This is the November 25, 2019, edition of my entrepreneur journal. You can find my previous journal entries here.
I had a slow week. Some personal appointments and a trip to Nashville over the weekend delayed my second blog post until Sunday. But, I’m happy with my progress on the blog. I took a couple of steps forward. I’ll always take that.
Income Stream 1: Strength and Reason
What I Accomplished This Week:
- I met my goal to post two articles a week. You can check them out here:
- SEO: I started working on SEO this week. There’s a lot to do. I’m using the Google Search Console. This tool gives me an idea of Strength and Reason’s place in Google search results. The answer is: not well. I haven’t done any SEO yet, so that’s not a surprise. I’m using Backlinko’s SEO guide and ahref’s SEO Basics to get started.
- Wealthy Affiliate: I worked through more lessons on Wealthy Affiliate[affiliate link]. I’ve finished 4 modules with Module 5 is on-deck for this week. WA has been an excellent resource for getting Strength and Reason going.
- Social Media: I didn’t have any luck posting to IG. This week I tried Facebook and Pinterest. So far, no visits to Strength and Reason from my posts. I don’t have large followings on either site. So, that explains the lack of success. I’ll keep trying.
To-Do Next Week:
- Post this journal entry: Strength and Reason Entrepreneur Journal – November 25, 2019.
- Post second weekly article.
- Continue working on SEO. My biggest bang for the buck will come from improving search engine rankings. That’s my priority.
- Work on the Best of the Best page.
- A picture is worth a thousand words, so I’m going to enlist my GF to snap a few pics of me to post on my About page. I’ll put on a suit to prove I clean up well.
- Wealthy Affiliate[affiliate link] has an affiliate program. I’m going to work on a review post for WA.
What I Learned:
- So far, most Strength and Reason visitors have been friends and family. That’s great, but I’m going to need to do more to promote the blog. Although I don’t have a lot of content yet, it’s better to start the promotion process early.
- I’m struggling with the self-promotion thing. It’s going to push me far out of my comfort zone. It’s something I’m going to have to stop making excuses for and do it. Remember: Life begins at the edge of your comfort zone.
- Avoiding SEO is a bad idea.
Income Stream 2: Ecommerce
What I Accomplished This Week:
- Freedom Ticket training.
To-Do Next Week:
- I plan to spend at least one day doing product research.
- Continue with Freedom Ticket training.
What I Learned:
- I need to work on time management to make sure I keep each of my income streams moving forward.
Income Stream 3: Gig Work
What I Accomplished This Week:
- I got back on Field Agent to look for some gigs. Nothing jumped out at me, but I’m going to check it at least once a day.
To-Do Next Week:
- Sign up for Wag.
What I Learned:
- I need to work on time management to make sure I keep each of my income streams moving forward.
Patience
Building an income stream from Strength and Reason is going to take time. I must have patience, and I can’t expect success to come fast. But it’ll happen.