Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Learning Curve
The learning curve is ferocious. I don't think you need to know all about it before you just jump in with both feet. Lots of ideas continue to flash through my brain. I think the first venue might be to be an "expert" in antiques. At least on the level of a Picker. It seems there is going to be a show about antique pickers on the Discovery Channel and I ought to be ready to jump on that bandwagon as it comes whizzing by. There are 519 listings in my store, mostly from SMC, but no traffic and no sales yet.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Doldrums
It's Christmastime. So much effort goes in to the holiday season that there is little time for entrepreneurial efforts. I am reviewing all the recent downloads I bought to see how to do online marketing, but frankly, it seems you need everything in place before any of it is worthwhile. A little disheartening, but maybe after New Years we can get a fresh start!
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Honeymoon and Buzz Saw
I am still in the "honeymoon" period: I stay awake at night thinking/planning/rushing through ideas. At 4 in the morning you can have the most sensational ideas--ones that no one has ever thought up before. At 7 in the morning you realize how dumb that idea was!
At the same time, I am doing tons of research on this business method and feel a bit like I just ran into a buzz saw. There are so many parts that it is difficult to imagine how to put it all together into a coherent whole. My thought is to learn as I go and "just start"--this blog is a part of that.
One useful piece of information I did glean today is that there is little point in going with Google Adsense until your site gets at least 500 to 1000 visitors a day. (or was it week?) Anyhow, we can put that up on the shelf for now.
I downloaded the power point presentations of Mike Filsaime and have begun to work through them. They hit just the highlights of his seminars but perhaps there is a nugget or two there. I am also staring at one of those ad pages by Matthew Meyer. It's really slick and he's offering a slew of e-books and, more importantly, software that purports to help you get up and running in a jiff. He wants $67.00 and offers an 8 week money back guarantee. I probably will get it and let you know what I think. Before I pay up, however, I am going to print out his Ad page with all pertinent information so I can get my money back as well as putting the cut-off date on my calendar--which I have to remember to begin looking at daily!
At the same time, I am doing tons of research on this business method and feel a bit like I just ran into a buzz saw. There are so many parts that it is difficult to imagine how to put it all together into a coherent whole. My thought is to learn as I go and "just start"--this blog is a part of that.
One useful piece of information I did glean today is that there is little point in going with Google Adsense until your site gets at least 500 to 1000 visitors a day. (or was it week?) Anyhow, we can put that up on the shelf for now.
I downloaded the power point presentations of Mike Filsaime and have begun to work through them. They hit just the highlights of his seminars but perhaps there is a nugget or two there. I am also staring at one of those ad pages by Matthew Meyer. It's really slick and he's offering a slew of e-books and, more importantly, software that purports to help you get up and running in a jiff. He wants $67.00 and offers an 8 week money back guarantee. I probably will get it and let you know what I think. Before I pay up, however, I am going to print out his Ad page with all pertinent information so I can get my money back as well as putting the cut-off date on my calendar--which I have to remember to begin looking at daily!
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