Journey To Make My First $ From Amazon.

Introduction
Sex :male
age: 22
living in: Europe(Belgium)
Originally from: Tibet.

I want to start this journey by saying that: "I have never been more motivated in my Life."
Those of you who have already experience success or someone like me will understand this.

There is you and there is your dream, at the starting stage of your journey, you get all hyped up, excited about this dream but when you start working on it, you get tired, you give up, you skip the day, you fall back into a bad habits. you will always come back but only to be disappoint again. But as you give more and more attention to you dream, treat it as your own child, love and cherish it. Just like a child, it grows and become bigger and bigger, day by day. Before you know it, its bigger than you. (plant feed on water, your dream or the thoughts of your dream feed on your attention, it grows bigger only by giving it more attention.) this is the stage where I am right now. Right now My dream is so big that it is bigger than me.

What does it mean ? it means before when I feel disappointed, tired or unhappy I stop, but now I don't because this dream is bigger than me and me being tired and disappointed does not mean a shit, its just a small thing compare to my dream, all this being said I still feel disappointed sometime, but the difference is that I recover quickly, get back into my zone easily, less negative energy. becoming more and more adapt to this lifestyle.

What is my goal and the plan ?
Short term goal: Financial freedom, so I can focus on my passion without worrying about money.
Long term goal/dream: make full income out of my passion. become a happier person (short term goal also)

Plan: make money through internet marketing, my method is to create content related to amazonproduct and promote amazonproduct on the site.

Why I started this journey ?
I used to view this kind of thing as a waste of time. I was a amateur back then and still am today but less.
The reason I start this journey is not so different from anyone else.
If you are loser as a person, there is a big chance that people around you are also losers, just like you. I choose not to judge them as a less than me, just that they are simply too far away from the path I have chosen to walk.
If you want to be a winner in a place that is surrounded by a losers, its very difficult, doable but difficult.
and that is why I am here. Hoping to meet some winner or atleast some like minded people.

The second reason is we always tend to work hard but not smart, we forget the importance of reflecting.
"it is easy to think what we are doing is great when we are so involve in what we are doing"

What do I seek ?
A mentor and a like minded people. (will start a different thread on this one with detail)

When will I update this thread.
minimum twice a week.

Thank you for reading.

 

• My plan is to l create a site about things that are kind of weird and creative. for example: banana night light (basically a lamp shape like banana but it looks cool and cozy) I will write a review or list top ten item etc.....
• Time
  • I live in a great country called Belgium, currently working only two days a week and sometimes I don't work a whole week. but have enough money to eat and use internet thanks to government support.
• Money
  • already have domain, using the hosting of my friend. I already bought long tail pro.(better than UNF)
  • I can invest a 50$/month on site if I must (but I prefer not to, I want to learn as much as possible, secondly if I have to save 50$/month, I kind of have to eat cheaply and unhealthy stuff bad for brain and body.)
• Keywords
  • Main keywords : 6600/monthly seach
  • CPC: 0.35
  • Other Keywords: 200-1500/monthly seach
  • Keywords difficulty : sem rush(69.27) but top 3 sites have less than 30 page authority and but they target the keywords nicely in their URL and Title but I can do the too.
• Traffic
  • Since its my first site I am planning to bring traffic from social network and search engine. I want to learn about every traffic source. learning is number one priorities for me now.
• Competition
  • their site is beautifully design, but on some part, I think I can do better than them like they did not use amazon button, people trust amazon so I think its better use amazon button than just buy button. on social media, their site does not bring much traffic from social network, I will try to do it.
• Extra thought
  • I already kind of feel like I choose the wrong niche, its specific niche but not specific enough and one guy who is experienced in IM also told me the same, but he suggest that I should still try it. since its my first serious site. I want to see how it goes and also you never know until you try it. I want to succeed and I am planning on doing that but I am also expecting few failure on my way. (things does not hurt as much when you are expecting it)
• what have I already done
  • site is up
  • design is not perfect, but I will improve it
  • wrote the main article, little unsure about it
• To do list.
  • looking for mastermind group to join. (many people recommend it but going to be little difficult for me since I am just a beginner.)
  • Learn about content creation and eventually create some content.
• I am curious to know what you think, how can I improve this journey thanks.

