Treating it Like a 9-5

7 years ago

Originally Posted by Jaysmyne

Heya Warriors! I have 3-5 months to figure this out or get a real job.

I've been considering getting back into Internet Marketing. Specifically for the Xo, Faith site listed in my signature. It's a peer to peer support website featuring topics like chronic pain and physical well-being. I have $100 I can spare on it on a monthly basis which means, I need to be careful about what I'm doing.

Thus far I imagine a typical "9-5" day to look something like this:

9:00am - Write Morning Post
10:30am - Edit Post for Publication
11:00am - Publish Post & Syndicate to Social Media
12:00pm - LUNCH (yum

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1:00pm - Reach Out for Guest Positing Opportunities
2:00pm - Write a Guest Post for Publication
3:30pm - Set up Social Media Schedules
4:00pm - Blog Commenting and/or eMail Marketing tactics

What does your IM 9-5 look like? Care to share?

Jaysmyne

You may wish to centre the signature as I did not see it over on the right at first all I saw was the written text

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Jonathan 2.0

Banned 7 years ago

Having a solid plan and good, consistent work ethic is half the battle (IMO).

Good luck.
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YasirYar

7 years ago

Well I technically don't have a 9-5. This is because I sleep at 4 AM and wake up at 12 PM. Weird habit I know.

But I start working around 2 and get it done by 7 or 8.

I am trying to change my schedule to make it a more 9-5 thing but I guess I am accustomed to this lifestyle.

Good luck with the targets you are trying to achieve

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tagiscom

7 years ago

My working times are similar to others here, so not 9-5, usually 11am to 3 am.

What am l doing, fonts mainly. But l do have a new strategy for doing them, so cannot really discuss that, since it has taken me a year of hard work, and meagre returns to figure that out.

I wish you all the best.

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djayturner85

7 years ago

Wishing you all the Best and I am sure that if you put all of your effort into it then you will succeed

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agmccall

7 years ago

you should be working your plan and not worrying about what my, or other peoples, plan is

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yukon

Banned 7 years ago

Originally Posted by Jaysmyne

Heya Warriors! I have 3-5 months to figure this out or get a real job.

I've been considering getting back into Internet Marketing. Specifically for the Xo, Faith site listed in my signature. It's a peer to peer support website featuring topics like chronic pain and physical well-being. I have $100 I can spare on it on a monthly basis which means, I need to be careful about what I'm doing.

Thus far I imagine a typical "9-5" day to look something like this:

9:00am - Write Morning Post
10:30am - Edit Post for Publication
11:00am - Publish Post & Syndicate to Social Media
12:00pm - LUNCH (yum

)
1:00pm - Reach Out for Guest Positing Opportunities
2:00pm - Write a Guest Post for Publication
3:30pm - Set up Social Media Schedules
4:00pm - Blog Commenting and/or eMail Marketing tactics

What does your IM 9-5 look like? Care to share?

You've got a serious case of I wanna be an employee going on.

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tagiscom

7 years ago

Originally Posted by yukon

You've got a serious case of I wanna be an employee going on.

Yes, l didn't want to spell it out, but blogging and social media, pfffff,....seems like a sure-fire way to an interview.

I still use social media, but it is a virtually useless way to make serious money online.

Spent 2.5 years more than 5 years ago, writing content, doing all of that kw stuff, optimizing my pages, blah, blah, with a couple of bucks in adsence per month to show for it.

Some can make decent money from this, but about 93% won't, so it is a risk.

I would give the blog idea 4 to 6 weeks, then ditch it, unless it shows real potential. Blogging or creating a site, is very labour intensive.

Getting a new account with Fiverr and taking on anything, could give you about $700 a month.

But the best idea is to look into creating video's for local businesses. Do a professional looking video on Fiverr, and sell it to a business for a few hundred. Probably do the video for $50, and make a few hundred.

I haven't tried this myself, but have got offers from some giftware businesses to do a site for them, so l believe that it would work.

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Jaysmyne

7 years ago

You've got a serious case of I wanna be an employee going on.

I don't see why structuring my time is a bad thing? There's more than one reason to mimic a 9-5 schedule.

In any event, I'm not basing this labor off of unproven results. There's an endgame here with advertising but I need to get my blog traffic up before I can approach that.

you should be working your plan and not worrying about what my, or other peoples, plan is

Wow, people around here are salty aren't they? I was simply looking for strategy feedback and looking to have a time-management conversation with a few people.

