Starting and growing your adult business (tutorial)

_LB_ · 07-20-2006, 05:00 AM

Link to section 3 posted July 22nd - http://www.netpond.com/showpost.php?...5&postcount=32

Your online business:
How to and eventually ... the numbers and roadmaps

I actually intend this to be a 2-3 part thread/tutorial on setting up and running your online business since there is no way I can get my summary out there in one post. It will pretty much be from the adult online industry point of view, but most of it can be applied to your mainstream business pretty easily (except some of the plans I lay out). I will add to this thread over the next week or two.

A lot of this thread is just my opinion and what I have found works. Everyone has the right to disagree with my point of view, and only take from this thread what you want .. even if its nothing!

I have only been in this industry since late 2000, though my business has grown each year to the point where last year my business had a combined turnover of over $1.2 million, and I made more than I thought I would have been making 5 years ago. Funnily enough while I have put in some very long hours, it doesn’t seem that bad now that I am where I want to be. In fact I am glad I didn’t just give up when it took me 6 months to make my first sale!

Ok firstly this tutorial isn’t aimed at someone who wants beer money or a few extra bucks to save them having to mow lawns in the sweltering UK heat wave. This tutorial is aimed at those of you who want to make webmastering your full time income and possibly even get rich off it!

This isn’t really a tutorial as much as it’s a checklist with a few examples. I actually decided to post this on the main forum instead of the newbie forum because I feel there are so many on the main forum who are still only playing with the idea of their own adult business, or are just posting … wasting time while they try to figure out where to start. Most of those in the newbie forum have already decided to give it a good go and are busy making sites and learning as much as they can.

Not saying this will be a newbie guide, I also hope to touch on some more advanced areas of your adult business. In fact, a lot of you could probably skip this first section and go straight to the business plan part.

Section 1 : “I want financial freedom so where do I start?”

Firstly I assume you have a computer, you have an internet connection, you have hands with most of your fingers still attached, you have the ability to construct basic websites/pages, and you understand English fairly well, and it helps if you plan to stay alive for the next 5 years. That’s all you really need. Oh some money helps but its not totally essential, though it will speed you up a little.

STEP 1 – Your work space

First step is you need a work space. Your workspace has no toys, no distractions, is not in an area that you are likely to be bugged day and night, and there is no TV in there. You need some desk space, you need somewhere to file papers/checks etc. A filing cabinet is usually overkill since most of use have fairly paperless offices. A scanner and printer does help, and believe it or not some businesses still use a fax .. yes even online businesses!

STEP 2 – Research and planning

Next step is reading and research. You need to decide what you want to try, what you want to make, and you need to read up on what other people suggest and are doing so that you don’t go in blind. Now avoid trying to create the super new concept that no one has ever done before that will make you rich, because chances are that people have though about it, tried it, and it was an utter waste of time. Try to stick to proven methods, and formulate a plan of attack.
Don’t do it in your brain either, write it down or use your PC. Goals and plans written down tend to get acted on more than those vague goals in the back of your head. The best thing you can do at this point is to visit the Netpond newbie board .. start reading and posting … asking questions and the like.

http://www.netpond.com/forumdisplay....sprune=365&f=9 – New webmaster forum.

Now you have a rough plan, you would be a fool to formulate a detailed business plan because you still don’t really know that much about the industry. Wait till you have spent at least a few months getting to know traffic, getting to know systems, and getting a feel for webmastering. Then you will be able to draw from experience when formulating your precise business plan a little further down the road. That’s the topic of another post, and hopefully I will get permission to reproduce a business plan mission we have in Betabrigade (webmaster learning) which is simply stellar.

STEP 3 - Hosting

You have 3 choices. You either go free hosting, you go budget hosting, or you go solid discount hosting …. you could go premium hosting, but there is little need for that until you have more mission critical sites. Unfortunately most new to the industry make the mistake of going with budget hosting or the cheapest crappy hosting they can find.

Now assuming you are intent on running a business you need to make sure your sites are going to be hosted somewhere with good uptime and good support. The problem with budget hosts is you are basically rolling the dice frequently in the hope your stuff doesn’t go down. You may be lucky and get a good run, but for every few people who have some luck there are those who luck out. Not only that but your sites are probably on the cheapest crappiest BW with the worst connectivity. In the hosting world you get what you pay for, and while saving $30-50 a month may seem attractive, when you actually start getting sales you are probably robbing yourself of 2-3 times that.

