6 months at WA

byBobMargroff

1.6K followers

5 years ago

So, its been 6 months here at WA...

Where was I six months ago, where am I now, and where do I want to be six months from now?

Is that a valid question to be asking...I think so. Why?

Because to be successful in business, I need to know these things.

Where was I six months ago?

I was a newbie and had no earthly idea as to what I wanted to do to make money online. I think I found WA by accident, but clearly was wanting to find something better than what I am doing now. I was just learning what this online thing was, to build a website, and I had NO CLUE!!

It was like I can see puzzle pieces alll scattered on the table in front of me and searching for the first corner piece. Only to find three, and unable to find the missing one...search around and find it on the floor. Then ask myself, why do I bother to attempt this...I'm killing myself with mistakes.

Well, we all make mistakes and mine are no different than the ones the successful members that came before me made. I just had to realize that I have to move on and learn from them and don't make them again.

I have recently had doubts as to my niche selection...MMO...and was questioning myself whether it was a wise choice or not. I have come to realize, it doesn't matter what others say as to my choice to Affiliate Bootcamp or OEC here at WA. The choice is mine to make, its my business.

I respect their opinions and there are some very valid points. Yes, the competition is higher in the MMO field. But, if I am willing to be patient and put in the work with consistency then I should be ok. Even if I am not making anything with it yet. That's ok. I can wait and will be patient with it.

Where am I now?

I feel I am at a good place for my website. I am happy with my "slow by design" progress that I am making. I am not hurrying to finish fast...although my site is not getting a lot of traffic as a result, but I'm seeing it going in the direction I want it to go.

I currently have two reviews in draft form and three other posts with good content, as far as the topic I want to cover. I still have a little research to complete to ensure that the keywords will be indexed better than my other posts.

My time with my family is important to me...as I love my wife and daughter dearly and they are more important to me than anything else. My faith in Christ is also important to me as I need to ensure I spend time in His word everyday. All this explains why I am "slow by design".

Where do I want to be six months from now?

This one is the toughest one. I didn't really know when I started writing this blog...funny - I just started writing...and figured it out as I typed...LOL!

Well, here it is...

FIRST! I am obviously going to be right here at WA - but more involved than I am now.

I want to see myself in the top 200...I am close to that now. Why, because I truly enjoy helping and spending time here in the community. I get energized by being here.

I am an extrovert in face to face situations and online in the cyber world also...lol...a Cyber-extrovert! I enjoy helping people and that was one of the biggest reasons I started the MMO site instead of a niche.

I am going to work to see my traffic double. Because I am getting some, just not enough to convert.

I will finish the Affiliate Bootcamp Training through to Phase 7.

I am going to have the ever so important discussion with my wife about WA. My purpose is get her involvement. It would be great to see her contribute more to the creation of her website. I see its completion for the information and business side, then at least 4 blogs on the content side. This is not including the "About Me", privacy policy, and Affiliate Disclosure...I'll do those pages.

My reasoning, we will work together for the end result so she will feel more of a sense of accomplishment. Not to mention it will take a little bit of the pressure off me to do it all. She keeps telling me she wants to contribute more to getting the bills paid. At the moment she isn't referring to the website, but offline contributions...lol.

So, there you have it...

My 6 months in review and my future goals (sort of). I actually have my more detailed goals written on a notepad in front of my laptop. Those will be discussed at a later time in another post.

That is where I am...I am not embarrassed about my progress...as I see it - one day I'll have referrals and they will need to see my slow progress. And know that it is ok to work slowly and it is ok to have a few struggles. But, I also want to be an example of persistence and not to give up on our dreams and give them inspiration.

It also serves the purpose for any current newbies here now that are reading this and don't have a clue as to where they are or where they want to go...

I wish you all the best!

Bob