Finding success is all about taking action.
You can read all you want, but nothing will happen until you execute.
That is why today, I’m cutting this post short. Instead of reading my content, I want you to do something instead – right now. Do something for your blog, business or life that will get you moving forward and help you reach your goals.
All I ask is that you leave a comment of what you’re about to do (sort of like a pledge), and let’s see how much we can all get done today.
Sound good?
I’ll start:
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Just bought 7 domains after reading about your security guard training niche website. But I also have another one that’s nearly done.
So I am going to start making them! No excuses, no lazy attitude, and I aim to get them all completed within 4 weeks max.
The answer is very simple and it’s the answer to everything: focus on getting what is in front of your face at the moment right.
No wild ambition, no intoxication with the fantasy of limitless riches, no rush to bring something to market ready or not.
Of course this flies in the face of typical “get rich quick” seminar bullshit, especially the famous “shoot, ready, aim” method that students of a certain type of “guru” are encouraged to follow.
The truth is that nothing ever goes right the first time, and the idea that you can build a lasting success with a “sell first and get the quality right later” approach is a great way to fail.
Unfortunately, this approach has become the new normal in the Internet marketing education world, so much so that some among the new generation of would-be educators don’t even realize there’s another way to do things.
Bad for the marketplace, bad for people who are trying to learn Internet marketing, and it’s stupid and shortsighted.
Creative, open-ended, blue sky thinking.Sure it’s where many of our best ideas come from, but when it comes to putting boots on the ground and rubber on the road, fantasy doesn’t cut it.
Long-term success requires engineering and engineering, to be successful, has to be as precise as possible and rooted in the reality.
The average life span of a “I’m in a rush to get rich” Internet marketing guru is about two years from the time they’re “famous” to the time they’re despised.
If your focus is anything other than getting it right –then in reality – then you’ll be building a foundation on sand.
I love it, I love it and I love it well said!
Today, I will climb Everest in my self-belief and motivate higher than ever before. World, I’m coming for you!!
I have built 4 micro-niche sites. I have no clue about SEO and back linking. I am going to take an initiative and learn SEO and back linking and then implement for the 4 sites.
and find comfort in knowing you are not alone – husband lost job a year ago we are almost 60 but not 59 1/2 – our phone is NOT ringing – no there are no jobs out there for 58 yr olds with a 40 yr career in one field – so we are turning to the internet – 30 days ago I first learned the term SEO; backlink; EZine Article, Elance and oh yeah, with my budget – FIVERR.com – I find comfort in reading your post I have had a few times in the last 30 days thinking I don’t have a shot at this – the competition and full timers of niche’ builders is a serious business.
I’m going to start getting better organized. Start writing stuff down and setting deadlines. And stop saying that “I’m going to do that tomorrow.”
@CR Tutor If you need any help just shoot me an email(rachel@rmhowe.com) or visit my website (rmhowe.com, rachelhoweconsulting.com). I have a great list of SEO tools and posts there to help you get started, and I do SEO for a living and I’m always willing to help.
Hey Rachel, i just read about your committment to get better organized. I also did this and just want to say how much the program Evernote has made my life so much easier! It’s free ( i don’t get credit for saying any of this), and I love it! no more paper receipts lying around, i never lose a to do and it is organized by tags that you define. simple, user freindly, super powerful and free!
all the best
Peter
@Peter Thanks for the info. I have heard of Evernote before but haven’t really got too much into it. I’ll have to check it out some more.
-Rachel
Best motivational post. its really sound well and loud to our success.
Since I have a full time job and a family, I find it hard some days to devote any time at all to my internet pursuits. I’ve always had my work pretty well laid out but after this post by Pat I select one item each day as a “must do.” Even if it is something I do after everyone has gone to bed for the night, it is something I “must do” that day. Most days I am able to get more than the one thing done but getting just one thing done on the those days where I used to get nothing done keeps me motivated and focused.
I pledge today to build more niche websites. Instead of only making a couple a month I pledge to make at least 10 a month.
I will start building a fresh new niche site tonight.
