The Diary Of An Internet Marketer

Wow, yesterday our temperature got to 45.7C which I think is around 114 degrees Fahrenheit - boy its hot, it was our hottest day in 70 years. Today was forecasted for 44 degrees but not sure yet what it is up to. My husband is a plumber and when it reaches 37C they get sent home. Monday was a public holiday, Tuesday he was home by 8:30am and today he was home by 8am.

We have lost 2 of our pet rats due to the heat and we have 1 left and we have been doing everything we can to keep him cool. With frozen ice bottles in his cage and spraying him with cold water and hanging cold wet towels over his cage, seems to be working, even if we do have to go out every hour or so and do it all again. Poor little things.

All I can say is thank goodness for air conditioners - I don’t know how they coped 70 years ago when they didn’t have them.

I didn’t do too much online yesterday, with this heat I just can’t be bothered. I have put in a bit more of an effort today though and have created a new blog at http://ourexceptionalkids.blogspot.com/ and a Squidoo lens at http://www.squidoo.com/day-trading-robot-facts

Its almost time now to pick up the kids - even though I’m really not looking forward to heading out into tha heat. So I think that is all I will get time to do today. Tomorrow I plan on creating a new site or two to list on Ebay.

Take care and thanks for reading
Sheryl
Business Ops Reviewed

Its been a while since I posted. I have still been creating and selling websites, although due to one big customer issue I did decide to get away from it all and take a break for a few weeks. It was also over the Christmas period so it was quite good to get away from it all and spend time with the family.

Now that I am back I am building some sites but not as many as I was before. The site flipping certainly brings in a good income but I also want to spend time working on a couple of other projects.

One that I am working on is my Affiliate Explosion ebook (AffiliateXplosion.com) that I started almost 2 years ago. I have changed the scope of it a bit and am finally working on getting it finished and hopefully released soon.

Next, I am working on my own site flipping membership site. This website is going to be set up with a series of video tutorials teaching how to create websites. My plan is to release a new set of videos each month explaining how to create different types of sites that you can both keep for yourself or create to sell. You can sign up and reserve a place for this site at SiteBizAcademy.com.

Lastly, I am considering starting up a product line - which is something completely different alltogether but that I learned through Kevin Rileys Product Creation Lab Workshop. It was a great workshop, and I definately have that on my list of things to do.

Then there are a couple of niche sites and blogs that I have had for quite a while that I want to spend some more time promoting. I always recommend that people stick to one project and only that one until it is finished before starting on a new project. That is what I am doing other than the site flipping. Firstly I am concentrating on the Affiliate Explosion ebook and just creating the odd site to flip to keep some money coming in while I’m doing that. Then, and not until that is complete and launched, will I concentrate on the membership site.

Basically these are my plans for the year and I really need to just concentrate on those and forget about everything else. I have a great feeling about this year and I am going to work my butt off on these projects to make them successful.

So, thanks for reading, if you’d like to take a peak at the sort of sites I create, here is one that I will be putting up for sale in the near future - BusinessOpsReviewed.com

Take care
Sheryl
Work From Home Internet Business

I haven’t updated this blog for a while and that’s because I have just been very busy. I mentioned in a previous post a bit about site flipping and at that stage I was just starting out. Since then I have been quite busy with building sites and selling them. Although it’s not site flipping in that I’m not buying sites to sell but rather building them and selling them, it has been extremely successful.

I am on average making $1000 per week just from selling my sites and I actually have recently taken on 3 people to work for me and build sites for me. This is working out well as it is giving me more time for other things and it is helping them out at the same time.

There are many areas in which you can make money online, but for me this has proven to be the most successful. Currently I am working on Product Creation with Kevin Rileys Product Creation Lab course, so we’ll see how that one goes, and in the meantime I will keep on whipping up those websites to sell.

Thanks for reading
Sheryl

A couple of weeks ago I sold my Hoodia website for $500 which has got me motivated to try the site flipping side of internet marketing.  So since then I have purchased three websites with the intent of improving them and selling them for a profit.

Although the Hoodia site was one that I built from scratch, I am going to see how I go with the ‘buying and selling’ sites.  I have also purchased two domain names that I plan to build another 2 websites from scratch with the purpose of selling.

You can keep up to date with all my site flipping news at my other blog www.workfromhome-internetbusiness.com/blog  which I have updated more often with all the site flipping information.

If anyone is intersted in flipping websites then I do recommend giving it a go as it is quite a lucrative method of making money online.  You can find out more at Flip That Site and start flipping away to make some nice profits.  I’m considering actually putting up some of my older sites for sale that I don’t really have time for, so I’ll keep you updated on that too.

