Am I Being Tested?

For those of you who have become regular readers of mine, you should know enough about me by now to agree that I am an honest marketer.  I tell things the way that I see them, and I say what works and what has not worked for me.

With that said, I have a bit of newS to tell you about.

My Adsense Account Was Disabled on March 16, 2012

Yes, you read that right.  Adsense disabled my account after nearly 6 years without notice, and without warning.  How do I feel about that?

Honestly, when I first saw the email, I wanted to crawl through the computer and scream at someone – until… I realized that it is just another detour, another set-back – nothing that I have not come across before.  So I will move forward, and I will not quit internet marketing.  I now know that it is possible, as I have had a taste, so I will continue on, and I will make it work.

After I got past the part where they were not going to pay me the earnings that I had in my account, I realized something:

I realized that it is the exact reason why we DO NOT PUT ALL OF OUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET!

Read that again!

I have said that before, as have all other serious internet marketers, however, the time we spend on certain aspects of internet marketing becomes almost too much to consider beginning another project.

On for my 2nd lecture: OUTSOURCING AND AUTOMATION

Luckily, I began outsourcing and automating my business last year, which allowed me to ramp up my progress.  Unfortunately, the majority of my sites were earning strictly from Adsense. Luckily, I sold 4 of my sites  a little over 2 weeks ago (prior to my account being disabled) for $2,000 on Flippa. That was a blessing, as is the fact that Google did not ban my sites from earning Adsense, they just banned my account.

I then decided that if the remaining sites were no use to me, I may as well list them on Flippa. So I listed 1 site last week.  I then realized that I had no proof of earnings, as when Google disables your Adsense account, you can no longer access any part of it.  Now What?  Well, I remained honest, I told the truth, I published as many screenshots of stats, etc. that I could, and the site sold for $800.00 2 days ago.

Boy, Did This Change ALL Of My Plans… In a Good Way

Why? Because when you begin relying on something, it becomes dangerous.  Google is not a job, and therefore they have all of the control over what we do.  It is a fantastic program for internet marketers, and I encourage you to continue building your Adsense sites, however, please create other sources of income JUST IN CASE!

I am not telling you my story to scare you, just to put it into perspective.

As always, I would love to hear your thoughts.

I will be posting on another day what my plans are, as right now, I am a bit off-kilter.  I must sit down and create another plan, and then I will share it with you.

KEEP BUILDING!

Melissa

As you may have read on one of my posts, I am a Human Resource professional for a healthcare company. I went to a convention today, and Rob “Waldo”  Waldman was the speaker.  Waldo is a jet fighter-pilot, and has actually fought in combat.  He is now a motivational speaker, and has been interviewed on CNN, and is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller for the book “Never Fly Solo”.

So why am I writing about him?  As I sat there in that room of 400 peers, many of them were really paying attention, and then there were the ones who were constantly looking at their watch and wondering what time it would be over.  I realized that I was not one of the people looking at my watch, I was listening with great interest to everything that he had to say because I found it fascinating.  He was afraid of heights, scared to death of a diving board, and was claustrophobic before becoming a fighter-pilot.  All of these things would make it impossible for someone to be a fighter-pilot if they were really unable to face these fears.  He wanted it so bad, that he forced himself to face his fears, and it landed him a very happy and successful life.

So what are you doing right now?  Are you sitting there trying to find some website online that will tell you that you can make it in the internet marketing world with their product?  Or are you sitting there thinking that maybe it’s time to give it all up?  I hope that neither one of those choices apply.  Why?  Because what you should be doing right now is thinking about what you are going to do after reading this post that is going to get one step closer to your goal of financial freedom. What does financial freedom mean to you?  To me it does not necessarily mean quitting my job, but it does mean having the choice to if that’s what I decide.

