Greetings Good People,

Today we are discussing a very important topic, expectations. They are critical to consider because then tend to lead your life. People with low expectations usually reach them. While people with high expectations are typically enhanced by doing so.

Isn’t it about time that you started to have high expectations of yourself, your work, your business, your life, your family? Sure it is!

Higher expectations lead to better performance.

What do you think?

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Greetings Blog Family,

Today I want to talk with you about the Dream Board that I am constructing.

It dawned on my the other day that we are not getting any younger and our physical vitality isn’t either. Therefore, we have to strike while our irons are hot. Now is our time to set our goals and go for them.

The Dream Board is a concept that helps you in this process. This is a concept that I got from book called, the Power of Focus. You can read it or get by clicking the picture below.

I x V = R

Imagination times Vividness equals Reality. This is the concept I picked up from this book. The book is about a lot more, but this concept is something that stuck with me and it is the backbone of the Dream Board.

Are you going to complete a Dream Board with me?

First in the Mind, then in Reality!

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Blog Family,

I am writing late on a Sunday night because it has been a long day, yet I must get my accountability in for the week. I feel accountability is what every entrepreneur needs.

Many entrepreneurs go into business for themselves to avoid having to be accountable to someone else. You know that is the polite way to say having a boss all over your back and up in your business. If you have a job or work for someone else, then you are going to experience some of this.

The fact is having someone you are accountable to makes you more productive. It is true. Let’s just face it. To bring out your very best, you must set high goals and be accountable to them.

So how does the entrepreneur get that accountability they need?

They have to go get it. You can get a mentor. This is a great idea. That mentor would be better than a boss because there are there to help you learn and grow. Mentors have been a key asset of successful people for centuries. Don’t neglect the power.

You could network with a group of like minded people that will hold you accountable. You have to network and meet people that you respect enough to work with them and trust them enough to share your goals and dreams with them. Everyone in this group could share the ir weekly or monthly goals and hold each other accountable for their goals. Moral support and not letting the group down can be powerful motivators for you.

Or you can be creative.

The route I chose was to be accountable for a large weekly goal in my business and life. I know this is different, but why not? It is interesting and I know there are people in my Blog Family that will do a great job at holding me accountable. And that is what you need. We all have the potential for greatness inside of us. Sometimes we just need it dragged out of us. You are going to help me get over that feeling.

Last Weeks Goal

Last week, I wanted to write 50 articles for my niche sites during the week. This was a follow up goal from the week before where I only completed 40 articles. 4 0 articles was outstanding, but I wanted the entire fire. So, I set the goal one more time. This time I was determined to hit it.

Last week, I hit my goal. I wrote 50 articles for my various niche sites. I am so excited. I know that each one of those articles are going to move their way into SERPS that can generate traffic. It just felt good to hit the goal of 50 articles.

This Weeks Goal

This week,  I have to complete the taxes. It has to get done.

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Greetings Blog Family,

Another week has come and gone. How did you do this week? Did you move closer to your goals? Well, I hope you did and hope you continue to fight forward and make it happen.

Last Week Goal: 50 Niche Articles

This was a great goal that I came up a little short on this past week. I wrote 40 articles for niche sites and fell just 10 articles short. I could have made it, but didn’t for a variety of reasons that I like to call EXCUSES. And let me tell you, excuses are going to get you no where fast, so don’t used them and I won’t either. The best thing I can do, you as well if you fell a little short, is to dust ourselves off and try, try again. If you hit your goals for this week, then good for you, plan yourself a small mini celebration of a cookie or something and GET BACK TO WORK!!! We got goals and dreams to actualize here people.

This week’s Accountability Goal: 50 Niche Articles

Even though I fell a little short, I still added 40 articles to my niche sites that have grown in number, which is outstanding. I purchased a few more sites this week. I have a total of 15 niche sites that I am operating. 7 of the 15 sites don’t have material on them yet or have very little and not pulling in many SERPs, search engine rank positions, but their time is coming.

As I am writing these articles, I am focusing on the sites that are having the most success and slowly building the others by trying to bring them on board as far as making money, which Adsense is the main money maker for these sites. Although, I know own two sites that are solely dedicated to selling original products that I am developing and will be making in to Click Bank products for the marketplace to sell as well. Stay tuned, but one of those products is an appraisal, real estate based educational product, but it is coming. The other product is a secret for now, shhhhhh.

