Happy November! Here it is, Month 11, and I still haven’t finished a project from Month 9. What’s up with that?
Some might say that I have the attention span of a gnat, but that would be an insult to gnats everywhere…
So it’s back to focusing on the task at hand. When I sit down in front of my computer to work on my business, I am going to work on this task until it is done unless I’m doing something that is a higher priority (like customer service).
So here’s a recap of where the project currently stands and what still needs to be done:
* Got the PLR package. Bought the upgrade so that I’ll have the audio recording.
This brings up an interesting point. Since I can’t really change the audio recording without actually re-recording it, I can’t really change the original ebook, other than to change the affiliate links in it. So it looks like re-writing the book is going to be a waste of my time. If I do come up with some interesting additions, I may add them as so-called “sidebars” or something along those lines.
* Purchased a domain name for the project, pointed the domain name to my hosting account, and created a hosting account.
And yes, laugh at me… I forgot the name of the domain in the month and a half since my last update (which was when I last worked on this!).
A word of explanation, if I may. I plan on completing all projects that I start, especially if I talk about them on this blog. I’m simply not going to quit or give up on them. In the past, I have deleted some posts because I quit on a project (which explains part of the reason why I deleted all of the old posts). Not any more; I want this to be an honest picture of what I’ve done and what I’m doing.
Even if it means I have to look up the domain name I purchased for the current project — but forgot because I haven’t been working on it…
I also want to set a good example by not getting distracted and buying the “latest and greatest” Internet marketing product. I see now how buying bunches of new stuff — no matter how good or bad — keeps me from ever seeing a project through to completion. It also drains my wallet. So I’m going to do my best to set a good example and not buy new stuff.
Yes, you can get some great discounts during the launch of a product, but by my way of thinking, even paying full price later — when you need it — can still be a bargain if it makes you money. And of course, if it’s some “fad” method that dies off next week because Google adjusted their search algorithm, then I can be glad that I didn’t buy it at all.
Back to the project listing… Once again distracted…
* Got the domain name (I’ll tell you what it is in an upcoming post; I don’t want to reveal it to the search engines of the world until all is ready), set the DNS, and created the hosting. One thing I’m also doing when I create a new hosting account (via my WHM reseller, Dathorn) is logging in to the cPanel interface right away (so RoboForm captures and stores the details) and logging in via FTP (so the details are stored in FileZilla, my FTP client).
Still to do:
* Create the actual ebook. Perhaps I can add some illustrations and pictures? Guess I need to print it out and read it over.
* Work the articles. Based on stuff I’ve read recently, I want to “spin” them and try some mass submissions to multiple article directories. I’ll also write a couple of “fresh” ones for the major ezine directories.
* Create videos out of the articles. Incansoft has a software program that creates videos out of your articles (that link leads to a site that I own; I am a licensed reseller of Incansoft software). I haven’t installed it yet but will do so shortly. I’ll make a review video and post it in case you want to see how it works.
* Do some keyword research to get some good key phrases. Distracted Me did learn some neat tricks about keyword research and article marketing, which I’ll get into (at least a bit) as I get to that phase of the project.
* Build a linking net. More on that one. Maybe. I may just end up linking to the course I bought on that.
* Make a “useful, but incomplete” version of the book, telling them “what”, but not “how”. I’d use this as a gift to encourage people to sign up for the list. Again, I got that idea from Jimmy D. Brown’s "Small Reports Fortune" (affiliate link!).
* Write an autoresponder series for the ebook itself.
In general, I need to work on creating autoresponders quickly and easily and get a lot better at this task.
* Look for other freebie-related products on affiliate networks that I could promote. If I find good ones, write autoresponder series for those products (plus drive some traffic to those review pages).
* Consider other things that frugal-minded people want and need and consider marketing those products to these people.
My thinking is that people who want free stuff might also be interested in finding out ways to save money, make their paycheck go farther, and might also be interested in some low-risk ways to earn money via a part-time business. I could be wrong but I think it’s worth testing.
So that’s enough for now. Actually, it’s quite a bit and may be more than I really want to tackle.
One final note: The license that comes with the PLR package states that the audio files must be delivered with the ebook itself, so I won’t be able to use it as an upsell. I could still give it away as a bonus and to add value to the package. I’d like to wait a few days before giving it out, i.e. as a reward to people who actually signed up for my email list, but since they have to be delivered with the ebook, that is out of the question.
More work to do!