When hunting for a host I tend to suggest www.cyberwurx.com (see no ref code!) as a middle of the range, solid discount hosting solution. I also think www.phatservers.com and www.mojohost.com are fairly decent middle of the road companies. There are other good ones, though when shopping take recommendations with a grain of salt. The best thing I can suggest is to search Netpond for things like “hostname down” or “hostname problems” etc and read the threads. If there is even 20% negative feedback or that host always seems to pop up in problem threads then its to be avoided at all costs. The best hosts are actually the ones who are around but you never see any threads started about.

The risks some more experienced webmasters take to save even $100-200 a month are just amazing. A nice solid 100-200 gig account with a discount host should do you fine.

STEP 4 – Getting started

Whatever it is you have decided to do, you need to devote a week to doing it. I usually suggest some tgp submits and a freesite every day, but when starting out that could take a whole day or even longer while you are working out what to do. So make a few galleries and submit a few galleries, make a few freesites, maybe even try to create a blog. Generally start doing what you planned to do. This will get you set for the first real step forward in your webmaster career.

Trying to do up a detailed business plan when you are first starting out is just stupid. You have to figure out which way is north before you can plan a route.

Now we are at where most people who have been in the industry 3-6 months are at. Though I have seen some who just seem to rocket ahead and are at this stage within weeks … everyone learns at their own pace.

_LB_ · 07-20-2006, 05:01 AM

Section 2 – “Ok I’ve been doing this for 3 months and I know everything! What next?”

After learning, feeling your way, experimenting, and just goofing around with different things there comes a point where you are ready to start your business. You have a small pool of experience to draw on and you generally know how things work, so you are ready to draw up your business plan!

I was going to do up my own business plan template, but why reinvent the wheel. In Betabrigade TheShiftyEyedBastard has drawn up a project for a business plan which is solid and probably better than anything I could have done. He gave me permission to repeat it in this thread, so next time you see him buy him a beer and let him sleep with your wife. This is a fairly brief plan, but will get you on the right track, and help you identify what may be holding you back …

Step 1 : Business plan

Everyone should have one, whether you are in this for beer money or in it for the long haul. It is your road map, how you create goals, and how you measure how you are doing at working towards those goals.

Okay, now this can be as complex, or as simple as you want. You can just answer the questions that I put up, or seek out your own to add to it.

What are the goals of your business? (eg trying to build up traffic to sell, create a large site that you can sell ads on, build a search engine network, keep plugin freesites and galleries, etc...)

What do you need to do to reach these goals?

How much is it going to cost you to reach these goals?

Where are you now?

Where do you want to be in 3-6 months?

Where do you want to be in 6mos-2 years?

Where do you want to be in 5 years? 10 years? (however far you want to set goals)

Are you going to need employees to reach these goals, and if so, how soon, and how many?

What, if any help do you need to reach these goals? (what you feel you need to learn)

What are you currently doing that seems to be working for you?

What are you currently doing that seems to not be working for you?

What are the things in your life that are holding you back that you could change to increase your time/dedication towards this business?

It is very important to set goals and have a plan for your business, or else you will just be flying blind and bouncing around from one thing to another. I did a whole lot of that during my first months in the business, and I don't want you guys falling into the same trap. When you build something, I don't care what it is, but make sure it has a purpose. If it doesn't perform a specific function for you, what is the point?

Go to some of these websites and see what a business plan can entail.
http://www.sba.gov/starting_busines...ning/basic.html
http://www.bplans.com/dp/
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws...n/bizplan2.html

Do a google search for more, or for plan sampless, if you need additional reference material.

Remember as well, plans are not set in stone, feel free to look back every few months to revise as you learn new aspects of the business, and what works best for you, and your individual goals.

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STEP 2 – Your routine

Now you have some experience, and some knowledge behind you. You should also be able to go about doing things just that little bit quicker. The business plan should take into account the time you have available and your daily routine or work hours. This is probably one of the hardest things to stick to, especially if you work from home where temptation is just a few steps away.

Anyhow I am assuming that you plan to work full time.

Full time in this industry tends to be between 50-70 hours a week.

My suggestion is a daily work routine that starts at 8:30am, finishes at 5:30pm with a 30 min lunch break Monday-Friday. On Saturday I suggest a half day, probably the morning is best say from 9am-1pm. Then take the rest of the time off. Sunday should be 1-2 hours max. If you don’t take a day off you simply won’t be able to keep to the routine.

You need to construct a work schedule and STICK TO IT.

