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500 Articles by the End of February - Can I Do It?

by trippmarxx
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Hey guys,

I've been a longtime article marketer, and I've made quite a decent income off of doing it.

The thing is, I've been trying other marketing methods these past few months to switch things up a bit here and there. Gotta keep it interesting, although I'm still fascinated every day by the fact that only a few years ago, I knew absolutely nothing about making money online, yet now I know so much. It blows me away.

Anyway, to get things really ramped up, I've made a new years resolution in regards to my article writing.

As some of you may know if you've purchased any of my products, I write all of my articles myself. Not too big of a fan of outsourcing, because I'm all about trying to create a "brand", and I want my brand to remain consistent.

I've seen people that have set some goals for themselves and have written quite a few articles in a short period of time.

So, with that said, here's my plan:

I'm going to write 500 articles by the end of February. Not only will I submit them to Ezine, but I will be following my system as I generally do with every article to maximize it's traffic and ranking potential.

I started up yesterday, and I'm sitting at 15 articles as of right now. It averages out to about 8 articles daily, which will be fairly simple to do.

I'm also jumping into quite a few new niche markets as well, which will make this a fun thing to do.

I'll be updating this thread with my progress to those Warriors who are interested. I will also show you my earnings as I go along to encourage those out there that bum marketing is still alive and well.

Lets see how much extra cash these 500 articles can bring me in
#500 #articles #end #february
  • Profile picture of the author Tom B
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    Originally Posted by trippmarxx View Post

    Hey guys,

    I've been a longtime article marketer, and I've made quite a decent income off of doing it.

    The thing is, I've been trying other marketing methods these past few months to switch things up a bit here and there. Gotta keep it interesting, although I'm still fascinated every day by the fact that only a few years ago, I knew absolutely nothing about making money online, yet now I know so much. It blows me away.

    Anyway, to get things really ramped up, I've made a new years resolution in regards to my article writing.

    As some of you may know if you've purchased any of my products, I write all of my articles myself. Not too big of a fan of outsourcing, because I'm all about trying to create a "brand", and I want my brand to remain consistent.

    I've seen people that have set some goals for themselves and have written quite a few articles in a short period of time.

    So, with that said, here's my plan:

    I'm going to write 500 articles by the end of February. Not only will I submit them to Ezine, but I will be following my system as I generally do with every article to maximize it's traffic and ranking potential.

    I started up yesterday, and I'm sitting at 15 articles as of right now. It averages out to about 8 articles daily, which will be fairly simple to do.

    I'm also jumping into quite a few new niche markets as well, which will make this a fun thing to do.

    I'll be updating this thread with my progress to those Warriors who are interested. I will also show you my earnings as I go along to encourage those out there that bum marketing is still alive and well.

    Lets see how much extra cash these 500 articles can bring me in


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  • Profile picture of the author teleam
    you're aware that Feb has only 28 days

    Like Thomas says it should have been a blog post
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    • Profile picture of the author trippmarxx
      Originally Posted by teleam View Post

      you're aware that Feb has only 28 days

      Like Thomas says it should have been a blog post
      Of course I'm aware of that...

      500 Articles / 59 Days (31 in Jan, 28 in Feb) = 8.47, so about 8-9 articles daily.

      Anyway, didn't realize people here wouldn't be so receptive of this post. I don't really see anything wrong with this being a post on this board?
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      • Profile picture of the author adamv
        I intend to follow the post. If this post gets deleted and you do decide to make it a blog post, shoot me a PM so I can check in on your progress.

        I enjoy seeing people set and achieve goals and there's always the possibility that you'll reveal some nugget of information that I didn't know and I might learn something as well.

        Good Luck.
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        • Profile picture of the author trippmarxx
          Originally Posted by adamv View Post

          I intend to follow the post. If this post gets deleted and you do decide to make it a blog post, shoot me a PM so I can check in on your progress.

          I enjoy seeing people set and achieve goals and there's always the possibility that you'll reveal some nugget of information that I didn't know and I might learn something as well.

          Good Luck.
          Thanks for the encouragement.

          Since it's been suggested, I decided to put this into a blog post on my newly started blog (yet another one of my new years resolutions). You can check it out here:

          The Daily Dose Blog

          I'll continue to update the blog instead. Doing this will help me do what I planned to do this year, and that is build up a great blog and post to it frequently.
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          • Profile picture of the author sylviad
            Originally Posted by trippmarxx View Post

            ...You can check it out here:

            The Daily Dose Blog
            At quick glance, I thought that said, The Daily Nose Job!