I came up with the idea for my book and started writing it, came up with the cover design, posted the 1st blog without knowing what I was doing and created a FB Fan page. After studying your site for the past week and listening to some of your podcasts on my iPhone, I got some ideas on how to complete my book set up niche blog for staying clean and sober without the 12 step programs and do some podcasts and/or blog radio spots with guests. I would love some feedback on what some of the 1st things I should do to get a successful site going from where I am at right now. My blog is start5steps.tumblr.com STARt stands for Spiritual Transformation Addiction Replacement Therapy. THANKS PAT I love your site and iPhone app!!
I have 6 product reviews to do today! I’ll check back in later!
2 reviews done plus a slight change of plan – plugins, graphic header etc. Other reviews coming along…
I will come up with some content for my blog. I am starting to establish some traffic, but no income yet. I’m not sure why. If anyone has comments please email me (my address is on the page
I’m going to put up my first talking head video.
Hope to inspire people to get up and fly across the planet to pick fruit.
Ha ha ha. tall order.
Thanks Pat Flynn. You are a rockstar.
I promise that I will write a blogpost right now. And also, can I borrow this post, translate it, and post it to my norwegian personal development audience?
Ps. Pat, you’re doing an amazing job! Inspiring! – Also with so much time with your family still is encouraging!
Part of my daily routine is to do my gratitude journal. Then I will complete the action step in my iPhone apps course. I have not been taking action – today I will.
Thanks for the encouragement Pat !
I am creating a resources I recommend page that I saw on your website and I purchased my first niche website domain that I will be working on this weekend. Thank you for your amazing work and openness to help other people do the same thing.
Started creating more content.
Good info. Thanks for the 100 words!
get rid of all distractions and finish off this copy – right now!
I tell you…you are right on target, you couldn’t have said it any better. I have been reading, and reading, and reading, still cannot find a niche. Just found your site, recommended by Pennyonthefloor. Looking forward to learning at lot from you. Thanks
Thanks for all the hard work you’ve done in order to provide such needed information.
Just put an audio up in my products section. Will start building a list and promote my products like you describe..
I’m setting up a new WP e-commerce store as we speak, and I just setup a blog for my drawings yesterday.
Cheers,
JT
While I caught this post late, I was feeling it all day (so, very serendipitous to come across it late in the day).
Today, despite a website still in the development phase, we created a facebook page (thanks to your video showing the world how to create a super simple landing page for non-fans and fans alike) for our new website and business and recommended it to our friends.
It is the pressure of an audience (or at least the illusion of one) that will incite us to create more and more content and sharpen the imagery and branding of the business in shorter order. Thanks for the motivation, Pat (even after the fact counts)!
-Zeke
Hey Pat, do you ever do reviews of products that your subscribers send in? If so, let me know where to send it, thanks and Merry Christmas!
Domain purchase, check
Twitter account with optimized name, check
Facebook landing page, pending
Bluehost email farwarding to new brand-name gmail account, check
1st ten multimedia posts poised to be published, check
Well deserved beer, pending.
I’m printing off your ebook to study over the next few days with my girlfriend, so we can devise a plan of attack for our websites. I’ve been brainstorming keywords for the 2 main sites I want to create, and I’m up to podcast 22 on your list. Great material, and very inspiring, just the kind of holiday gift we needed to take our plans to action. I am also going to research the LLC, how long it takes to set up, what makes it better than a DBA, and how much it costs. Keep up the good work Pat, and remember to get time to relax too, the money will still roll in, and it will keep you from tiring out, so we can all benefit from your pioneering work. Merry Christmas, and thanks for already providing me with a wonderful New Year!
Dave, what state do you live in, as it varies?
In Maine, an LLC costs $175 to set up, and requires the filing of organizational documents (Articles + whatever else your state may require), which, as of recently, include an Operation Agreement. The latter document can be waived for 1-person LLCs, but frankly, I never advise to go without one.
The most important thing about creating an LLC (or any legal “person”) is understanding that in the eyes of the law you are truly creating a new person. This means that person needs its own bank account, its own insurance, and expects to be paid like any other person (this is over simplified). If you treat it as merely an extension of yourself (i.e “comingle” your funds, among other red flags), you run the risk of the “piercing of your corporate veil,” meaning the entity will be disregarded and the owner(s) will be held personally liable for whatever is at issue.
