It Finally Clicked!
I joined WA several months ago when I was laid off from my job due to downsizing. I knew I wasn't going to make money overnight and that I would have to put in the effort to see the results. Well, months went by and nothing was happening. It wasn't anyone's fault but my own. I wasn't consistently following the online entrepreneur certification training. I really couldn't come up with a niche that I was passionate about.
Now that's pretty laughable considering there are millions upon millions of things to write about! I went over to the Bootcamp training and started that, but fell short when all the reviews I read about it said you really shouldn't START there.
I decided to watch some of Jay's live training. That seemed to resonate very well with me. I found a niche. I researched it. I thought of a catchy name. I got a logo. I found products that I could put that logo on (keychains, mousepads, mugs, etc.), but I couldn't actually find anything to write about!
I went back to the online entrepreneur certification training. My head started to fill with static. Everything went fuzzy. There was a disconnect. I went back to my niche. I did some more research.
I was using an acronym as the title of my blog (business) so when you searched it the results had ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with what I was trying to promote. I started to get very discouraged. I needed to look at this from a different point of view. I went on Fiverr and hired someone to write a blog post for me with the intention of elaborating on whatever the person wrote. I just needed inspiration... A little pick-me-up. I got the post. It was well written. It was exactly what I asked for... But I did not use it. I only paid $5 for it - her gain, my loss.
Then I remembered that early on in the online entrepreneur certification training Kyle said that you could watch all the training you want until you are blue in the face but until you implement it nothing will happen. True, yes, but how was I going to move forward with my niche if I was no longer passionate about it?
I was recently watching one of Jay's trainings and he said choose 5 niche ideas /opportunities. Ideas are random thoughts that pop into your head. Opportunities are ideas that are researched. Not all ideas turn into opportunities. So, that's what I did... I took my original niche, opened Jaaxy, searched the term and looked at the related column to the right.
BOOM!!!!!
The tools were there all along. If I had followed through on my training, I would have been further along on my journey. What do you think I did next? I went back to the online entrepreneur certification training and I plugged along for next 6 hours.
I made it to level 4. I used Jaaxy to determine the the popularity of my niche. It was Great! I picked a new name. I bought a.com. I shifted my perspective from a business product to a health product and my niche exploded!
Jay once said that if you found a niche you were passionate about you would have content to write about for years to come. How true that is! I started to create list after list of related topics to my niche, then I wrote this post!
If you take anything away from this post, shift your perspective, it might just rock your world!
T.G.I.F. everyone!
Amazing Awesome Amy
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Great action Amy!
No matter how long it took you to start.
The important thing is that you get started and
go when you are ready.
Now that you feel ready, go forward and don't look back.
WA members will be happy to help you.
To your success!
Nice weekend!
Ingrid
Hi Amy.
There's a time when a tomato is green. It is unripe.
There's a time when a tomato is wrinkly and sour. It is overripe.
Then there's a time when a tomato is red, vibrant, bursting at the seams with goodness and sweetness. It is ripe.
I think you waited until your "tomato time" was just right and you and your website are better off for it.
Anyway, best wishes for your great success.
Regards,
That is wonderful news see that hard work does pay off and with you doing OEC training take notes so you have something to refer back to.
It has work for me I couldn't do the videos without taking notes. It helps me remember what I have forgotten. I do it because we have alot of training and taking notes helps with what to do next.
If you really get stuck ask questions we are here to help you out and help you succeed in this business.
I hope this helps you out.
Mary
Good for you Amy!
We all go through the same struggles in the beginning but no one can really give you the perfect answer...it has to come from inside you.
The key is not to give up!
KyleAnn
Dogged determination shone through in the end. Well done on not giving up when sometimes that's the easy option.
Awesome post, Amy! I'm very happy that your niche is what you want and that it's booming... :)
The most important thing is that you persevered and you still kept looking for a solution when you faced an obstacle. You didn't give up!
Wishin you the best!
Reyhana
Well done and thank you for sharing
You have given me food for thought much appreciated
Jennifer
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This is awesome. Slow starts and hiccups are part of the process...the biggest take way is you kept going.
Keep it up and you’ll be successful.
I wish you the best!
Bob