            I have a question(s)...

            How long are your articles?

            When you said 500 by end Feb., I thought, "no way", until I did the math and realized it is only about 8 articles a day.

            Will that leave you time to do anything else?
            How long do you figure per article?
            How much research do you figure you'll have to do?
            Is this mostly in a niche that you know inside out?

            In my hayday, I was able to pump out 10-14 articles a day on my newspaper job, but that was after I did all the interviews and research. I just sat down and started writing. It took most of the day to complete them.

            Now, I'm much slower and tend to get wrapped up in the research. And my articles generally are 500-800 words. So now, I'm down to about 5 articles a day. Anything more would be too much like w-o-r-k. Especially on a daily basis.

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            • Profile picture of the author dlinden
              What type of system do you guys use to crank out articles? At time I get stuck and can't think of anything else to write.How do you overcome that? Thanks

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            • Profile picture of the author trippmarxx
              Originally Posted by Clark View Post

              According to my math, you'll fall short by 50 articles when March 1 comes around.

              You estimate that you can acheive 8 polished articles/day and you have completed 18 thus far (according to your recent blog post).

              That gives you 54 days left @ 8/day = 432 + 18 pre-written = 450.

              You'll need to step it up to 9/day to meet your target.

              All the best to you 'cause that's a lot of work so I hope you meet your objective, Tripp.
              The math actually comes out to around 8.47, so 8-9 articles daily. Thanks though for the post and the encouragement!

              Originally Posted by sylviad View Post

              At quick glance, I thought that said, The Daily Nose Job!

              I have a question(s)...

              How long are your articles?

              When you said 500 by end Feb., I thought, "no way", until I did the math and realized it is only about 8 articles a day.

              Will that leave you time to do anything else?
              How long do you figure per article?
              How much research do you figure you'll have to do?
              Is this mostly in a niche that you know inside out?

              In my hayday, I was able to pump out 10-14 articles a day on my newspaper job, but that was after I did all the interviews and research. I just sat down and started writing. It took most of the day to complete them.

              Now, I'm much slower and tend to get wrapped up in the research. And my articles generally are 500-800 words. So now, I'm down to about 5 articles a day. Anything more would be too much like w-o-r-k. Especially on a daily basis.

              Sylvia
              My articles are written over several niches which I've been in for some time, in addition to some new niche markets that I'm getting into.

              I've been writing articles for quite some time, so I've got my research process down pat. It doesn't take me much time to research.

              Once my keyword research is done, I sit down and crank out titles to all articles. Then, since I'm submitting all to EZA first, I'll actually fill in the title, keywords, and description, then save as a draft. Then, when I go in to write those articles, there's no need to waste time on the boring stuff - I just bang out the article and my resource box.

              I usually keep my articles at the minimums, between 250-350 words. My goal is to warm them up a bit and get them to my website(s) quickly. Anything longer than this, and there is a great chance that they may never hit my resource box.
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                Sounds like a good system.Good luck
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        Originally Posted by trippmarxx View Post

        Anyway, didn't realize people here wouldn't be so receptive of this post. I don't really see anything wrong with this being a post on this board?
        Forget those guys, dude. They're nobodies. You CAN post about this here and I'm SPECIFICALLY asking that you do. If people can offer "challenges" with cash rewards and get tons of people to constantly update THAT thread, YOU can post about what YOU'RE doing here.

        I want to know what you're doing with this campaign in as much detail as you're comfortable sharing.

        Please feel free to tell us about all of this. It's a huge undertaking!

        Later!
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          Originally Posted by Chris Hunter View Post

          Forget those guys, dude. They're nobodies. You CAN post about this here and I'm SPECIFICALLY asking that you do. If people can offer "challenges" with cash rewards and get tons of people to constantly update THAT thread, YOU can post about what YOU'RE doing here.

          I want to know what you're doing with this campaign in as much detail as you're comfortable sharing.

          Please feel free to tell us about all of this. It's a huge undertaking!

          Later!

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    Lol. No kidding, Thomas. I'm rooting for you, tripp! I'll certainly be following this thread.
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    Cool, have subscribed to your blog and are looking forward to the read.
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      Originally Posted by terryd View Post

      Cool, have subscribed to your blog and are looking forward to the read.
      Thanks - I'll be sure to update it every few days on the progress.
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      • Profile picture of the author derek_thomas
        I have a similar...albeit much smaller...New Year's Resolution of my own - to just write one article per day.