Exactly one year ago, I remember every day thinking that maybe I am just living in some fantasy, and that it is not really possible to make an extra income on the internet.  As the months have gone by since then, I began to realize that all I have to do is work a little harder, and eventually I will be exactly where I want to be.  If you know anything about me, then you know that I have several dozen websites currently up and running.  I am not going to get into how much money I’ve made with those sites, you can find that information by clicking here, but I do want to talk about how much time I have spent building them.  Honestly, the ones that I am making most of my money from have been online for 1-2 years, and I hardly ever touch them.  I probably spent 30-60- minutes on each site initially (this was when I first started creating them), and I am about 30 sites away from my goal for this year.  Will I reach that in the next month?  Probably not, but I know that I will get there eventually.  After the holidays when things slow down a bit (or when I am on my week’s vacation between Christmas and New Year ).  Either way, that is what I think about now instead of worrying that I have not reached my goal and that I should give up,  I KNOW that I WILL reach my goal, and to not be too hard on myself.

You should always set goals.  The one that I am currently working on is to not be such a perfectionist when it comes to making my sites.  Don’t get me wrong, I like neat, clean websites, but I concern myself too much with the intricate details, and therefore I am robbing time from other sites that I could be building.

One more tip of the day.  DO NOT expect to make thousands of dollars off of a few sites.  In fact you are not going to make thousands of dollars off of 30 sites unless you have some huge list or fan base, which most of us don’t. Create your sites, and move on to the next.  This is not going to happen overnight.  If you can make 4-5 websites per week (yes there is a small investment for you to succeed), then you will get there! It’s just a matter of time.  There are some websites that will make you more money than others, but you cannot count on that per site.  You should reasonably count on about $1/day per website.  That is the reality of it guys!  Anyone out there telling you differently is just plain lying to you.

Do the math: $1/day x 30 days = $30/month

$30/month x 100 websites = $3000 month

$30/month x 200 websites = $6000 month

You can calculate what happens after that!

If you need help building your sites, please leave a comment with where you are having your problem(s), and I will try to direct you to the appropriate program.  I will NEVER advise a program to you if I have not tried it myself.  You have my word on that!

Goals for you:

Spend the next 20 minutes finding some good 3 word domain names with at least 3000 global searches/month

Choose one with a .com, .org, or .net domain name available and purchase it

Launch your site with at least a 400 word Page of unique content, and use the Wordpress blogging platform.

Need help, I am a comment away!

Melissa

Every Day I Think About What Could Have Been By Now Had I Not Second-Guessed Some Of The Strategies That I Believed Would Work, But Did Not Work Hard Enough At Them At That Time!

Don’t let this happen to you!

Do not be that person who sits there and wonders what could be had you followed the plan, and did not give up.  People who give up are guaranteed to fail, but people who do not give up, are guaranteed success.  You have to want it bad enough, and tell yourself that you are not going to quit — PERIOD!

I have an opportunity right now that I know will guarantee me success along with what I have already done.  What is it?  It is everything that I know how to do, just different styles and techniques that give me a better edge.  Right now, it is Dan Brock’s Deadbeat Super Affiliate.  The strategy he is using is to leverage product keywords, write very simple reviews, and send them to the product on Amazon, or some of the other physical product affiliate sites.

I have learned that one thing Dan says in his course is absolutely true.  Just because my website is geared towards commercial blenders, does not mean that if my customer decides not to buy a blender, that they won’t buy something else instead.  Amazon is an ideal site for this type of sale because once you’re on that site, you could shop around just like you’re in a department store.  I have made many sales where the product that was purchased had nothing at all to do with what I was promoting on my website that forced them to land on Amazon’s pages.

The point of this post is that I am not going to go half the year without creating sites.  I have set a goal for myself, and that is that I will create at least 8 websites per month (this is a minimum, but I am trying to be realistic), and that I will continue to do this until I am happy with the results, or maybe forever.

Where I went wrong in the past was that I created a couple of websites, and did not see immediate results, so I sat back and waited to make sure that I was not wasting my time or money.  I have since realized that any effort that I put in is well worth the time and money, and that eventually, I will get a nice return.

That is my motivational speech for the day.

Please feel free to comment.