Your working how freakin long ?

Did you stop to think that some people might have larger businesses that require more attention and involvement?...

Some projects require a few hours, some require weeks, months and years of solid focus... time spent on work is only wasted if it is counter-productive to your end goals.

Work to me is something that is productive in my business and is largely enjoyable, the moment I stop enjoying it.. I'll stop doing it.

Peace

Jay

my most recent product took about 3 weeks of 6+ hours a day to get fully ready for prime time - and even then I am still tweaking it.

Sometimes I DO work 10 hours straight on a product.

I have also sat down and whipped out a $7 eBook in 2 hours but that is not my norm. I prefer higher end, higher content filled products that over deliver and the time requirement is much higher.

Forgot to add: like Jay - I like doing it

I'm still trying to figure it all out - plus writing articles, ebooks - reading everything I can get my hands on. I put in about 12 hours straight from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. yesterday. Plus some idiots woke me up playing their loud music next door, so I researched for about two more hours before waking this a.m. and starting all over again.

Not to whine or anything, but, just stating a fact: In my case, I've experienced a series of tragedies right out of a horror movie since last year, so I work in order to keep my mind on something else a lot of the time - otherwise I'm complete wreckage.

crap - I forgot where I put the popcorn

I don't look at it from the standpoint of how many hours I work. I look at it from the standpoint of how much stuff I get done. When I am working I lose track of time.

I work 16 - 18 hours a day 7 days a week online .. Nothing wrong with that but like Jay posted above .. I love what I do..

I take off a day every now and then but not often...

James

Personally i 'screw off' a whole lot more than i should!

Since hiring my full time workers they have really proven to me actually how much time i do spend not doing anything constructive and that helps my business grow and puts more money in my back pocket at the end of the month.

Since then ive been working alot harder and got alot more thing's done but it shouldn't have taken this long to change.

Tom Brite

Hi Troy,
I'm in the process of setting up my IM business and hope to be in your position. Just wondered if you had advice on not spending hours reading through all the information available?

I work a good ten hrs a day. I build sites, I do research on products I'm interested in, and yes, the Warrior Forum is a productive activity for me. I get traffic and sales from the Warrior Forum as well as ideas and info. I write content and create products.

I enjoy my work so spending a lot of time doing it is not difficult for me. I like what I do.

Guys,

Some of us work harder, other smarter, and others simply do nothing.

I am a worker.

I work Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 o'clock till i get bored. Some days it's just 6 hours while other days it's a massive 16 hours to get things done on schedule. And I work too during weekends if I get a couple free hours.

I love what I do, this is not "The Work". Well, it's my work, but not work as some people see it.

BUT Developing Websites and graphic design for clients takes me several hours per day. And it's stuff I DON'T outsource. It's a good pay, you bet, but it takes time and personal effort. Same for meetings or photo shoots. It's not hard work, but heck, I need to be there. That I can't and won't outsource.

As for IM, automation is paying bit time here, I use it whenever I can. And outsource too, especially written content. I spend some time here cause automation + outsource makes it possible. Otherwise I'll be doing it by myself.

P.S.: Tuesdays ,Thursdays and Saturday morning are surf days.

Fernando

It depends of your point of view.
Every successful business requires deep research and continuous improvement. Without being familiar with the market, proven techniques and available new approaches/methods even best IMer would be determined to failure. So you have to have eye on the ground.
If it results as improvement in your business, well ... yes - it is the part of the job.

I blew my arms out working 16 hour days for 3 years when I started online.

Then I realized I needed to become a program owner, and let the affiliates do the work.

Now I have a reasonable balance in work and play.

Jim

Some people work over 16 hours every day. I was wondering... do you still have a social life or go and do something fun outside your home/office?

If you're trying to build an empire and you're
in the business for the love of it IE
Russell Brunson, John Reese, Eben Pegan, ETC...

Then you're going to have to put in alot more
than 8 hours per day.

Because there is always more to create.

I'm in productive mode, so I rise early, and sleep
late workign on my business.

But 2 months out of the summer I did a meditation
retreat and didn't do anything in my business really.

So it just depends on what you're trying to accomplish.

Daniel

From Geezerology to WF

Work hard while you are young.

Play hard while you are young.

Spread wide when middle age.

Get old Then Die!! :p

The Old Geezer


P.S. You have to have some fun every day. Without it all your hard work is for naught. And the truth is I'm having a ball and loving every minute of it. And my wife likes the money.

So more time lost updating and reading this thread @ troy

I can't even imagine spending more than 8 hours a day working on IM on a regular basis. Spending that long in front of a computer day after day would take a heavy toll on my physical well-being as well as my social/family life.

I tend to be more of a binge worker. If caught up in the throes of an exciting new idea I can easily put in a 16 hour day without even realizing where the time went. After the initial excitement wears off I am back to 2-3 hours a day. It might be a slower path to riches, but I am enjoying the journey along the way.

one of my goals in life is to have a billion dollar business, even though I outsource and have a small team of people to work for me, I still slam out 10-12 hours plus a day

for one I dont mind it, and for 2 my business isn't just mainly online.