        Article Marketing is new to me, and I was fascinated by the number you were attempted. It raises a question I have had for some time.

        What have you found to be the most useful strategy for your resource box at the end of each article? Linking to your blog, or linking directly to a product? I see pro's and con's either way.

        Also, how could you link to a blog in 500 articles unless each article was related to the same niche, or unless you have a lot of blogs?

        Thanks a lot for your help.

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        • Profile picture of the author trippmarxx
          Originally Posted by derek_thomas View Post

          I have a similar...albeit much smaller...New Year's Resolution of my own - to just write one article per day.

          Article Marketing is new to me, and I was fascinated by the number you were attempted. It raises a question I have had for some time.

          What have you found to be the most useful strategy for your resource box at the end of each article? Linking to your blog, or linking directly to a product? I see pro's and con's either way.

          Also, how could you link to a blog in 500 articles unless each article was related to the same niche, or unless you have a lot of blogs?

          Thanks a lot for your help.

          Derek
          I use landing pages. All articles are directed to a specific landing page that is for that niche that the article pertains to.

          I don't use many blogs as landing pages, if at all. Landing pages is where I find most of my success, unless I have my own product in a certain niche and it relates to the article, in which I will link directly to my squeeze or sales page.
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          • Profile picture of the author Eric Lorence
            Shouldn't the goal be "so many dollars" by the end of February?

            Unless you REALLY enjoy writing....

            I would say to reevaluate you goal setting system, with the end in mind.

            "Writing however many articles" by the end of February may get you writer cramps, but may bring little to your online success.

            Food for thought...
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            • Profile picture of the author trippmarxx
              Originally Posted by Eric Lorence View Post

              Shouldn't the goal be "so many dollars" by the end of February?

              Unless you REALLY enjoy writing....

              I would say to reevaluate you goal setting system, with the end in mind.

              "Writing however many articles" by the end of February may get you writer cramps, but may bring little to your online success.

              Food for thought...
              Honestly, I'm not really looking to make a ton of money or "so many dollars" on this one. I feel that when I don't put an exact "monetary value" on something so to speak, the money comes with it.

              What I'm getting at, is that I've noticed with me personally, that when I'm seeking money as my ONLY goal, it's easy to get disappointed when the results aren't what I expect. It's even easier to get frustrated and unmotivated when you're only chasing money.

              Of course, I'm not writing 500 articles for nothing, either, but my point here is that I'm not doing it "just for the sake of making money", but for the challange of writing this much in the amount of time I'm giving myself.

              When you do something just for the sake of making money, it gets uninteresting very quick, which is why I wanted to put some fire under my a** and see what I can do. Plus, there is a ton of stuff I can do with those 500 articles once I get them finished.

              So yea - The money will be there, but I'm not shooting for any *specific* amount this time around. I'll evaluate the results after I see what I can do with the 500 articles when they are written.

              For now, I just think it would be a great personal feat to make this happen
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                Originally Posted by trippmarxx View Post

                Honestly, I'm not really looking to make a ton of money or "so many dollars" on this one. I feel that when I don't put an exact "monetary value" on something so to speak, the money comes with it.

                What I'm getting at, is that I've noticed with me personally, that when I'm seeking money as my ONLY goal, it's easy to get disappointed when the results aren't what I expect. It's even easier to get frustrated and unmotivated when you're only chasing money.

                Of course, I'm not writing 500 articles for nothing, either, but my point here is that I'm not doing it "just for the sake of making money", but for the challange of writing this much in the amount of time I'm giving myself.

                When you do something just for the sake of making money, it gets uninteresting very quick, which is why I wanted to put some fire under my a** and see what I can do. Plus, there is a ton of stuff I can do with those 500 articles once I get them finished.

                So yea - The money will be there, but I'm not shooting for any *specific* amount this time around. I'll evaluate the results after I see what I can do with the 500 articles when they are written.

                For now, I just think it would be a great personal feat to make this happen
                subscribed to the blog and this thread

                and I'm in agreement, moneymaking may be the end goal, but you need other targets to focus on. In business such KPI's (key performance indicators) and special projects are often used to motivate and monitor employees. By setting yourself KPI's, along with the occasional special project, you are following a time tested business route.

