Monthly Archives: December 2007

2008 Blogging Goals

Well, 2007 is basically only a memory now. The new year is approaching speedily. This is a great time to sit and plan out what you want to accomplish in 2008. I recently came in contact with a very inspiring post that has me thinking a lot about my future and my goals. You see we are in control of what we do…and what we DO determines where we will be in the future.

Setting goals is so very crucial to our success. I am learning this the hard way. If you are having trouble with setting goals and sticking to them here’s a short pdf on setting-goals (right click, save link as, to read it later) that should help you! Also, here’s a great post on How to Achieve Ridiculous Goals written by a Self Made Chick who knows!

That said, Daily Blog Tips is having a Group Writing Project on Blogging Goals in which we are challenged to write out our 2008 blogging goals (duh!). So, I’ve had to think about my 2008 goals. I know that I’m unhappy in my current working situation so I must do things differently this year to change my future.

This blog is a journal of what it takes for a full time working Mom to transition from employee to entrepreneur all via online business. What can I do to make this happen in 2008? There are a lot of things I have to do before I can quit my job but one thing I can do right now is write out my blogging goals. This blog was just started last month so with that in mind here they are:

  • Add a consistent 100 new RSS subscribers a month
  • Write 5 value added posts a week
  • 7K unique visitors a day
  • 90K Alexa rank
  • $2500/mo consistently
  • Get very involved in social networking

Now that I have some goals written the next step is to map out a DETAILED plan of action to reach these goals. And I’m sure as I think more about this I will add more blogging goals but this is a start anyway.

What are your 2008 blogging goals?

Make Money Online: Experimenting Is The Name Of This Game

Okay, to make money online you have to experiment with ideas! I’ve been reading waaay too much! It’s time to start doing! There is sooo much to learn but sometimes the best way to learn is to do. If you have been putting these ideas (or any ideas for that matter) to the test I’d love to hear about it in the comments below! Here are some ideas that I will be experimenting with!

Build a Niche (Product/Affiliate) Blog

This is a product blog where you set up your affiliate products, throw up some Adsense, and market like crazy. This is similar to Build a Niche Store. This is one idea I will be working on. Check out this challenge – now that’s an idea!

Write Reports for $$$

ecover3.jpgWrite That Report walks you through the step by step process of creating your own valuable report. This is a MUST read and it’s only $7 (you also become an instant affiliate and make 100% commissions on the report). Talk about working smarter and not harder! Write one valuable report (or more) and get paid over and over again. This is definitely on my to do list!

Drive Traffic to Your Blog

There’s so much written on this topic. You’ll never run out of ideas to experiment with. Here are 75 ways to increase your traffic just to get ya started! Once I have enough content on this blog I’m going to start knocking this out!

Okay, I’m off to experiment! In future posts I’ll be sharing what I’ve been doing and the results of my experimenting – so stay tuned!

Mini Tutorial: Easy WordPress Install

I had the MOST DIFFICULT time installing WordPress – and I don’t think I’m that much of a dummy! Yeah, well, I finally got it completely installed in 3 or 4 days (that’s crazy)! Let’s just say I learned a lot. Now that I’ve got the basics down, hopefully, you will find this mini tutorial helpful.

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