I do many other things each day, one for example is searching for start up companies to invest in, and turn around for a lifetime share of the profits, I am also actively involved in trading penny stocks, and real estate investing mainly wholesaling.

of course I could walk away at any given time and still make money for life because of the residuals I have built, but I want more.

My internet marketing business takes up the least amount of time, but still takes up a few hours a day.

I dont count the time I spend in the warrior forum as work, I also don't count the times I am reading or studying as work, which also take up a good portion of my day.

I love what I do so much that it's all I want to do ever. and it is all I do.

I rarely do anything else because I feel like I am slowing my progress down if I don't build my business.

I am always taking on new projects every single day, sometimes too many.

yeah I probably could just limit myself to online business, but I want to be ranked up there with the most well known business people and marketers on the planet.

and I know that takes time, but the more I do each day the faster I will get there.

Guilty... staring at the screen, reading emails, visiting the WF, rifling through papers on my desk, etc.

But when I work, I must say I put in a total of about 6-8 hours - several lengthy breaks to take care of personal things break up that time.

During those 6 and sometimes 8 or 10 hours, I work on project creation, web site creation and management, developing new ideas, reading how-to products related to my business goals. And some of that time goes into marketing (I suck at marketing).

It's amazing how quickly time flies - but I can see where you might be confused if you mean just Marketing. Do others mean just Marketing? Or are they including everything else as well? Most pros I've heard say they only put in a few hours a day to marketing.

It's easy to see how it can take longer, though, if you consider one person doing it all - and hitting all the potential markets every time. So if they do social marketing, PPC, place ads, look for more places to market, prepare marketing materials, distribute them, contact people with lists and relevant sites to do JVs, set up those campaigns, do keyword research, constantly monitor and modify their marketing campaigns, study how the competition is doing things and come up with strategies to beat it...

Yes, I can certainly see how all of that can take over 10 hours a day if they repeat this process every single day.

However, if they are not making any money, then there is something drastically wrong... either with their product, their sales page, their marketing approach, or their concept of how much time they are actually working.

Troy, I would presume that if you put in more hours, you could be making more money than you are now.

Sylvia

I think too many folks mistake activity for accomplishment.

Matt

Its not just running a business. I do consultancy work and therefore need to keep up to date with and network within the SEO/IM/Entrepreneur arena.

But I choose what I do, how much and when, and that is the KEY.

I work over 8 hours a day. I produce products and write all day long. I try to break it up into 2 hour segments with a 30 minute break in between. I believe in hard work and it pays off. Some days I work more some days i work less. It averages out. I believe in spending time with my family too and that pays off. I also try to work when they are asleep, but that makes me tired the next day. I finf it better to work normal hours and try to work an extra day if needed. Hope this helps. I also love my work and Business.

Rick

Some days I spend 10 hours refreshing my stats LOL

Well, I think that it is not really about how much time you spend in front of the computer as long as what you are doing things that are contributing positively to your business. if you know that getting this done will bring a lot of dough to your bank account, you might even sleep infront of the computer until you get it done.

Note: For those who work long hours every day, make sure you take a break every 30 minutes to prevent dry eyes and talk a walk every hour, so that you won't damage your posture.

The point is: everyone has different levels at which they define success. Some want millions, private jets, the works. Others, however, want a more relaxed approach, to be able to take themselves out to a movie (something I've done by myself many times) and not feel like they should be working, and always have cash for a beer. Still, others want a bit of both. For me, I want the freedom to have choice in my day (which I have). I want also to travel and show my wife places I've been and have a few adventures. I also want a toy or two:



On the whole, if you are happy doing what you're doing, and can provide food, clothing and shelter, everything else is extra, and it is up to you to decide how much you want. Your dreams don't have to be acceptable to anyone, they have to be worthy of YOU, no more no less. So, if you're quite happy with $400 a day, great. If you want a million dollar company, go for it. No one will stand in judgement of you, ever, for you are designing your life as you go, which is more than many can say,

Your working how freakin long ?

Hello Troy,

• Some people really DO work long hours....

I Love to learn, and learning new things is an important part of my work, so...
The line between "real work" and "just reading forums" can quickly disappear.

On any one subject (i.e. Webmaster), the basics can be mastered pretty quickly, so to avoid "goofing off" I'm constantly pushing the limits of my abilities.

For example:
Does anyone here at WF understand this?

What is it, and how can you make millions of dollars using IT?
Hint: It's a matter of semantics.

I do 16, 17 hour days every day. No joke. I would probably do 75% of that time actually working, the rest, youtube, forums, running my own sites.

My eyes are suffering big time as a consequence.

The way I see it -- put in the big hours now and take it easy later. I partied my 20's away and that led to nothing. I dont intend on repeating that same mistake in my 30's.