So, today is Monday and it is the beginning of the week for this internet marketing writer and there are so many things that I want to accomplish this month but I just realized that I don’t have much time. Now, typically I would go into panic mode and start doing a bunch of stuff to increase my revenues but this week, I’ve decided to stay focused on my goals. That is, although I would love to write a bunch of DS articles to make some extra cash or bid on a bunch of Elance projects to make some more money, I am gong to resist the temptation. Instead, I am going to focus on increasing my residual income. As you know, I have quite a bit of blogger blogs that haven’t made any money and my new goal is to make each one make at least $10+ a month. Now, mind you that $10 each is NOT a lot of money and I’m totally open to them making more but when you have 31 of these blogs and each one earns you $10.00 a month then you have $380.00 extra a month to add to the pot and that, my friend, starts looking much better, right? Well, it most certainly does to me!

Now, how am I going to increase the revenue of each blog to $10 a month? I am going to market those blogs like crazy. I am going to build quality links on higher PR sites and blogs, use Yahoo Answers to drive traffic, and write and submit articles to article directories. By doing this, I should skyrocket my search engine rankings and move up the ranks so that more people see my blogs and purchase my products or generate ad revenue for me. Well, gotta get to work so that I can put my plan into action.

Weird, I realized that there may be a correlation between my dieting and my losing weight goals. I’ve been trying to lose the same 30 pounds for over 10 years and I’ve been trying to break past my $2000 month barrier for about 2 years. I have had some breakthroughs with both goals – I’ve lost and regained 30 pounds a few times and I’ve broken the $2000 barrier many times but I haven’t been able to sustain these victories. When I think about it, I honestly believe that the problem isn’t that I can’t do it, its the “lack of focus” and “impatience” in making those goals happen. You see, with internet marketing and losing weight I have gotten lazy when I reached my goals or I’ve given up because I don’t see results fast enough. This only frustrates me and I say, “Oh the heck with it, might as well forget about it”.

Well, this time I’m not going to do that. I’m not going to be lazy anymore. The time has come for me to get off the merry-go-round and kick butt! To make this happen, I’m going to set small goals and work toward them. I’m not going to focus on the big challenges but focus on the small victories instead and when I reach a goal, I’m going to set another goal so that I don’t become lazy. In addition, I’m not going to become frustrated when thigs don’t happen super fast. I’m going to get rid of this 30 pounds for good, transform my body and I’m going to make it to $6000 a month by taking it one day at a time.

So, my advice is to focus on those small victories – concentrate on those small wins because those small wins can become huge victories and when you accomplish them, don’t get lazy – don’t give up. Simply refocus on something else. Today is a brand new day and it will be the best one ever, if you make it so! What will you do?

I just spent an hour analyzing my initial niche sites that were created over 3 years ago using an experienced web designer/SEO team and then compared those stats with my blogger blogs created this past year (by yours truly only) and I noticed a HUGE discrepancy in earnings and I mean huge. Out of 28 designer created sites all of them made some money. On the other hand, I have a LOT more duds with my 31 blogger blogs. Out of 31 blogger blogs only 11 have made money and the rest nothing. However, I have to clarify that I have alot more of my earners earning mere cents than dollars and that is nothing to brag about.

Now, before we assume that Google just doesn’t like me anymore or my blogger blogs – I think we’re missing the point. My designer/SEO team knew how to get those earlier sites indexed and placed in the top pages of Google and to this day, they still receive some traffic (not as much as before Google caffeine) but some. In contrast, my blogger blogs are struggling because no one can find them. Arrghhh.

Without my SEO team, I’ve got to take the initiative to get my blogs listed and found. I can’t just throw up a few blogs, place a few articles on Ezines and other directories and simply hope for the best. Nope the competition is much fiercer now and what worked before isn’t what is going to work now. So, I’ve decided that now I have to backlink like a lunatic and really see if I can get my blogs indexed and placed higher in the SERPs. By doing this, I should be able to increase my traffic and my revenues. Hopefully this will work – I’ll definitely keep you posted. Got some link building to do!

Ok here’s the deal – I started this blog in 2008 and I had high hopes, dreams and aspirations for making a 6 figure salary within 2 years and showing others how to do the same. After all, I fell for the hype – you know those “make money quick” schemes promising riches within a short period of time. In fact, I bought so many courses, ebooks and other crap on new and innovative money making strategies that I still can’t believe it. Plus, I let my competitive nature take over – I watched other internet marketers pay off their debt, build successful IM enterprises and I really, really, really thought I could too. In fact, I was 100% sure that I could do it. Looking back, I was extremely hyped and very pumped to succeed. After all, I thought I had the knowledge (from all that stuff I bought) and enough marketing savvy to pull it off and I was super determined too.

To make a long story short, I did OK with my goal and was was even able to make about $2000 a month of residual income. I posted 4-5 times a week and then something happened. I got burned out, bored and frustrated with this blog and myself. I was frustrated because I couldn’t figure out how to improve my traffic, didn’t make any affiliate sales and the only comments I received were from people who wanted to advertise their own product and services within my comments. I was like, what is the point to all this? I felt as if I wasn’t making a difference, wasn’t learning anything new and simply quit.

I guess you could say that I couldn’t see the forest for the trees. I was so tired and frustrated with myself that I did something that I always advise others NOT to do, I accepted defeat. I accepted that I couldn’t get past the $2000 a month mark and believed that no one cared what I had to say or teach them. So, with my head hung low, I went back to freelancing and tried to forget about my internet marketing dreams.

Well, I did that for 9 months and I made some money but my heart wasn’t in it. I soon got even more frustrated than I was before. I was frustrated at clients who wouldn’t pay me for my services, mad at myself for giving up on internet marketing and upset because I couldn’t get over the hump. Well, a few weeks ago, I decided that I could not take it any longer – the passion to make it with internet marketing was too strong. So, I made a recommitment to myself and vowed to make it work. I vowed to become more focused, stronger and to never, ever, ever give up until I reached my goals of success.

So, here I am now. I have joined Wealthy Affiliate and am on a mission to make it as a successful internet marketer. I am committed to making at least $333+ extra every single month so that I can increase my monthly income of $2000 to $6000 within a year. I am now taking it a day at a time and am confident that I can succeed if I put my heart and mind into it. Won’t you please rejoin me in my efforts? I promise not to simply disappear this time around – no matter how frustrated I get. Promise.