Thanks for reading
Take care
Sheryl
www.workfromhome-internetbusiness.com

I know I have said I will not start anything new - in fact I say it all the time.  But this one is actually not for me, this one is for my sister.  She breeds bull terriers and she had a website that was on free hosting and hadn’t been updated for a long time.  So she wanted to get a new domain with her kennel name in it and do a whole new website.  She really doesn’t know anything about creating websites and so she brought her laptop up to me yesterday and we spent the day working on her new site.

She got a domain name at www.langidrik.com langidrik is their kennel name and means ’small storm’.  So check out her site, I have done my bit on it and showed her how to add pages (it’s created using Wordpress) and now she is busy working away at adding pages and photos of her dogs.

Now, I must go and get back to work on all my projects.  Currently still working on my website at www.ourexceptionalkids.com which is coming along nicely.

Take care
Sheryl
www.workfromhome-internetbusiness.com

That’s right - another new website.  Actually this one I have partnered with another Internet Marketer to create this site which you can visit at http://www.ourexceptionalkids.com

This site is dedicated to our beautiful children.  We are both the mothers of boys and we both have one child that has behavior problems.  My son Corey is eight years old and has behavior issues which, no matter what we have tried, have just got increasingly worse over time.  His behavior has reached the stage that we are finding it very hard to cope with it and are also very concerned about his safety and the safety of his brothers.

Corey physically and quite agressively attacks his brothers and more recently has also started physically attacking me.  We have seeked help and when we haven’t received appropriate help we have asked to be referred to someone else and are now seeing a psychiatrist who is really good even though even he is having trouble getting through to Corey.  We believe that Corey suffers from Aspergers syndrome and I wish I had knowledge of this a long time ago and perhaps we could have prevented his problems from getting worse.  At least now that we know, we know what we are working with.

We are trying pretty much every strategy available until we find something that works for Corey and we are really hoping that something will work as we really don’t want to have to put him on medication - that is definately a last resort.  However, due to the agressiveness of his behavior it could be something we may have to consider if nothing else works.  At the moment we are also consulting a naturopath and we are using some strategies and herbal medication which we hope will give us the help we need.

Anyway, having said all that……

The other mother who I am in partnership has a son who also has special needs, which I wont go into here as it is not my place.  But we both decided to get together and form a partnership to create this website so that we can hopefully help others with children that have behavior problems or disorders.

Our site discussing disorders such as Aspergers syndrome, Autism, ADHD and ODD.  We have both done an incredible amount of research on these topics to arm ourselves with as much knowledge as we can so that we can help our children.  With the research and our experiences I do believe we truly do have something to offer others.

We also have a blog connected to the site which you can visit at http://www.ourexceptionalkids.com/blog feel free to leave a comment on our blog.  If you have children and there is a topic you would like to see included in our site then leave a comment and let us know.

That is what I have been working on lately - that is when I have the time as Corey is taking up a lot of that at the moment.

So please visit our website at http://www.ourexceptionalkids.com

Take care
Sheryl

My Family-Friendly Work Schedule as an IM Writer

One of my biggest challenges with freelancing has always been finding enough time in the day to get everything done.

What I’ve learned is that the only way I can make this work for me is to not take on too much work and work smarter not harder.I typically work 6-8 hours on my business. These hours are not the typical 9 to 5 hours. Instead I am a shift worker.

 I work throughout the day long. I take frequent breaks because I have to in order to take care of my family’s needs.To me, they are my first priority so I work my IM business around their needs.

Here is my family-friendly work schedule:

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  • Work 2 hours before the kids wake up. During this time, I check emails, prospect for clients, surf the ‘net and write 1-2 articles that I submit to Associated Content.
  • Take the kids to school, run household errands with the baby, complete housework, etc.
  • Work 1-2 hours when my toddler takes a nap. During this time, I complete my clients’ work consisting of web content, articles, press releases, whatever.
  • Pick kids up from school.
  • Work 1 more hour while kids play and complete homework. Here, I work on some more client projects.
  • Make dinner. Spend time with my family and get kids ready for bed.
  • Work 1-2 more hours once kids are in bed. Finish clients’ work and work on some more IM projects for myself. During this time, I review online forums, write my IM writer blog entry, and complete 1-2 more articles.

Weekends

On the weekends, I limit my work time to 3 hours max (if I work at all). During this time, I concentrate on my IM projects and don’t ghostwrite for clients.  On weekends, I typically write eBooks, articles and press releases, build new websites, market existing ones and read IM course material. Once I’m done with my assigned projects, I do fun stuff with my family.

As you can see, I work 6-8 hours Monday - Friday  and 3 on Saturday and Sunday. The rest of the time, I spend time with my family and enjoy my life.

This schedule forces me to work quickly and to get as much done as I possibly can. For instance, I speed write and typically write 2 high quality articles in about an hour. If it is PLR articles, I can usually get three done within one hour.

