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Well, we’re getting walloped again in the North East – MORE SNOW!

It’s the perfect day to work on some of my web sites   Laptop, blanket and a cup ‘o coffee – perfect!

A friend forwarded me this informative “Winter Storm Warning Map”…thought you might get a chuckle out of it too…

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Ok, so if you’ve read some of my previous posts than you know I’ve tried many online money making ventures. Let me rewind the clock a few years and tell you about my FIRST introduction to SBI…

I had been dabbling with creating web sites for a bit – nothing terribly special and earning virtually nothing for my efforts.  The only way I was earning money online was through selling things on eBay.  Sure, at that point I had read a number of e-books about HOW to make money online, I just wasn’t necessarily applying all that I had learned.  So, I stumbled upon SBI as it was mentioned on a site I visited often by a blogger I trusted.

So I checked out this whole “SBI” thing and I was quite entrigued.  There were regular every-day people building quality, content rich sites which were, over time, bringing in a solid income.  And the neatest part was that I didn’t have to know HOW to do everything to build a truly successful site – SBI made building a HIGH QUALITY site quite easy.  Pages chock full of advice and directions, video instructions, awesome forums and much more!

SBI’s BIG thing is that you DO NOT just slap up a site quickly with a bunch of adsense on it and assume visitors will find you.  First you thoroughly research your proposed niche/subject to see if it could really be successful.  If I remember correctly, this preliminary step takes up the first 5 days of the 10 days of training.  Only AFTER you’ve thoroughly researched do you choose a domain name and start to build the site.  SBI makes it VERY easy to put up a good looking site – you DON’T have to know HTML, no coding, no PHP stuff !!  Just fill in the boxes as directed and click on “Build It!”.

So I had done my research and put up my site – I was thrilled with it.  I had my whole site layout done – which keywords were going to be used where…etc.  And the big thing with SBI is consistent action – keep at it, add a little each week or each day – but staying steady and FOCUSED is the key.  I went full steam ahead for I don’t know how many weeks……..then life got in the way, I got distracted, stepped away from the site and eventually followed the next “make thousands in a day with little effort” shiney object that bounced along.

Needless to say, I never got to see my SBI site prosper.  Yes, I built it up and had at least 60 pages of GREAT quality, UNIQUE content!  But then I flaked.  I never got to the part where I would start to monetize it.  I did, however, get some great positive feedback from visitors to the site.  And I remember checking the site’s stats often – that’s also integrated into the whole SBI thing.  Traffic to the site was growing….it truly is a shame that I didn’t stick with it. I flaked and a few months later my 1 year subscription ran out as did my domain name registration for the site

I did end up resurrecting the site and re-doing it on a WordPress platform – virtually the exact same site – same keywords, very similar lay-out, very similar internal linking structure…etc.  And you know what?  I’ve been VERY disappointed!  It’s the SAME site – but the traffic has not come even though I’ve made some effort to drive traffic.  The hits stink, not making any money on it – WHA!

I’m to the point now where I am done with online money making ideas that are full of baloney.  I KNOW that SBI is the real deal for real people who want to add good quality sites to the Web.  I’m in the process of reviewing all the SBI materials I had printed out the first time and in a few weeks I will again be purchasing SBI, following their steps  & directions to the letter and STAYING FOCUSED!

CLICK HERE to Watch a GREAT video about SBI!

I’ll be blogging about my progress….

I have recently taken some time to slow down a bit, step back and look at my big IM picture. Just what am I doing? Is it working?  and MOST importantly – do I enjoy doing it?

I am focusing on using my time the best way I can – work smarter, not harder.  I want to put my time and energy into internet ventures that I truly enjoy doing. I’m still working on staying focused on one project at a time and slowly getting better.

As you know, there is definitely no shortage of ways to make money online.  From selling stuff on eBay to doing various affiliate marketing ventures (articles, mini sites, videos…etc.). For myself I’ve come to realize that not everything is “one size fits all”.  Sure, there are plenty of opportunities in the IM world – but that doesn’t mean that I need to work all of them!  So I’ve sat down and really taken stock of my goals and values and how that relates to my Internet Marketing venures.  Right away, that knocked out a few projects that just don’t align well with me.

I have been successful in NOT following the latest “shiny object” for a few weeks now.  Any e-mails that come in with a title that hints at a new “launch” get deleted right away.  I’m sick of launches and the “buy it here to get my fabulous bonus” things.  I have also unsubscribed from numerous mailing lists that didn’t bring me any true value.

I am done with mini-sites that don’t provide much true value to visitors.  Yes, I still have a few random ones up and they are either going to totally go or I will re-vamp them into better quality sites.  Most of them are making me a little bit of money so I’ll probably keep the highest earners and beef them up more and get rid of the not-so-hot ones.

I’m still mulling ideas around in the back of my head and in my journal.  I’ve been pondering about which project is the best one for me to be working on now.  At this moment I *should* be hauling but to get my Christmas site up and in full swing – but I’ve been slacking a bit.  Life has gotten in the way somewhat but things are getting back on track.  So, for now it will be to crank out the Christmas site till around Thanksgiving and then I’ll move on to my next project – not sure which one that will be though.

So, my point with this post is to say to you – know yourself.  What are you into?  what do you enjoy doing? What would you NOT want to do to make money online?  Just because some IM Guru is sending out e-mails about the latest fabulous product launch doesn’t mean you have to jump on it.  Sure, many of those programs are good and folks have made a lot of money doing them – BUT – if it really doesn’t jive with you and it’s not something that you’ll committ to doing for the long haul, then it isn’t going to work for you.

There are a myriad of options to choose from.  You don’t have to put up a site that is totally geared towards selling people something of your own or someone elses stuff.  You could put up a site that is filled with good, valuable content and some google adsense to produce some income.

Find what works for you and committ to work on it consistently for a few months at least and you’ll be pleasantly surprised at your progress.

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