Hi,
Welcome to the third issue of the "$10k Every Month" crash course!
As you've already discovered from the previous two paths to riches, the money isn't in your products... it's in your list.
And the easiest money you'll ever make is by selling more products and more expensive products to your existing customers (i.e., sell on the "backend" of your business).
Smart marketers spend considerable amounts of time building their sales funnels (backend sales systems).
They know the hard part is getting the prospect into the funnel - but once the prospect starts buying, they'll continue to buy provided you're solving their problems and giving them a good buying experience.
And so savvy marketers are constantly coming up with new ideas, creating new products, and figuring out ways to convert their existing customers into repeat buyers.
Now imagine if you could sell a product to your customer once... and then do so automatically every month after that, with no additional persuasion on your part. Would that make it easier for you to run your business? And would you be able to make a whole lot more money? Yes and yes!
Fortunately, there already exists a way for you to tap into the backend income automatically and effortlessly.
Namely, by creating a monthly membership site.
Here's the idea - instead of selling a new product to your customers every month, you set up a membership site with a monthly fee. Your customers are billed automatically. And all you have to do is update the site once a month. You can even outsource this task, meaning you're earning a residual income almost on autopilot!
Just imagine setting up a membership site with a $20 monthly fee and getting just 500 customers. Each and every month your payment processor rebills these customers, and you earn another fast $10,000!
Here are just a few ideas for membership sites you could set up:
A site that offers a service, like web hosting. Or you could offer something like sales letter critiques or college essay critiques.
A site that offers lessons on a topic. For example, you could have a six-month or twelve-month course on how to get an online business up and running. Or you could offer a course on something like how to do home repairs and maintenance.
A site that offers a new product each month. Think of Time Life books here or the "Wine of the Month" club. Every month the customer receives a new product, and it doesn't have to be a physical product. It could be a series of related ebooks - perhaps "how to" nonfiction books, or a "romance ebook of the month" club!
Those are just a few ideas. You've no doubt been a part of some of these sites, such as sites that deliver new software to its members every month, sites that offer large discounts on niche products, sites that offer private label rights (PLR) products to resell, and so on.
All you have to do to get started is:
1) Choose a hungry niche.
2) Find out what they're already buying and what they want.
3) Set up a membership script and payment processor.
4) Set up a squeeze page and a sales page.
5) And then marketing OK
To Your Success,
Allen Payne
Chủ Nhật, 28 tháng 7, 2013
Thứ Bảy, 27 tháng 7, 2013
TAG and Ping your way to riches
Hi,
Can you turn mere words into $10,000 per month - without actually selling those words as an ebook or other information product? You bet you can!
Namely, by blogging your way to wealth!
Here's the idea:
You set up a niche blog that's of interest to a very specific audience. Then you monetize your blog in one or more of the following ways:
By promoting your own products to the people who visit your blog weekly or even daily.
By promoting affiliate products (i.e., other people's products).
By promoting CPA (cost per action) offers, where you get a commission every time your visitors perform a specific action such as filling out a form
By using Google Adsense , where you make money every time someone merely clicks on an ad on your site.
By asking for and accepting donations on your blog. (Don't discount this tactic - there are several well-known bloggers who make over $100,000 per year almost entirely through donations.)
So, how do you go about starting a blog that can bring you $10,000 per month? Here's an overview of the simple yet lucrative process:
1) First, choose a hungry niche. They should not only be hungry for information (so that they'll read your blog), but they should also be willing and eager to put money down to solve their problems or otherwise improve their lives. Figure out what they're already buying (which will help you decide how to monetize your blog).
2) Second, research the competition. Visit the busy, popular and profitable blogs in your niche to find out what makes them so popular and busy. Then figure out how to set your blog apart and make it better.
3) Next, buy a domain at NameCheap, GoDaddy or elsewhere that reflects the topic of your blog.
4) Fourth, go to WordPress.org and download the latest version of the blogging software. Install and customize it.
5) Next, start blogging! Populate your blog initially with about ten posts, just so your early visitors get the impression that you have a popular blog with good content. Then commit to updating your blog at least two or three times per week. If suitable, you may even want to update it daily.
Quick Tip: You don't have to sit by your blog every day and manually update it. You can pre-load content and "drip" it to your readers on a pre-set schedule. You can do this by either loading up the content and setting it for a future posting date, or by purchasing autoblogging software that does all the work for you.
