I've Got Nothing Today

Today will be an impromptu post. I really have nothing to say. The past 2 days have been an exercise in self control. I have had to make myself be productive. Really I just want to sit and veg on the sofa, drink a glass of wine or two and watch the conventions. Napping sounds nice too.

I think that self control is the difference between losers and winners. I bet that everyone has down days and lazy moments. It is those people that can overcome those times that have the edge in life. Most of us do not have and can not afford a life coach. That would be nice though.

I would probably resent it, but it would be a good thing if I had a coach with a bull horn yelling in my ear during the day. "Move Move Move!" or " Put that donut down!" or "Focus! Now is not the time for whining!"

I am from the Gen X "slacker" generation....sometimes I do understand the desire to not try...therefore not fail theory of life.

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Pareto Focus

Pareto was a philosopher that identified the 80/20 rule. He realized that 80% of your results come from 20% of your work. It makes a whole lot of sense then to focus in on that 2o%.

I have had a moment of clarity over the weekend. My failure so far has been to convince people to use my service at a cost. I have had no problem finding businesses to sign up for the free trial. I need to figure out how to convert those people to customers.

The second thing that I need to focus on is growing my list of Christian shoppers. If this is there then the business owners I want to put on my list will follow me as if I were the Pied Piper.

I have brainstormed ideas. Now I just need to determine which strategy to apply first. What of my 20% will be the most effective (hence 20% of 20%.)

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Alone

I find that I am truly alone in this venture. No one I know truly wants to help. I feel a bit like the hen making bread. I know that when I am successful everyone will want a piece, but I really am getting no support.

Sometimes you just need someone to turn to. Someone to care about it like you do.

This isn't the first time I have felt alone in my life. It is just so weird though to be surrounded by friends and family but to feel that no one really sees. No one really understands.

I wonder if I have the strength to go all the way alone. There is a very long road ahead. Today I am just putting one foot in front of the other and not holding my breath waiting for someone to ask," How can I help?"

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Does Anyone Listen Anymore?

I have been placing ads in various spots trying to gain some traction. The only responses that I have received are people wanting to sell me something. It just seems like everyone is yelling out to everyone else and no one is taking the time to listen. Maybe someone really does have something that will benefit me. I am making an effort to listen more to others and just maybe the favor will be returned.

I think this concept apples to business and personal life. What if we all just slowed down and listened to advertisements? (maybe there is really something good that someone is offering) What if we listened to the birds, the breeze and the patter of rain? What if we really listened to our family members and heard what they were trying to tell us? What if we really listened to God?

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Back from Vacation

I am back from a long weekend visiting family. My intention was to work on Proverbs 31 List while I was away, but it just never worked out. It is hard trying to work in computer time on someone else's computer. I thought that it would be a piece of cake, but could never break away from the kids and the rest of the family without seeming rude.

Not to mention, the computer at my in laws was ancient and the mouse didn't work! I am going to have to bring my laptop and somehow work wirelessly next time I go.

This next to weeks should be exciting. I have 15 days of heavy hitting business marketing planned. That will be 15 days closer to my tipping point, where my business will work for me instead of me working for it.

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Sticktoitiveness

If you do not quit, you can not fail. Every day I spend hours reading and learning from the greats of internet marketing. Mostly I am getting my information for free, but when it is recommended enough by those I trust, I pay for a class or ebook. One theme all the successful internet marketers share is, you can not give up. You may need to adapt and throw out some bad techniques and replace them with good, but never quit.

There are several things working against me. My site is not very SEO friendly and because it is so complex and designed by another company, there is not a whole lot that I can do about it. My mission is a complex one as well. I am marketing to a broad range of people. I started out with no head start. I knew nothing. All of these things are contributing to a slow start.

I finally have a working strategy though. Article marketing, blogs and SEO strategies are my focus right now. I am also starting to dive into the Social Marketing networks.

Monetization has become a focus for me. While I am building my network, it would be fun to have some extra income coming in.

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The Need for Stay at Home Work

Before the modernization of culture, families ran farms or stores. Children grew up in the family work environment and were usually trained in that family skill. It was a beautiful system for the parent and child relationship, but it did have its limitations for the advancement of technology and progress.

As men headed off into a work force away from their families. Women inherited all the child rearing duties and often lost influence over tasks beyond their home.

Women have a need to be productive and useful in society beyond the walls of their home, although many feel that their primary duty and ministry is to their children. Every woman has gifts and talents that ache to be let loose on the world.

The internet is in many ways a blessing to these women. It provides an outlet to the world and a place for women to use thier skills and showcase their talents. If a woman can fins a way to bring additional income into her family in the process, then the internet becomes more than a blessing.....it becomes a miracle in her life.


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What is a Proverbs 31 mom anyway?

Proverbs 31 is the chapter of the Bible that describes the woman who is valued more than rubies. She is a woman who rises early and cares for her family. She is a manager of her home in that she delegates and is able to balance all the many needs of a large household. On top of all of that she also brings in income for her family due to small business efforts. Wow...she makes most women either hang their head in shame or cringe out of jealousy! She is certainly a woman to admire.
For our purposes a Proverbs 31 Mom is a mom who wants to be able to stay home to tend to the needs of her family and is willing to own a business and work from home to do it. The Proverbs 31 Mom is on a mission.....and Christians should make an effort to support that mission!

Hello new blog

I am not much of a writer. I am an idea girl, but here I am. Conventional internet wisdom says that blogging helps your website gain a following....so I guess I write.

The only way that I will make it through the drudgery of writing is to communicate through my own conversational style. You will need to suspend all belief in grammatical rules to follow along. I will however try and keep the spelling errors to a minimum.

Am I the only one in the internet world that hoped that creating an internet business would be a whole lot less time consuming. I am trying to figure out what is better for me today....sending the little ones off to day care or having them pull my pants down as they cling to my legs trying to get my attention while I type this...

So here we begin: The joys and frustration of attempting to reach and maintain a grasp on the Proverbs 31 woman status. Actually, I think we will begin tommorow.