5 Sales and a New Skill Learned!
I also figured out how to add tables into my posts last night. This is something I have wanted to do for a long time but I finally did it. I need a table to compare pet health insurance quotes side by side for a review. Now that I know how to insert tables and have the correct plugin (I used Tablepress) I can use tables for many reviews.
I think this is a great step for me. It was not hard but one of those mental hurdles I just had to jump over. Now that I have, I wonder why I didn't get to it sooner! As Steve just pointed out in a comment below, it is always a bit of a problem adding more plugins. Come to think of it, that is one of the reasons I put it off when I first looked into it.
Onward and Upward people!
Jessica
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Congratulations! You're always a role model to us, when it comes to making sales with Amazon. I think I really have to learn from you with that one.
Nice and well stated Jessica. I still have mental hurdles where I've got to take a second and stop myself sometimes.
Stop any irrational thoughts and focus on the task at hand to achieve.
You'll notice that this is a skill that every successful online entrepreneur shares... that desire to solve a problem or find a fix to whatever is in you way.
Nice work Jessica, you are developing excellent new skills, keep going with it. Those 5 sales will turn into 50. Keep progressing forward, it's worth every challenge.
Cheers,
Todd
Amen. Positivity is key. Kind of reminds me of the law of attraction.
I find that the more that I focus on the quality of my site and helping others, the more the reward comes back to me, sometimes magnified.
It's good to hear that you are thriving here. Keep at it, you're on your way to the top!
Thank you very much. I have had my time very divided since I was busy over the holidays, have my busiest season ever at my regular job, got sick and then started my second website last month. It feels good to be making progress on my first site again.
Yeah, stick with it. It's a tough trade off sometimes but you'll find that online business sort of has the 'snow ball' effect.
I've found that my online biz grows in plateaus in terms of traffic and sales. As you perfect your email marketing system and then repeat the process, you'll be amazed at the results.
Keep that in mind and try to find a little time each day to work or do something positive towards your online business. Maybe that's just 15 minutes, but it helps out.
Yes, I have been here two years and I have had a continual roller coaster of ups and downs but I know now to ignore the downs and just keep going. I know how to get more traffic and sales, I just need to put in the time to do it!
I have been wanting to figure this out too. I have have been a little apprehensive about adding more plugins. Do you have any content published with the table? I would like to check it out. I stop by your site and take a look.
Thanks Steve. I have not published the new post yet but I hope to later today. I will let you know. Yes, I was worried about adding another plugin too and that is part of why I put it off.
I am not sure, but I wonder if you can shut the plugin off after you insert the table? Probably not...I wonder if I shut it off to test the theory if I lose the table too?
I would think if you turn off the plugin, then the table won't work. I am curious to see what it looks like. Tables have been on my list for a while, just not enough hours in the day :)
It is a bit time consuming at first but once you get the hang of it, it should be fairly fast. Of course, it was late and I was probably tired! You need to build one first, then load it in. So, I just built one with 20 rows and 3 columns, but later I may need one with different dimensions, say 10 rows and 5 columns.
Eventually, I will have all different table layouts built and then I can just add in whichever one I want when I am writing a post. You can also edit the tables so if I wanted one that is different you can load in one and add or delete rows or columns to customize it.
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Congrats! I love the idea of waking up to surprise sales.
I was just looking for a good plugin to do grid comparisons, so you just saved me some time. Thank you, Jessica!
You are welcome. Yes, it is so niche!!! Great way to start the day!
I tried to go back and edit my post to capitalize the P and it didn't work. In any case the plugin is called TablePress.