Adsense Updates:

One of my goals is to pay some bills with my Adsense earnings, which is why I am writing so many articles for my niche sites and trying to bring them online as earners. They say content is king, so let’s continue to build and push the content. As for Adsense, I have not been doing bad although yesterday sucked and I only made $0.44, which is going to bring my average down for the month that was getting close to $3 a day. Here are my earnings over the last few months just so we can start to gauge my progress and determine if the writing is paying off or not.

Daily Adsense Averages

December 2008 = $0.97 / day

January 2009      = $1.79 / day

February 2009    = $2.69 / day

As you can see, through the first 7 days of February, the additional article writing seems to be paying off in terms of daily Adsense earnings. I will continue to update these figures so you can watch my progress as we move forward and bring more and more websites online and earning income. The way I see it is if all I have to do is write articles to make more and more money through Adsense, then watch out now cause I am going to be blazing content out like it is no body’s business.

One thing that I am thinking about is using the same simple designs on all of my sites and maybe I need to switch it up a little bit for some of the niche sites. I have been using WPTwo by Adam from Creadiv.com for the majority of my niche sites and I plan to continue using it, but maybe some of these niche sites need to be a little more functional for the viewing public. I will keep you updated, but be sure to check out Adam’s theme if you are into Adsense earnings cause it works.

One of the major things I have since building my Adsense revenue was change my niche sites over to his theme and it is working out as you can see from the increase in Adsense revenues. Hopefully, that trend will continue. It has to continue because my goal is no where in site, but we are moving in the right direction.

As for these earnings, the majority of the earnings are made from one site, Invest With Passion my real estate investing site, and one other that is gaining ground. The idea is to get these other sites consitently earning as well to increase revenue and make it happen.

Closing Commitmment

Blog Family, I know you are going to hold me to my accountability goals of 50 articles and I will not let you down this week. But my question to you is, what is your major goal for the week? Will you share it with me and allow me to hold you accountable? Don’t be scared. What is the worst thing that could happen? You get motivated to reach your goal and get closer to your dreams.

At some point in your life, Blog Family, you must step outside your comfort zone in order to strive for the things that you wish to attain. And here is the kicker, if you would just venture out….you will be successful.

Let’s go get’em!

First in the Mind, then in Reality!

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Greetings Blog Family,

The weeks are floating by as I am reminded by writing these Sunday Goals setting post. Hopefully, you have not just been following along, but setting and hitting your goals as well. If not, grab a pen or pull up your publishing software and start setting goals. They are very important.

Last Week

Last week was an awesome week around here at FreddieTaylor.com. I actually completed all the goals that I set out to complete, but I am not satisfied with my workout routine and need to intensify the workout. Nevertheless, I will, but let’s focus on the positive today.

Blogosphere Bigshots Released – That is right, Blog Family, it is released. (If you haven’t signed up to get it yet, then do so now!) I know it is about time, but believe it or not there is a lot that  went into this. Ok, well, maybe there wasn’t a ton and most of the work was in my mind, but I got it done. All of the writers did a wonderful job and the immediate feedback I am getting is that the ebook is quality enough to charge for it, but I will not. It will remain free because my goal was to have an ebook to give away on this site to build my subscription base. That is accomplished.

What I didn’t anticipate was all of the additional ideas that would flow from this endeavor. There is a totally new site that I am building based on the ebook at BlogosphereBigshots.com, but it isn’t ready yet. Coming soon, it will promote the book and expand on the opportunities for bloggers like yourself to participate in educating the Blogosphere with what has worked for you. Stay tuned, I will having a closing blog post on Internet Marketing Experiment #1.

Post Site Flip for Sale – Well, this goal was accomplished as I posted HempExposed.com for sale. As of today, the auction has like 1 day left and there have been no bids. I thought this was one of my best sites, but obviously the subject matter is not getting any love by the people. 

