Lost and frustrated
Hi all or to whoever will read this,
I am only a few days into this and am very happy with the content within WA and i have been reading a lot of stuff and also going through the action plans. To be honest i have struggled quite a bit and i expected that. I am trying to keep the sense of frustration at bay as that is the biggest thing i am being told as a newbie. The biggest problem i have is actually following what is before me. I am following the action plan and then i am receiving emails which i must follow and it doesnt all seem to fit together to me. I follow the action plan and find a niche, reseached it quite thoroughly (I Think), find a domain, purchase it, build a blog and i feel i am just left hanging there. I receive another email, follow through with that and a task is to do an about me page.. Stumped... Why about me when all i want to do is promote a product. Have i gone about this the wrong way or something? Now i have been reading a lot of stuff on here and i know there are different ways of doing this but i am following the action plan. Sorry folks but on this day i am a little lost to say the least. So maybe i need to go back and start again. I dont have a problem doing that and i guess i just wanted to share this with you all. Is anyone else feeling the same as me or is it just me. Comments would be most welcome. Thanks for reading and sorry for the whining
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Dont stress - it is not unusual to feel a little overwhelmed with all the information in here. To your bit in relation to the about me page - that is purely to give visitors to your site some form of context on who you are - so they know who is promoting or selling the product they are looking at - much the same as in the offline world - you would not buy something from someone who you did now know a bit of information about - right?
At the end of the day - use the success in 30 days plan to give you thoughts and ideas of things to do as part of your action plan - the key thing (for me anyway) was to use these things for advice and help - not as a rigid plan to follow no matter what. Anyway good luck and just take it one step at a time - if something takes you two days when the action plan / 30 days success says it should be done in one day - then so what - it matters not - just do things at your own speed
I too am new to WA, I've only been a member for 3 months now. Just like you I've been very overwhelmed and frustrated. I started out with the Action Plan then switched over to the Success in 30 Days Club and with the advice of several WA members, I am going back to the Action Plan and starting all over. It took me quite a long time to research and find my niche and now I'm to the point of creating my website. Take your time and give yourself the chance to absorb what you are reading & learning. If you have to, read things two or three times. Just like Labman suggested, take advantage of all the tutorials available, that's what I'm doing.
I am sorry I meant Action Plan not Fast Action Plan. Go there first like muskyblood suggested too.
I agree with Labman their seems to be a lot of frustration with starting out with the 30 day club. If you don't know anything about IM then it is hard to just jump into that club. I really think that starting out in the Fast Action Plan is the best way to begin with for newbies.
Hi- Yes, it is normal to feel lost and overwhelmed. Personally, I would hold off on the Success in 30 Days Club until you are firmly entrenched in the Action Plan. The Action Plan covers things in great detail, and does more "teaching" than the Club. As for why you need an about me page? People are more likely to make a purchase from you if you build a personal touch to your website, tell them about yourself. It can help build a little trust which leads to more sales.
Finished! I wrote the darn "about me" section. let me know if this helps or how i can improve. Thanks for ANY suggestions.
You're not alone. I doubt that any new member in their first week felt any different. Remember this ain't like (offline) college where you have deadlines to submit assignments for grading. Forget 30 days. Make it 30 steps. If it takes a week to do step 2 and feel comfortable so what? If there's something in the tutorials that doesn't make sense go to the forums. Kyle has a thread going for each day of the 30 club. Read the posts. Chances are somebody has already asked the questions you're asking and got an answer. If not then ask away. The only stupid question I know of is the one I didn't ask.
LOL...you sound exactly like my thoughts, word for word. Im not laughing at you, its just that you've written exactly what was going on in my mind as well. I HATE writing about myself...its not a character flaw, its just the way i am. Eventually though, you'll find that a lot of people will more than likely be able to connect with you if they know you're "human" as well. Hey how about I submit an "about me" article to you and you do one for me and we can motivate each other pass this one hump. That is if you're still struggling
I'm seeing a lot of frustration with the 30 day club. Check out the WAbinars that Jay did back in November of last year. I think the date was November 17th. It's on setting up your WordPress site. Clears up a lot of the confusion. WAbinars are all recorded and are reachable from your top menu bar.
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I agree with genegem. Take your time and make sure you understand and have done each step properly. Pay particular attention to keyword research. If you get that right, everything else will fall into place.