 

My tip would be not to bother with the page, grab their email address's first. See my signature for a great free guide...

 

You need to get email subscribers before you send them to amazon, otherwise you are just wasting a small sale.

 

Hey guys, thanks for all the great advice, I read a lot about the importance of the e-mail, but since I am just starter, I am trying to take a mouth full of information and work on it, before trying too many different things at the same time.

 

• • Hey guys, whats up? Anyway lets get to the point. these past few days are not the most productive day of my life but no big deal shit happens.
  • What did I do ?
    • I went through internet to read a few things about content creating, found many different resources, I read like ten of them and made some summary, and I check my main article (around 2000 words) that I have written before and made some improvement and then also wrote one more article for one of my secondary keywords and after I was done with that, I already choose product from amazon for my other secondary keywords. To be honest, I was hoping to accomplish a lot more than that but couldn't, my friends came over, they call me to come work, which is a good thing but it also mean a less time to work on internet-marketing.
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  • Obstacle
    • Unable to stay focus around opposite influence: I choose not to see my friends as a loser who don't do shit, although some part of my ego feels that way and I used to be lazy like that before, I still am sometime. I prefer to see them as simply someone who is on a different path. Anyway as I go through my usual days of working on internet marketing stuff, my friends suddenly call me and saying that he is coming over to my city. Being the guy that I am, I couldn't refuse. I don't have much of a family so they mean a lot to me. Once they came, all my habits to eat healthy and stay focus are flushed down the toilet including, meditation, reading... I guess, My habits are not that firm yet and that is why it is easily affected by outer influence. I felt like shit for a while but I still manage to meditate, get little bit internet-marketing work done, went to work on time.. For that I am proud.
    • Success barrier: when I start writing content for my second primary keyword. I felt like, I couldn't do it and I went back to read more on content creation. I felt like my plan suck and I have to restart the whole thing. then I realize that its just my ego is afraid to get hurt. how can I have success if I am afraid of failure.
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  • What did I learn?
    • A lot, when you face an obstacle you learn more. I learn that obstacle are unavoidable and we all slow down once in a while, but remember to move forward even if it is just a small step. When I felt like shit, the first thing I did was, blame my friend. "Those piece of shit are always on my way" yes these exact words went through my head. The second thing I did is, remove My Ego from the situation and ask question to myself, what really happen? what really happen is some change occur and my brain was unable to handle it, that's why I went back to my old habit, being butt hurt and complaining is not going to make me any happier or more productive, all I can do is be ready for it the next time.
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  • What is my solution to these kind of problem?
    • I already blocked a lots of number on my phone, but Now I blocked all the number on my phone, except for some which are work related, and Next time If My friends happen come over the first thing I am going to do is be mentally prepare, make myself realize that I have to be more focus than usual. I will have a little fun time with them since they came from far to see me after that I am just going to cook myself something to eat and spend my day at the library. Since I live near the sea and it is almost summer, I bet lots of them are going to visit me.
    • Speed of recovery : everyone fall down, and feel disappoint, but the different is the speed of recovery. People who are really successful, when they face a minor failure they recover in a matter of second, its almost like, it didn't even happened. Less time spend on the victim mentality = more time spend on the solution. Next time I will recover faster and waste less time. failure is not a choice but not giving up and starting again is a choice.
    • I am going to face many failure and I am ready for it. I might slow down, but I will never stop, beside the reason failure hurt our ego so much is because we make a big deal out of eat. if we see it as a process then its not so bad. If success is a pie. failure is an egg. I know its a very bad example what I am trying to say is, if success is a food then failure is one of the most important ingredient, its impossible to cook success without failure.
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  • My plan for the next week.
    • I will write 4 more article
    • I will learn about on page SEO
    • learn something about link building and probably build some link.
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  • Thanks for reading my shitty journey.
  • Now give me your two cent.

