What Is The One Thing That Has You Stuck?

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Hello W.A. World !

No, I didn't just post this so that I can utilize one of those hyper corny "hands all in" images.... That's just a bonus ! LOL

I thought it might be interesting and helpful if I asked what the Biggest thing that is causing you problems is right now!

What is the number one thing that is giving you problems or has you stuck?

I'm sure we all have a laundry list of issues that we are working on right now. After all learning is the most essential step in growth!

But what I'm asking is what is the one biggest thing that you are having trouble with? Not the list.

My thought process is that if we have some great input here multiple people may get benefit from this one post! After all if your number one issue is choosing a niche, there may be 200 people who are having the same problem that can get the same advice!

The question forum is the best individual concept, but I thought this might spur some interesting discussion and get a nice over all list of the types of issues people see!

The platform here at W.A. is ridiculously informative, but there are some who are beginning and who are maybe a bit overwhelmed and might get some value from this ! Heck if one person gets past being stuck, isn't it worth it? Every question has an answer after all !

If the problem that you are having is already listed, comment your problem anyway, that way anyone who chimes in with help can see that multiple people have the same issue .

I may not be able to answer all the questions. In fact, I'll guarantee that I can't! So everyone who wants to chime in!

We can have fun and help some folks all at the same time !

Best of success!

Mike


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Mines is time! with work, family and daily tasks taking over my life the past month or two I have really struggled getting anything done. I have managed 2 posts in last month and that was only because I wrote them while on holiday.
I would love nothing more than to be able to put a few hours in every day but if I attempted to do that at the moment I fear I would end up ill from tiredness. I struggle to grab 10 minutes here or there the past few months but hope and pray that in the coming weeks I will get some free time again to follow my dream.
I do keep jotting ideas down so my list has grown and I will have plenty to research and write about when that happens.

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The reason why I would be stuck is Time management. Always make an effort to make time for ideas to come in. Time invested to do research. Invest in time management on training. Yes there is a lot of work to be done. Again you can be overwhelmed but with patience and great effort you will come out on top. But the worst consequence is not doing anything. Guess what I’m saying is if you really want to be successful in this business by helping yourself first you will be helping others. Get your priorities straight with this business and you’ll definitely find a niche. All you need to know what you are passionate about and what interest you. But if you put in effort you’ll get you’ll always get results. A close friend told me be careful what you wish for. Wishes do come true you just not what you expected it to turn out to be sometimes so don’t be disappointed on your results. Good luck everyone! Make it great! Make it great!

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Time is my biggest "stuck" factor. I work full-time plus take a class every semester, sometimes 2 classes. So I am happy if I get one post up in a week. But sometimes I go a couple weeks without one 😕.

I have to make sure to set aside specific time for all the puzzle pieces of my life!!

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The biggest thing that has me stuck is me. Fear, doubt, and the unknown are constantly clawing at me.
Me being impatience is another problem. I want it now, but it takes time and effort.
I wonder if I am doing this right.
As long as I am moving forward, even if it is little steps, I am okay. But if I hesitate for a day or two, I become paralyzed in doubt.
I have the tools and people here at WA to succeed, but I have to use them and help others as well.
Good post, keep it up. johnny

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I can certainly relate to you, Johnny. My issue is "me" as well and (NOT) so funny that you should use the word "paralyzed" because that's how I feel as well.

It takes me forever to write a post and the stupid thing about that is that when I do sit down and get to it, it doesn't take long at all to write a 2000 word post.

In the end, it's just me and I need to be more disciplined with myself and stay AWAY from the idiot box and put my time to better use building my website, training, attracting traffic and just do whatever it takes. I only work 3 days a week...I've got time.

Really have no excuse it's just me.

Got to,

Keep Moving Forward,
Wayne

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I honestly feel like I'm floundering... I was even thinking about writing a post regarding this because I am getting a little frustrated. I'm not pushing out the amount of articles I'd like to but also, I feel like I'm just bouncing from one thing to another because they all need to be done. Writing posts, posting them, research, marketing, social media, blog comments, reviews, links, and in and on it goes...

So I guess what I'm asking is... Does anyone have a weekly or daily schedule/calendar or something that they follow to try and keep you in track?

Thing is... I know content is King and that's always my primary focus but, what's more important? See, floundering lol... Thanks you guys!

Have a great weekend 💕

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I've made a few schedule for my own things for my site and WA community.

Aim to complete which one is important first. For social media, I not focus on them yet since my site still new.

