Checking In
Just a Quick Check-In
Hello everyone,
Last week was a busy one for me. I actually only got two posts written but they required a bit of research and me setting up accounts and testing things out. I started getting involved in crowdfunding and angel investing. It's quite exciting.
Because all that took so much of my time, I did not get to the second training in my Elementor series so that's on the plate for this week.
All-in-all, I still count it as a productive week and I actually enjoyed researching companies and backing a few.
This Week's Plans
So, I've decided not to worry about catching up the two posts I missed last week. Usually that kind of thing would drive me nuts and I'd post 6 posts this week to make up for it but, with all the stuff I'm doing now, I've decided not to have that anxiety hang over me.
This weeks goals are as follows:
- Write and Publish 4 posts (2 for each site) - in progress
- Research 10 keywords (5 for each site)
- Write 1 post on WA - this one
- Share 1 WA post on Facebook - done
- Help 25 people (5 per day) minimum on WA - in progress
- Leave 30 comments (6 per day) - in progress
- Research a few startups to see if I want to invest in them - in progress
- Create lesson 2 in my WA Elementor training
- Find time to do my full-time job somewhere in there
That should have my week pretty full.
How About You?
What did you do last week? What's on your agenda for this week? How's it going in general?
Let me know by commenting below.
Thanks for taking the time to read this,
Scott
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That's a lot of activity for one week - well done. Its good to be focused.
I spent the weekend writing a very long post using Elementor editor. Published it on Monday morning.
Do you know it there is a quick way to count the word content in Elementor?
It's not that important but I would just like to know
I haven't given it much thought actually. I plan to create a post template and then continue to use Site Content to create the actual content of the article. I look at my word count there. Now you can use Site Content or Microsoft Word, etc. and type your content out there to get a word count and then paste it in, etc.
Yes you can do it that way but it is the long way round.
I enjoy using Elementor because you get the different sections for:
headings, text, images, videos, buttons and a whole bunch more.
If you write the content somewhere else and copy and paste it takes forever to do each section.
I guess it's how you prefer to work.
I like to write it once and be done.
Would be nice if they included a word count - just so we knew.
I'm sure my latest post is over 4000 words so its not as if I am hovering around the 800-1200 area and concerned about it being short.
Just inquisitive.
I understand. I did a quick Google search and found this:
https://github.com/pojome/elementor/issues/2175
An interesting post, Scott, especially about crowdfunding and angel investing. I guess there is a certain amount of risk involved in that sort of investment, does the return compensate? Alan
The idea is to diversify. I'm going to pull this example directly from my post on my online biz site...
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Say you invest $200 in ten companies. That’s $2000. Now, if half of those fail, you lose $1000. Now let’s say four of them double your investment. That’s $800. So, now you’re at $1800. That’s still a loss of $200 but, if that one company that’s left, takes off and gives you 100 times return on your investment, your overall total is $21,800. Now, imagine if it made 1000 times return on your investment. That little $200 just became $200,000! At that point, would you even care about the $1,800 your other investments returned?
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Just like hedging your bets in the stock market or in real estate deals, diversification within each investment type makes sense.
Scott,
How in the world will you accomplish all that? Do you have help or outsource much of it?
Marion
I work from home and set aside time to deal with it all...That said, the 4 posts is only one each day, Tuesday - Friday, and it only takes me 2-3 hours to do a post usually (the exception being last week's angel investing one, which took a lot more research.
I've already left 6 comments today, did my WA post (this one), shared a WA post on Facebook, invested in another company (Flower Turbines) and helped more than 5 people in WA today. Oh yeah, I also did some work for my job, LOL.
WOW! Hopefully when I get better at it I'll be able to accomplish that much in a day.
Thanks for showing me that it can be done without any outside help, Scott.
Marion
I was actually able to free up a lot of time by following the recommendations in the SAC. By doing some tasks in bulk vs one at a time for each post, I freed up several hours.
Last week sucked. I went to three funerals including my Pomeranian and two friends who own my 2 favorite restaurants.
So this week I just want to wake up on the good side of the grass.
- posts two blogs (one on motivation, one on FAQ pages)
- spend 40 hours helping others
- watch Jay's previous Instagram tutorials a second time and
watch the fourth this Friday
- set up my Instagram Business Account
- welcome every new Premium member
- one hour per day watching Pinterest tutorials
- go to a 40-year reunion and see what those losers are doing,
because the class pothead who was Valedictorian retired at 46
and is now an Ambassador with Wealthy Affiliate
- sign up just one of my ex-classmates to Wealthy Affiliate
- Go to Nashville and see one of my fav all-time bands King
Crimson
- scout out a scuba dive trip!!!!
Other than that? Nothing.
Mark
So nothing much, eh? LOL. Sorry for the losses man but I look forward to your reporting back on the reunion and SCUBA location!
Howdy Heidi. I love saying that. I see you are homeschooling your kids. Wise move, they aren't teaching kids anything useful in the real world anyway. Just wondering if that is your niche site?
That would be a good one as homeschooling is becoming so popular. I am currently setting up a site to teach English worldwide. TEFL.org.uk has a 40 hr. course teaching just how to set up a website to do it. I am already TEFL certified and Quora says there are 1 billion people worldwide learning English.
$13.99 for a domain name and I am in business.
I see you have been here for 5 weeks. Pretty nifty site huh?
Mark
Great plan! I got a little behind last 2 weeks as well. Also had a new granddaughter come into the world and she was in the NICU for a few days. She is home now with her mama, so things are good.
I looked at my calendar yesterday, and saw that we only have two weeks left in this months SAC training. I was like, oh geez, gotta put things into high gear! I need 6 more articles to meet SAC goals, but I had my personal target at 20.
It's been a busy month and the holidays will be upon us soon.
Cheers,
Michael
Congrats man. I'm glad everything was OK.
Don't remind me of the holidays...I'm doing the low-carb thing and have 18 pounds to go of my 33-pound goal.
SAC can kick your butt, that's for sure.
Keep it up!
Scott
Wow Scott that is a lot to get done this week. I wish I could set myself that much, I really want to get to 100 posts, but Im not managing more than 3 a week with everything else I have to do and this week we have a tournament up in Mijas so likely no wifi. I will do my best to do stuff whilst Im there but like you there is no point sweating about what I cant do. I wish you every success this week !
Thank you. Even if you're offline, you can still compose your article. Then, when you're back online, you can add images, check spelling and grammar and so on.
I’ll go for that tomorrow! He’s on ‘not before 1’ but the way things go that could be anything from 1 to about 4pm! So sounds like I’ve got a plan.
Wow Scott this looks great. A deliberate plan indeed. I will attempt to use it also may be a lesser rate.
I guess the most critical thing is to be consistent. Thank you very much for sharing a great lesson for me.
Thank you. The true trick is sticking to it. Last week I missed 2 posts but things changed so I had to make adjustments. That said, I'm back on track this week with the addition of angel investing.
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Hi Scott. What an incredible week you've had. Unfortunately I'm back to work on my offline job this week so my productivity has gone on a downward spiral. I can't wait to retire and become a post producing machine. Jim
Life tends to get in the way sometimes. Just keep working toward your goals.