It seems to be working...

So I'm following the advice to the letter. 

I've enrolled in the accelerated copy writing course, and I can't get through this stuff fast enough. I want to skim through it the first time, then go through it in more in depth a second time. I'm finding it so interesting! It's like when someone tells you "hey...I've got a secret to tell you", but they make you wait a week to actually tell it. I've even emailed the modules to my phone, so that I can read it anywhere. 

That's how this course feels. They cover a ton of information even in the first two sections, and it seems like 'basic' stuff, but I'm eager to get through it as fast as I can, so that I can get to the 'juicy stuff'. 

There's one particular piece of advice on contacting potential clients that one of the copywriters gives in a podcast, and kind of as a 'lark', I tried it.

Hoooooly crap! It worked! 

I can't tell you what it is at the moment, but I will tell you that within hours of my doing what he advised, a 'potential' client contacted me to tell me that he "may have some work on a few projects" for me! 

Now...whether or not that actually turns into something is yet to be seen, but the fact that someone actually contacted me like that so quickly after my starting the course is amazing. 

Stay tuned...

A.

Do what I love? Okay...

Okay...I've thought about what I actually like, and they're things that I previously thought weren't things that I could actually create a living from, but I've figured out just how to do this;

I love cheese. Particularly of the gourmet variety. My best friend is a flight attendant, and a couple of months ago, she was in the UK, and she brought back this incredible balsamic onion cheese. I know...sounds nutty, but my GOD it was delicious! So I decided to do something with that, and see how it works out. 

Today is October 1st, and here's what I've done so far; 

I've set up four blogs, each one is on the subject of something that I really do love, regardless of how random it seems (like the cheese). 

Then I scurried over to commission junction, and opened an account. I opened one account, and listed each blog/site inside it. I didn't want to open four separate accounts. That would get way too confusing for me in a hurry. 

My next step is to write, or find articles pertaining to the topic of each blog, and fill each blog with pertinent, entertaining information. I actually enjoy reading these articles, so it's not like I'll be filling the blogs with useless shit (I hate that). 

Once the blogs have a ton of great information, I'll be adding affiliate links wherever possible. 

Oh yeah...social media. I'll be starting Twitter and Instagram accounts for each blog as well. I really don't have much interest in Facebook, as they require that I 'attach' each page to my personal account. In addition, I'm on a FB Break (have been for about a month now), and I'm not getting back on it just to accommodate this.

Stay tuned...

A.

Information Overload...

It's only 11:30 in the morning, and my eyes are already crossing from staring at this screen for the last four hours. At this rate, when I actually start making money with what I'm doing (primarily on the computer), I'll be done by noon, because I won't be able to keep looking at the screen!

The Writer's Association "Gig"...

...and I use the term "gig" very loosely.

I told you a few posts ago, that I signed up for that writer's association thingy, because I was reading the testimonials of some of their members, and honestly, I got sucked in. (And it's actually called "American Writers and Artists Inc.)

Don't get me wrong, I'm not unhappy with it so far, but it's only been a day. There's a lot of information once you get inside, but that's about it...unless you let them get deeper into your wallet. Once you go deeper, there are any number of courses that you can take, but you're paying that $200 as an 'entry fee'. 


Stay tuned...

A.

My Biggest Obstacle...

...in this whole mess, was figuring out what I WANT to do. 

They say that if you know what you 'enjoy', what you truly have a passion for, that you should do it, and you'll likely be able to do it for a living. What do I like doing enough, to want to do it 8 hours a day?

Well...my problem was that I couldn't think about anything that I was truly "passionate" about...not to the point where I could see myself doing it for a living anyway. 

Truth be told, I'm actually enjoying this; writing in this thing really does give me joy. I look forward to starting a new post, I'm thinking maybe because it serves as some sort of 'outlet'. 

What I'm passionate about, is making money. I've kind of grown accustomed to eating and that takes some dough. I don't care if I'm mopping floors, if someone wants to pay me ridiculous money to do it, I'm in. Yes...it would be nice to love what I do, but until I find what that 'thing' is, I'll just say that 'making money' is what I love to do. 

Stay tuned...

A.

I Need to Visualize

...to keep me on track.

I was on Instagram a few days ago, and I came across a picture of the interior of a condo in NY. The thing absolutely took my breath away. I kept it, and it's now the background image on my phone. That's a symbol of what I'm working for; every fucking thing that I had before my ass hit the dirt. I want it all back. I want to make enough money to provide myself with the lifestyle that I had five years ago. (No...I don't want the life that I had a year ago. A year ago I had my own place, but like I said before, I lost everything gradually. A year ago I was almost at my 'bottom'; living in a basement suite, no car, in a neighborhood that I totally didn't want to be in.)

I want my condo, I want to be able to walk into a store and buy furniture...with CASH (I hate credit). I want to be able to pay my rent, hydro, and cable all in the same month, with plenty to 'play' with when that's all said and done, also known as "the end of the month".

I want to be able to go for drinks with friends, because I can AFFORD to. I want to walk into a store, and be able to buy the things that I like, without worrying that my little purchase will cause something else to bounce out of my account.

The picture that accompanies this post, is the one that keeps me going. That's going to be mine one day soon.

Stay tuned...

A.

The Web is a Con...

Yeah man...and that's the truth of it. 

A HUGE amount of the information that you'll find online is a massive CON. There are so fucking many people who're out to simply get your hard earned cash for this or that program, or by telling you that something works, when it really doesn't, or that they are someone that they're totally NOT, or by 'giving' you a fuck-ton of email that you don't want in the first place, that it'll make your fucking head spin! I'm dumbfounded!

I'm trying to sort through what's actually 'worthy' of doing, and what's not. And if I can do it for free...I'm all in. 

I'm also 'flying by the seat of my pants' on some things. I think that's how I'm going to have to do this for the most part. 

I can't believe how hard it is to get shit done without money!  

You'll notice that I'm posting to this thing more than once a day. That's because I'm working at break-neck speed, and I want to start seeing some kind of results sooner rather than later. I want to make sure that I don't fall behind on this blog, because once I do, I probably won't document it...too much work, and my memory sucks. As I told you before, I'm not a patient person, and when it comes to making money, once I'm motivated by something that I actually want to do, it's ON (like Donkey Kong...LOL!)

For the record, I was going to add a newsletter signup to this blog, so that I could send you 'updates' once a week, but I've decided against it. It's just more work for me, and I decided instead to just add the blogger thingy that lets you sign up for 'updates' if you want the posts to come to your inbox as I post (HAH!! MORE shit mail! ;) 

So...if you wanna "follow" this stuff by having it dumped into your inbox, all you have to do is add your email address to the "follow by email" box in the upper right corner of the page. 

Stay tuned...

A.