Here's what else you need to know to start driving traffic and making money:
Optimize your posts for the search engines by creating articles around specific keywords. You may use WordTracker or any keyword tool to find out what niche keywords your market is already searching for.
"Tag" each of your posts using relevant keywords. WordPress allows you to add tags (keywords) automatically when you're posting your articles. You can also use your keywords as your category titles.
Ping the blog directories as necessary so that they crawl your site whenever you make a new post. If you're using WordPress, it pings the directories automatically. Otherwise, you can use a service like pingoat.com.
You need to create content that gets people coming back to your site again and again. You may create posts such as:
"Top ten" lists. Create several useful top ten lists, and your blog will become the "go to" place for niche-specific information. For example, a weight loss site might list the top ten diets, the top ten weight loss supplements, the top ten exercises, the top ten fat-burning foods and so on.
Product reviews in your niche. Be sure to list the product flaws as well as the good points, as absolute honesty fosters trust... and sales! Be sure to use your affiliate link.
Controversial articles that go viral. Don't be afraid to polarize your audience. You may repel some people, but you'll draw your target market closer to you.
Highly useful content (the type of content that others are selling).
Strong opinion articles (which can often create a buzz). Go ahead and get passionate while taking a strong stand.
Articles that join conversations already going on in your niche. If you take a different viewpoint or form a strong opinion, people will migrate to your blog just because you're offering something different.
Answers to frequently asked questions. (Just visit blogs in your niche to see what sorts of questions people are regularly asking.)
And anything that sets your blog posts apart and gets people talking and linking to your blog.
To Your Success,
Allen Payne
Can you turn mere words into $10,000 per month - without actually selling those words as an ebook or other information product? You bet you can!
Namely, by blogging your way to wealth!
Here's the idea:
You set up a niche blog that's of interest to a very specific audience. Then you monetize your blog in one or more of the following ways:
By promoting your own products to the people who visit your blog weekly or even daily.
By promoting affiliate products (i.e., other people's products).
By promoting CPA (cost per action) offers, where you get a commission every time your visitors perform a specific action such as filling out a form
By using Google Adsense , where you make money every time someone merely clicks on an ad on your site.
By asking for and accepting donations on your blog. (Don't discount this tactic - there are several well-known bloggers who make over $100,000 per year almost entirely through donations.)
So, how do you go about starting a blog that can bring you $10,000 per month? Here's an overview of the simple yet lucrative process:
1) First, choose a hungry niche. They should not only be hungry for information (so that they'll read your blog), but they should also be willing and eager to put money down to solve their problems or otherwise improve their lives. Figure out what they're already buying (which will help you decide how to monetize your blog).
2) Second, research the competition. Visit the busy, popular and profitable blogs in your niche to find out what makes them so popular and busy. Then figure out how to set your blog apart and make it better.
3) Next, buy a domain at NameCheap, GoDaddy or elsewhere that reflects the topic of your blog.
4) Fourth, go to WordPress.org and download the latest version of the blogging software. Install and customize it.
5) Next, start blogging! Populate your blog initially with about ten posts, just so your early visitors get the impression that you have a popular blog with good content. Then commit to updating your blog at least two or three times per week. If suitable, you may even want to update it daily.
Quick Tip: You don't have to sit by your blog every day and manually update it. You can pre-load content and "drip" it to your readers on a pre-set schedule. You can do this by either loading up the content and setting it for a future posting date, or by purchasing autoblogging software that does all the work for you.
Here's what else you need to know to start driving traffic and making money:
Optimize your posts for the search engines by creating articles around specific keywords. You may use WordTracker or any keyword tool to find out what niche keywords your market is already searching for.
"Tag" each of your posts using relevant keywords. WordPress allows you to add tags (keywords) automatically when you're posting your articles. You can also use your keywords as your category titles.
Ping the blog directories as necessary so that they crawl your site whenever you make a new post. If you're using WordPress, it pings the directories automatically. Otherwise, you can use a service like pingoat.com.
You need to create content that gets people coming back to your site again and again. You may create posts such as:
"Top ten" lists. Create several useful top ten lists, and your blog will become the "go to" place for niche-specific information. For example, a weight loss site might list the top ten diets, the top ten weight loss supplements, the top ten exercises, the top ten fat-burning foods and so on.
