How do you internet marketers WORK EVERYDAY?

I think this is the problem of many. I listened to one guru saying an acronym IGA which is income generating activities. He said we should focus on those. Yes if we avoid the u. Necessary and focus on IGA, we will be productive.

I had a very similar problem to this when I first started online. It wasnt easy. What made it slightly easier on me is that I am - and have been for a long time - fully aware that I am more productive at night than I am during the day.

This, however, doesnt actually help when you are feeling lazy. What eventually worked for me was to find a playlist, in a specific genre of music that you dont mind, but you wouldn't listen to it for pleasure usually. Then when you sit down to work put this playlist on. Over time your brain will anchor working with this playlist (Pavlov's dogs style). Then anytime you don't feel like working or you feel extra lazy. Just put this playlist on and you will be stunned how quickly your state will shift to allow you to work.

I personally think that electronic music with little to no lyrics to distract you is the best, that or classical music (Both have worked for me in the past but I find the tempo and urgency of electronic music really helps).

Also another point to think about is where you actually work? Do you have a dedicated space where all you do is work? Or do you work in your bedroom or living room? These can also hinder your productivity as your brain associates these places with relaxing and not being productive. This is the opposite effect of the music.

I never measure hours only results. Sometimes my best months come from less, more effective work.

Stop thinking about the time you spend. You can burn out hours. Think about your bursts of brilliance. That's where the money is.

1 15 minute phone call could change your business forever. Make those calls

Very good questions. I am discpline when I work. I believe the best way is to have a task system were you rank them by priority and write them out the night before. I found that most of my mistakes came when I didn´t follow this or I moved to fast. It is important to have balance so continue to focus on each area of your life ( family, health, etc) doing one thing at a time. You must have a deep purpose also for the times when you struggle, this must be should a burning desire that you focus more on this than your problems. Also be sure to take a break and watch something funny or listen to music and sing and dance, or take a quick nap. Seems small but makes a huge difference.

My original focus was do anything to make money on the internet. Then as that came I found myself beginning to slack off a bit trying to get as much as I can for as little work as possible.

Now over time I strive to be as productive as possible over a full 8-5 work day and that seems to be going very very well. At least for me

I work only day time of the targeted counties. Such as 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM of the targeted region. It is very effective I think. You can make a try, if you want. Thanks a lot.

I'm sorry if my answer is entirely personal and may not apply to you or anyone else at all, but I'm truly addicted to what I do. Hell, I even "code" in my dreams! Doesn't matter what kind of code. It could be a web page, my software, a paypal form, or a friggin' social media graphic. I'm mentally stuck in this fantastic little world of virtual business.

So addiction is my empowering working habit and has been so since 1995! Discipline and productivity are mere by-products of that addiction.

Have you read Getting Things Done ? (not an affiliate link) It's a classic...

Every night I write my "to do list".
you can try with "wunderlist"

make sure that you hold yourself accountable to the work that you will like to see completed at the end of each day.

For example, you say that you would like to launch your own website... Good, now break down that entire goal into easier, smaller, and more manageable tasks.

For instance, after registering your domain name, and connecting it with your web host, perhaps your next step for you to make next is that you will need to determine the architecture (which means what kind of pages do you need on your actual website), as well as the design of your web site.

Once you establish the kinds of pages that you are going to have featured on your website, such as a landing page, a opt in page, an upsell page, and perhaps a members area, then next you will have to ask yourself how long will you expect for you to set everything up?

So what do you do now? Give yourself an estimated time frame to complete your immediate goal, let's say one week to set up your website, and to establish your first sales funnel.

Now that you have that established, you break down your whole goal of setting up your first website, as well as your first sales funnel, into more easily approachable tasks, such as by saying for example that for days one and two of that week that you set aside for finishing your website, you work towards completing your opt in page.........

Then for days two and three, you begin to work on an upsell, etc. Organization is really important, because if you can't see, or visualize yourself what work you actually need to get done, then nine times out of ten, you will not actually begin working on anything as well. Hopefully this information is helpful to you.

Best Regards,
Raiel Schwartz

I don't focus on how many hours I work per day or week. I focus on daily tasks that will lead to weekly and monthly goals.


So, everyday I wake-up I know exactly what I need to do in order to have a productive day. I go through the list and check things off as they're completed. Writing out a list of tasks makes you aware of what needs to be done, and if you don't get a large portion of your tasks done by the end of the day you feel guilty and it motivates you to work harder on the following day.

Sometimes you have to take complex questions and scenarios, and turn them around so that they make sense to YOU - and only you.

So for your first question.... i focus on the productivity.

For your second question.... do paid advertising.

I'm sure most of your time right now is spend on creating videos, writing content, article directory stuff, blogging, checking out other people's webpages, listening to marketing information, reading books, and getting nowhere.

The less you do, the more you will make. 80/20 rule. Don't drive yourself nuts over the simple process of acquiring a customer.

