I just made my first $3!

Read the little story below. I'll explain the post title in just
a moment...

I set up yet another "cash machine" in my virtual backyard.
I'll be pulling $100 bills out of this ATM although it's going
to take about 1-2 years.

Yes, you read that right. 1-2 years.

Here's what I am doing...

1. Set up a blog in a solid niche.
2. Configure the blog for SEO.
3. Publish high quality content like crazy.
4. Monetize with Adsense and Clickbank.

Since November I've posted over 60 blog entries. I'd say
about 40 of them are really good. The other 20+ are kind
of "junk" but they hit long tail keywords I'm targeting.

I'm outsourcing a lot of the article writing although I add
my own images, links, tags, and formatting.

I've been doing this since November and it's been brutal.
Being in the trenches sloggin' it out is tough work.

...but it pays off in the long run. I've done the numbers
on this niche and the model I'm using will throw off cash.
It'll be especially nice once I get the autoresponder set
up. I'm a little behind.

Here's my first point in telling this little story. Doing this
kind of work keeps me fresh. It forces me to re-evaluate
how work gets done. It forces me to think about doing
a better job outsourcing. Really, I know that I should not
be doing this work. It's not below me but my time is not
being well spent.

My second point is that I will be able to sell my knowledge
to others. That is, I've already learned 4-5 critical lessons
due to this specific effort. So, when you are working in
the weeds take notes and find shortcuts. Sell those tips
and tricks and multiply your wealth -- it's only a little bit
more work and the returns are substantial.

So, how much have I made with this new blog? I've made
"only" $3 this month. I did not make ANY money from the
blog in November, despite my efforts...

I expect to hit probably $10-15 in December. I'll add more
content and make more tweaks. I'll then outsource the
updates to my site. This attention and this focus will pay
off...

In 1-2 years I'll have a "cash machine" throwing off $100
bills each and every month for less than 1 hour of work
to monitor.

Brutal to get there? Yes.

Stupid and wasteful effort? Sure, it seems like it right now.
But it does pay off and my first $3 makes the future very
clear to me.

By the way, I hope you see that I'm not doing anything
special here. It's just a matter of focus, effort, and a true
belief that the money will flow. It does; it will.

~ John

p.s. Some Warriors might giggle at my posting above. They
know that I make well over $10K per month. But a portion
of my monthly earnings is from this in-the-weeds, get-my-
hands-dirty approach. I like autopilot. I like residual. It
doesn't start that way, but it gets there. I know it so I do
the work and don't complain. And I don't look back.