Have you wondered where this update was?
It is a few days late. Why? Honestly I am embarrassed. I am embarrassed and ashamed by my lack of progress. I actually put off writing it because I feel I’m hardly a shining example at the moment and that I’ve let you down. This feeling made worse by the fact I only like posting positive vibes.
How was my financial progress over the last fortnight?
- Sale of a bookshelf for $250.
- Paid $500 off a loan from money I’d saved via ‘day job’ income.
- Quoted for projects totalling $3,000. Fingers crossed the quotes are accepted.
Actions I’ve taken to get closer to my goal include:
- Surveyed my Facebook page likers regarding their biggest business challenges and questions they’d like answered about blogging for business. Everyone has contributed fantastic questions and ideas. It’s been a great help in ensuring I am on the right track with the membership site.
- Finished updating my opt in offer for List-A-Palooza which resulted in 28 new email subscribers. (It’s not too late to join List-A-Palooza, we are starting week 3 of 12).
- Added a new testimonials page to my website.
- Completed current client work including teaching weekly online marketing workshops.
- Confirmed six hosts for my “Blogging For Growth” tour. Also received two knock backs but one offered to help promote which I really appreciate.
- Confirmed another expert interviewee for the membership site.
- Attended a networking event and have two potential clients to follow up.
- Identified nine blogs to pitch that pay for posts published.
How I’m feeling about my progress:
This fortnight has been incredibly frustrating in regards to the lack of income. No question there. I am determined to stay positive however and increase momentum.
One major impediment was moving to a new rental. The electricity was to be connected nine days ago and still isn’t, so as you can imagine things have been less than smooth sailing. Fortunately I can stay a few extra days at my previous place but I definitely don’t want to keep paying two lots of rent.
When the power is connected I will be able to set up my desk and better organise my business again. It might sound silly but having your life packed in boxes and finding things by torch light feels like total upheaval. Hopefully this will be sorted today and I improve my focus again.
On a more positive note I have sorted through a lot of old items I had in storage and have thrown out a significant amount of out dated teaching materials. I still have more items to sort through but a weight is being lifted from my shoulders.
I know I have made some progress ‘for the longer term’ this fortnight however little it seems.
Plans for next fortnight:
Here are my critical tasks:
- Set times for and interview the three expert interviewees for the membership website.
- Follow up the two leads from the networking event last week.
- Follow up on a further two potential clients I contacted yesterday.
- Write three guest posts in preparation for my upcoming Blogging For Growth blog tour. Time is running short.
- Send a pitch to each of the nine paying blogs I identified.
- Develop and draft of a new product. It will be a great little guide (modest much?) and solve a challenge many online business owners face. I can’t believe I didn’t think of it earlier.
Your Turn:
How are you progressing towards your goal? What is working? What will you change? What do you commit to achieving this fortnight?
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