                As you say the goal is to make money, but you have dcided that one of the KPI's to hit on the way is another 500 articles. nothing wrong with that provided you have other things in place already and are aware this isnt the be all and end all, which you clearly are

                good luck with it, i was planning on doing something very similar in feb so shall be following avidly!
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    nice. Goodluck!
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  • Profile picture of the author Johnnyboy83
    Wow 500 articles, now that's determination and a lot of work. I don't know if I could ever write that many articles. Good luck, I will keep an eye on your blog post to see how you will make this happen.
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    I think my hand would fall off If I tried to write that much. Good luck!
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    Best of luck Thomas, I'm sure you can do it.

    Do you use any software, such as Dragon Naturally Speaking?

    It may help speed things up a bit.

    All the best bud
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    Good luck on your goal. .. don't forget quality of the material you write, That's what is going to make the campaign successful
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  • Profile picture of the author trippmarxx
    I appreciate all of the encouragement. I'm also glad to read that some of you are making a few goals and gaining some inspiration based on my goal. That's awesome, for sure!

    I'll make sure I update this thread with my progress, but if you want to learn about it faster, my blog would be the way to go: The Daily Dose Blog.

    Anyway, I hit roughly 18 articles over the weekend. Most of my time was consumed with buying some new domains for new niche markets that I'm entering, as well as building a variety of landing pages. Either way, 18 articles is more than what I've written previously in a normal day or weekend.

    So far, I'm not doing too bad. Got enough motivation under me today to pump out 10-15!
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  • Profile picture of the author Scott Million
    Originally Posted by trippmarxx View Post

    I write all of my articles myself. Not too big of a fan of outsourcing, because I'm all about trying to create a "brand", and I want my brand to remain consistent.
    Put your brand in your email copy, sales letters, and products. That's where the real relationship is made.

    Articles are just a warm-up and refusing to outsource articles will cap your income severely.

    I don't understand why you would create a full time job for yourself :confused:

    The #1 mistake entrepreneurs make is trying to control and "do" everything for their business.

    Silly...
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    • Profile picture of the author trippmarxx
      Originally Posted by Scott Million View Post

      Put your brand in your email copy, sales letters, and products. That's where the real relationship is made.

      Articles are just a warm-up and refusing to outsource articles will cap your income severely.

      I don't understand why you would create a full time job for yourself :confused:

      The #1 mistake entrepreneurs make is trying to control and "do" everything for their business.

      Silly...
      Who said that I am not doing this already? I never told you where the traffic from these articles is heading. Some to a lander, some to a squeeze page, some to my products, etc. Never stuck my entire business plan on here, just one simple goal

      This isn't about "creating a full time job". This is about setting a goal for myself that some may think is impossible, tough, hard or as you say it, "silly".

      And besides, if I've got the time to do it, why not? It's just a personal goal that I want to fulfill, that's all.

      Also, for those involved in bum marketing/article marketing, maybe this will inspire them to get rolling if they've been putting things off. All I'm doing is simply taking action, and nothing more.

      At this point in my business, I can definitely control and "do" everything for my business, because I am not quite yet at the point where I need to outsource everything I do, but I do outsource the things I am not skilled at (i.e. web and graphic design, for example), and do the things I excel at (article writing, e-mail marketing, product development, etc.).

      I refuse to outsource my articles, because I enjoy writing them. Maybe there is something you don't outsource because you enjoy it? Maybe there isn't, but then again, that's your business plan, not mine.

      Hope that helps give you some insight and understanding. Either way, everybody does things differently, and not everybody agrees with how other people run their ship.
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        Originally Posted by trippmarxx View Post

        Who said that I am not doing this already? I never told you where the traffic from these articles is heading. Some to a lander, some to a squeeze page, some to my products, etc. Never stuck my entire business plan on here, just one simple goal

        This isn't about "creating a full time job". This is about setting a goal for myself that some may think is impossible, tough, hard or as you say it, "silly".

        And besides, if I've got the time to do it, why not? It's just a personal goal that I want to fulfill, that's all.

        Also, for those involved in bum marketing/article marketing, maybe this will inspire them to get rolling if they've been putting things off. All I'm doing is simply taking action, and nothing more.

        At this point in my business, I can definitely control and "do" everything for my business, because I am not quite yet at the point where I need to outsource everything I do, but I do outsource the things I am not skilled at (i.e. web and graphic design, for example), and do the things I excel at (article writing, e-mail marketing, product development, etc.).