Product reviews in your niche. Be sure to list the product flaws as well as the good points, as absolute honesty fosters trust... and sales! Be sure to use your affiliate link.
Controversial articles that go viral. Don't be afraid to polarize your audience. You may repel some people, but you'll draw your target market closer to you.
Highly useful content (the type of content that others are selling).
Strong opinion articles (which can often create a buzz). Go ahead and get passionate while taking a strong stand.
Articles that join conversations already going on in your niche. If you take a different viewpoint or form a strong opinion, people will migrate to your blog just because you're offering something different.
Answers to frequently asked questions. (Just visit blogs in your niche to see what sorts of questions people are regularly asking.)
And anything that sets your blog posts apart and gets people talking and linking to your blog.
To Your Success,
Allen Payne
Thứ Sáu, 26 tháng 7, 2013
TWEAK and Flip information products
Hi,
Here's another way to profit from information products without having to deal with the product creation yourself.
Namely, by buying, tweaking and then reselling products that come with product label rights (PLR).
PLR products are those products where you purchase the right to modify the product and, generally, do with it as you please (as long as you follow the terms of your PLR license). That means you usually can modify the product, break it up, add it to another PLR product, change the format (e.g., create an audio product or a physical product), sell it, give it away, etc.
Now here's why this can be so extraordinarily profitable...
Even though 20, 200 or even 500 people might have the rights to this same product, very few of them will actually take any action. Of those that take action, most will simply use the PLR product as-is, without any modifications whatsoever.
However, all you have to do is invest an hour or so of your time to modify the product, thereby creating a new, unique product. Then you can change the title, create new ecover graphics and tweak the sales letter.
The best part? That one hour you invested eliminated all your direct competition, because you're selling a unique product!
Quick Tip: You don't even have to rework the product yourself. Visit elance.com or similar to find a competent freelancer willing to rewrite and tweak PLR content. Some will do it for just a few pennies per word.
Here's how to make this profit plan work for you:
1) Start by finding a hungry niche market. Once you do that, then find out what they're already buying. As usual, there's no reason to innovate when you can latch onto a profit from a "sure thing."
2) Find PLR content similar to what your niche is already buying. Search Google for your keywords alongside the word "PLR" or similar. So, for example, "weight loss PLR."
3) Tweak the content. Minimally, that means rewrite the introduction, rewrite the conclusion, rename the chapters and create a new title. Ideally, you should also add to or otherwise modify the content to make it your own.
Quick Tip: You may also "nichefy" the content, which means you tweak it to speak directly to a niche market. So a general weight loss book could become "safe weight loss for teenagers."
To get the most benefit from your PLR investment, you can keep modifying the product to spawn dozens of new products aimed at different niches. So your weight loss book might also be tweaked to target new moms, senior citizens, sedentary office workers, people in wheelchairs and so on!
4) Set up a lead capture system and sales funnel. You may pull in a tidy up front profit from your PLR content, but the real money lays hidden in the backend. That means you should always be selling more products to your existing customers. You can keep selling PLR content, of course. You can even set up a membership site to tap into the backend income effortlessly!
5) Create a sales letter - or tweak the sales letter includes in the package. And then...
6) Drive traffic to your site and start counting your money!
As you can see, this is an extremely fast and easy way to start making money.
Whereas it might take you weeks or even months to create your own product and start selling it, you can buy a PLR package in the morning and be making a profit in the afternoon.
Here's another way to profit from information products without having to deal with the product creation yourself.
Namely, by buying, tweaking and then reselling products that come with product label rights (PLR).
PLR products are those products where you purchase the right to modify the product and, generally, do with it as you please (as long as you follow the terms of your PLR license). That means you usually can modify the product, break it up, add it to another PLR product, change the format (e.g., create an audio product or a physical product), sell it, give it away, etc.
Now here's why this can be so extraordinarily profitable...
Even though 20, 200 or even 500 people might have the rights to this same product, very few of them will actually take any action. Of those that take action, most will simply use the PLR product as-is, without any modifications whatsoever.
However, all you have to do is invest an hour or so of your time to modify the product, thereby creating a new, unique product. Then you can change the title, create new ecover graphics and tweak the sales letter.
The best part? That one hour you invested eliminated all your direct competition, because you're selling a unique product!