I work quickly and efficiently because I don’t have time to play around and this schedule works for me and my family.

Well, I hope this gives you a glimpse into the life of a IM Writer. Now, I’ve gotta finish up an article before the kids wake up.

Kristi
http://imwriterblog.com/

This morning I received an email, actually quite a few emails recommending Ewan Chia’s newly released product ‘Working From Home‘.  I don’t very often purchase product through emails that I receive but at just $9.97 I decided to give it a go. I guess also with the knowledge that Ewan Chia is a well known Internet Marketer and has some very solid advice to give.

So this morning I purchased ‘Working From Home’ and at that price it really is worth the material that you receive.  In fact the bonuses that you receive are worth more than $9.97.

The main product speaks mainly of three specific areas - Ebay, Affiliate Marketing and Creating Your Own Product.  Now, these three areas are obviously the three main ways that people do make money online and this ebook covers these areas in detail.  Yes if you follow this ebook you will very easily make money online.  Although if you are quite experienced already with Internet Marketing then this ebook may not offer you any new information.

There was a bonus that came with this product that I actually enjoyed more as it gave a lot of detail about creating sales pages and using social bookmarking and much more.  So even the experienced Internet Marketer I’m sure will gain some knowledge from this bonus report.

There were two more bonuses that came with the package and both of these were of incredibly good value also - I won’t give it away what they are all about but they are certainly something that I gained knowledge from and will help me out in future.

Overall, for $9.97 this sure is an excellent package - a great delivery once again from Ewan Chia

Click Here to check out Working From Home by Ewan Chia

As far as making money with this - I purchased this package this morning and this is my screenshot of my clickbank account today

That is just sales made from this product in one day.

I hope you enjoyed part one of my story where I discussed my typical day as a part time internet marketer. If you have not read it, the link is here:

http://www.thediaryofaninternetmarketer.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-part-time-internet-marketer-alan-cheng/

Here is my typical day as a full-time internet marketer.

I decided to leave my office job on October 2007. It took me until February 2008 to finally have my last day with the company where all my colleagues wished me the best of luck. The next day I went to work in my own office.

It was a dream for me to have my own office and business. I’ve finally achieved it. Two months later, here is what my typical day of working as an internet marketer is like.

7am - Wake up, drink some water and go for a 15 minute run. I’m following a system called PACE where I can exercise in a short amount of time and lose weight quickly. Just what I need.

7:25am - Have a shower and healthy breakfast

8am - Plan my day using pen and paper. Put the tasks on my PDA.

8:15am - Read my emails. See what other people are promoting.

Marking down the ideas and any news in the internet marketing industry.

8:40am - leave the house

8:45-9:45am - Read an internet marketing ebook or any self development ebook during the bus ride on my PDA

9:50am - Arrive in office. Download the latest virus patches on my PC. Reply to any emails or MSN messages.

10:15am - Write to my blog

11am - Finish writing my article and submit it to directories and mail groups.

12pm - Work on a product. At the time being, I’ve just finished writing my ebook ‘Article Marketing Strategies’. It took me a full month writing it and setting up, preparing videos, getting testimonials etc…

It will be a lot easier next time, since I’ve written down all the steps I need for writing a book and releasing it. You can download a free copy at http://www.trafficbeast.com/ebook

1pm-2pm - Lunch (A relaxing one. Either with friends or old colleagues)

2pm - Work on a product. I switch off my mobile phone, MSN and emails for this session. I get a lot done during these 2 hours.

4pm - Build relationships. Either MSN, Skype or forums.

4:30pm - Buying traffic. Either pay per click, SEO or social media.

5pm - Studying. Watching videos, reading ebooks, information from membership sites etc… During this hour, I take notes on everything. For any ideas which I have from this reading, I put it in an ‘Ideas’ folder on my computer for later use.

6pm - Get the bus home. During this time, I write down ideas for blogs posts, articles and also continue to read any ebook on my PDA.

7:30pm - Dinner with the family.

8pm - Watching TV with the family. Making sure the show is suitable for the kids. Otherwise I’m going to get asked embarrassing questions!

8:30pm - Playing and speaking with wife and kids. This is my normal schedule. If you’ve read part one of this post, everything is the same until 10:10pm.

10:10pm - I only work for one hour after the kids have gone to bed. I have the living room to myself now. During this hour, I will check the statistics of my marketing, commissions and answer any emails.

11:15pm Speak with the wife. If she’s too tired I’ll read the Warriorforum on my PDA using WiFi. I normally fall asleep before midnight.

Bear in mind that I get a full 7 hours sleep since I’ve worked for myself. This is very important and I really hope everyone reading this will try and sleep more as well.

