My TWO Months Update

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Hey writing friends,

I woke up this morning and realized that it’s been exactly 2 months since I started writing online through Wealthy Affiliate. Sure, I've been writing for over 30 years as a pastor and teacher. But online writing is a completely different genre. And that's what I'm learning to do through Wealthy Affiliate. I go to that site everyday to learn and create.

And now, it's time to post another update. And I'm doing this for two reasons. First, I want to encourage you to write and not http://mywritingministry.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/writing-ministry-7-writing-on-plane-300x222.jpg">quit. I can't tell you how many times I have started and stopped. But this time is different. I know, everybody says that. But this time it's different! And maybe you will relate to what I am writing. And second, I want to document this journey for myself so that I can see it is a long journey with important steps that need to appreciated. It's sort of like counting my blessings. This journey will be filled with many blessings big and small. And as a Christian, I should give thanks to God for this continual blessings on my writing ministry.

So, here's a quick overview of the methodical steps I took to get to this point and the lessons I learned along the way. It will include a bare-bones overview of the previous update which you can access yourself for more details.

2014

FIRST Month Overview: 11/5/2014 to 12/5/2014

11/5 Became a Free Member11/12Committed to a Year Membership
11/13 Built www.javaforlife.com
11/19 Finished the Training at Wealthy Affiliate – both Certification and Bootcamp
11/24 Built www.mywritingministry.com
11/25 Set up ECommerce: "WooCommerce" for my ebooks (created 6 ebooks)
11/28 Set up Store Ya – an Ecomm extension onto Facebook
12/1 Set up a subscription and Newsletter with 346 subscribers
One Month STAT - on www.javaforlife.com:11/5 to 12/5 Stat update: 675 visits, 4,565 page views from my Google Analytics

SECOND MONTH OVERVIEW: 12/5/2014 to 1/5/2015

Put my head down and worked: During the first month, I just put my head down and worked and occasionally stopped to ask a question or fix a problem or mow the lawn. But in the second month, I came to my senses and realized the importance of becoming part of the WA and start engaging the people who are walking along next to me and offering assistance however I could. And this has been a huge part of my growing awareness and learning. My WA rank started somewhere over 13,000 and slowly dropped in the first month. But in the second month, I have seen a significant drop in ranking. It doesn’t make me special nor an expert. But it’s a confirmation that I am engaging the community and helping others.

Thank you: I started this journey for my own reasons. But, there have been some very special people who have come alongside and helped me. They really went the extra mile. And for that, I am truly grateful. Thank you.

A lot of Little Things: This second month was a time of doing a lot of little things. Some things were very important like http://mywritingministry.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/remove-rocketab-300x170.jpg">setting up security features, affiliate links, website data backup to Drop Box, broken link checkers, social media links, fixing malware infiltration, creating logos, and learning about the use of images. And other things were more for fun such as setting up favicon, live chat features, blogging encouraging words, adjusting colors, developing a mobile app, and playing around with gravatars.

But most of all: The second month was a time of intense writing. I do appreciate all the emphasis at Wealthy Affiliate on writing content. And so, that’s what I simply did. I wrote and wrote, and then took a break and then wrote some more. In fact, most of my writing, including this update, was written in the morning when all is quiet and I have the most energy and the least interruptions and distractions. Yes, I see my emails and notifications flashing right now, but I am not looking at them until I finish this!

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By Tae Shin
Founder of My Writing Ministry

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