First step to monetization

Disclaimer: I have been an inadequate member here at WA though I think about it almost every day. In fact, most of my Updates are "I'm back, for good this time, Promise!" Though it has never stuck. That changes today. I have taken the first step to monetizing my business. I contacted the folks who operate a web design tool that I use all the time. I requested an affiliate link. I explained the goals an mission of my Entrepreneurial Blog. I told them that I love their software and I want to offe

Guess who's back? With a new driving energy.

Again, after a year long hiatus I'm back with vengeance.And with a beautiful 6 month old daughter to motivate me to be something biggerI look forward to sharing some progress in the coming days and weeks.

The Perfect Niche

After a weak post on Sunday, I think I know how to get the gears moving again. This time at full speed!The hold up for me (and appears to be most people on WA) is figuring out what niche to revolve your business around. Well, what brought all of us here? The want to MAKE MONEY online. What better topic to write about and build a business around than the exact thing that brought us here to begin with?So without further adieu... please say hello to the (future) internet's most trusted site to find

I'm Back. but already stuck again.

After two years, I logged back in because I'm once again ready to get back to work.But already I'm stuck. What brand should I use? I have 100 ideas, all that need their own website and theme to grow... so where do I start? Two years ago I built http://www.onlinemarketingexperiment.com/ and planned for that to be a "hub" for my other ideas - some of which are documented in a post or two. But does that make sense? I'm so conflicted as to where to start.That blog really isn't going to make money...

a DIFFERENT kind of disclaimer

I've begun reading a bit about Tim Ferriss... if you don't know him, I suggest checking him out. He's a super inspirational guy and all around bad ass. He's famous for his books, The 4 Hour Work Week; The 4 Hour Body; and The 4 Hour Chef.... I haven't read them cover to cover, but in summary - he promotes EFFICIENCY, albeit some extreme measures. Example: taking a daily 10minute walk wearing nothing but your underwear in below freezing weather to kickstart your metabolism.... yeah, wild... t

What your email address says about your computer skills.

Here's a spot on rundown - http://theoatmeal.com/comics/email_address?utm_content=bufferb798a&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=Buffer Remember this when networking, making business cards, sending emails to partners or even friends!

Need to Focus!

Since my last bout of extreme motivation, I have once again gotten caught dragging my feet. I promised myself (and WA in my last post) that I would get my MTG site - TherosSpoiler - up and running, but a whole bunch technical difficulties put an indefinite delay on it. So I have yet to make any more progress... and I think I have figured out what my real problem is. I need to focus. I haven't even gotten through the WA starter training! I am impatient and keep trying to jump ahead... and in

Better late than never...?

I bought a handful of domain names a while back revolving around the release of a new Magic: The Gathering set. For those of you that don't know, MTG is a trading card game - think Dungeons and Dragons. It is estimated that there are 6 million people that actively play MTG around the world, and that number gets bigger every year. There is a HUGE market for it, and I don't see that dying anytime soon. The goal of my sites were to be informative about the new play mechanics and cards that will

the need for perfection was my biggest obstacle

I have a problem with wanting everything to be perfect. I refuse to release something to the public until it's 100% ready. That's not always a good thing... recently it's the desire for perfection, and the unquestionable lack thereof, has made itself oh so relevant in my life. One instance is in how my engagement went down. The other is right here - the reason it's taken me almost two months to Take Action here at Wealthy Affiliate. In WA's Getting Started Lesson 4, you get walked through h

Just joined PREMIUM and hoping I don't regret it.

I signed up for a starter membership over a month ago and never got around to utilizing it to it's full potential (read more here - Getting Started... Again ). By the time I logged in to start interacting with the community, I had been blocked and prompted that only premium members could access this or that. I hate being asked to pay for stuff - doesn't everybody? But isn't what this whole thing is about?! So I went against my better judgement and took the plunge. Well not "the plunge"... tha