 

You plan it all very well. It's not shitty. Good luck!

 

whats up fellows, Its about time I update this journal.
Just like usual I divide my journal in three different session, What have I accomplished, obstacle, what did I learn, and my plan for next week.

What have I accomplished ?
I finished writing 4 more articles. (now I have total of 6 articles, one for main keyword and 5 for secondary keywords).
Installed few plugins for Seo in wordpress.
Grammar check my articles (I check it first with ginger and then with grammarly, I use both free version.)
I read few web blogs about using the keywords correctly on page.
I add few extra words to my article so I can repeat my keywords few times in article, I try my best to do it naturally, I repeat my main keywords 6 times through out the article(+2000 words)

Obstacle
I did not really face any big challenges these week, just like usual, I felt little tired, little bored, little disappointed but none of them even came close making me feel like giving up. I know I will face more challenge and I will be ready.
I will move forward and I might take a step back, but only because then I can move forwards with more strength, just like a tiger take a few step back before he is about to strike his prey.

What did I learn ?
I learn a lot this week.
I did not finish all the task as fast as I had imagined but this is ok, it should be that way because I am learning it for the first time.
Before to me writing an article was just typing few words and sentences, but now I realize that it is way more than that. I have to choose the right title, use keywords correctly, provide value etc. I know that I still made a lots of mistake, but I will correct and improve as I go through this journey.

Second important thing I learn is, whenever we try to learn something new, our mind started to come with lots of excuses and negative thoughts, during those time it is better to stop for a while and put your mind into the right state and then go back to work.
Everything is created twice, mentally and physically. If you have created something ugly mentally then the finished product(physical product) is going to be just as ugly. whatever you focus on, it expand.

I also learn that watching your favorite show is not same as giving your brain a break, before when I am tired, I go to youtube or some other site to watch some videos. Apparently this is not a good thing, first of all, you waste your time, second when you are watching something, you brain keep functioning so it does not get the rest as you had imagined.

So I stop watching unproductive things, in my case it would be anime, comedy, funny vidoes etc. I might set one special day a week for few hours just to watch my favorite show and etc. Before I like to watch some show while eating I felt like at least that way I won't waste much of a time but I was wrong. Now when I eat, I just listen to some podscast about self-development or internet marketing or I will simply sit down and eat my meal quietly which seems really weird but that is how it used to be before tv exist.

Anyway what I am trying to say is that if you think you are giving your mind a break by watching something entertaining stuff then you are wrong, just sitting quietly and being present to the moment will.

Hope I did not make it too long, Since I update it only once or twice a week I want it to be something of value to me or others.

My plan for next week.

• Choose a right structure for my first post.
• release my first post.
• Set up my mastermind group, got like five people (some people advice me that mastermind might not be useful for some newbie like me but I would like to give it a try.
• after that I am not sure what I am going to do, because now I have done most of the practical stuff and the rest is more SEO related, I might have to read a little so I can take the right action.

I might be able to do less things this week, because my friend ask me to go with him to some wedding, I try my best to not waste my time, but this is for a good friend and he rarely ask me for anything so I choose to go, I also work for four days next week, normally I work only two days.

It will be a slow week but it will be productive.

Have a Nice day.

 

Sup suckers

What have I accomplished ?
I set up my site my site correctly, few works to do like adding buy button etc.
I read few blogs about different social media, and which one is most suitable for my site etc.
downloaded few plugins for SEO, learned few things about onpage SEO.
I edit my pics for the article, got like 21 of them.
created few social profile and optimize them little bit for SEO (will work further on this for future)

Obstacle
Though I did not gave up, I lost my cool few times this week, felt little stress out, will manage it better next.
The reason for this is because I underestimate the task that I have to accomplished and I overestimate my ability, I slack off little bit but I was definitely not lazy. I kind of forget that I am just a NOOB and everything will go slower than normal.

