Setting goals for yourself is key in keeping your motivation levels up and that’s exactly what I’ve done. I’ve set my goal for this year at RM75,000 (Malaysian local currency) and I’ve put it on my blog for not just myself to see, but for my readers to see as well.

All of us have personal goals. You reading this now has some sort of goal that you’re trying to achieve right?

Putting a goal/ target for your readers to see also has the added benefit of getting in touch with them. People can relate to you better if they know you are aiming for something not too dissimilar with what they are aiming for.

And let’s face the facts, money is a target for almost every single one of us out there, regardless of what some may want us to believe.

So why RM75,000? Well it’s the money I need to make so that my dad can retire at 60 rather than 65 years old.

What is RM75,00 equal to? It sounds like quite a lot right? Well in Malaysia, it IS a lot. But here’s what it breaks down to in other currencies (approximations – Feb 2009 exchange rates):

Pounds = 14,545 (1212 Pounds/month)

Euros = 16,238 (1353 Euros/month)

USD = 20,500 (1708 USD/month)

= (56 USD/day)

= (2 sales/day of USD30 comission/sale)

= (a reasonable target)

AUD = 32,468 (2705 AUD/month)

RM = 75,000 (6250 RM/month)

So you see how the weakness of my currency and I’m sure alot of other currencies out there is actually an advantage to Internet marketers?

Some of the values above are probably at, or below the ‘cost of living’ numbers for those respective countries. So where I would be struggling to survive if I made that much money online, in Malaysia I would be doing extremely well.

Breaking things down like this makes what started out as a gargantuan task a lot more manageable.

So what is your target? Break it down into something which seems easier to achieve rather than target a ball park figure.

Wish me luck,

I wish you luck too,

-William Lee