Quick Tip: You don't even have to rework the product yourself. Visit elance.com or similar to find a competent freelancer willing to rewrite and tweak PLR content. Some will do it for just a few pennies per word.
Here's how to make this profit plan work for you:
1) Start by finding a hungry niche market. Once you do that, then find out what they're already buying. As usual, there's no reason to innovate when you can latch onto a profit from a "sure thing."
2) Find PLR content similar to what your niche is already buying. Search Google for your keywords alongside the word "PLR" or similar. So, for example, "weight loss PLR."
3) Tweak the content. Minimally, that means rewrite the introduction, rewrite the conclusion, rename the chapters and create a new title. Ideally, you should also add to or otherwise modify the content to make it your own.
Quick Tip: You may also "nichefy" the content, which means you tweak it to speak directly to a niche market. So a general weight loss book could become "safe weight loss for teenagers."
To get the most benefit from your PLR investment, you can keep modifying the product to spawn dozens of new products aimed at different niches. So your weight loss book might also be tweaked to target new moms, senior citizens, sedentary office workers, people in wheelchairs and so on!
4) Set up a lead capture system and sales funnel. You may pull in a tidy up front profit from your PLR content, but the real money lays hidden in the backend. That means you should always be selling more products to your existing customers. You can keep selling PLR content, of course. You can even set up a membership site to tap into the backend income effortlessly!
5) Create a sales letter - or tweak the sales letter includes in the package. And then...
6) Drive traffic to your site and start counting your money!
As you can see, this is an extremely fast and easy way to start making money.
Whereas it might take you weeks or even months to create your own product and start selling it, you can buy a PLR package in the morning and be making a profit in the afternoon.
To Your Success,
Allen Payne
Allen Payne
Thứ Năm, 25 tháng 7, 2013
Simple 5 steps to online success...
Hi,
Today we are going to discuss the 5 fundamental steps to online business success. If you can follow these steps and take action upon them, I have no doubt you will become a successful internet marketer.
I personally use this strategy in my online business and it is also used by many other successful marketers to literally make fortunes online.
Step 1. Set Your Initial Goal
The first step in making money online is setting goals. Whether you want to make $50/day or $500/day or more, the first step is to set an initial goal. Having a clear "Goal" lets you know exactly what you are shooting for. More importantly, your goals should be SMART goals:
Specific - Your goals should be clearly defined and very specific. Broad goals aren't allowed.
Measureable - Your goals should involve numbers or some kind of metric.
Attainable - Your goals need to be humanly reachable.
Realistic - Don't set your goal to make $5k per day by next week. This is not realistic.
Timely - Your goals should involve a time measure.
You should also set short term and long term goals. Why? Well, this will allow you to achieve small successes while still seeing the big picture as to where you want to go.
All those who become successful within the Internet Marketing field, or any other business, have set clear goals and never give up until they achieve their goals.
Step 2. Research and Select a Niche Product to Promote
That's why you need to a comprehensive research before you selecting a niche to promote to make sure that the niche you will choose will make you money and it will be worth focusing your internet marketing efforts on..
A niche is basically the segment of populations where you will concentrate your internet marketing efforts to make money and selecting the right one is critical to your success..Because of this, i recommend you pick a niche you have a lot of interest in. The more passionate you are about a niche, the easier it will be to write about, talk about, and make educated and REAL product recommendations.
Step 3. Find Profitable Keywords
You will need to research keywords and the average CPC over an industry before you begin promoting it.
Some industries have hundreds of thousands of keywords, while some are so specific they have a smaller number of search terms. A smaller industry can convert just as well as a large one, so don't be fooled by industries with keywords and low traffic AND definitely do not try to choose a niche simply because someone said it is popular or profitable.
Step 4. Find The Right Affiliate Programs
CJ.com (Commission Junction)
ClickBank.com
JVZoo.com
WarriorPlus.com
If you are using paid traffic techniques like Pay Per Click, you will need to make sure that the affiliate program will pay high enough to make it profitable. You typically want to stick to programs that pay over $10 commission.
If you are using traffic techniques like article marketing, on-site search engine optimization, you do not need to worry as much about the commission as these are free marketing techniques.
