Know when to hold em and know when to fold em!
An old Kenny Rogers tune, “Know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘Em” in the 1970’s.
What does that have to do with WA? I can’t tell you how many blogs I have started here at WA and deleted them. Why, just didn’t feel right. I have deleted replies after I thought about them and didn’t feel it was appropriate. 
I have deleted websites and gave up a domain that I thought would be a winner, only to find out that it didn’t fit what I wanted to do.
Okay, okay - I know - “Never quit”. I’m not talking about quitting...I’m talking about something not working and making a change. I wrote an article about making a bad choice about a niche.
Let me ask you this - does it make sense when something is not working to keep on doing the same thing, hoping it will begin to work?
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results”. Attributed to Albert Einstein, but he probably didn’t say it.
As a pilot, we called it “course correction”, when we realized we were off course. It required an adjustment in course...a slight turn to get back on course.
Maybe, just maybe, you should evaluate what you’re doing and if it isn’t working, make an adjustment.
Those of you who follow me know that I never, ever, advocate that you quit. I am saying that you need to see what is working and if it isn’t working, evaluate it and make any adjustments you need to make.
Bottom line...don’t dig the hole deeper!
Joe
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My niche is about dogs and a couple of days ago I watched "The Diamond Traffic Program" and kyle mentioned about 5-6 niches to stay away from because of too much competition, one of them being pets. I'm like wow.....now you tell me when i already put in a lot of work. Is that video even in the training? Maybe i was in the bathroom when he said it. Anyway, I was kind of taken aback. After reading your post, it really got me thinking. I've only invested about a month and a half of my life in it and published 12 posts plus 2 more coming this week. Now im thinking of a course correction before its too late
Hi sonny what were the 5-6 niches to stay away from.Were can I watch the Diamond traffic program
I think he says avoid because it’s not an easy niche to really find that perfect ‘niche’ within the category of pets. It is a really profitable niche when you think about the number of pet owners worldwide.. as long as you have drilled down to find your audience, you may well have a successful business.
Gotta zero in on a specific part of the niche. That field is full, so you have to be very direct. Course corrections are necessary.
Joe
You're so right Joe! Another good example is an audible play. When the quarterback doesn't like what he sees on the defensive side, he'll change the play on the spot...an audible play. The goal to get into the end zone is the same, but the means to get there changes.
I've pretty much abandoned my first website as I've just lost interest in the niche. Had I done this in my early 20s, things might've been different. Today though, it is time for me to abandon the niche I targeted.
I'm instead focusing on my second website as I get to promote Wealthy Affiliate with it and I feel I can do some good with that site so I'm pushing ahead with it and moving through the affiliate bootcamp. Hopefully I can reach success with this one.
Course Correction. I like that Joe.
Even though we say, "Never give up!" sometimes we do need to make an adjustment or correction.
I've disposed of a few domains myself that I thought were good ideas at the time, but as my vision and mission grew more focused, I discovered those domains did not really serve me all that well.
We really do need to know when to give up a certain course of action, and when to hold on and fight tooth and nail.
Thanks Joe!
-Ralph
Man, those connections are firing at the moment. I've just been reading about the 'knowledge action gap.' We know what to do, just don't do it. Any thought of 'course adjustment' is hard to reconcile when up against the investment of time or money
Interestingly, when I looked for more info on the phenomenon, the phrase at the top of the search was connected to a 'Poker' blog.
Another full house Joe.
As usual, YOU are on course Joe - you're trained to correct and that's a huge mindset advantage to most people who are not trained to do that automatically.
Thanks for sharing and getting us thinking about how to correct without feeling like it's some sort of "failure" to do so....failure really IS doing the exact same dumb thing over and over hoping for better results.
Even though my first website post indexed, I wasn't getting traffic, but I hoped that it eventually would....didn't though. I finally started making changes just yesterday! I'm patient, but why did I wait so long! Bottomline....making changes isn't admitting failure, it's acknowledging opportunities to improve and then actually doing something about it!
Thanks and have a good one sir!
John
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Hi Joe,
I have two sites in different niches and although I am sure I picked them right, I just can't seem to find the balance to work on both of them. Yeah, I know, having a day job is not an excuse.
I guess I'll just have to put in more effort and do some extensive planning.
Thanks Joe. Have a great weekend ahead.
I would concentrate on one. Once that is working, move to the next one. That's what I am doing.
Joe