ShoeMoney ShoeMoney - My two most important lessons December 8, 2006
Posted by Evil Green in : Ranting and Raving , trackbackI must admit I am a die hard ShoeMoney aka Jeremy Schoemaker fan. If you’re not familiar with him, check out his site as well as his Podcast Net Income Radio (Tuesdays at 6:00 EST). I read his blog posts and I listen to his radio show. I have learned a lot from him which I will put to use on the road to riches.
There are two things that I have heard him (and others) say time and time again and have a hard time digesting.
1: Don’t worry about what everyone else is doing
I’d be lying if I told you it isn’t really, really, really difficult to force myself not to obsess over others profitable web sites. You see it everyday on forums – what sites does ShoeMoney own? How does he make his money? How many sites does he own? He does something with ring tones right? The fact is it never hurts to take a look at a successful site if you get a chance however it’s really not going to help you as much as sound advice.
Looking at a profitable site won’t make you rich. Go look Google; last I checked they are profitable. Go look at plentyoffish.com – he is making money. If it was as easy as copying google we would all be running billion dollar companies. They money is in the traffic, the marketing, the conversions, the stuff you can’t see looking at a Web page.
Rather than asking to see everyone’s work ask them for a SEO tip, take some advice on an adwords campaign, or learn about alternative marketing. methods. They’ll thank you for not obsessing over their “URL” and you might get some information that can make you profitable.
2: Set a Goal (and stick to it)
Believe it or not advertising online is not new. About 6-8 years ago I told my friend that you could get paid 25 cents anytime someone clicks on a “banner ad” (this was back before the AllAdvantage days). He setup a Website and made a few thousand, the industry changed and he adapted. He makes 30K a month and has been for the past 6-8 years. In that same timeframe I have been telling myself I got to set something up and threatening to make a lot of money. Well guess what I’ve started 10 or 20 projects, become bored with them, and am still broke – my buddy isn’t (broke).
It’s a bout goals baby. Back to Shoe Money over at Digital Point he said “Set goals and keep them. When I first started with adsense my goal was to make 273.98 per day.” Read the full thread here. Once you hit it, never settle and keep working.
I think a lot of newbie’s are like I was - they are looking for a quick rich scheme. But if you want to be profitable and remain “unbanned” from affiliate and cost-per-click programs it takes constant hard work.
So there it is my first rant. See you all on Monday. On the Road to Riches.
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