Comments on: 2009 Goals http://www.robertplank.com/2009-goals/ "Simplify and Automate Your Life with Email Autoresponder Mailing Lists" Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:27:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Alexander http://www.robertplank.com/2009-goals/#comment-3788 Alexander Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:40:36 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=712#comment-3788 @Casey the Raw Foodie having a product or a membership site doesn't longly mean that: 1) people find it 2) are willing to pay for it How do you plan that the potential customers will come passively to your product/service ? @Casey the Raw Foodie
having a product or a membership site doesn't longly mean that:

1) people find it
2) are willing to pay for it

How do you plan that the potential customers will come passively to your product/service ?

]]> By: Casey the Raw Foodie http://www.robertplank.com/2009-goals/#comment-3787 Casey the Raw Foodie Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:44:09 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=712#comment-3787 @Alexander, I mean having a membership/subscription service. Something where the amount of income is not relative to the amount of work I do -- I provide 1 CD a month and send it to 100 people, or 1000. Passive in that I am not actively going after new clients, but still working to produce high-value products. @Izzy... dude - I'm taking a 4+ month bike trip. There's no room for a dog at this point! I'll continue to be a nomad for a few more years. @Alexander,

I mean having a membership/subscription service. Something where the amount of income is not relative to the amount of work I do -- I provide 1 CD a month and send it to 100 people, or 1000. Passive in that I am not actively going after new clients, but still working to produce high-value products.

@Izzy... dude - I'm taking a 4+ month bike trip. There's no room for a dog at this point! I'll continue to be a nomad for a few more years.

]]> By: Pat http://www.robertplank.com/2009-goals/#comment-3784 Pat Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:40:03 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=712#comment-3784 Hi Robert, it is daunting to list goals. I'm closing my eyes, taking a deep breath and jumping in! 2008- I retired from public service after 35yrs of work, one eye peeking, did I actually spend so long, amazing! My immediate goal was to start a bookshop. Done. 2009- To start Internet business and start earning passive income. The second eye is open, is it so hard to begin? Still trying to get the hang. When does one stop surfing, browsing and start producing? Target income is $ 200- $500 weekly. How do I monetize my blog? 2010- Finish building my house. Cannot qualify for mortgage due to age. Travel plans possibly South America. Need to increase passive income to $3000-$5000 monthly. 2011-Be a fully established entrepreneur with a fully established bookshop and several internet web sites. I look forward to more leisure time with my grand children and my gardening while my passive income is on line. I have taken the plunge, the water is cold! HELP! Caio. Pat. Hi Robert, it is daunting to list goals. I'm closing my eyes, taking a deep breath and jumping in!
2008- I retired from public service after 35yrs of work, one eye peeking, did I actually spend so long, amazing! My immediate goal was to start a bookshop. Done.
2009- To start Internet business and start earning passive income. The second eye is open, is it so hard to begin? Still trying to get the hang. When does one stop surfing, browsing and start producing? Target income is $ 200- $500 weekly. How do I monetize my blog?
2010- Finish building my house. Cannot qualify for mortgage due to age. Travel plans possibly South America. Need to increase passive income to $3000-$5000 monthly.
2011-Be a fully established entrepreneur with a fully established bookshop and several internet web sites. I look forward to more leisure time with my grand children and my gardening while my passive income is on line. I have taken the plunge, the water is cold! HELP!
Caio.
Pat.

]]> By: Alexander http://www.robertplank.com/2009-goals/#comment-3774 Alexander Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:25:33 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=712#comment-3774 @Casey the Raw Foodie define what does "passive income" mean to you. I don't believe that there exist a TOTAL passive income, every income stream needs more or less attention. ciao alex @Casey the Raw Foodie

define what does "passive income" mean to you.

I don't believe that there exist a TOTAL passive income, every income stream needs more or less attention.

ciao
alex

]]> By: Rodney http://www.robertplank.com/2009-goals/#comment-3770 Rodney Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:49:55 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=712#comment-3770 Jonathan, Try selling game guides as an affiliate, t-shirts and other memorabilia. If it's D&D try hosting an online tournament for the game and see if you can figure out a way to charge for it. I'm sure there are many other ideas. Rodney Jonathan,

Try selling game guides as an affiliate, t-shirts and other memorabilia. If it's D&D try hosting an online tournament for the game and see if you can figure out a way to charge for it.