What did I learn ?
Getting stress out, being angry, hurrying does not mean you will finished your task faster or better though it feel that way sometimes.
I have to calm the fuck down and say to myself, I am just a NOOB, patience patience and patience.
Relax, Breathe and walk on, slow down but don't stop.
Its easy to feel disappoint, I have to focus on the process, result will come after anyway.

and that is why this journal is great because it gives me little time to sit back and reflect.

My plan for next week.
I don't want to plan too much shit this time, coz I don't know how long it is going to take for me to finish a task since I am doing it for the first time, for example today I was trying to add a button next to my text, because I lack knowledge in css It took a long time, way longer than I though which piss me off. Someone with good knowledge in css could have done it in a minute.
This week I will accomplished little less than last week coz I work 1 day more than usual.
-Release my main article,
-optimize page for SEO (with the help of plugins)
-register site to google analytic, google webmaster etc.
-will decide further later on.

Reminder for next week.
CALM THE FUCK DOWN, REALIZE THAT YOU ARE ON THE LEARNING PROCESS. PATIENCE PATIENCE PATIENCE.

 

Time for Journal

Alright I guess I can say it was a productive week, well that is not the good way to put it, when you judge something as productive or not, you are merely judging the situation by result, and result is always out of our control, I think its better to not judge at all and keep improving and if you have to judge then judge by how much effort you put in. Anyway lets just say I work enough, only watched one movie.

What have I accomplished ?
I optimize the page for SEO using yaost plugins,(recommended)
I read few blog on how to load my page faster.
Optimize my page for faster loading, (2.30 s)(using different plugins and few code editing like adding expire header )
Read few blog about cross browser testing.
Test my site on different browser and device. (got only little problem with old version of internet explorer but its no big deal to me)
Improve my site design a little.
Read few blogs about affiliate links and their effect on SEO.

Obstacle
yesterday I stress out a little bit (talk with a friend, watched a movie), coz I did not accomplish my task on the time that I had planned and start doubting myself whether I am good enough for this shit or not. I start seeing lots of hole in my plan, I did not consider giving up or anything like that, not even a little but the though of just letting it all go and just go back to doing nothing when it used to be easy did pass through my head. Then I realize I don't have to do shit, I am doing all this by choice so why am I complaining, I was also forgetting that My first site is here simply to learn so failure is an option though my plan is to succeed.

What did I learn
Setting a deadline is not the best idea for newbie, because depending on your capacity you don't know how long it is going to take for you to actually learn something. so relax and take your time, at the same time don't be afraid to move forward don't get stuck in one place coz you did not fix all the problem or learn all the things.
I also learn that negative thoughts are sneaky little bastards, they hide around all day long and wait for you mind to weaken, when your mind is weak or you are not conscious they come and attack you all at once.
Solution: Next time when I see myself being negative I will stop whatever I am doing and take a deep breath and analyze my thought and when I have calm down, then go back to working.

Anyway I guess I can say I did great,
I follow my diet throughly
I did my meditation
I work on internet marketing as planned except for those few times when I lose my focus.
Overall I did great (yes you should praise yourself that is how you let your brain know that what you did was great)

My plan for next week.
Add affiliate link for my site.
Optimize on page SEO further.
learn about google webmaster and analytic.
Register my site to google webmaster and analytic etc.
decide further action.

Reminder of the week.
Know that I don't have to do anything, I choose to do it, so there is no reason to complain like a little bitch, calm down and move forward.

 

OK - I did not read every word, but this sounds ok. Did you mention the name of your site - like free.thinkandgrowrich.com ? That's a squeeze page I am working on. Did you take a look at the guy with the post about the email list stuff? You can get a free email responder from mailchimp, then when you are ready to move to a paid version you can go that way.

a dream is a goal with a deadline

so keep to your deadlines - of course you'll get faster next time.