Step 5. Start an Advertising Campaign And Make Money
To do so, I recommend that you use only free traffic techniques at first, such as Article Marketing. The reason is this way you can literally get started with ZERO budget. You should also start building a list as this is the most valuable asset you can have in your business.
For more information on this, I recommend you check out the training area on our site.
Take the Leap
Once you have accomplishing the previous 5 steps, it is up to you to take the leap.
To Your Success,
Allen Payne
Today we are going to discuss the 5 fundamental steps to online business success. If you can follow these steps and take action upon them, I have no doubt you will become a successful internet marketer.
I personally use this strategy in my online business and it is also used by many other successful marketers to literally make fortunes online.
Step 1. Set Your Initial Goal
The first step in making money online is setting goals. Whether you want to make $50/day or $500/day or more, the first step is to set an initial goal. Having a clear "Goal" lets you know exactly what you are shooting for. More importantly, your goals should be SMART goals:
Specific - Your goals should be clearly defined and very specific. Broad goals aren't allowed.
Measureable - Your goals should involve numbers or some kind of metric.
Attainable - Your goals need to be humanly reachable.
Realistic - Don't set your goal to make $5k per day by next week. This is not realistic.
Timely - Your goals should involve a time measure.
You should also set short term and long term goals. Why? Well, this will allow you to achieve small successes while still seeing the big picture as to where you want to go.
All those who become successful within the Internet Marketing field, or any other business, have set clear goals and never give up until they achieve their goals.
Step 2. Research and Select a Niche Product to Promote
That's why you need to a comprehensive research before you selecting a niche to promote to make sure that the niche you will choose will make you money and it will be worth focusing your internet marketing efforts on..
A niche is basically the segment of populations where you will concentrate your internet marketing efforts to make money and selecting the right one is critical to your success..Because of this, i recommend you pick a niche you have a lot of interest in. The more passionate you are about a niche, the easier it will be to write about, talk about, and make educated and REAL product recommendations.
Step 3. Find Profitable Keywords
You will need to research keywords and the average CPC over an industry before you begin promoting it.
Some industries have hundreds of thousands of keywords, while some are so specific they have a smaller number of search terms. A smaller industry can convert just as well as a large one, so don't be fooled by industries with keywords and low traffic AND definitely do not try to choose a niche simply because someone said it is popular or profitable.
Step 4. Find The Right Affiliate Programs
CJ.com (Commission Junction)
ClickBank.com
JVZoo.com
WarriorPlus.com
If you are using paid traffic techniques like Pay Per Click, you will need to make sure that the affiliate program will pay high enough to make it profitable. You typically want to stick to programs that pay over $10 commission.
If you are using traffic techniques like article marketing, on-site search engine optimization, you do not need to worry as much about the commission as these are free marketing techniques.
Step 5. Start an Advertising Campaign And Make Money
To do so, I recommend that you use only free traffic techniques at first, such as Article Marketing. The reason is this way you can literally get started with ZERO budget. You should also start building a list as this is the most valuable asset you can have in your business.
For more information on this, I recommend you check out the training area on our site.
Take the Leap
Once you have accomplishing the previous 5 steps, it is up to you to take the leap.
To Your Success,
Allen Payne
Thứ Tư, 24 tháng 7, 2013
My Addiction: Do You Have it Too?
Hey !
you're probably wondering what my addiction is. It's a serious problem, but it's not anything like drugs, or gambling or anything like that.
What is it then?
It's checking my online statistics.
Ever since I started blogging and doing business online, I've checked my website stats several times a day. Sometimes up to 20 to 30 times a day, because they're so fun to look at! I love checking my web traffic, counting my Twitter followers and Facebook Fans, and number of sales too.
I recently realized, however, that checking stats that often does absolutely nothing, and really it slows down production because you're constantly interrupting what you're supposed to be doing.
Even though it takes just a minute or two, those minutes quickly add up - especially when you think about it over the period of a year, for example.
When talking to other bloggers and internet marketers about this problem, a lot of people feel the exact same way. I think it's pretty common because when we're first starting out, the traffic and all of the other statistics are what keep us going, and it's what we strive for. But, constantly checking won't change the numbers. Spending time on your content, your marketing strategies, your newsletter or website design - those things will help your numbers.
It's still important to check stats, don't get me wrong, but I've recently made an effort to only check my stats once a day, at 5pm - and that's it. Checking it any number of times before that is just a waste of time.