I am trying to change my schedule to make it a more 9-5 thing but I guess I am accustomed to this lifestyle.

Good luck with the targets you are trying to achieve

Thank YOU! I am simply doing it this way because, I need some kind of structure to keep me focused ya know? There are just far too many online distractions when working online.

Having a solid plan and good, consistent work ethic is half the battle (IMO).

That's what I thought but other's seem to disagree and think I want to be an employee or that I'm too concerned with what others are doing...

You may wish to centre the signature as I did not see it over on the right at first all I saw was the written text

Yikes! Thanks for the heads up!

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Jonathan 2.0 Banned 7 years ago

Originally Posted by Jaysmyne

That's what I thought but other's seem to disagree and think I want to be an employee or that I'm too concerned with what others are doing...

Do they have a point? (Many people are too concerned about what other people are doing/thinking about them.) If not, just ignore them. Something to remember no matter what you're doing (especially when you start becoming successful) people will always say you're doing something wrong.
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yukon

Banned 7 years ago

Originally Posted by Jaysmyne

Heya Warriors! I have 3-5 months to figure this out or get a real job.

I've been considering getting back into Internet Marketing. Specifically for the Xo, Faith site listed in my signature. It's a peer to peer support website featuring topics like chronic pain and physical well-being. I have $100 I can spare on it on a monthly basis which means, I need to be careful about what I'm doing.

Thus far I imagine a typical "9-5" day to look something like this:

9:00am - Write Morning Post
10:30am - Edit Post for Publication
11:00am - Publish Post & Syndicate to Social Media
12:00pm - LUNCH (yum

)
1:00pm - Reach Out for Guest Positing Opportunities
2:00pm - Write a Guest Post for Publication
3:30pm - Set up Social Media Schedules
4:00pm - Blog Commenting and/or eMail Marketing tactics

What does your IM 9-5 look like? Care to share?

Originally Posted by Jaysmyne

I don't see why structuring my time is a bad thing? There's more than one reason to mimic a 9-5 schedule.

In any event, I'm not basing this labor off of unproven results.

I don't get it.

You're considering the 9-5 schedule and now your schedule is proven?

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Jaysmyne

7 years ago

I don't get it.

You're considering the 9-5 schedule and now your schedule is proven?

Yes, structuring your time is a proven method for success. Treating it like a job is a proven method for success. Simply because Internet Marketing is your job for yourself.

Now, what I was considering or asking for feedback on was asking for feedback on was what strategies should I be using during that 9-5 time and how to keep on track.

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yukon

Banned 7 years ago

Originally Posted by Jaysmyne

Yes, structuring your time is a proven method for success. Treating it like a job is a proven method for success. Simply because Internet Marketing is your job for yourself.

Now, what I was considering or asking for feedback on was asking for feedback on was what strategies should I be using during that 9-5 time and how to keep on track.

So at 5PM your done for the day even If you have five more hours of work that needs to be done?

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MikeFriedman

7 years ago

Originally Posted by tagiscom

Yes, l didn't want to spell it out, but blogging and social media, pfffff,....seems like a sure-fire way to an interview.

I still use social media, but it is a virtually useless way to make serious money online.

Spent 2.5 years more than 5 years ago, writing content, doing all of that kw stuff, optimizing my pages, blah, blah, with a couple of bucks in adsence per month to show for it.

Some can make decent money from this, but about 93% won't, so it is a risk.

I would give the blog idea 4 to 6 weeks, then ditch it, unless it shows real potential. Blogging or creating a site, is very labour intensive.

Getting a new account with Fiverr and taking on anything, could give you about $700 a month.

But the best idea is to look into creating video's for local businesses. Do a professional looking video on Fiverr, and sell it to a business for a few hundred. Probably do the video for $50, and make a few hundred.

I haven't tried this myself, but have got offers from some giftware businesses to do a site for them, so l believe that it would work.

Just because you failed at it, doesn't mean it doesn't work. There are people who are millionaires off of blogging and social media alone.

But videos on Fiverr? That's a good idea? Yes, whore yourself out for the crowd that wants to spend as little money as possible.

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tagiscom

7 years ago

Originally Posted by MikeFriedman

Just because you failed at it, doesn't mean it doesn't work. There are people who are millionaires off of blogging and social media alone.

But videos on Fiverr? That's a good idea? Yes, whore yourself out for the crowd that wants to spend as little money as possible.

True, but most cannot get it to work.

And l didn't say do videos for Fiverr, use Fiverr intro's, etc to do a professional looking video and market it to local businesses.

