Action number 3 naturally follows the two first
“Did you join?”
One of my long-time subscribers and customers asked me this question yesterday. She’d just joined herself. And she’s about to start an AI based business.
I’m happy for her.
I didn’t join because I’m already in over my head in writing tasks. Because I’ve taken on a lit… a lot more than I could bear, my days have ended late the last week or so.
I was just reminded of that when I read @wealthywriter’s blog post about building a blogging business over here.
Listen to Evan’s Wise Words
Eliminate the unnecessary, focus on one or two things that drive results, and build a business that supports your dreams.
Evan gives a piece of nontraditional advice here for upcoming bloggers.
Eliminate the unnecessary…
We’re always more than eager to add new stuff. Sure, I can do that. It’s only an extra hour per day.
Bring it on!
In moments like that, when we hear about a new and exciting opportunity, it’s easy to rationalise. Yes, I can do that. But we forget…
We forget that our day was already full.
However…
Evan also says:
Focus on one or two things that drive results…
That’s the second key to success. Actually, the other day, I was talking to a friend who is unemployed and makes no money online. I suggested she wrote fiction.
She asked me, “What do YOU honestly think. Is it worth all that time and effort???”
I look at it this way:
Can I make more money hourly doing something else? Then I do something else.
But I make money from my activities.
I make money writing on Medium (from new subscribers) and by writing emails and by writing courses. Those activities make me an hourly rate.
That’s what I compare any new idea with. Will it make me more or less per hour than what I’m doing now? And how far into the future?
You can’t do all the things in the world that will make you money.
Focus on one or two things that drive results. And compare everything else to those things. Then evaluate if it’s worth doing them or not.
Evan’s Third Blogging Tip
Build a business that supports your dreams.
That means taking action.
Don’t just sit there and dream about it. Go out and build that blog. Or write more on Medium.
Another friend, @Mark… who started to write on Medium again, wrote this in an email today.
3 months ago I started to post an article everyday to medium ( mon -Friday)
I set aside 30 minutes each morning to write
Month one – $48 ( $2.40 per day should have given up )
Month 2 $123 – 6+ per day meh
Month 3 $ 220 -$ 11 per day …getting there
“But Britt… That’s not a lot of money. I want thousands. Now.”
It all starts somewhere small.
It starts with the 30 minutes every day. Whether you write on Medium or you’re blogging. Put in the daily writing.
Once the snowball is rolling, it just keeps growing.
And yes, it can even start with an Atomic Blog (clicking this link will take you away from Medium.