It is really unfortunate because the site has a lot of possibilities as people wake up to the world of opportunities that are presented by hemp. No, no, no, this not about the hemp that some enjoy by smoking, this site is about the million and one uses of hemp in everyday life. As I did research for this site, I discovered that hemp is an awesome crop that produces everything from oil, food, and soap to medicine, building materials, and clothing. It is really amazing. The wild thing is hemp has been used as a main crop all around the world and for thousands of years as well.

However, the the world seems to still be reluctant to go with this movement. Thus, I will keeping HempExposed.com and making it a niche site of mine. Just as a quick thought the other day, I think I am going to turn it into a store site that sells hemp products and blog as well to get some search engine traffic and continue to learn more and more about hemp. Once I make a run at the PepperJam store, I will do an Internet Marketing Experiment so we can all learn how this is done.

Develop Site Flip Templates – I managed to develop one template last week and it is looking very promising. The amount of work it cut down was amazing. This week, I will be testing that out for sure as one of the next flips I have planned will be using that template. Hopefully, we will be able to crank it out quickly.

Workout 3 Times – I managed to workout three times this week, bu they were some weak workouts. I definitely need to pick it up this week and be more consistent. I had gotten to the point that I worked out so regularly that I didn’t need to put this on my weekly goals, but fell off recently and need to remind myself. It all changes this week. Health is wealth!

This Week

Ok, Blog Family, it is another week staring us down again and I for one and up to the challenge. This past week has taught me a lot as I had the chance to work on my Internet Marketing Plan and put everything into perspective. This business is beginning to slow down for me and I am realizing the daily things that I need to be doing to be successful….and I will be doing thing. There is nothing like having a concrete plan in front of you to follow, tweak, and create.

Commenting 15 Times/day for 5 days – I haven’t been commenting enough around the Blogosphere, so it is time to make a concentrated effort here. The goal is to comment for my newest niche site, not HempExposed.com, but another one that I am keeping secret. My goal is to develop some back-links to the site and start buiilding up its authority as we make a run at the top of the search engines for our key phrases. I want to get on the top commentators list for a few sites.

Write 7 Articles this week for Niche site – The niche site that I am talking about above has currently has 15 articles. The goal is to create 30 articles on this site by January 1st, 2009. In order to stay on that pace, I need to write a few more articles, so this week I have to focus on that as well. Adam from Creadiv.com and I are racing to 30 articles for our niche sites. A little friendly competition to create material we need for our site. The winner gets a big congrats and the 30 articles that they produced. (Psst, Adam feels like I cheated because my first 10 articles were outsourced. LOL! I told him that is called using your resources.)

Order Directory Links - Last week, I ordered 1,000 Manual directory submissions for my real estate investment site that only cost me $14 bucks. So, this week, I am going to do the same for that niche site I mentioned in the last two goals for this week. My goal is to build this site up and dominate that niche, so directory links are part of that plan. Obviously, there is more, but that is coming in the future.

Edit Picking Comps – Ok, this is going to be a big job for the week. PickingComps.com is a website and a product that I created. Since I am a real estate appraiser, I thought it would be a great job to tell people how appraisers select comparable properties, so I created an ebook. The problem is the market changed dramatically and I need to edit and update this ebook. So, I have to get that done this week as someone just ordered the ebook and I have to deliver it to them.  I didn’t realize I had the purchase link active at the time.

Create Mini-Site for Blogosphere Bigshots - As I mentioned, there are some wonderful opportunities and ideas that came out of the Blogosphere Bigshot’s ebook. One of theme was the website, BlogosphereBigshots.com. My initial plan is to create a mini-site for this free ebook, promote it, and build my subscription base. Eventually, I am going to create a blog for this site and if you read the ebook you will find out how and where the material for that site is going to come from. It is an interesting experiment that I believe is going to have the same great results. There is more, but I will remain hush, hush for now.

Let’s get it Crackin’

Alright Blog Family, enough of the talk. Let’s get to work. We have a lot of things to get done this week. I didn’t even mention that I have a full week of posting here at FreddieTaylor.com prepared, so be sure to stop back for that. It is going to be a fun week as we seeks to expand our business, understanding, and reach.