So do that and do quite well from it. But it is door to door selling, so it has its drawbacks.

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Jaysmyne

7 years ago

Originally Posted by tagiscom

True, but most cannot get it to work.

And l didn't say do videos for Fiverr, use Fiverr intro's, etc to do a professional looking video and market it to local businesses.

So do that and do quite well from it. But it is door to door selling, so it has its drawbacks.

Well, I have had success in the past doing it this way. One way to do it is to build up your site and then sell advertising space independently of an advertising network like adsense or media.net. Once you build your domain authority up along with your social media accounts, it's easy enough to get sponsors for your content.

The best bit about it is, that this allows you to blog about something that is important to you and that you are passionate about. Makes it a lot easier than writing articles for other people on topics you don't care for or being a door to door salesman.

Everyone is different. If you make your money doing videos that is great. That simply is not my expertise or my passion.

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MikeFriedman 7 years ago

Originally Posted by tagiscom

True, but most cannot get it to work.

And yet you think you are going to make $10,000 monthly recurring income by designing fonts.
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socialentry

7 years ago

Do you guys include random cigarette breaks, sick days, watching cat videos on youtube and naps under the desks,

in your schedule?

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yukon Banned 7 years ago

Originally Posted by socialentry

Do you guys include random cigarette breaks, sick days, watching cat videos on youtube and naps under the desks,

in your schedule?

Exactly... and OP better work through lunch for posting on Warrior Forum.
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whateverpedia

7 years ago

Originally Posted by socialentry

Do you guys include random cigarette breaks, sick days, watching cat videos on youtube and naps under the desks,

in your schedule?

I've taken up the OP's suggestion and structured my day as follows.

9.00 Start work
9.01 Watch cat videos on YouTube.
9.30 Morning tea break
9.45 Nap under desk
12.30 Lunch (yum)
14.30 Afternoon nap under desk
16.45 Watch more cat videos on YouTube
17.00 Finish work for the day.

If I can maintain a hectic schedule like that, I should be successful by next Tuesday.

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yukon

Banned 7 years ago

Originally Posted by whateverpedia

I've taken up the OP's suggestion and structured my day as follows.

9.00 Start work
9.01 Watch cat videos on YouTube.
9.30 Morning tea break
9.45 Nap under desk
12.30 Lunch (yum)
14.30 Afternoon nap under desk
16.45 Watch more cat videos on YouTube
17.00 Finish work for the day.

If I can maintain a hectic schedule like that, I should be successful by next Tuesday.

Claude has that same schedule only each hour is lunch (yum).

9.00 Lunch (yum)
9.01 Lunch (yum)
9.30 Lunch (yum)
9.45 Lunch (yum)
12.30 Lunch (yum)
14.30 Lunch (yum)
16.45 Lunch (yum)
17.00 Lunch (yum)

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tagiscom

7 years ago

Originally Posted by Jaysmyne

Well, I have had success in the past doing it this way. One way to do it is to build up your site and then sell advertising space independently of an advertising network like adsense or media.net. Once you build your domain authority up along with your social media accounts, it's easy enough to get sponsors for your content.

The best bit about it is, that this allows you to blog about something that is important to you and that you are passionate about. Makes it a lot easier than writing articles for other people on topics you don't care for or being a door to door salesman.

Everyone is different. If you make your money doing videos that is great. That simply is not my expertise or my passion.

Ok, more power to you if you have had some luck with this, but l put 2.5 years,full time into one site, that l was interested in, and it was pretty useless in the end.

Originally Posted by socialentry

Do you guys include random cigarette breaks, sick days, watching cat videos on youtube and naps under the desks,

in your schedule?

Yep, l go off and watch silly videos after 3 am, need a laugh before nodding off.

Originally Posted by MikeFriedman

And yet you think you are going to make $10,000 monthly recurring income by designing fonts.

I used to think that, but after a failure with my last font, and analysing my sales, and other data over the last year or so, am more sure now.

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Jaysmyne

7 years ago

Originally Posted by yukon

So at 5PM your done for the day even If you have five more hours of work that needs to be done?

Originally Posted by yukon

Exactly... and OP better work through lunch for posting on Warrior Forum.

Who knew others would feel a scheduled work day is such a controversial issue!

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yukon Banned 7 years ago

Originally Posted by Jaysmyne

Who knew others would feel a scheduled work day is such a controversial issue!