Since I’ve gotten more sleep and started doing some exercise, I find myself being more energetic and my brain is more active throughout the day. On the bus rides to and from home, I don’t fall asleep anymore while reading.

I can manage to focus for long periods of time and get a lot more done. I feel a lot happier and sharp.

On Saturday and Sundays, again I work for 2 hours each day. Normally I just think about the business, reply some emails, planning and building relationships with other internet marketers.

As you can see, my life is still not very exciting. This excludes Saturday and Sundays but that’s another story.

I have setup the routine above for all my weekdays however, I must stress that it changes depending on whether I have any projects on hand. As I mentioned, I was working on my ebook for the past month and the majority of the day was just spent on writing and studying.

Here you have it. The life of one internet marketer. You may notice that hard work is still much needed.

The major achievements I’ve had duing my full time as an internet marketer are:

- building my blog at http://www.trafficbeast.com  

- finished writing my free ebook ‘Article Marketing Strategies’

- wrote many articles

- built a lot of relationships with other internet marketers

- studied a lot of internet marketing products

- contacted a lot of friends I haven’t contacted before

- actually feel the freedom I have with the family and my life

At the moment I love what I am doing and I love my life. I thank God for providing me with such joy. However, if you notice, the life is completely different to what is advertised as the ‘internet marketing lifestyle’. Believe me. Hard work is required to succeed. Don’t believe in easy, set and forget systems.

I hope you enjoyed reading about my life as much as I enjoyed writing it. I know it’s probably not what you expected from a full time internet marketer but perhaps this is a wake up call for you to start working hard and build your own business.

Alan Cheng
Owner, Traffic Beast
http://www.trafficbeast.com  

I am going to talk about 2 different phases of my typical day in internet marketing.
One is how I spend my day on internet marketing when I had my full time job.
The second part is when I finally left my office job and did full time internet marketing in February of this year.

Part-Time Internet Marketer

I worked full time for many industries as an IT Manager. Investment banks, construction industry and the garment industry. Basically I needed to leave the house at 8am and return at 7pm.

Here’s my typical day.

7:30am - get out of bed and have a cup of coffee to wake myself up.
8:10am – during the 50 min. bus ride to work, I get my PDA out and plan on what I need to do for the day (this is regarding my internet marketing business of course). Sometimes I read an ebook using by PDA as well. It depends on the mood I’m in.
9:05am – have breakfast by myself and writing down any ideas I have for writing articles and marketing. I truly believe in article marketing so I spend a lot of time writing.
9:30 – 6pm – During office work, I take a few moments checking emails and submitting articles when I have the chance. Adds up to about 30 minutes per day. Wish I can do more but work is hectic.
6:30pm – During the one hour and 10 mins bus ride home (heavy traffic), I write an article using my PDA (it’s a Dopod 810. Can’t live without it).
7:45pm – Have dinner with my family.
8:15pm – Switch off the television. Talk and play with the kids.
9:30pm – Read bedtime story to my daughter.
9:40pm – Watch TV in the living room while my son goes on youtube with my laptop. My wife is in my daughter’s room reading and talking about her day etc…
10:pm – Read bedtime story to my son
10:10pm – My internet marketing work begins. I normally work 2 hours unless something disastrous happens.
- finish writing the article on my PDA (10 mins)
- Submit my articles to directories and publishers (15 mins)
- searching for affiliate products to recommend (15 mins)
- read my emails on the tons of internet marketers’ emails I have sign up for (30 mins)
- write content for my website or drive traffic to my website (30 mins)
- check my affiliate stats, adsense reports, update my expense report etc… (15 mins)

Midnight – Speak to my wife if she’s still awake for about 10 minutes.
12:10am – Read the Warriorforum using my PDA noting down any ideas I have.
1am – Falling asleep

On Saturday and Sundays, I work about 2 hours a days as well. I love my family life. My kids are still very young so I’m not going to miss any part of their lives.

About once very two months, I will stay in a cheap hotel with wifi and lock myself in the room for 7 hours. Either writing a salesletter, ebook or reports. I find these 7 hours to be very productive. No phone calls, no MSN and I don’t read any emails.

That’s it. Not very attractive I know. But it’s the sacrifice I made so that I can have my own business which I finally achieved.

What I would like to say is, there is no excuse for not having enough time to spend on your internet marketing. You have to make sacrifices. I’ve made lots during the last 4 years.

My sacrifices include:
- not able to watch TV shows
- not going out with friends as much as I want to
- no time to read fictional books which I love
- no doing as much exercise as I should
- etc…

Life was not very exciting at the time. This is why I prefer to keep Saturday and Sunday free. It’s time for me to relax and enjoy. Otherwise I’ll burn myself out.

In part 2 tomorrow, I’ll talk about my full day as an internet marketer. You’ll be surprised at the difference.

http://trafficbeast.com/