Pursuit of Profit

Ok so I have the blogspot blog up and hosted (for free), I chose the name grassroots marketing because that’s what this whole thing is about. Starting with nothing, and making it into something! So let’s break down what I’ve done so far:

1. Found a free blog host
2. Chose my blog name and design
3. Installed Google Analytics (more info below)
4. Pinged a few blog services with my link (I use Pingoat to send out my ping)

Google Analytics is a powerful free tool that Google offers. All you do is sign up and add a simple snippet of code to your website. You can paste this snippet in your template file or html or whatever. It allows you to see where your traffic is coming from, what keywords and search engines they are finding your site with and a whole lot more. If you aren’t using a stats service yet I would recommend Analytics, it really gives you a clear picture of how your site performs and what efforts are working for you!

This is the first step in my plan to begin making the big bucks online. I have designed and run a few online businesses with minimal success over the past 3 years. Inspiration and motivation seem to come in such short lived but extreme bursts. For example I may lay the ground work for a website or blog by purchasing a domain name and installing a script and building a few backlinks, but when it doesn’t perform as quickly and successfully as I would like I feel discouraged.

I’ve done a bit of introspection, and realized that I haven’t been able to achieve my goals for a few reasons:

1. My goals are too high; thus setting myself up for a let down
2. Too many goals; having aspirations is huge, but spreading yourself too thin is a sure fire trip to loser lane.
3. My plans are too long term; don’t get me wrong having long term goals is crucial, but also having a step by step action plan is key to actually accomplishing these goals.

So here’s my plan, my plan that will hopefully get me to wear I want to be: Have a monetary goal of $5 for my first month and double that each month for one year for a final goal of about $10 000 a month. Impossible? No. Hard? Definitely!

You’ll be able to read about my status and how I’m making money. I’ll fill you in on what keywords I’m using, which site I’m advertising at, and basically every step along the way!

This quest to make it from the bottom, starting with nothing but an internet connection and my trusty macbook, to the final goal of $10 000 a month. I know this is going to to take time, dedication, learning and action. I am going to post my results from different online money making techniques and what steps I am taking to get these results. I’ll show you how I try to make cash and report what works and what doesn’t! Should be a fun ride, check back for new posts often.

The official starting month is April! April 1st is when the games commence and until then I will