None of the employees knew.
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Kay King

7 years ago

I have had success in the past doing it this way

Why did you stop working that schedule "in the past"? You do what works for you. Others do what works for them. Everyone feels "my way is the right one" - human nature.

Part of the joy of working at home is flexibility of schedule and work hours.

Wow, people around here are salty aren't they? I was simply looking for strategy feedback and looking to have a time-management conversation with a few people.

You are having a "time management conversation" - but not one where everyone agrees with you or admires your detailed work schedule. The only person who needs to approve of your schedule - is you.

What people are saying (and they are poking at you a bit) is that many marketers love NOT having a job - NOT working a "9-5" - NOT being strictly scheduled. In reality - many IMers do work 'regular hours' because it fits well with family duties. There is no right or wrong to it.

I think sticking to a schedule can help new marketers - otherwise it's easy to spend the day chatting on forums, watching cat videos, reading email sales pitches, etc - and then realize you got no work done.

As time goes on you adapt schedules to suit your personal tastes and lifestyle. That's how it should be, isn't it?

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Jaysmyne

7 years ago

Originally Posted by Kay King

Why did you stop working that schedule "in the past"? You do what works for you.

I stopped working this particular schedule because I got offered a marketing position with a reputable casino that paid about 5x what I was making doing it "my way." I've been with the casino for 5 years and recently due to office politics and a few other personal reasons I decided to go ahead and take a stab at doing it on my own with something I'm actually passionate about.

Originally Posted by Kay King

WhyOthers do what works for them. Everyone feels "my way is the right one" - human nature.

Part of the joy of working at home is flexibility of schedule and work hours.

You are having a "time management conversation" - but not one where everyone agrees with you or admires your detailed work schedule. The only person who needs to approve of your schedule - is you.

I totally get that. The warrior forum used to be a place where people exchanged ideas and built each other up. After becoming active on here again, I can see the attitude has drastically changed.

No one is open to new ideas and people are attacking each other and bringing each other down for no particular reason. It seems really petty and is not constructive criticism.

Originally Posted by Kay King

As time goes on you adapt schedules to suit your personal tastes and lifestyle. That's how it should be, isn't it?

Bingo. I thought that went without saying? I guess not.

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socialentry

7 years ago

Did you guys know you could use doom as a tool for network administrators?

https://www.cs.unm.edu/~dlchao/flake/doom/

preview:

Certain processes are vital to the computer's operation and should not be killed. For example, after I took the screenshot of myself being attacked by csh, csh was shot by friendly fire from behind, possibly by tcsh or xv, and my session was abruptly terminated.

What do you guys think? What if you are being attacked by csh?

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Kay King

7 years ago

No one is open to new ideas and people are attacking each other and bringing each other down for no particular reason.

I don't see that happening here. If you look honestly at this thread you'll notice the first 6 posts after your first post in the thread - were supportive and offering their own experience with scheduling.

You didn't respond until there were two posts (#7 and 8) that questioned such a strict schedule as being "like a job". Not an unusual stance as IM is often praised for flexibility of schedule.

Take the positive comments and proceed to work in whatever way lets you be most productive. Allow others to disagree without taking it personally. And just laugh at the comedians.

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Princess Balestra

7 years ago

Time mebbe slips throughya fingers less'n you catch it — an' even that dance is a kinda illusion.

Best managementya got is feelin' on the Here an' Now with sum diligently honed encyclopedia tucked underya boobies an' spanna possibility smacked openoutsum onya potential nextioes.

Kinda wisdom an' smarts trippin' out on a tightrope walk invitin' darts.

Long as you are hooman about the deal — singularly vulnerable, massively progenerative — mebbe the worst can happen isya f*ck sh*t all up an' destroy the cosmos on a whim.

Other than that, I figure mosta us are gtg if we figure on flowa booby doo — sumtimes strikin' out, sumtimes reinin' in, but never wholly obliterative or consoomin'.

Slow, exotic pulsea forward zoomin'.

6-10 got plenty room in.

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Kay King

7 years ago

Other than that, I figure mosta us are gtg if we figure on flowa booby doo sumtimes strikin' out, sumtimes reinin' in, but never wholly obliterative or consoomin'.

I not only understand that - I agree. I must be evolving...

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smilealot

7 years ago

I recently read an excellent book on productivity, The One Thing' by Gary Keller. In there he mentions Stephen King (pretty sure it was him) and his schedule. Basically it boils down to producing what has to be done in 4 hours and spending the rest of your day on the 'other' stuff. Excellent read for entrepreneurs, which is what we all are.

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