I thought I’d share with you all my revised money making plan.
- Content. I have decided that I need to bring in some income doing something that pays fairly quickly so I have vowed to write one piece of content per working day on sites like textbroker or even eHow.
- Squidoo. My best lens is making me over $150 a month from my affiliate links. Makes you think, doesn’t it?
- Blogging. I’ve revised my niche blogging plan somewhat. I’m starting with my current blogs and building them up. I will just work on one blog at a time. Having too many blogs can get confusing and I don’t think it makes a difference in terms of earnings.
What have I been up to?
Well, I’ve been planning like mad. I come up with plans, realize they are a lot of work, and then pitch the plan in the trash. It’s been a little frustrating.
So why does a plan I create go in the trash? Simply because I feel that I make things too complicated. What am I thinking? There’s no way I can sustain having a crazy amount of blogs and lenses and articles. I’ve proven time and again that the winning strategies are nearly single minded. Focus on one thing at a time. That’s what works for me. I wager that it works for most people.
Look at eHow. I wrote 7 articles a month for two years. Do you realize that my articles have gotten over 900,000 page views so far? My earnings aren’t bad either. Same goes for my Make Money Writing lens. I’m always working on it and it has a lot of great content on it. Frankly, it’s making me more money than this blog. So…
I’ve learned a lesson. It’s better to work on one thing and do it well than take on many projects and do a half-assed job at each of them. (And I never cuss, so you know I’m serious! LOL).
Yup. I can’t believe it’s taken me seven years of being a freelance writer to notice this pattern. It’s a little silly!
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Hey Katherine
Do you have a lens or article somewhere about using eHow? The why’s and how’s and what’s?
Hi Lewis,
Not at the moment but thanks for the idea for my next post.
I’ll pop on over and comment on your blog when it’s written.
Katherine
Hi Katherine,
Glad to see you “back in action”. Your lens on Squidoo is fantastic, I can see why it gets tons of hits. Your information articles are all very good, but I enjoy some of your more creative writing. When are you writing your first novel?
Keep up the great work!
If you ever need a guest post let me know.
I would be willing to put one of your posts on my blog as well.
-Loren
Hey Loren,
Thanks.
I haven’t done any creative posts in a while. I think before I start my “grand plan” I am going to take a little vacation and write a bunch of creative stuff. I think I need this break for sure! I’ll let everyone know my new blog URL. Don’t worry, I’ll still update here.
Katherine