, Inc. (SF, US)
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This is my website, there are many like it but this one is mine... Targeted Leaders If you are interested in making money with Pay Per Call or need lead generation check it out. draws his sword and points it to the URL and then shouts in a Spartan Warriorish manner...This Is Marketing!!!