2 Years in WA! - Is Vegas Possible Already?
Hello all friends in WA! :)
It's again time for a monthly update and check. In the end of this post I'll also tell about my plans to move around. I'll leave Austria in 27.10.
(You can read the last monthly update here: "From 5 visitors to 400 visitors per day!)
September Review
In September I earned 2-year WA badge. Actually, I started in July of 2015 but I upgraded to premium in September.
My goals for September were:
- 60 blog posts
- 20 YouTube-Videos
- Make new friends in DNX-Global digital nomad event dnxglobal.com
- Make enough sales to be in time with Vegas goal. My goal was 17 sales for September.
Now when I review my results I must admit that I failed. I only did:
- 39 blog posts
- 10 YouTube-videos
- 10 WA-sales (110 free WA-referrals)
There were several days when I published 3 blog posts but on many other days I didn't publish even a single post. However, I'll learn from this failure and be more disciplined in the future. In October, November and December I must be more consistent. Every day effective and productive. In this month I had days when I worked 13 hours but other days I was only working 1 hour.
In addition, I was surprised that I made so little amount of WA-sales. One reason is that only 9% of all referrals became premium.
Do you think it's still possible to reach Vegas for me? I think it is. The traffic growth is good (40-60% per month) at the moment and people spend money usually more in the Autumn. (Just need 20-30-40 sales for the last months this year.)
Goals for October
Here are goals and habits for October:
- Wake up every single day before 6 AM. This will add my overall discipline.
- Publish 31 blog posts (1 per day. This will leave time for other activities.)
- Publish 15 YouTube-videos. (I started getting traction on YouTube so I am excited to see the growth.)
- Send one message to email list every week. I haven't really built a relationship with the list but I must start doing it now.
AND THIS ONE IS BIG: Start Instagram marketing. Recently I have been observing a huge growth of Instagram and I see there a HUGE opportunity. As far as I know, Instagram is the fastest growing social media platform in the Universe at the moment.
Here's my goal with Instagram for October:
1.Create a niche-specific profile
2.Post 60 pictures (2 per day)
3.Get 5,000 followers. (I'm not sure if it's realistic but remember the quote from Les Brown: "Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.)
So, there are 4 focus areas:
1.SEO and organic growth on YourOnlineRevenue.com.
2.YouTube and video marketing.
3.Email marketing.
4.Instagram marketing.
If you are thinking that I stress myself too thin, think twice. ;) I don't have any other responsibilities at the moment so I can give a full energy for the online business. Just need to be disciplined and focused.
BIG CHANGES - I'll Move to Bulgaria
In the end of October (27.10.) I will move from Austria to Bulgaria. My quality of living will rise significantly while my cost of living goes down.
I will live in a modern hotel-quality apartment of 75m2. Includes a bath, balcony with mountain views, kitchen. In the same complex there is a spa, gym, Turkish and Finnish sauna. Then the staff will clean my room and do the laundry every now and then. All of this costs only around $350 per month!
Most likely I'll create a company in Bulgaria because there the taxation is great.
I'll live in Bulgaria at least for two months. After that I'll maybe head to Athens but I haven't decided yet. If you have suggestions, you can also leave them below ;)
What are your goals for October?
Do you think Vegas is still possible for me? What should I do to achieve it? Are you coming also?
Let me know in the comments below!
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Your achievements are fantastic.
I would be interested to read about your Instagram marketing.
I believe Instagram is great way to move at present, but how people find enough photos to use must be a challenge, I expect.
All the best to you Roope.
I imagine images from photo banks would be expensive. I've looked at Getty. Their images are amazing and probably costly.
It sounds like you have a good plan, I never thought about signing in a Hotel to live for a couple of months while you work on your business.
Thanks for sharing.
Wow, you have a great plan...I am wondering why you would only stay in Bulgaria for two months if it is a such a great deal? Is it just because you want to keep traveling?
One other point. People buy more in the fall season, but that is because of back to school and holiday shopping for gifts. Do you think that translates into buying a Premium membership at WA? Buying into a new business and training is spending money but for a different purpose than buying gifts. Of course I went Premium during the Black Friday deal so around that time I would expect you get your most sign ups!
Keep it up!
Jessica
The apartment was available for two months. I heard also the weather won't be so nice in January/February in Bulgaria.
Solid. I admire your attributes...you will be successful, I have no doubt. The one thing that does stick out for me in your post is regarding your October goals....
Send one message to email list every week. I haven't really built a relationship with the list but I must start doing it now.
Trust me, this should be one of your most important tasks...your success will be measured by the relationship that you have with your list. Good luck buddy, I wish you success. Kind Regards, Anthony
Nice man, good work. I know the owners of the DNX. They stayed in my guest house for a couple months and Medellin Colombia.
How cool, such a small world. Good luck on your journeys and keep up the great work.
Salud, Todd
It's a small place (population 20k in that town). Also, many tourists go there.
I don't need a local language but I can study the basics in a few days so I can manage there. One of my websites is called Languages Are Easy so that will never be a problem for me ;)
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Great solid planning for your goals and nice tight and specific tasks to move forward towards reaching the goals. You are on the right path! The move to Bulgaria is an interesting one, the price for the room is fantastically cheap! You most certainly can reach the goal of Vegas...Keep doing what is working...Enjoy and keep us up on how things go! Cheers! Dave : )
Thank you Dave. I wish you all the best!