I'm sure there are many other ideas.

Rodney

]]> By: Izzy http://www.robertplank.com/2009-goals/#comment-3769 Izzy Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:29:35 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=712#comment-3769 Jonathan, I am not sure Robert would agree that that is a "solid niche" if it isn't something monetizable. can you sell advertising on it? affiliate products? (computer games via amazon?) Jonathan,

I am not sure Robert would agree that that is a "solid niche" if it isn't something monetizable.

can you sell advertising on it?

affiliate products? (computer games via amazon?)

]]> By: Jonathan Drain | D&D http://www.robertplank.com/2009-goals/#comment-3768 Jonathan Drain | D&D Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:02:34 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=712#comment-3768 Setting goals is easy. Harder is working toward that. The really hard part is finding the route to attaining them in the first place. Take my blog for example: A solid niche (a popular game), currently at 800 subscribers and maybe 18,000 hits a month. The topic isn't big-money, so ads on those subscriber numbers barely cover the hosting. How do you monetize a niche like that? Setting goals is easy. Harder is working toward that. The really hard part is finding the route to attaining them in the first place.

Take my blog for example: A solid niche (a popular game), currently at 800 subscribers and maybe 18,000 hits a month. The topic isn't big-money, so ads on those subscriber numbers barely cover the hosting.

How do you monetize a niche like that?

]]> By: Izzy http://www.robertplank.com/2009-goals/#comment-3767 Izzy Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:16:39 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=712#comment-3767 Casey, what's topping you from getting a dog now? or are you going to "get a dog" in 2012? you said that you would "entertain the idea of a dog in 2012".. well, why not now? :) Casey,

what's topping you from getting a dog now?

or are you going to "get a dog" in 2012?

you said that you would "entertain the idea of a dog in 2012".. well, why not now?

:)

]]> By: Rodney http://www.robertplank.com/2009-goals/#comment-3761 Rodney Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:25:46 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=712#comment-3761 Robert: "Great goals, Rodney... how do you plan to make the jump from $600 to $2000 a month in the next 5 months? Me: By building one new niche business which I'm almost ready to promtoe and creating a business to help offline businesses with email marketing. The niche business I'm aiming to bring in $500 a month with. The email marketing service will be $97 a month so I'll need about 9 clients to reach my goal of $2,000 a month. Rodney Robert:
"Great goals, Rodney... how do you plan to make the jump from $600 to $2000 a month in the next 5 months?

Me: By building one new niche business which I'm almost ready to promtoe and creating a business to help offline businesses with email marketing.

The niche business I'm aiming to bring in $500 a month with.
The email marketing service will be $97 a month so I'll need about 9 clients to reach my goal of $2,000 a month.

Rodney

]]> By: Bern http://www.robertplank.com/2009-goals/#comment-3758 Bern Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:15:05 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=712#comment-3758 The Si Fi novel is about Time-Surfing so I'll come back and tell you some time. Anyway time for bed it's 1 am. Keep up the good work. Remember there is a fundamental difference in the work philosophy between America and Europe. In the US resources are more plentiful and it is about focus and effort. A quick idea down the pub is considered cheating. In Europe resources are more scare/expensive and it is more about ability, flair and inventiveness. How to to more for less. Effort is not mandatory. How do you deliver a bomb to within a few feet of the target 30 years before GPS was available and when anything within 5 miles of the drop zone was considered a hit. Read up on Barnes Wallis and see how many low tech versions of today's high tech weapons he invented 60 years ago http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnes_Wallis He is my hero, though I have to admit he put a lot of effort into developing his original ideas. The Si Fi novel is about Time-Surfing so I'll come back and tell you some time. Anyway time for bed it's 1 am. Keep up the good work.

Remember there is a fundamental difference in the work philosophy between America and Europe.

In the US resources are more plentiful and it is about focus and effort. A quick idea down the pub is considered cheating.

In Europe resources are more scare/expensive and it is more about ability, flair and inventiveness. How to to more for less. Effort is not mandatory.

How do you deliver a bomb to within a few feet of the target 30 years before GPS was available and when anything within 5 miles of the drop zone was considered a hit.

Read up on Barnes Wallis and see how many low tech versions of today's high tech weapons he invented 60 years ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnes_Wallis

He is my hero, though I have to admit he put a lot of effort into developing his original ideas.

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