        I refuse to outsource my articles, because I enjoy writing them. Maybe there is something you don't outsource because you enjoy it? Maybe there isn't, but then again, that's your business plan, not mine.

        Hope that helps give you some insight and understanding. Either way, everybody does things differently, and not everybody agrees with how other people run their ship.

        Scott makes a great point. Just because you can do everything doesn't mean you should. Sometimes it is better to work on other parts of your business and let others handle the more mundane tasks.

        Anyway, good luck and hopefully this will get your closer to whatever you are trying to accomplish.
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        • Profile picture of the author trippmarxx
          Originally Posted by Thomas Belknap View Post

          Scott makes a great point. Just because you can do everything doesn't mean you should. Sometimes it is better to work on other parts of your business and let others handle the more mundane tasks.

          Anyway, good luck and hopefully this will get your closer to whatever you are trying to accomplish.
          Thomas,

          Appreciate your post.

          I understand what Scott is saying, but I guess what I was trying to get at is, why outsource if there really isn't a need to?

          I never said I was against it, and I fully agree with you both, which is why I outsource any design work that I need done, because I'm not well versed in it and would rather not waste my time trying to come up with a mediocre design.

          No need to outsource my writing, because that is what I'm good at. It's what makes me a living for the most part.

          So, to you both, article marketing may be something you outsource, but there are other things that I'm sure you prefer to do yourself. With me, it's the exact opposite.

          That's like you excelling at web design and I tell you, "Hey, why not outsource your web design, because you could be doing other things with your time?" Just because it is something that I don't enjoy or outsource myself, doesn't mean you should do the same.

          My point with all of this? Just like you said Thomas - Stick to what you know and excel at, and outsource what you're not good at or know nothing about.
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      • Profile picture of the author Scott Million
        Originally Posted by trippmarxx View Post

        Who said that I am not doing this already? I never told you where the traffic from these articles is heading. Some to a lander, some to a squeeze page, some to my products, etc. Never stuck my entire business plan on here, just one simple goal

        This isn't about "creating a full time job". This is about setting a goal for myself that some may think is impossible, tough, hard or as you say it, "silly".

        And besides, if I've got the time to do it, why not? It's just a personal goal that I want to fulfill, that's all.

        Also, for those involved in bum marketing/article marketing, maybe this will inspire them to get rolling if they've been putting things off. All I'm doing is simply taking action, and nothing more.

        At this point in my business, I can definitely control and "do" everything for my business, because I am not quite yet at the point where I need to outsource everything I do, but I do outsource the things I am not skilled at (i.e. web and graphic design, for example), and do the things I excel at (article writing, e-mail marketing, product development, etc.).

        I refuse to outsource my articles, because I enjoy writing them. Maybe there is something you don't outsource because you enjoy it? Maybe there isn't, but then again, that's your business plan, not mine.

        Hope that helps give you some insight and understanding. Either way, everybody does things differently, and not everybody agrees with how other people run their ship.
        I didn't mean to rain on your parade. Often my suggestions come across as 'negative' when I'm really trying to help.

        If you enjoy article writing more power to you...but if you want unlimited freedom to do what you want when you want then you might consider taking my previous post to heart.

        I'm not 'fluffing' it up, either. Outsourcing is 90% of my business (other than the live interviews I do), and some day it will be 100%.

        BUT...some people prefer the lifestyle business model and that's a-ok. Just make sure it's what you really want to be doing day in and day out.

        Cheers,

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  • Profile picture of the author Chaun Vaughn
    I am very intrigued about your new year's resolution. 500 articles is a lot of writing, so I definitely want to know how it turns out.
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    Wow that's really a lot of work. I will surely follow this thread! Go go go.. you can do it and good luck!

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    And here I was happy about having the time to write one or two articles a day.... Good luck. I will check out your blog and follow your progress!
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    • Profile picture of the author trippmarxx
      Originally Posted by Experimental View Post

      And here I was happy about having the time to write one or two articles a day.... Good luck. I will check out your blog and follow your progress!
      As long as your spread out your time, and devote a certain block of time for article writing without doing other tasks online that take away your attention, you'd be surprised at how many quality articles you can bang out.

      Thanks again everyone for the comments, whether they be good or bad
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    • Profile picture of the author Louis Raven
      Originally Posted by Instructor View Post

      In a word...Outsource!
      WHY????

      seriously guys why spend $4000 on outsourcing (500 articles at $8 each) when he can do it himself?