People use a DBA whether they have an LLC or not. It’s really just an understanding between you and your state (and “notice” to the general public) that you will be doing business under name “X,” even thought they currently know you as “Y.” It’s largely a matter of branding and trademark.
The discussion about whether or not to incorporate in the first place is one that involves your current business plan, the types of contracts you plan to enter into, how much money is at stake, what your company’s growth potential is, what your personal finances look like, whether you have other investments, and whether you plan to bring other people into your project at a managerial level (among other things). It is advised that you speak to consult an attorney when deciding to go LLC (or Inc.) or not. (And, obviously, please do not take this mere information as legal advice in any way, blah, blah). Hope this helps.
-Zeke
We read your ebook Pat! Great work, and you have motivated me to revamp my old Phoenix Quill Studio video production website with Wordpress, since it is a quick way to add lots of tools and a great prototype for niche sites down the road. I just got my first Amazon Affiliate account, and a link into a blog post, mostly thanks to your wonderful podcasts and advice. Small steps, but those first steps out of inertia are always the hardest. Thanks again for raising the bar on generosity, humbleness and thorough disclosure. It makes entrepreneurship feel like a noble cause again.
Thanks Zeke! I did some research last night, and found that the Oregon fee for filing is $100, that with the LegalZoom basic service is $199. This answers one of my questions. I like the way you described the LLC. The sites I ran across last night were more along the lines of advantages, and disadvantages in terms of protecting yourself from lawsuits, and reducing your tax liability with an LLC over a classic corporation. The Small Business Bible had a pretty strong argument for starting a small business as an LLC, or converting yours into one if it fits certain criteria. One of my concerns is that my legal and tax paperwork is solid as I start this business.
Dave, sorry for the delayed response. Having a tidy “back end” of your business should be a concern, you are spot on with that.
Personally, I do not trust a service like LegalZoom. My philosophy is: like people, each company is different, and each should be treated with individual care.
The LLC is so flexible with respect to ownership structure and liability distribution, among other things, that it has indeed become a favorite across an incredibly broad spectrum of industries.
Keep up the good work. Do you have a website?
Sure do, it is at http://www.phoenixquillstudio.com/ It used to be listed as having malware, and I have rebuilt it with Wordpress, and am going through the motions to clear out the old databases…Google is clear, and I’m working on Mcaffee. An offsite free-contact form I was linking to got hacked, and thus my site was tainted in the lists. Good lesson, and great reminder to refresh things. Let me know what you think. I’m trying to take my video production experience and share it with microbudget filmmakers.
Hey Pat,
Thanks for the great info on creating niche site. I really needed this and i’m glad you have a warm heart to just put it out there for the rest of us. Thanks you inspired me to create my blog niche diet shakes
I read this post once a week haha. And then I read like 10 more posts… Happy Friday!
As someone who just tends to take in more and more information, this post hit it right on the head for me. I am going to sally forth, and build more backlinks today!
Like Matt I’ve been soaking up all the information. Today I’m going to take my Market Samurai research and start mapping out my site.
Thanks for the kick in the pants, Pat!
Hi Pat,
Today…I discovered your blog and i keep reading to learn more about have to increase traffic on my 2 two websites. And off course I will ask for your eBook!
Patt,
Your site is ridiculously well put together. I am trying to put mine together but am wondering if picking a distance running niche is my best route…seems like all the buzz is around internet and affiliate marketing…regardless, great to learn from your blog…I realize this isn’t going to come overnight.
Thanks
Nate
Execution meets action and success. Good words Pat, even though I have heard them before, they are still motivating!
Thanks again.
It’s a good thing I read this post of yours, as I’ve been struggling to write the way I used to prior to the holiday season. Thanks for the reminder, Pat.
Pat,
I know that you wrote this post a while ago, but it is good everyday. I just watched your backlinking videos and now I am posting my articles in the different article diirectories. Thank you so much for all of the useful information that you provide us with.
Mark
Today i used fiverr to set me up two acounts for 35 different social bookmarking websites so that i can get up to 70 backlinks for my blog posts and articles. Not a lot but a step in the right dirrection i hope.
Wow, what a brilliant feed…. love the connection of so many motivated achievers holding each other to commitment… Have just joined and I’m looking forward to further connecting.
Helene
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