Why I FAILED in 2009...
Headed to Florida in a few hours so I figured I'd take some time now to get this off my mind... I FAILED in 2009...
Statistically, I'm actually far from failure. In fact, I made significantly more money than I expected to make. But I'm just not satisfied this year... Not even close to like I was last Christmas.
Last year I WORKED MY ASS OFF to achieve what I did... With that came a great feeling of accomplishment...
But this year I just didn't get that same feeling. I actually feel like quite a failure right now. There was one goal I made last year that I blame for my failure:
- Find 5 completely unfamiliar niches and start from scratch.
Ok let me break this one down and explain why it was such a terrible mistake.
First of all, unless you are completely (and I mean completely) dedicated to marketing, there is no way in hell a single person can research five different niches in one year and learn enough to fully complete five new campaigns – Each one presented and promoted well enough to be perceived as a reputable website. If your visitors don’t think you know what you’re talking about… Well, they’re not going to be buying anything from you.
In retrospect, I would have made SO much more money if I had just expanded my reach in the niches I know the most about instead of trying to take on a dozen new ones.
I have two sites that are great and make me a ton of money… I have about five sites that make a small amount of money. I have about 20 sites that are sitting dormant because of my “scattered interests”
Scattered Interests = Waste of time and money!
The point of this blog: One perfect campaign is better than a bunch of half-assed campaigns. Just something to think about…
Merry Christmas and Happy holidays! :)
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Drew ... thank you for your blog! I hear what you are saying and I am paying attention! Here's some gold ...
Have a Great Holiday!
Ahaha funny you mention that as this is precicely what i am doing... :( Great Post!
Gotta stop chasing tail and concentrate on 2 or 3 niches that you know the best and this is what I will be doing in 2010 and I will rip it!
Thanks for this post, now I know im not the only one doing this ...
Merry Christmas Drew, and a Happy and Successful New Year,
I am a newbie, but I have been researching and working in IM for about eight months. I started with WA and actually launching sites about three months ago. I have been focusing on four niches and I feel challenged in getting the sites up, the articles written, the ads placed, and all of the rest. Thanks for the insight, I will be drilling into these markets versus looking for any more (as I had planned). The scatter I had planned was to find the niche that pays, but I guess they all pay so I just need to get focused. Thanks again.
Bill
Hello Drew 1st of all Merry Xmas to you. I also feel im going in the same direction but Im going to just work on the niches that i know most about. I have got to focus. Thanx for leaving a piece of your mind here. It'll help a lot of newbies and even non newbies. Once again Merry Xmas! God Bless!
I feel thats the way I'm heading. I really need to focus my efforts in one place. Good Luck for 2010! Merry Christmas
I've been following you for a long time Drew, and that's a good piece of wisdom you left on your blog. It's definitely a good lesson for all IMers to learn!
Best wishes for 2010!
Peggy
You are so right Drew ! That's what I tell all the newbies asking me if I think that promoting weight loss programs is a good idea.. :)
Good post ! Thank you.
I'm guilty of the same thing. Having too many choices tends to give me analysis paralysis. If I can just pick one and stick with it there's more than enough directions to take with it.
Drew I'm a newbie here at WA and Internet Marketing You just brought a new perspective on what I need to do. Cause I can be a scatter brain myself. Lately found myself all over the place and wondering why it's not quite working for me. Just wanna say thanks
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Merry Christmas to you too Drew and this was an excellent blog! Thank you for sharing and may the New Year bring success beyond your wildest dreams... Cheers! Rob