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
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whats that target? Your income from blogging?
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Hi Philip,
Not just from blogging but from my Internet marketing pursuits in general… that’ll include blogging, affiliate marketing, PPC marketing etc.
Well done. I hope that you will reach and better your goals.
I am fascinated by how you guys can just paste HTML etc. I am just baffled by it. Do you have any ideas how I can learn basic HTML.
I prefer some sort of teacher – student kind of thing. Not an online study. A short lesson should be enough to turn my switch on.
Regards
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Hi (not sure what your name is…), the html parts I kinda learny myself. Basically, if you have a problem, just Google it.
For example, the HTML code above I did not write it but it’s from someone else’s site, which I modified for my own use.
If you want personal coaching, you can sign up for some short courses (full time/part time) in some of the colleges around Malaysia. have a look around and you’ll probably find something.
For an online guide for html and css you can look here:
http://www.w3schools.com/
it’s free!