Like my Dad always says: "A watched pot never boils".
Do you have this issue, or is it just me?
Thanks viet!
Cheers!
Pat
Thứ Ba, 23 tháng 7, 2013
Here's Why I Don't Create a Daily To-Do List
Hi !
Recently, I've been getting a lot of questions from people about how I stay productive, specifically asking for tips and tricks that I use to stay on track and get things done.
Here's a tip that I use (I'm not saying it's what you should do, it's just what I do that works for me). It may sound counter-intuitive, but I do not write down a detailed daily to-do list. I used to, but I don't anymore. Consequently, I've been getting more done, and feeling better about myself at the end of the day.
Let me explain:
With a daily to-do list, you spend the night before or the day of listing the things that you want to accomplish. We try to judge how long something will take to complete, so as not to overfill our day and leave us with unfinished jobs on the list.
Unfortunately, no matter how much of an expert you are at estimating the length of time it takes to complete a job, the daily to-do list never gets fully checked off. At least this was the case for me.
I wouldn't "overbook" myself. No. What normally happened was that there were unforeseen tasks or things that came up during the day that I had to do, which were sometimes more important and time-sensitive than what was on my list. Think of an urgent email that you have to respond to, or an emergency meeting or conference call that you must attend.
Those kinds of things are the ANTI-daily to-do list. What you had originally put on your list gets shoved to the back of the line, and often times you finish the day with an unfinished list and feel like you didn't accomplish as much as you wanted to, if anything at all.
That's not good for motivation, that's for sure.
The solution to my problem is a system I worked out which involves project to-do lists, not daily to-do lists.
Every project I'm involved in, whether it's a particular project for my blog, my LEED exam prep site, a particular iPhone application that I may be working on, etc. gets it's own to-do list.
The project to-do list is easy to create: just start at the bottom with your end goal (finish project X), and work your way backwards from there. You'll have a roadmap to completion all written out, and can easily check things off as you go along.
When I work, I simply allocate specific amounts of time "working on project X", or "working on project Y", depending on my mood, or what may seem to be more time sensitive. When "working on project X", I work on the next available task on its own project to-do list, without trying to reach a specific point by the end of the day. I just work on it as much as I can in the time given, and check off parts of the list as I go.
Of course, some tasks are required to be put on a schedule, such as writing blog posts (which should be done consistently), so there will be some things that require you to finish stuff within a certain amount of time, or on a specific date, but I try to keep that to a minimum.
Using this method, I find that I can get much more done. I don't know whether it's because I work better because I'm not stressed out about meeting "little deadlines" throughout the day, or because I'm super motivated whenever I check off a task on my project to-do lists, but it works, at least for me!
So, that's a little backstage pass as to how I get things done. If you're having trouble with productivity, or always feel like you're not getting things done, feel free to give this method a try.
Wishing you all of the best, and nothing less than success.
Cheers!
Best regards,
Pat
Recently, I've been getting a lot of questions from people about how I stay productive, specifically asking for tips and tricks that I use to stay on track and get things done.
Here's a tip that I use (I'm not saying it's what you should do, it's just what I do that works for me). It may sound counter-intuitive, but I do not write down a detailed daily to-do list. I used to, but I don't anymore. Consequently, I've been getting more done, and feeling better about myself at the end of the day.
Let me explain:
With a daily to-do list, you spend the night before or the day of listing the things that you want to accomplish. We try to judge how long something will take to complete, so as not to overfill our day and leave us with unfinished jobs on the list.
Unfortunately, no matter how much of an expert you are at estimating the length of time it takes to complete a job, the daily to-do list never gets fully checked off. At least this was the case for me.
I wouldn't "overbook" myself. No. What normally happened was that there were unforeseen tasks or things that came up during the day that I had to do, which were sometimes more important and time-sensitive than what was on my list. Think of an urgent email that you have to respond to, or an emergency meeting or conference call that you must attend.
Those kinds of things are the ANTI-daily to-do list. What you had originally put on your list gets shoved to the back of the line, and often times you finish the day with an unfinished list and feel like you didn't accomplish as much as you wanted to, if anything at all.
That's not good for motivation, that's for sure.
The solution to my problem is a system I worked out which involves project to-do lists, not daily to-do lists.