So, try to create a schedule

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every business wil differ and there is no one calendar fits all.
but you have all of the headers you need at the moment so put them into a spreadsheet and the first column as the title of your article.
don't worry so much about 'i've got to crank the content out' but stay consistant, so if you drop to one a week or one every two weeks then do it.
try to push yourself a bit and it will get easier.
if you find you get more content than you need then consider taking a holiday for a week to refresh.
There are free content calendars out there, but developing your own schedule is probably your best bet.
if you have a end goal in mind - 'i am going to make $1k by 25th dec 2018' then you will find a way to do it, if you have a goal of 'i'm going to succeed' then you will but when.
It does get easier with time, but that is easy to say.
phil

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Awesome information, thank you! I think that's exactly what I'm going to do. Sit down and work out a spreadsheet with what needs to be done and a schedule. I've seen a couple of 'content scheduling' spreadsheet examples but nothing like an overall schedule for everything lol.

I also just bought a journal book so I can start writing down my goals and positive quotes to read everyday.

I'm also writing on my phone now. Seems anytime I get an idea I just start writing about it lol. I'll save it and pull it up to use as a great starting point for a new post.

Thank you so much! I will start working on this today 😁

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I could use some organizational skills also!

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Good idea.
Its bound to help and reading the questions and answers adds to our knowledge.

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Social media marketing. But that's mainly because I have not been doing it earnestly. And I have not been doing it earnestly because I honestly don't know know how to execute the strategies effectively. What I'm doing now is nothing better than what they call the "spaghetti marketing" - throwing spaghetti on the wall to see if it sticks :)

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The social media stuff takes some time!
In will tell you that from what I have seen Facebook doesn't play well with bloggers and marketers unless you are doing paid ads.

I would suggest that you request to join every group in your niche that you can find.
Then start posting on the groups and commenting on other member's posts. Don't advertise at all.
The more you engage and build a relationship, the more receptive people become.
Go through these groups and send friend requests to 10-20 members per day.
Create a Facebook page for your business and invite all your friends to like it. After you get 500-1000 likes, start a Facebook group.
Post all your content to your Facebook Page, and your Group.

Google content marketing for Instagram and Pinterest as well and you can get some really good stuff there as well!

Keep working on it, it takes time! Just make sure you engage often if you are using social media to promote your stuff.
Best of success to you!
Mike

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Thanks for the reply, Mike. I would like to believe that I have been doing pretty much the same thing - joining FB groups, connecting with like-minded people, following them (and their pages), following people on Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram. I'm not in a hurry and I understand that it'll take time. This is one area that I know will need more than what I'm doing. But I'm in the growing up phase and I have deferred social media marketing for the time being. I'll be doing it optimally sometime in the future when my blog grows in terms of the content volume. Best success to you too!

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The thing that has me stuck is making my first sale. I've got a pile of content on my site (all product reviews for my niche), but I'm not generating a single sale. Yet everyone says my reviews are some of the best they've ever read - odd?

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@AdelCheffi I just looked at your site and strangely enough, I just bought a set of head phones. If I had seen this 2 days ago you would have gotten your first sale!
One thing I saw was that your archived content went back to April.
One of my sites started getting decent traffic at 6 months and the other site just started last week with a good bump.
Yur reviews that I looked over looked well done!
Keep up the work and you will start seeing success! You are not far from starting to get rolling.

Mike

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Have a look at Pinterest. It’s great for generating traffic, especially in the early stages of your site, before you start getting much organic traffic. I’ve finally made my first sales this way:)

I read the lesson over and over. I donot want make a major mistake. I almost finish lesson 2. Also finished my first blog of 1200 words, but still not published for the same reason of making a mistake. I guess I am to cautions or perfectionist.

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Don't try to be perfect! You will be paralyzed by it because none of us make perfect content. Especially not in the beginning!
Some of my early content is down right embarrassing now!
I go back and freshen one up and try to make it better per week.

Get your thoughts down, proof read, spell check and publish.
You will get better and better and grow in confidence as you go! I promise!

Don't be afraid to fail. Some of the best things I have learned was on the heels of failure, and still do it all the time!
There is nothing you can do that is terminal.
If you mess up , you have the best platform right here to get help to fix it!

Best of success to you!
Mike

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I had this problem in the very beginning. You learn a lot from your mistakes. Just DO IT! It's all mostly fixable if you do make a mistake!

Thanks for sharing, Mike.

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