DISQUS

Tom - StandOutBlogger.com · 11 months ago

Writing in batches is a great idea! I will have to try this :D

Chris · 11 months ago

I'm in this very same situation, and time is of a premium. These sound like solid tips. Learning when 'good is good enough' is important, as I often spend too long crafting posts and the attached images. Social media can easily eat away at the hours too, I like the tip about feeding everything from Twitter.
I look forward to the tips on membership sites.

Firas Steitiyeh · 11 months ago

WOW!! very rich content full of advises!! I really cant wait to quit my nine-to-five job!! working hard to get my online business up and running!!

Thanks David,

Firas

Chris · 11 months ago

I feel like I have the opposite problem of "Good is Good Enough." Sometimes I feel like I should have proofread my post one more time, or maybe I should have done this, that, or the other thing. Like my post isn't as good as it should be. But I guess that's kinda the same thing you're talking about.

Anyway, great tips as usual; made my Starred folder in Google Reader!

Niche Titans · 11 months ago

Wow.... i was browsing my feed reader, and saw "Niche Titans." I forgot I ever wrote that comment... (it was the night before i had to go back to work again... haha)

Thanks so much for the valuable tips.

As another commenter said... membership site tips would be great. As would tips on creating info products. (Most I've seen are garbage, and don't want to model after those.)

The 'sell photos online' dude · 11 months ago

Nice article... Great to see you talk about continuity... I think that one deserves a post all by itself... It's such an important topic.

Thanks again - PS. I linked to my blog to you too.

Martin :)

Kay Rennie · 11 months ago

As usual, really good advice and clearly put. You didn't mention outsourcing. My suggestion to all in this situation is, if time is an issue due to employment use some of your salary to pay someone else to do the backend. Read Tim Ferris, The 4-Hour Work Week, for lots of advice on how to go about it.

alpalino · 11 months ago

I think dedication is really impotant to built an online income. Most people think that these thinks will happen overnight. As it doesn't happen, they quit.

Jon · 11 months ago

Like anything else in life, success takes time, dedication and a heck of a lot of luck. Given enough of these, you can succeed as well.

Jon
http://2xStocks.com
Doubling my money, one stock at a time

Vik Dulat · 11 months ago

I have yet to write my own product but I am going to give some serious to that. It is a lot easier to sell your own product than to sell advertising on your blog.

Dalirin · 11 months ago

I haven't began using twitter yet. My only social medium is by commenting on other people's blog. I also do that to get ideas on posts I should write about.

Vik Dulat · 11 months ago

@Dalirin You should definitely get a twitter account. The last thing you want is someone taking your name.

Adesoji Adegbulu · 11 months ago

Good stuff!!!

Thanks

Chinese Girl · 10 months ago

"Write in batches", this is what I have been doing recently, jot down what ever topics come to my mind and finish it gradually within a week of time than publish it, some times it is easy to find a topic but hard to write a good topic immediately.

Matt- Make Money Online · 9 months ago

Before I was able to quit my 9-5 job, I was writing my posts on the trains to and from work and during my lunch breaks as well. With a wireless internet card, I was connected when I was commuting to and from work, so my time was being used efficiently. Obviously time is a huge part though, as Google can take ages to index your site high on its page rank and until you break through on the first couple of pages for your keywords, you will struggle to generate enough traffic to quit your job. We have all been there though, and its just a matter of working at it, and it might take 1 or even 2 years, but once your site it setup with content, regular readers, and organic search traffic things pick up very quickly. Those that quit their blog / online business are the ones that won't make it. If your serious about quitting your 9-5 then stick at your internet business for the long term. If it was easy then no one would be going to work would they!

Jeffrey Morse · 9 months ago

David, this is a very inspirational post and it has made me very interested in what you have to say on your blog. Keep up the good work, and if you have any suggestions for me and my blog please let me know.

gman · 9 months ago

Hey how are you making money on this site. All I see are a
couple of little adds. Are you charging them that much?

David · 9 months ago

Gman, most of my income is produced with pcmech.com. This blog makes a few hundred per month. But, I have two products in the works related to this blog and that is how I plan to monetize this site.

Christian · 9 months ago

ah, it takes time. I'm with you on that. But don't let it discourage you. Build a little at a time, and it adds up.

tomvanberkel · 8 months ago

It is good to always keep a small notebook with you to write/draw down ideas when you think of them. After a few minutes, it might be to late and the idea could be gone for ever.

Lorenzo · 7 months ago

Is it a good idea to use both Facebook and Twitter?

Jenny · 7 months ago

Great article. I can't wait just to be a full time blogger. But I know it takes hard work and dedication.

Affiliate addicted · 6 months ago

If it was so simple to just quit your dayjob....

Even when the current job is boring and frustrating, I won't quit it because I have a "virtual opportunity" online. First things first, start blogging and see some results, and then see if its worth it.

Otherwise, you could end up with no job and no other income source, but with a fresh started blog, which could (or will someday) bring up some good commissions. But until then, the full time job is just perfect, because it brings some money which you could invest in SEO or blog exposure.

MartinT · 5 months ago

Seeing as your posting volume has dropped a bit at the moment - I guess the Blog Masters Club is keeping you pretty busy - I figured I'd look back at some posts that looked interesting. This is a good one. I'm a million miles off being able to quit the day job - very much just started out - but that is my eventual goal! The take-home point from the above for me is the fact that when you have little time it is more efficient to do things in blogs - when you're in the mood for writing, write, do all your social media stuff together etc etc. It's very inefficient switching tasks all the time.

Norman Rockwell Art · 5 months ago

This is pure gold. I really like "good is good enough." There's no telling how much time I have wasted shooting for perfection.

Also, the advice about limiting social media is timely for me. Sounds like "quit wasting your time on non-productive things."

Thanks again for laying it all out.

Holly Mann · 5 months ago

I enjoyed the 2nd point about how good is good enough. It's true - don't become too obsessed with perfection. Keep things short and concise and move on to the next post.

Drey · 5 months ago

I'm exactly in this kind of situation right now where I feel like i'm sitting on the fence and just wondering what the other world is. But I have made up my mind, I'll be sealing my resignation letter and as you said... hit the wall and make things happen. Actually as I was planning what i'll be doing before i give up my call center job... I wrote an article... if you're interested you can visit and give me a feedback on what think about it:

http://bit.ly/FJTcl

And yes, I use twitter.

krissy knox · 5 months ago

I have trouble w "good is good enough." I also sometimes have trouble focusing on my work when I should, and get sucked into social media too easily. I need to set guidelines for my work schedule and stick to them. I need to manage my time better. I used to have excellent time management skills and self discipline in blogging. I posted daily. I'm going to return to my skills and post regularly, so I can be successful. Thanks for a great post!

krissy knox :)
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