It all goes down to being successful at the end. If that's what you're after then figuring it out yourself won't be a problem at all, you've just made a good move.

Look out for this video: how to get success as much as you want your breath.

It really helped me

I think you like to clarify something first. Do you like IM or do you like what IM can potentially brings you? There's two totally very different motivation.

Imho, I goes for discipline which in turn cultivates to become a habit such that I no longer need to be motivated to start working.. Also focus on few cycle of productivity. Working straight for 1hr.. rest awhile and another 1hr.. and so on and forth..

Cheers!

Sounds like you just have a lot of growing up to do mentally.

Being your own boss isn't for everyone. That's why there are much fewer employers than employees.

Just do it It takes some time for it to get going, but it will be worth it once you start to get some free Google traffic

Oh, man. I wasn't home yesterday (unfortunately), so I couldn't reply...

Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply on this thread... Some very good tips here which I will definitely take into consideration!

Hi there

I understand your problem only too well and have given it lots of thought over the years. At the start of your IM career, regardless of the niche you Are working in, I believe that there are two pieces of advice that you should heed and follow.

I think that we all need a MENTOR and we all need a PLAN. A Mentor will be able to show you how to do things, help and encourage you when things get tough and keep you inspired by their own past and present success. They will show you that their success was achieved by following a PLAN. That plan structured their business so that they knew every step they had to take before they took it.

In my past life as a lawyer, I cam across many successful people. Those that never had a plan would more often that not FAIL. They would follow all the latest hype and fad and get nowhere fast. But the winners started off on the right foot, following each step of their plan for success. Failure was not an option because their mindset had banished that word from their brains. They took action and followed their plans.

Their plans were always made up of three elements

1. Business Plan
2.Entrepreneurial Plan
3. Personal Plan

So you are going to need, my friend

a. A yearly plan
b. A 90 day plan
c. A monthly plan
d. A weekly plan and
e. A daily plan

Work in highly focused 60 minute bursts free of all distractions. Then take a break before returning for another sustained burst of 60 minutes. Time yourself and see how your productivity will increase. Do this until you have put together a daily plan that you can use for every day. Use " To do lists " writing them as an integral part of your daily routine. Watch how your life will come together.

I hope this helps you. There's so much more that I could say. I wish you all the success your efforts will merit.

That's your problem! You have to treat it like something MORE than a daytime job and give the required discipline and hard work.

Don't work in your bunny shoes and pink pajamas. Dress up for the job (don't need a suit though) and have a seperate working space (detached from your leisure space) if possible and treat it like a day time job. This will solve your problems.

If you cannot grow the discipline and motivation to work on YOUR OWN BUSINESS, then perhaps you're just not an entrepreneur at heart. Nobody can help you there. Perhaps you'd do better with a boss and a scheduled timetable.

Oh! I like this discussion! Okay, for me, I like to start my day spending an hour after waking up just sitting out in the patio, drinking coffee and feeling the sun warm my face.
Once I'm fully awake, I turn on my computer and organize my tasks for the day. I then spend another hour preparing breakfast and lunch. Once I've eaten, I just go through the tasks exactly as I organized them, taking a 15-minute break every two hours.
So far, this has worked wonderfully for me, but that's me. It might not be the same for you. I've also been at this a long time, so I have experience on my side.
Hope this helps!

These are all great comments. Some illustrious person might copy and paste them all and you'll see a warrior forum offer for a new ebook soon maybe.

One thing to add to the party is that it will help if you can figure out how to create your own "urgency." What is it that makes you work fast and focused and how can you set deadlines to accomplish by a certain date and time?

Something as simple as awarding yourself with a movie night if you get a project completed in half the time by a certain date can work. Or a trip to your fav restaurant. Or, (chastise me world for saying this) work a deal out with your significant other that you get to be the grand recipient of some pleasurable favors if certain deadlines you set are met.

I only say those because YOU have to figure out what motivates YOU to get things completed quickly and on scheduled and then treat taking action like part of a game. Games are fun after all, and the whole web marketing process is fun when you treat it like the game it is.

Hi,

Internet marketing requires excellent thought process, now a days competition is very high. To survive in the global market you need to keep your eyes and years open. We have to be updated with the latest market trends regularly.

.. is difficult especially at first not seen many results ... this work takes a lot of perseverance and passion, you have to have a goal set, my to make money and succeed in this world, this to me by many stimuli. ... however I to relax your mind off and read a good book, but this is totally personal, but without passion this work is very difficult

The biggest mistake to make is to overwork. Do not overwork, because you will feel down and tired at the end of your day. Instead set specific hours during the day to FOCUS on each of your tasks.
Set a schedule suitable to your lifestyle.
I will give you my personal one :

1. wwake up at 6a.m and go to the gym/jog

2. Meditate for 20 minutes

3. Start my first task for 1.5 hours

4. Take a 20 minute break

5. Start my next task for 1.5 hours

6. Take another 20 minute break

7. Do my last task

The key is to focus and eliminate distractions. If you focus and do specific tasks alone for that time period you can get A LOT done. And whats more, you can enjoy the rest of your day doing whatever you want once you have done your tasks.

