Greetings Blog Family,

It’s another week here at FreddieTaylor.com and you already know that I am fired up. We have another opportunity to move closer to our desires and do it on our own terms. That’s what I am talking about. Let’s get into it!

Last Week

Last week was a big week for us around here. I implemented a lot of the lessons I have learned from around the Internet and it is beginning to show some dividends. That is great!

1) Comment 10 – 15 per day

- This goal was designed for Monday through Friday, so 5 days of commenting at a steady pace. I succeeded and some! 

If you have been around the blogosphere lately, you may have noticed that my comments where leaving quite a trail. Regular commenting was something totally new for me, but when I saw a few people doing it all the time and then talking about their increased traffic and more, I had to give it a shot.

The result, it works! I have seen my traffic dramatically increase over the past 7 days and the only thing that I have done differently was comment. That is it. I found a group of bloggers I can learn from and have made it a point to comment on their sites. I discovered Google Reader last Sunday and this has made the process much easier. Check out Danny at Linkers Blog here  http://linkersblog.com/your-rss-reader/, he gives you a solid overview of Google reader and the benefits. I may do a post on Google Reader in the future because it was a big discovery for me this week.

2) 5 Articles Socially Marked per day

- Again, this was a Monday through Friday goal. I succeeded in doing this one as well. Understand, I run a real estate investment blog as well and we have about 40 articles that had not been uploaded to the social book marking sites, so I have to do this one by one, but I did it! Should be done with those back logged articles this week.

3) Complete entire week at FreddieTaylor.com

- I was able to achieve this as well. This is bigger than just getting through the week. But it was about building the correct mentality to be a successful blogger and taking my business seriously. I did that and have grown in my understanding of this business. It is on like popcorn!

4) Continue Developing Internet Business Plan

- This is really coming a long. In fact, I have some real direction, positioning, and branding that will be implemented more this week as well. You can get a little bit of this by looking at my new logo that I designed. It illustrates where I am going with this blog and future. It’s happening and I am excited!

5) Launch my New Adsense Site

- Well, I have the site up and loaded with the new them, but there are no articles in there. This is the site I was discussing in my recent post “Capitalize on the Long Tail”, where I talked about having 56 long tail key words that are going to go into this site. Well, now I have to get it crackin!

Overall, not a bad week, we are definitely getting there. The most important thing is there was some action. See, we can build on action and get better. It is when you don’t do anything, but learn that is the problem. You have to have some action in order to even correct it and begin moving in the right direction.  We definitely did that this week. Got to keep it going!

This Week’s Goals

Alright, as usually, it is another big week ahead of us and it begins now! This morning I was itching to get started, but my son’s football game was on the schedule. So, I am just getting back in from that, they won by the way, and am ready to get started at chopping down my goals and making my future happen!

1) 15 Comments per day

- Hey, you didn’t think I was going to have that type of success last week, then fall off the map did you? If so, you don’t know me very well. It is like the old saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!”

Commenting is working for me, so I am going to stick with it. Besides the learning and link backs, I am building relationships with these bloggers that I am commenting on, getting involved in their discussions and their communities. Bloggers love this and it is often what drives them to join the conversation back at your site. Looking forward to continuing growth of my blog network and family.

2) Write 1 article per day

- Ok, now we are getting down to business. I run a few blogs, but have never really contributed content on a regular basis. Much of this is because I didn’t treat my blogging like a real business. 

Well, that is out the door. I understand that this is a real business and my contribution level is being pushed up several notches. I have a variety of blogs that lie in several different niches, so it should not get boring and dull for me. This is the beginning of a new day.

3) Implement New Position & Branding

- Over the last few weeks, I have been working on my Internet Business Plan and am excited to put it into practice. During this exercise, I discovered my place in the blogosphere and am going to run after it. 

You see the new logo at the top, displaying my focus and direction. It is going to happen and I will break down the details later. For now, just know that I have a direction and will be working my plan!

4) Post Site Flip 4 Sale

- I have a new flip that I am working on and need to get it to the auction for sale. Bryan Clark just released his Blog Flipping Blueprint membership site, I joined, and am ready to take this aspect of my business to the next level. Bryan has some excellent material and I cannot wait to get into it.

I cannot give up my niche just yet, so don’t ask, but once the site is ready I will keep you posted.

5) Outsource Content Generation

- This is going to be a big step for me in my business because it is going to be the first time I outsource content. It has to happen because I have so much more work to do, but I want to launch my new niche site and site flip.

I am going to outsource articles for my niche site and my site flip as well. This is going to be interesting and I fully expect to have to do some editing to the material. We will see what happens and I will definitely keep you posted.

Go Get’em!

Well, that is it for the jaw jacking! Time to get to work and make it happen. I got a short, busy week planned and must get started. 

Peace Blog Family, make sure you are chasing your dreams as well!

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