Every project I'm involved in, whether it's a particular project for my blog, my LEED exam prep site, a particular iPhone application that I may be working on, etc. gets it's own to-do list.
The project to-do list is easy to create: just start at the bottom with your end goal (finish project X), and work your way backwards from there. You'll have a roadmap to completion all written out, and can easily check things off as you go along.
When I work, I simply allocate specific amounts of time "working on project X", or "working on project Y", depending on my mood, or what may seem to be more time sensitive. When "working on project X", I work on the next available task on its own project to-do list, without trying to reach a specific point by the end of the day. I just work on it as much as I can in the time given, and check off parts of the list as I go.
Of course, some tasks are required to be put on a schedule, such as writing blog posts (which should be done consistently), so there will be some things that require you to finish stuff within a certain amount of time, or on a specific date, but I try to keep that to a minimum.
Using this method, I find that I can get much more done. I don't know whether it's because I work better because I'm not stressed out about meeting "little deadlines" throughout the day, or because I'm super motivated whenever I check off a task on my project to-do lists, but it works, at least for me!
So, that's a little backstage pass as to how I get things done. If you're having trouble with productivity, or always feel like you're not getting things done, feel free to give this method a try.
Wishing you all of the best, and nothing less than success.
Cheers!
Best regards,
Pat
Thứ Hai, 22 tháng 7, 2013
What to Write When You Just Can't Write
Hey !
I know it's been a couple of weeks since I last sent you a newsletter, but no worries - I will never give up on this newsletter! You can be sure of that!
I've got another pretty cool tip for you today.
It's all about filler posts.
What's a filler post?
Well, a filler post is a type of post that you can publish on your blog when you want to stick to a posting schedule, but you just don't have any real content ready, or you just don't have the energy to write.
I often find myself lacking energy to write, and when that's the case I can always substitute a filler post. I stick to my posting schedule, and my audience will never know there was any lack of energy.
So what exactly is a filler post?
It's nothing totally new, and most likely you've seen or even published a number of these yourself before - it's just nice to know exactly what kinds of posts they are in case you're feeling a bit behind or lethargic:
Guest Posts or Interviews - These are fantastic, because most of the content is created by other people! (Hopefully people who have excellent advice and things to say that would be helpful to your readers). Of course, you'll have to prepare these ahead of time, and it's always good to connect with other bloggers and experts in the field for networking purposes.
Ask The Readers - Don't have enough content for one post, but have a subject in mind? Why not ask your audience what they think? You'll get a slew of comments, build a sense of community, and the best part is that they'll all create the content for you! Then, you can do a followup post talking about what people said at a later time, and your audience will feel included and come back for more.
Case Studies - Case studies are great, because you're basically reporting on something. So, as far as the "hard-core thinking" goes, it's minimal, because your data becomes the content itself.
Monthly Reports - You know I'm a big fan of Monthly Reports. My monthly income reports have because the number one most viewed and most commented on post that I write, and honestly - it's one of the easiest posts that I write too. It's easy because again, a lot of it is just reporting and data, and secondly it's a lot of fun! Plus, since you're doing it monthly, it's something you KNOW you're going to write about, and something your readers have to look forward to as well.
Links to Other Blogs - You see this one a lot, and it's great because it's super easy, and super helpful for your audience. Get them connected to other people in your niche by linking to certain posts that you've read that you think would be great to pass on to your readers. In addition, the blogs you link to will mostly likely take notice, which may spark a profitable relationship in the future.
Links to Posts in Your Archive - Every day we get new people to visit our blog, so it's impossible for everyone to know everything you've ever written. That's why it's easy to get them to read killer posts that you've written in the past that might be buried in your archives, by simply listing a number of posts from the past that you'd like to share. Be sure to include a little snippet or summary, to get people excited about reading some of your older stuff.
Personal Stuff - Some of you may not be comfortable with sharing personal things on your blog, but if you don't mind, sharing personal things can be an easy filler post that actually does a lot of good. It helps show that you're a real person, and it gets your audience to connect with you on a more personal level. You're not just a blogger or a person who writes posts, you're viet.
So there you have it, a number of different types of Filler Posts you can use at your disposal if you're ever searching for fast content, or just don't have the energy to write a full blown blog post.
I hope you're enjoying the newsletter so far! Cheers viet!
Wishing you nothing less than success,
Pat
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