It has been a while since my last post so I wanted to give some updates. While I quit my job in July of 2009 it has been a struggle to get things going as fast or as far as i would have liked. My first ever real online business, “Simple Ecovers” is going well. I haven’t made a killing or anything like that but am getting steady work that keeps me busy. This is great and bad all at the same time.

 It’s great because it gets me instant cash any time I finish someone elses work and it’s bad because I’m working one to one. This means i do a project once and get paid for that project once. In order to make it and survive online I need to do some kind of work once and get paid multiple times for it.

Ideas that come to mind since I do graphics is making specific graphics for salespages and then offering them in some sort of graphics pack. I began to build my list by offering free graphics on my site and have over 250 subscribers just to that.

I know list building is crucial to making it online so I’m going to focus more on list building for 2010. I know many of you get into information overload so it seems very difficult to multitask or do work in many areas when your time is limited. If I find myself in this situation being home full time, then I can imagine most of you working full time jobs and then immediately getting frustrated when you get online and see the many things you have to do.

I’ve talked on planning before but I feel it most important because if I don’t know where I’m going, then I don’t know which set of directions to follow. I will plan out a very simple business system and then explain it all here on my blog soon. No more missing months of posts because I have forgotten who got me where I am in the first place. Those people include yourself.

So it’s time to give back and lay my planning out on the table for all of you to see and please feel free to add things that help you or let me know of those things that slow you down. The power of many will outweigh me trying to do all of this on my own. When I have my simple plan, you will all see it along with the results.

I’ve had a great Christmas and New Years, have had some great success online, have lost some dear family members and friends, and have learned to love a little bit more. I am reminded of why I’m doing this in the first place which is to live to love my family and provide well for them. Money is not as important as people so begin your online ventures by helping somebody and see what happens. That is after all how I started.

I’ve watched several of my fellow online students create great success for themselves and make it a point to try to break down their business models.  It’s by doing this that I have learned the best software and scripts to use and how to make most things automated to successfully run an business.  It sure helps if you have the skills to implement it quickly like these people but I think what made them the most successful was dedication and persistence.

These people never gave up and didn’t lose track of their goals.  By planning first and setting goals, they were given the correct directions to make it to their destination.  I hope with some dedications and persistance of my own, that I can come out with a product that people want and need plus as an end result make some spending money.  It’s hard to focus on making a living online when you wonder where the next rent payment is coming from.

Plan, plan, and plan some more.  Set goals for yourself and keep track of how well you accomplish them.  If you need to plan more time to complete goals then do so but never stop.  I promise that if you don’t stop then you will succeed.  If anything you will make some great friends online like I have and learn a ton.  Now I have to go and implement what I’ve learned and if all goes well I can share it with you.  Until next time…