First in the Mind, then in Reality

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Greetings Blog Family,

It is going to be a short week here at FreddieTaylor.com. I am going out of town for the weekend starting on Thursday. A little mini-vacation, nothing like Brilliant Jeni who has been on vacation for 4 months, for me before I really ramp up my Internet marketing efforts. Just wanted to give you a heads up before I bounced for the weekend only to catch up with some old friends and enjoy life a little bit. You have to do that from time to time.

Blogosphere Link Love

There is nothing like a little Link Love to get the juices flowing, so allow me to share with you what I have been reading Around the Blogosphere lately: 

1) 30 Tips For Exploding Your Site Traffic - My man Sly at SlyVisions.com has a very strong list of tips for growing the traffic to your blog. The great thing about the post is that he doesn’t waste your time and gets right to the list with a little commentary to guide you as well. Check him out.

2) What’s on Your RSS Reader? - Danny, from Linker’s Blog, produced an excellent resource for bloggers with his post about your RSS Reader. He list the main sites in his RSS Reader and encourages others to do the same in the comments. At the end of the day, this is growing to be a resource for bloggers to find new blogs to follow and learn more great information.

3) A Lack Of Data And Rash Decisions Equals Lost Money  - Mattaw, from Money Bites, provides solid insight into allowing your promotions and projects a chance before pulling the plug. You are launching products, websites, and promotions, but are you giving them ample time to perform. Check out this article to gain some insight as to why it may be a wise decision to allow a project to live even though it may be losing money for you in the short run.

4) The Truth About Cats And Blogs - Adam, from Creadiv.com, has a great post title first of all. Then, he follows it up with some interesting discussion about the truth about blogging. He ends the discussion with a question about how has blogging for money gone for you? Many people are talking about their first months blogging. Cool article, check him out!

5) Are you a web prostitute? - Come on, you have to read this one, right? Frogster, or Ben, from Frogster.com, has a very interesting post and questing running. I will not even ruin this one by giving you a lot of insight. You just have to check this one out. It is funny, well written and makes for a great question to ask yourself. 

The Week Ahead

I know it is kind of early to be thinking about next week, but again I am going out of town. The coming week excites me because I learned so much this week that I am bursting at the seems. Also, the couple of days away from my computer are going to do me swell. I just know it. 

My notebook will be travelling with me, so it will not be total time away from my Internet Marketing business, but I don’t want it to be a complete shut off. I really enjoy this business and have a strong, burning desire (shout out to my Napoleon Hill fans) to complete and live this goal. 

Branding My Direction

You may have noticed that I am sporting a new logo up top and have some snazzy new graphics for my main, regular post. It is all part of my new direction. I shouldn’t call it new, but confirmed direction.

See, in my recent post, Monday’s Motivational Moment - Go Before You’re Ready - I was urging my Blog Family to push forward with their projects. To stop all the second guessing and get it started. 

The truth is I was talking to myself also. I have been prepping this new beginning for some time now and really just doing the classic, Procrastination by Perfection. I found every reason in the world to say, I am not ready. When the truth is that I am over prepared. 

No More Delays

From now on Blog Family, I am going to be aggressive in my quest to make this IM dream come true. No more wasted time. I will return with a new energy and vigor that has been unseen around these parts of the Blogosphere.

Join me and renew your passion and enthusiasm for your business! I know you want it, let’s go get it!

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“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

- Thomas A. Edison

Blog Family,

I like the truth. To me, this quote by Thomas Edison cuts through us like a razor sharp, samurai sword. How else would you put it? The cold, hard fact is most people do not want to put in the long hours, tireless nights, mundane achievements day in and day out to be make the most out of the opportunities we have.

Even the Internet Marketing business is Hard Work.

Opportunities take work. The Internet Marketing boom opportunity draws a lot of people that don’t really understand what they are getting into and think it is a quick path to cash. Who can blame them? They are pressured throughout the Blogosphere with offers of big riches, quickly.

There may be some truth in those offers, but it is going to take some work to build it. Once most people catch wind that they actually have to do something, they lose interest and the business/blog dies.

But, this is a special group.

But not this group, not my Blog Family! I know you are serious about your blogging business and future. You understand this OPPORTUNITY is going to take some effort. It is going to take some innovation. It is going to take some learning. This group isn’t afraid of a little hard work.

Let’s get busy!

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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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