Almost Done with Course 2

This is not a "voluntary" blog post. I was in class, behaving myself, and just for passing a note to a girl Kyle made me stand in the corner. When I got back to my desk, there was a note from the girl, and we are going to talk at recess. So I guess it was worthy it. What do you think?

Back to the post: once I was back in class, Kyle told us that one of our assignments is to write a blog post discussing the following:

1. Your progress thus far
2. Your niche that you are working within
3. Any successes (not just financial, but things you are proud of)
4. Your plans and goals in the upcoming 3 months
5. Your plans and goals in the upcoming 6 months

Well. Progress. He seems to think I have made progress. He told everyone in the class that we are to be congratulated. I actually feel congratulated. I am about to get another certification, and this for completing Course 2. My progress is also measured by being ranked. I have noticed that number moving down, down down, then going up a bit, then kind of up and down. Today it reads 178. Some of my favorite people on here are in the top 200. I can see why. They are creative; I am trying to be. They are persistent; I am trying to stick with it. They are consistent; my mentor told me I should give this 2-3 hours a day...and that is what I do.

Niche. Now this is a confusing topic for me. I started out with what I know: the Bible. I created a siterubix website, and I was proud of it. The colors and layout are not the best, and I have not done too much with it. Then I decided that since I am nearing retirement, that would be a good niche. I created a website to try to establish myself as a partner to persons considering retirement or entering retirement, or even retired for quite some time. I emphasize topics such as assessing where one is, considering retirement as a career, taking stock of finances, earning money, continuing to LEARN. I think it is a good site, but it can never measure up to some of the things I see others doing on here. It is a quasi-affiliate-marketing site, as I introduce WA on it. I have another, which is about clergy websites. I try to encourage ministers, pastors, priests and rabbis to have a website. Why? Because I think it is a good idea.

Then I have just created some fun ones. One of them, which is about "getting websites" called I Want That Website, I just posted on my Google+ account which I have had for more than four years but didn't know it until I took lesson 9.

I am proud of my progress. I am proud to be friends with some really dynamite people on WA. I am proud of what I am learning. I am a lifelong learner. My profession is adult education and ministry, so I am in the right place.

I plan to complete the courses in the next three months.

In the next six months, I am hoping to be making some money, and to have established myself in Affiliate Marketing.

Thanks for reading. And for not throwing eggs. But I enjoy informed criticism.....

Bob