- Don’t drink or party the night before work

- Don’t stay up all night playing games or whatever. Have a bedtime

- Knock off work when you should, or at least 30 mins after you were supposed to. Don’t work into the evening and night.

- Only have a designated time for board posting and ICQ. Its ok to leave ICQ on with an away message incase something important does crop up, but you leave the answering of all non important messages till a certain time in the day. Same with emails.

- Try to have some activities away from the computer when you aren’t working. Go see a movie with friends, go out and have a blast on Saturday night, spend some time with your family, go for a daytrip on Sunday. Leaving your desk gives you perspective, and getting some sun and fresh air will help your health.

- I strongly suggest playing some form of sport, or doing exercise at least 1-2 times a week. While that’s not nearly enough it will help keep some level of fitness which directly translates into better performance and presence of mind at work.

- Dress for work. Don’t wear your PJ’s all day. Its amazing what effect your clothes have on your perception of yourself. I am not suggesting you wear a suit and tie at your desk, but wear something that at least makes you feel like you could be at work.

- A tidy desk is a tidy mind. Clean the clutter up at the end of the day so you don’t sit down to a filthy desk the next morning.

I actually did another thread on this a while ago which may be worth a read/re-read. The Lazy part probably doesn’t apply to everyone, but I some of the points down the bottom of the post are probably worth a read … http://www.netpond.com/showthread.php?t=84170

Step 3 – Do it.

Well … not really sure what else I can say. Just do the work. If you aren’t seeing ANY results after 1 month time to go back to the start. Possibly your biz plan wasn’t sound, and maybe you are just going about things the wrong way.

If you do see results .. even small results then you will want to re-evaluate after 3-6 months.

Next : I will lay down some sample business plans and strategies .. full strategies with stages, outlining when and how to grow, and what signs to look for. I will also touch on employees, some office procedure and other things to hopefully make your life a little easier and save you making the same mistakes I have.

droopy · 07-20-2006, 05:24 AM

Another great post from LB!! Thanks!

TheShiftyEyedBastard · 07-20-2006, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by _LB_

[size=4][b]next time you see him buy him a beer and let him sleep with your wife.

Now that's some advice I can get behind!

Great read, can't wait for the next installment.

ReyRey · 07-20-2006, 05:58 AM

great post LB! Thank You

ReyRey

ScreaM · 07-20-2006, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by _LB_

so next time you see him buy him a beer and let him sleep with your wife.

Ok, I'll let Shifty sleep with my right hand.

seeandsee · 07-20-2006, 06:50 AM

Very nice post, thanks _LB_ !

Unlimited · 07-20-2006, 06:56 AM

i love posts like this!

thanks LB

evil_angel · 07-20-2006, 07:00 AM

Bussines plan... I have never think about it...

I keep forgeting thath this is a biz like any other....

Tnx _LB_ this post opens my mind and gives me a lot's of ideas!

Best regards.

PornFactory · 07-20-2006, 07:21 AM

Very good post LB and many great advices! Thanks a lot and can't wait to see the rest!

wanderer · 07-20-2006, 07:26 AM

Outstanding advice -- thanks!

shimmy · 07-20-2006, 07:55 AM

keep writing we're listening

AbsolutePorn · 07-20-2006, 08:56 AM

Fantastic post LB!

_LB_ · 07-20-2006, 09:49 AM

We as i mentioned I will add the other parts over the next week or two. Takes me ages to write these

diceman · 07-20-2006, 10:02 AM

Thanks LB, great advice. Can't wait for the next part

pvt.spanky · 07-20-2006, 12:18 PM

I did the Business Plan Mission. I stuck to it, and I am exactly where I planned to be at this time. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I know that I at least increased my earnings by 100%. Now I have to write a new business plan as the time the first one focused on has expired...

07-20-2006, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by _LB_

STEP 4 – Getting started

Whatever it is you have decided to do, you need to devote a week to doing it. I usually suggest some tgp submits and a freesite every day, but when starting out that could take a whole day or even longer while you are working out what to do. So make a few galleries and submit a few galleries, make a few freesites, maybe even try to create a blog. Generally start doing what you planned to do. This will get you set for the first real step forward in your webmaster career.

I'm a n00b and am trying to learn my way around, but the biggest problem I encounter reading all these helpful articles is terminology - I don't understand what you're talking about. I realize what this recalls in most people's minds - "stupid n00b" phrase most likely, but seriously - I have no clue what tgp submit is, nor a freesite every day.