Oh yeah, back up your work - shit happens

 

One of the fastest ways to make money with their aff. program is by making a site consisting of reviews of some of their products. Honest, intelligent, practical reviews. Hundreds of them. Just promoting their products on your squeeze page or unrelated to their products site may not get you much. Unless your site is super, super busy.

 

Sup Guys

What have I accomplished ?
Nothing, Nothing nothing.

Obstacle
Shit happens, its one of those days where all the bad shit happen at the same time, or should I say unusual shit. since we get so used to our norm when things change we consider them bad, because adapting takes willpower and mental energy.
To make long story short, got my keys lost, landlord couldn't give me the key directly, had to stay in other city one extra day. Also lost my bicycle key which means a lot since my cycle is like my car, I go to work, shopping and everything else on my cycle, got little problem with my hosting etc.. Anyway lets keep this complaining as short as possible.

What did I learn
This time I did not learn nothing much new but I feel like, I can become sharper, stronger with this experience. It just reaffirm the things that I have already learned. I did not learn nothing much new but I have stronger believe in things that I already know. Now I know the consequences of forgetting my believes, Every time I make mistake, I carve it into my mind as what not to do, it reduce the chances of making the same mistake again.

My mistake.
1. What has happen to me is just a small shit, it did not put me into depression or anything, but It did throw me out of my usual routine. what I am trying to say is, when shit happens I just go fuck it, because it is easier.
I wasted like three days, but I still handle it much better than I used to which is most important part, I can always do better.
2. I let my friends influence me, I love my friends, yes I know the quotes "you are the average of five person surrounding you". and I believe that but I still want to keep my old friends, at least two of them. I did not have much of a family so they mean a lot to me. Knowing that the path my friends are walking are different from me, I choose to hang out with them once or twice a month, and I did exactly that, but the problem is, Once I am with them, I completely let go of myself, I mean I forgot my habits, I smoke and drink. I believe you have to be the same man, when you are alone and when you are with other people.
Solution: From now on, I will protect my mind and will be more conscious around my friend, though they are my friend and I love them, but our philosophies and thought are different, therefore I have to be conscious of the opposite influence.
My plan for next week.
same as last week coz I did not do shit.

Reminder of the week.
I know I am going to face more difficulty in the future, this does not mean shit. I have to stay strong, most importantly stay conscious and not get affected by unnecessary emotional bullshit. Put my all focus on what I can do today and NOW.
I slack off, but you know what, I handle this slack off much better than the last time and I am still here, alive, healthy and writing this journey.

Peace out, by my next week update, I will have more things accomplished. (I promise, to myself).

 

The last update does not really sound like an update as you haven't accomplished anything. If anything, I suggest that you spend more time reading this forum and also warriorforum. You can learn a lot from those who are making money before deciding what to do.

 

Wow, man. I didn't read your posts, but this is the first time I see a journey on DP

 

I know but the thing is, This journey is not just about the practical thing of making money, but also mentality, philosophy.

 

Lets get right to the point.

What have I accomplished ?
Edit my keywords research instruction sheet (I learned few things extra.)
Read few blogs about google analytic, google webmaster, backlinks and on page SEO.
Finished my main page, including adding affiliate link, price etc....
Created a site map,
Register my site to webmaster and analytic.
Did few extra keywords research for my other secondary article, (planning to have total of 15 article).
Made my own keywords checklist sheet (I will improve it as I move forward.)
it looks something like this now.
Subscribe to moz tools for free (30 days trail)

Obstacle
I did not face any special challenges, but I always challenge myself to have as much fun as possible which is not always easy, of course sometimes I feel negative and don't feel like working, those negative thought does not stop me but I try to have less of those thoughts. I know this is making money forum, but I am trying to align my spiritual practice with what I am doing.

