I hear what you are saying. Taking a step back to review the current situation is always good.

Take your time, as you may have heard the old saying that Rome was not built in a day.

It takes time and effort and focus to build up your Internet Marketing experience.

I find training by Jay, the WA Chief Trainer useful.
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/training/webinar

I find training by Bo Tipton useful.
See the training tab for WA member Botipton
Bo's training is interesting because you are supposed to have done an amount of the official WA training beforehand, and he then makes it 'more workable'. He has some really good insights.

It goes without saying that I find training by Kyle useful.

To me it sounds like you are focusing on too much at once. You may try breaking it up a little more. Have some ads going get them set up the way you want and then focus on something else. Most all of anything we do can be very time consuming. So take smaller bites.

It takes times to fit all the pieces of the puzzle together and in the beginning it can be tough to figure out what to do first. Everything seems important, and it is. I think the key is to come up with a realistic business plan of how to roll things out in as logical an order as possible. That said, the main thing is just to keep moving forward. All the best.

Hi Rick
I think you are doing really well and stopping to think about your sites is part of the process I feel. I have done exactly the same as you. I set up some PPC things and after a couple of weeks, reduced by budget drastically and started to analyse the data. I'm still in the process of this because:
a) it takes time
b) it can be difficult to analyse what works especially if you are doing other things to drive traffic too at the same time such as social media etc
c) you can lose money whilst working it all out.

I too am reworking my sites and I really think you need to understand where your income can come from when you run a PPC campaign - ie. which pages are you driving traffic too, and are those then converting into money?

I am running a PPC campaign for my bootcamp site and it has generated 5 premium sales so far so not masses of income, but a start. One thing I did do which made a difference was to rewrite the post that I was driving traffic to. I think it is important to have the best conversion rate from your own article to income as well as a good click through rate from the PPC ad.

Another member also advised me to do Bing/Yahoo rather than Google ads, so for the time being I've stopped my Google ads and Twitter in favour of Bing, and am seeing how that goes.

I'm not pretending to be an expert in any way shape or form, so I think that taking a step back to understand things is a good thing.

All the best. I'll let you know anything else that comes to mind as I go as I think we are paddling down a similar river!
Gail

I think we all understand and are right there with you Rick. You got some great responses to this post.

But I have one question for you, the pictured captioned: This is where I am right now. Now that's not really you is it. If so, boy have you changed. lol jk

I ran my first PPC campaigns a while ago and realised that I didn’t really know what I was doing. My visitor rate went up but so did my bounce rate. My site suddenly had more visitors from India than anywhere else. I had sign ups but no premiums.
I decided to withdraw and things went back to normal.
I clearly had a gap as I had no premium sign ups from the campaign.
I have now concentrated on SWAG and will return to give PPC more thought when I have time.
With Grace and Gratitude
Karen

You are advancing at tremendis rate, which I think shows you are learning so much and quickly. Steppng back and looking at the big picture and putting it all into perspective is probably a smart move. Don't think of it as a step backwards, but a rev up to a new beginning.

I'm hearing you. I have been trying to set up a garage sale for over six months now. I had the granny flat to clear as well as a heap from my house - there was crap EVERYWHERE. Two weeks ago I said this has to stop and set up the garage and the stuff is everywhere in there instead. Finally bit the bullet and had the garage sale this weekend and made about $500. Still loads to go so will list gradually on Facebook and Gumtree and get rid of it. Still can't get my car in the garage though :/

Anyway this week that has been the absolute focus. My site has suffered. My housework has suffered. But trying to do my site, the garage sale, work, be a parent, be a daughter, be an auntie, and all the other things I need to do at the same time wasn't working. Sometimes we need to step back and focus somewhere else for a bit. Trust me I don't want to look at the garage this week but I need my car in there so will have to do something about that!

What I'm trying to say is yes I get so immersed in something to the detriment of everything else. I need to remember to step back and keep balance in my life.

Hey Rick. You're ok.

I'm not a pro but I have been where you are before. That's just a sign that you already know what you want to do, what You need to do and the ball isn't rolling fast enough.

You have the right idea to chill out and relax. Try not to get overwhelmed. Pace it out and remember that you are perfectly capable of bringing about your happiness and successes.

Taking it a little further by believing in yourself and your judgement. You will be great... No You ARE Great.

-Linda

Wow. You were advancing at such an incredible speed. That shows how smart you are, and how much potential this platform can unlock for you.

You know yourself better, and if your gut says it's time to withdraw and make a better plan, then don't hesitate.

I was in your shoes about 2 months ago. I stepped back, had a better look at my website, made a better plan, rewrote practically all my posts, and I'm back with unlimited topics to write on with relative ease.

It's better to build a foundation that will make your business last for the next century. Don't be afraid to take that leap of faith if your gut tells you too. I know you will come back with a new and more profitable purpose.

Wishing you all the best. You are really one smart person.