Just plan, and manage your time in a smart way!

I have things i need to get done and deadlines when they need to be done.

Every week, I have to record a podcast and write a newsletter and add a blog post. All of these have to be related but not identical subjects, because what I really want is for people to consume all of them. The newsletter is $20 a month, so that's the one I want people to pine away after. The podcast and blog post are still valuable enough to keep them around, and the donations-optional policy around those brings in some additional income.

If I don't do these things, people will stop paying me. That would be bad.

But the corollary is very, very important: I have to do maybe three hours of work every week. And that same three hours is being purchased by lots of people.

It is absolutely, without doubt, a losing game to do an hour of work that only gets purchased by one person.

That's the key. Work once, get paid over and over. If you have something one person will buy, you have something lots of people will buy. Do the work before you get paid, then sell it to lots of people. It's the same work. You're just being smarter about selling it.

(This is also why it makes good financial sense for someone with a good money-making method to sell it for $7. Writing it down is something you do once. Using it yourself is something you do over and over. And you only have to do it a few times before you know enough to write a report on it, which you can then sell for $7 to a few thousand people. Why would you keep doing work every day when you can cash out to the tune of $20k and go do something else for a while? Let your customers go do the work.)

I write down what I need to do before I go to bed...

Then wake up the next day and do what needs to get done.

Getting rid of distractions helps a lot...

Facebook, email, phone, etc

Got to be honest, it's not something I've ever had an issue with mainly because I know if I don't work then I don't make money (sort of at least).

I have lazy days and I have days where I get my head down for 10hrs and crack on with stuff but isn't that the whole reason people work for themselves? I think the problem is you're getting yourself too worked up about working.

I'm sure you know that if you don't work then you don't earn. All of these motivational things (go to the gym at stupid o'clock in the morning to clear your mind) is utter rubbish as far as I am concerned. It might work for people, but trust me, I can't think of anything worse than waking up at 5am to then go an exercise... No thanks.

I have found the best method is to create a set of tasks and a schedule.

Create specific tasks for each working day of the week.
Do not repeat the same task two days in a row (excluding email.)
Create a task schedule on a calendar and work when inspired.

I have found the best times is after my moringing coffee.

Once my daily tasks are done I can then focus on my regular day to day activities.
If I am so inclined on any given day to work more (When inspiration strikes then I can do so without pressure.)

The key is to just build a schedule and then work your schedule until it becomes habit. (Normally about three weeks of forcing yourself.)

Discipline and productivity both are important. You need to do exercise to increase your energy.

It's all about making a plan you're excited about and then knocking off the
'to-do's' on the checklist.

The will might be there but if you wake up and don't know what you're
going to do that day, you'll waste it away doing unproductive things.

And @Brad Gosse nailed it. It's not about hours at all. It's about doing
things that take you forward. Work smart not hard. All that.

Good luck - once you're into a rhythm and have momentum, things
get easier too!

Stuart

Sometimes you just let it go. Passion is the language of the soul and perhaps even if you force yourself and actually get something done - is that something you just had done critical to your end goal? I am sure it is not. So until you feel burning desire to do something probably it is not something you should do NOW any way. It seems you engage too much in should, ought or have to - anything that you do in life that is should, ought or have to because you had embarked on a wrong path. Choose correct path and there won't be any more question about why you haven't started.

As for me working online and making money is like a game.

The main goal is to save princess and kill dragon .

I work every day because I like what I'm doing. I can work 24/7 because it's my passion.

This "game" is endless because I always raise the bar and try to do something new and interesting... And if my bank account this month is bigger than last months - it means I'm on the right way...

Good luck, bros!

Each night, I put my top 3 tasks for the next day in Wunderlist. I get up around 8am, meditate for 10 minutes, play Elevate on my phone (mental training app), make a cup of tea/coffee, read a book for half an hour and then get to work.

When I get to work, I know I have to do those top 3 things for the day to be successful. And these top 3 things aren't just anything, they have to be substantial and revenue generating activities.

One of the benefits of IM is that with the right business model, you don't have to work every day - or even every month!

Once you build a site that brings in SEO traffic consistently, you can slack off for awhile and still make money.

I own websites that at times I haven't touched for 6 months straight and their earnings don't go down.

Even though I am not replying to every one of you, every response is extremely helpful, and this thread is a gold mine!

I've learned a lot, and I appreciate every tip you guys gave me.

Treat IM like a real job, make sure you do at least a 40 hour week, 5 days per week (you are not John Chow - yet). Organise tasks into a priority schedule (problems to fix as well as important money-making tasks) and develop the required self-discipline and concentration. A distraction free and quiet environment helps enormously with this...

And when times get tough or you are feeling lonely - just remember how much it sucked having a boss breathing down your neck in your old 'proper' job