A new direction for the SAC

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With so many things going on this summer, sadly, the Super Affiliate Challenge has been a bit neglected by me.

But, I have decided on a new direction for the challenge and thought I would share it.

I know that many people think that what we are doing is a scam, so I created a new marketing project for a more personal approach to reaching out to potential bloggers/affiliate marketers in my area. I created a new site with a new look and a fresh title and, thankfully, the domain name I wanted was available!

I bought the domain name immediately and I was at my 9 to 5 when I did it! I didn't even care because I felt so strongly about this!

In fact, I felt so strongly that my marketing idea kind of came to life while I was at work. Let me tell, you about it.

How the plan unfolded

As I said, I was at workโ€”I work for a newspaper. One of my coworkers, who is an awesome

graphic designer, was working hard on a new idea she had for a wedding guide. She was having a little trouble selling ads for it. We live in a fairly depressed area, economically speaking, (which leads to other types of depressions, but that is another story).

It suddenly occured to me that maybe now would be the time to teach a class on affiliate marketing. I quickly told my coworker that I would buy a 1/4 page ad in her guide with the idea that people could contact me and learn how to set up a site for their wedding information or a wedding day countdown page or something like that.

The class would introduce the participants to Wealthy Affiliate and how to create a free starter site and a way to monetize it. I would "walk" the participants through setting up their account and getting familiar with the site. I would also talk with them about the premium services available and see what comes of it.

I also decided to invest in monthly advertising in our broader reaching monthly publication. Since the ads just went out, I can't tell you how it is going yet, but the plan is in motion.

Oh no, the plan is in motion!

After I had a short-lived breakdown, had a small reality check, calmed myself back down and realized I needed to get to work!

Because the ads are already running, I need to get something on my newly created property and fast!

I thought about taking the day off from work to get it done, but realize that losing money from my day job right now is not a good option for my family and that $40 I made this month by answering surveys was not going to cut it either!

In hindsight, I probably should have taken a bit more time with my planning, but this idea of hosting live classes using Wealthy Affiliate has been circling in my mind for several months now, so I guess I grabbed my own bootstraps and pulled myself up to get this going!

Because the plan is in motion nowโ€”ready or notโ€”I am going through the steps in phase one of the Super Affiliate Challenge and then will try to catch up over the next two months with phase two and three (when it is set forth).

But what about NaNoWriMo?

Sometimes I must believe myself to be Karin the Great and Mighty because I often over commit and get tired and worn out. I know this because earlier this month, I committed to joining Camp NaNoWriMo and writing a 50,000 word book during the month of July.

Camp NaNoWriMo is one of the summer versions of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) that takes place every November.

This year I committed to writing a book with a coworker and so I won't be disappointing some random online person that joined my cabin that I don't know, but a real life friend.

We decided we would both write a book with a similar premise and see where each of us goes with it. It will be a self-help book. Each of us will write one from our own unique points of view and see what we come up with. It's an average of 5-7 pages a day that we will have to write (about 1612 words a day).

Since I write my website blog posts around that number, I figured out that a couple of days a week I will be writing over 3000 words a day. Because I have a lot to catch up on, I am thinking at lease 3 days a week will be spent in writing mode!

I know I can do it, but I also know that I will have to sacrifice some "me" time playing video games!

Will this plan work?

I don't know if my plan will work, but I know for certain it won't work if I don't try. There is a quote from the great Yoda (Star

Wars fame) that says, "No. Try not. Do....or do not. There is no try." So I must do! I will do and see what comes from it. I believe that great things will come from both my live trainings and my writing for NaNoWriMo, so even if I fail, I will at least have learned a valuable lesson or two!

Have a great rest of the week and weekend my friends!

Best wishes,
Karin ๐Ÿ˜



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Good luck to you.

Thank you. I am going to need it!

Best wishes,
Karin ๐Ÿ˜

I am wishing you hard work and luck!!

Thank you. I need all the luck I can get!

Best wishes,
Karin ๐Ÿ˜

Cheers, Karin the Great and Mighty. :)

LOL! Like I said to Mickey, I'm not sure how great and mighty I am, but I want to succeed and I will work hard to do it! Thanks for your kind words!

Best wishes,
Karin ๐Ÿ˜

Good luck chewing on that big bite.

Yes, I am going to need it! Thanks Fran!

Best wishes,
Karin ๐Ÿ˜

Whee! Busy times! But I might say that the time I did Camp NaNoWriMo, it energized me.

I think that it will give me the bit of a breakaway from working the day job and working on my websites. I'm looking forward to it!

Best wishes,
Karin ๐Ÿ˜

Sit down, buckle up and hold on. It'll be a bumpy ride but a thrilling one as well. You can do this Karin, we often times do our best work when our backs are against the wall.

Thanks! I think it will be a bumpy but fun ride! And yes, a bit of a thrill ride, too!

Best wishes,
Karin ๐Ÿ˜

Hi Karin, you never know when the knock on the head is going to hit. Many times, when we are in the dumps, is when that ONE idea hits. You need to think about it and take action if you feel that convicted about it.

I know, I did that. Yes, you may have to allow a few things to take a back seat for a bit, to get clarity on your idea, but f you really feel strongly about it, as I think you do, JUST GO FOR IT GIRL!

There are always rooms for a great self-help book, as yes everyone has a different spin on their ideas, so getting together with your friend to co-write is a great idea.

I wish you much success and go for it.

Carla

Thanks, Carla. I have been working on clarifying the idea. I just wish my day job didn't devour so much of my time! LOL! I'd have a lot more time for things like planning and forethought!

I am going for it!

Best wishes,
Karin ๐Ÿ˜

Good luck and thanks for sharing

Thank you and you're welcome! Maybe it can help someone else with their ideas, too.

Best wishes,
Karin ๐Ÿ˜

Wow all that sounds awesome! I'm predicting good things will come out of this.

Really sounds like you're on the right path and to see you being excited about it, that's a good thing also.

Keep us informed please. I would love to know how everything turns out for you.

Take care

Thanks, David. I will post updates. I am very excited about it. Even more excited now that my granddaughter is safely home to me,

Best wishes,
Karin ๐Ÿ˜

I'm glad she's home safely! That's awesome! I'm happy for you guys!

Karin,

Brilliant, taking it to the masses and then eventually via the internet to a much wider audience.

That is my projected path to in a very specific niche yet in front of a massive audience which usually has common values and beliefs to which would be fairly simple to market and to help out.

Stay the course on that.

I truly believe that we do underestimate ourselves and have no clue as to how powerful our knowledge is and can be in front of massive audiences.

Wishing you great luck in all you do.

Blessings!

Exactly. I am slightly terrified of the meetings, but the more people I can reach, the better!

I'll give updates. Maybe even a live presentation on Youtube!

Best wishes,
Karin ๐Ÿ˜

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