What did I learn (general)
I learned a lot but nothing new, its just old mistake happening again and I have to constantly remind myself the lesson that I have learned, that is all. Old habits does not go away easily.

Tip for the fellow Noobs.
Make use of the free trail of anything, (but learn the basic first) go and create a master card if you don't have one, (neteller) and try the trial version of any tool. since you are just a noob(like me) and you have very little chance of actually making some $ so paying to some keywords tool are pointless,(I think) so try to get as much free as possible. of course once you are making enough money, you can choose pay for the best tool depending on what you want to do, that way you are also being fair for the owner of those tools, I am subscribe to moz tools its pretty neat. but too expensive I think, but I still have like 20 days left for free use. (Awesome)

Result
My site got indexed by yahoo (ranking 33) but not by google
Don't want to worry too much about it, once I add about 10 article and if I am still not indexed by google then I will start worrying. Right now I only have one article on my page so I think its normal.

To do list
Going to continue my keywords research and select 15 keywords of total.
write 15 article total.
The rest I will decide later.

Reminder of the week.
You will fall off the path but if you can bring yourself back to the path every time you fall, then something amazing will happen.

I am doing ok.

 

Whats shizzeling ?

What have I accomplished ?
Did few keywords research.
chose 10 keywords with different criteria. (not all keywords seem super easy, but still want to test if I can rank for it.)
Read few more blogs on content strategy
Improved my content strategy.
Did a little research for my content.

Obstacle
Did not accomplished as much as I could, well some girl decided to come over and the rest is history, guess my dick got the better of me this time. Ate some unhealthy food which made me lose little bit of focus. but got myself back on track.

What did I learn (general)
I really have to focus and realize how lucky I really am. I mean, I work only 2-4 days a week, which gives me a lot of time to work on internet market and my work place is only 7 minutes away. I have enough money to live comfortably, small appartment and , enough money to eat healthy foods.
I have to set some boundaries and put the pressure on MYSELF. because pressure is inevitable, If I don't put the pressure on myself now, sooner or later I am going to fall off the path and put myself in a place where I can't come back easily then I will be in the situation I have to deal with stress and even more pressure. Change is not usually a choice, it is forced by the nature on species. If the snake have a leg, then it may not go through the process of evolving itself into having a venomous bite. it is only because that snake lack the muscle strength that it has such a venomous bite.
main point is that we have to put the pressure on ourself. other than ourself nobody really give a fuck whether we actually achieve our dream or not.

New Rule
I am going to cut all the bullshit slowly man, from now on I will be working hard, relaxing(spiritually not watching some movie) or having an awesome fun that is worth my time other than that, everything else I am going to cut it out. I am more focused that I used to be But I am going to be even more laser focus now.
Spend half of my life being lazy fuck so I in order to be laser focused I really have to change almost everything about myself coz I am correcting the mistake of decades, its gonna take a time but I will be there. No rush.

To do list
do some research.
write 10 articles total.
The rest I will decide later.

Reminder of the week.
Cut the bullshit, bullshit food, bullshit TV show, bullshit behavior, bullshit habits, bullshit people. Slowly but surely.

 

Hi guys
Nothing special to say this week.
What have I accomplished ?
Finished the keywords research.
Read few blogs about article outsourcing.
Wrote four article.
Outsource 3 article

Obstacle
Well nothing special, just as usual I have to stay focus and put the pressure on myself.

What did I learn (general)
Well I have one bad habit, when I am stressed I try to push myself too hard to overcome the problem, sometimes it might be the right solution, but most of the time the right thing to do is relax, let your mind calm down and then make a clear decision.

To do list
I have less free time next week, will be working five days a week, so won't be able to accomplished just as much.
Write three more article
Edit all the article.
Think of a good title.

Reminder of the week.
Relax, even if you feel like moving slow, keep on working. you can only steer your ship if it is moving.

 

Another thing I think is important: sell both online and offline