      OK to free up more time right? well until he understands how much profit the articles will make how on earth can trippmarxx use funds to outsource this project?

      Blindly spending business funds will make you broke quick!

      You should have said.. "In a word... track and test conversions then use some profits to grow your business!".

      If I'm good at anything it's managing money (blows his own trumpet).

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      • Profile picture of the author Mikeman
        8 articles a day is definitely doable...It's all about having a system in place and following it every day without fail.

        Once you get the momentum going it will be easy to maintain. Also, by blogging about it, you are making yourself accountable to everyone following you that you HAVE to follow through. This will push you to stick to your goal...

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      • Profile picture of the author Instructor
        Originally Posted by Louis Raven View Post

        WHY????

        seriously guys why spend $4000 on outsourcing (500 articles at $8 each) when he can do it himself?

        OK to free up more time right? well until he understands how much profit the articles will make how on earth can trippmarxx use funds to outsource this project?

        Blindly spending business funds will make you broke quick!

        You should have said.. "In a word... track and test conversions then use some profits to grow your business!".

        If I'm good at anything it's managing money (blows his own trumpet).

        Louis
        Anyone with the "I can do it all by myself mentality" will struggle to make SERIOUS money online.

        Money saved in NOT outsourcing will cost you in not focusing on the other essential responsibilities of growing your business.
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      • Profile picture of the author Scott Million
        Originally Posted by Louis Raven View Post

        WHY????

        seriously guys why spend $4000 on outsourcing (500 articles at $8 each) when he can do it himself?

        OK to free up more time right? well until he understands how much profit the articles will make how on earth can trippmarxx use funds to outsource this project?

        Blindly spending business funds will make you broke quick!

        You should have said.. "In a word... track and test conversions then use some profits to grow your business!".

        If I'm good at anything it's managing money (blows his own trumpet).

        Louis
        1. Who said $8 per article? Articlez.com offers these at $6 per 350 word articles (well researched) from AMERICAN writers. And if you know how to post properly on Elance.com, you can get these for $3-$4 a pop.

        2. He mentioned he was a 'long-time article writer'...surely punching in a few numbers will tell him exactly what his average ROI per article is... If it's below what it costs to outsource then he shouldn't be doing it...period.

        We can agree to disagree, but I'll make any wager that if he outsourced all his articles and put half of his time into the highest ROI activities (sales copy, testing, autoresponder copy, etc.) his income will more than triple in the next two months.
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        • Profile picture of the author Louis Raven
          Originally Posted by Scott Million View Post

          1. Who said $8 per article? Articlez.com offers these at $6 per 350 word articles (well researched) from AMERICAN writers. And if you know how to post properly on Elance.com, you can get these for $3-$4 a pop.
          Price per outsourced article is irrelevant until he knows the the average article profit value.

          Originally Posted by Scott Million View Post

          2. He mentioned he was a 'long-time article writer'...surely punching in a few numbers will tell him exactly what his average ROI per article is... If it's below what it costs to outsource then he shouldn't be doing it...period.
          Of course.

          Originally Posted by Scott Million View Post

          We can agree to disagree, but I'll make any wager that if he outsourced all his articles and put half of his time into the highest ROI activities (sales copy, testing, autoresponder copy, etc.) his income will more than triple in the next two months.
          Exactly, a "wager", gambling with business funds is stupid. Blowing $500 on AdWords because someone said "it converts at 5%" is a gamble & stupid. Most things in IM is a gamble but you can still lower the odds by knowing your numbers.

          Scott, I wasn't saying never outsource, I said learn your numbers before outsourcing .

          So no, I wont agree to disagree but instead I'll agree. Outsourcing is the smartest move you can make if you know your numbers. I would spend $100 to make $101 any day of the week. Most will think but that's only $1 profit for $100 spent and they'd be correct. But that doesn't mean I'd only spend $100.

          All the best,

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          • Profile picture of the author Tom B
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            Originally Posted by Louis Raven View Post

            Price per outsourced article is irrelevant until he knows the the average article profit value.


            Of course.


            Exactly, a "wager", gambling with business funds is stupid. Blowing $500 on AdWords because someone said "it converts at 5%" is a gamble & stupid. Most things in IM is a gamble but you can still lower the odds by knowing your numbers.

            Scott, I wasn't saying never outsource, I said learn your numbers before outsourcing .

