Setting Time

When Social Networks, Blogs, Free Advertising, and the rest involved with Internet Marketing seems to get out of hand and you can't quite grasp where to begin because you feel like you have fallen behind, no worries.

Set a time schedule for your work, not so much of a list of to dos. After you have decided which marketing techniques you will be using, then decide not exactly what you will accomplish each day, but how much time you have to spend on each method each day.

This will lesson the sense of "I can't possibly get all this done" sort of thing that happens when faced with multiple tasks like with Internet Marketers or rather, People who Market on the Internet :)

Setting time limits for Social Networks can greatly ease your feelings of "But, I need to spend time on Blogs, or Free Ads too". Say hello to your friends, check your messages and comments and then go visit with your friends or on their pages or groups, but set a time limit for each social network per day that you visit it :)

Setting tasks for yourself like I need to see all of my friends everywhere everyday may be something that you would like to do and may be something you can accomplish if you are focused on a few select social networks. If this is something that you would like to do, set your visited networks to the few you like best and this should be easier to manage.

Judge what is important to you and (if it applies) your business, and set your time to anywhere from 15 minutes to 2 hours a day on each network depending on your time constraints. And then weigh out the other sites. Can you live with only visiting them once a week or so? Once a month?

Prioritize your social networks making a list of them and rate each one using friends, fun level, applications, interaction with others, news, information, groups, and if you are interested in blogging look at the blog capabilities of that site. Peruse your list and then choose your top two or three sites to be your primary social network sites.

Then, it is all timed out. Set time limits for each marketing system, each social network, and each blog site you are a member of and if you plug along the times may get changed as you wish to spend more at one and less at another, but you will be less likely to get overwhelmed setting time limits instead of setting to do lists :)

Stephanie Haile aka Wavecritter Google Me ;)

Google Me How Bad Do You Want It? Part Two

Let's visit the individual with very little or no expendable income to invest in any type of Internet marketing program. This person more often than not, has an increased amount of time to invest in their chosen system. Seeking out a mentor that is available, willing, and will actually give you the steps necessary for you to market without wasting a great deal of your valuable time is key here. In my travels around the Internet, especially where marketing is concerned, this is a quest of epic proportion. So, my thought was, if you cannot locate one, create one. This option, however, is also epic in size, time, and energy. If time is available to you, My VM Team will be as well. Learning from others that share what is working for them today not last year at this time, will get your Internet Marketing choice moving toward the goals you have set for yourself and your business. How bad do you want it?

Jim Cobb, Digital Don Hill, Stephanie Haile, and the mentors and members of My VM Team will be there for you and never charge you a dime, dollar, or peso for the training. As an Internet Marketer, there are tools you actually need, but My VM Team has evaluated, tested, and discovered many free alternatives along with a few that are less than $10 a month to help you in your quest for success as an Internet Marketer.

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Stephanie Haile aka Wavecritter Google Me :)

Google Me How Bad Do You Want It?

How Bad Do You Want It?

Where Internet Marketing is concerned you either have one resource to obtain your goals or another. There very seldom is a situation where the person wishing to begin or continue his or her endeavours into the Internet Marketing world have all three needed resources. These resources are, of course, Time, Money, and Energy or Drive.

If you have a handle on your finances and happen to have a substantial amount of monetary resources to invest in your business growth, then some may believe that you are ahead of the game or actually have it "easy". Not as true as it seems. You now have to have a sense of being able to discern where to spend this money to actually obtain the business prospects, sales, and volume growth you are setting forward to achieve.

The individual with a monetary advantage more often than not has a time constraint that may also effect the decision making processes of how to best spend this investment money. In most cases, this individual needs then to rely on others for opinion, presentation, and advice. Another downfall to being in this category is you do have expendable income, limited time and focus, and can sometimes fall prey to multiple opportunities. This habit, if you will, of jumping at the next best thing or greatest business plan will not better your situation readily. Make a decision quickly but then make that decision be the right business, service, or Internet Marketing opportunity for you personally. Seek out others that have tested systems, lists, procedures, strategies, and connect with a group of like minded people to help you as you build.

For the person that falls in the middle of this mix, with a splashing of each Time, Money, and Energy, these individuals are going to need to managers of these resources to best get a sampling of what they can actually accomplish each day, week, and month. They need to be sure not to judge themselves as not gaining ground and growing because they are not working specifically in one of their resources. This group really must have a handle on each section of time, money, and resource energy than any other group. If you fall into this category, focus is going to be a primary factor. Setting small goals and then rewarding yourself for each individual success is the way to go.

Continued Tomorrow :)
Stephanie Haile aka Wavecritter Google Me :)