How are your Goals Going?

25. May 2007 | 9 Comments

At the start of the year I set myself some goals for this blog. At the time they seemed quite far away, but I thought I’d give you guys an update of where I am with them.

For the new readers, the goals for Earners Blog were as follows:

Rank #1 in Google for earn money online (Current Rank #22)
Reach at least 300 Feed Subscribers
Average 1000 Unique Visitors per day
Remove all Ads & Sign up Direct Advertisers
Get my readers more Involved
Innovate other Webmasters

Here’s how things are shaping up:

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Rank #1 in Google for earn money online (Current Rank #5)
Reach at least 300 Feed Subscribers (Current Subscribers 948)
Average 1000 Unique Visitors per day (Averaging about 700 Currently)
Remove all Ads & Sign up Direct Advertisers (Had enquiries but still looking for Direct Advertisers)
Get my readers more Involved
Innovate other Webmasters (I hope so :p)

I think I’ve almost completed all of them, maybe I should have been a bit more optimistic at the start of the year but I guess I can’t complain. Soooo I guess I’d like to up the stakes a bit now:

Rank #1 in Google for earn money online & affiliate marketing blog (Current Rank #5 & #15)
Reach at least 1,500 Feed Subscribers (Current Subscribers 948)
Average 1,500 Unique Visitors per day (Averaging about 700 Currently)
Remove all Ads & Sign up Direct Advertisers
Expand Earners Blog into an Affiliate Marketing Resource aswell as just the Blog
Review Ad Networks & allow readers to leave comments on them

So thanks to everyone that’s been linking to me with the anchor text earn money online, I’ll crack the #1 spot yet & thanks to everyone that’s been reading & commenting over these past 6 month. You rock.

Oh & before I forget, how are your goals going?

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9 Comments on "How are your Goals Going?"

shane 24. May 2007, 9:30 pm

Good morning from Sunny Canada, Land of the futre home of the stanley cup GO SENS GO, ok that propaganda out of the way !!
Funny you mention goals, I was just reviewing one of mine, sort of a monthly goal. For the Keyword Make Money Blogging. Damned Problogger still dominates the top two positions (as of yesterday) I’m on page 2 below the fold with Big daddy G. Like you need I need Sh!t loads of backlinks But again that changes on an almost daily basis. Its fun stuff but it is or can be labour intensive, I havent actually gone on a link loving fest for that term yet. Maybe I should go all woodstock-ish get peace lovey dovey with the blogs in my niche and see how that pans out. Not likely Id get one from P-blogger he’s in heady stream of his niche im going after the newer blogger those just getting started. Any hoo good to see you’re goals are piling in just nicely!!!
ps. That little tip about US free-ads marketing?
(making a killing on it dude )

oli 25. May 2007, 8:10 am

Get digg baiting!
I’ve took a blog from 700 visits a day in january to 15k+ a day now soley by writing articles and getting on digg with them – Ive averaged one digg a week since Jan.
Shoot us a line if you want me to come up with some link-baity ideas for here (Ive allready nicked your ebay idea

gdubs 25. May 2007, 9:47 am

keep writing good articles and dont whore yourself out like john chow. Im sure youll meet all of your goals soon.Keep it up

Kahea 25. May 2007, 3:35 pm

I subscribed to your feed.

Wallet Rehab - Ways to save money 27. May 2007, 4:00 pm

Great job, Stu. I love your blog, and hope you continue keeping it up.

CPA Affiliates 30. May 2007, 1:29 am

I think the biggest thing that is leading to your success is 1 willing to try and 2 setting goals and trying to achieve them. Many people set goals and do nothing or dont even set goals but it is key to success.

Matt Jones 02. Jun 2007, 6:33 am

You have made great progress! I am sure you will meet your new goals ,expecially the 1500 subscribers good luck!

thisBlogWillPayMyMortgage 12. Dec 2007, 6:36 am

Thanks for the reminder that it is essential to set goals. Someone once said that not having goals is like getting to an airport and when they ask you where you’re going you go ‘errrm, I dunno’.

How will you know you’ve acheived in life if you don’t know what you want to acheive. My blogging goal for 2008 is simple, to earn enough to pay my mortgage each month just from blogging, and help others do the same. Let’s see …

harry 30. Mar 2009, 2:59 pm

Nice post.

You may also check out http://www.GoalsOnTrack.com, a very nicely built web app designed for tracking goals and todo lists, and has time tracking. It’s clear, focused, easy to navigate, worth a try.