            So no, I wont agree to disagree but instead I'll agree. Outsourcing is the smartest move you can make if you know your numbers. I would spend $100 to make $101 any day of the week. Most will think but that's only $1 profit for $100 spent and they'd be correct. But that doesn't mean I'd only spend $100.

            All the best,

            Louis

            I guess some of us value our time more.

            You are going to have to blow some money if you want to test anything on Adwords. Besides, the traffic from article marketing can be different and convert differently than ppc traffic.
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    good luck
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  • Profile picture of the author Clark
    According to my math, you'll fall short by 50 articles when March 1 comes around.

    You estimate that you can acheive 8 polished articles/day and you have completed 18 thus far (according to your recent blog post).

    That gives you 54 days left @ 8/day = 432 + 18 pre-written = 450.

    You'll need to step it up to 9/day to meet your target.

    All the best to you 'cause that's a lot of work so I hope you meet your objective, Tripp.
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  • Profile picture of the author InternetMoneyStream
    500 hundred articles by february without developing carpal tunnel syndrome..... Good luck Bud! Sounds interesting keep us all here posted as i will be checking your progress as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author writergirlk
    You can absolutely do this.

    If this were my goal, I'd set my timer. 15 minutes per article. You'll get there in no time!

    I just did the math - that's 125 hours.

    For me, the timer creates a sense of urgency and forces me to write faster.
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  • Profile picture of the author raynman
    I believe you can do this. 8 articles a day isn't hard. You should be able to get that done in 4 hours easily.

    I'm thinking about doing something like that myself next month. It will more likely be 5 articles a day, though. I have a lot of writing to do for others. I might change it to 50 (for myself) a week or something like that. I still haven't learned how to put up a website yet but I think I will have that figured out by the end of the month.

    Anyway...good luck.
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  • Profile picture of the author xenter
    I just started and I can do 8 in a day with time to spare =)
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  • Profile picture of the author trippmarxx
    Quick update - Already got a couple sales in a new niche after my inital batch of articles written over the weekend were approved yesterday.

    Gotta keep on trucking. I might have to take a day or two off and hit it harder this weekend, as I am working hard on JV'ing with a few other people on some new launches coming around in the next couple weeks. Either way, I'm still cranking em out. I'll update you in a few days on the total I'm up to.
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  • Profile picture of the author rosieg
    Given the size of the articles, I think your goal is doable. If you can touch type, you will be able to to write those 8 articles and have time to do other tasks.

    I'm really looking forward to learning about the results you get with the article writing, in terms of traffic and revenue.

    Good luck!

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  • Profile picture of the author Ivancho
    500 articles for around 50 days is not alot of work. Its normal. That is just 10 articles per day and around 5-7 hours of your time. Good luck anyway and I bet you can do it...
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  • Profile picture of the author Reid Stevens
    WOW! You are going to stuck to your computer. That's alot of writing, unless you plan on using the dragon voice to word program.

    Good Luck.
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  • Profile picture of the author Veredfu
    to maximize it's traffic and ranking potential.
    Well, how do you do that?

    Wish you success and a happy new year.
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  • Profile picture of the author trippmarxx
    How do you guys feel about Dragon Naturally Speaking? I hear a lot of raving about it, and I'm considering using this to dramatically increase my output while decreasing my input required, thus enabling me to reach this goal faster.

    I've found version 10 on Amazon for as low as $54. I think I might pick this one up and give it a shot...
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    • Profile picture of the author Tom B
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      Originally Posted by trippmarxx View Post

      How do you guys feel about Dragon Naturally Speaking? I hear a lot of raving about it, and I'm considering using this to dramatically increase my output while decreasing my input required, thus enabling me to reach this goal faster.

      I've found version 10 on Amazon for as low as $54. I think I might pick this one up and give it a shot...
      I like it Tripp. You have to get used to using it though. I tend to think while I write and it was difficult to change that to using DNS. I like using it for rewrites.
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  • Profile picture of the author Clark
    Here's a recent thread with video about using DNS:

    http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...them-fast.html
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  • Profile picture of the author Gunter Eibl
    A great plan, good luck! 8 articles a day is not much but doing that each and every day is really tough. I hope you are passionate about the niche you're writing about otherwise you will go mad! Or are you outsourcing some?

    Also, if you submit to EZA you could get Chris Knight's attention. He recently interviewed a woman who I think did 250 articles in 6 months. You can easily beat that.

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