Oct
19
Update on Not Much
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Just checking in quickly. I have been working on the computer non-stop as usual but don’t feel like I have accomplished much. I need to start writing lists and goals to keep on track.
I did get my niche costs and keywords organized. I have someone writing content and that makes things much easier. I’m not paying much though so I am worried that won’t last long. I was worried about putting out money for content and not getting a return on my investment, but I figured I could likely sell any site and recoup most of my costs. Outsourcing the writing leaves me time to concentrate on marketing.
I’ve spent too much time on forums getting ideas the past few days. The Warrior Forum can be addicting. While that time spent is valuable for learning, I really should be working on content,especially for article marketing which I hope to start soon. Again, I need to write out a plan and not let myself move forward until I can check off essential tasks.
I have about 5 new niches picked out and I may go ahead and buy the domains and then just let them sit. It is difficult to find good domains available - that is where you really get a feel for how many people are working on niche sites. Although, it is funny, because many times a domain I want is taken, but if I type in the url it doesn’t exist. So there are clearly many people buying up domains but not doing anything with them.
I did get one Squidoo page up on one of my niches. I need to do some more work on it, but at least it is a start. None of my niche sites are getting much traffic, but the pages are getting indexed. I think submitting the sitemap to Google Webmaster Tools helped with that.
Okay, soon I need to post some stats on my progress since the primary purpose of this site is to serve as a diary of my niche building progress. I’ll add that to my list whenever I get one.
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Carrie - I’ve just started using an online to do list called toodledo - I’m finding it really helpful to organise my work and blogging goals. You can set long term and short term goals and then write tasks under each one. Its really easy to use and the basic version is free too so you can test it out and see what you think. Here’s the link http://www.toodledo.com/index.php?ref=td48d893bfcdaec
Thanks, I’ll check it out.
If you’d like a tool for managing your time and projects, you can use this application inspired by David Allen’s GTD:
http://www.Gtdagenda.com
You can use it to manage and prioritize your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.
A mobile version and iCal are available too.