I'm still hoping someone would start a thread for newbs talking to them like their newbs - eg. not understanding your terminology, having no clue what tgp, freebie, etc. actually are. I really don't know what these are, what they do, how to use them, what is their purpose, why should I use one, what I can expect out of one, etc. etc.

Can anyone explain these so I can actually move on?

Thanks a lot,

Mark

Quagmire · 07-20-2006, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkMarek

I'm a n00b and am trying to learn my way around, but the biggest problem I encounter reading all these helpful articles is terminology - I don't understand what you're talking about. I realize what this recalls in most people's minds - "stupid n00b" phrase most likely, but seriously - I have no clue what tgp submit is, nor a freesite every day.

I'm still hoping someone would start a thread for newbs talking to them like their newbs - eg. not understanding your terminology, having no clue what tgp, freebie, etc. actually are. I really don't know what these are, what they do, how to use them, what is their purpose, why should I use one, what I can expect out of one, etc. etc.

Can anyone explain these so I can actually move on?

Thanks a lot,

Mark

Definately hang out in the new webmaster forum on netpond. Sleazybear is always in there, and other people are ready to help.

a tgp submit means a gallery. A gallery is a sales page with around 15 thumbnail pictures on it that link to the full sized pics. you put your sales text on it as well as banners. Sometimes a recip link back to the tgp you've submitted to. (check out thehun.com for examples)

a freesite is a mini site - 5 pages - landing page (index), main page, legal warning and 2 galleries. Your pics on here generally range from 20 to 30 pictures split between the 2 gallery pages. (for examples check out the links listed at www.penisbot.com)

_LB_ · 07-20-2006, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkMarek

I'm a n00b and am trying to learn my way around, but the biggest problem I encounter reading all these helpful articles is terminology - I don't understand what you're talking about. I realize what this recalls in most people's minds - "stupid n00b" phrase most likely, but seriously - I have no clue what tgp submit is, nor a freesite every day.

I'm still hoping someone would start a thread for newbs talking to them like their newbs - eg. not understanding your terminology, having no clue what tgp, freebie, etc. actually are. I really don't know what these are, what they do, how to use them, what is their purpose, why should I use one, what I can expect out of one, etc. etc.

Can anyone explain these so I can actually move on?

Thanks a lot,

Mark

Theres nothing wrong with not understanding terms commonly used

I had no

07-20-2006, 05:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
_LB_ Pornography Engineer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,702 Points: 740	Starting and growing your adult business (tutorial) Link to section 3 posted July 22nd - http://www.netpond.com/showpost.php?...5&postcount=32 Your online business: How to and eventually ... the numbers and roadmaps I actually intend this to be a 2-3 part thread/tutorial on setting up and running your online business since there is no way I can get my summary out there in one post. It will pretty much be from the adult online industry point of view, but most of it can be applied to your mainstream business pretty easily (except some of the plans I lay out). I will add to this thread over the next week or two. A lot of this thread is just my opinion and what I have found works. Everyone has the right to disagree with my point of view, and only take from this thread what you want .. even if its nothing! I have only been in this industry since late 2000, though my business has grown each year to the point where last year my business had a combined turnover of over $1.2 million, and I made more than I thought I would have been making 5 years ago. Funnily enough while I have put in some very long hours, it doesn’t seem that bad now that I am where I want to be. In fact I am glad I didn’t just give up when it took me 6 months to make my first sale! Ok firstly this tutorial isn’t aimed at someone who wants beer money or a few extra bucks to save them having to mow lawns in the sweltering UK heat wave. This tutorial is aimed at those of you who want to make webmastering your full time income and possibly even get rich off it! This isn’t really a tutorial as much as it’s a checklist with a few examples. I actually decided to post this on the main forum instead of the newbie forum because I feel there are so many on the main forum who are still only playing with the idea of their own adult business, or are just posting … wasting time while they try to figure out where to start. Most of those in the newbie forum have already decided to give it a good go and are busy making sites and learning as much as they can. Not saying this will be a newbie guide, I also hope to touch on some more advanced areas of your adult business. In fact, a lot of you could probably skip this first section and go straight to the business plan part. Section 1 : “I want financial freedom so where do I start?” Firstly I assume you have a computer, you have an internet connection, you have hands with most of your fingers still attached, you have the ability to construct basic websites/pages, and you understand English fairly well, and it helps if you plan to stay alive for the next 5 years. That’s all you really need. Oh some money helps but its not totally essential, though it will speed you up a little. STEP 1 – Your work space First step is you need a work space. Your workspace has no toys, no distractions, is not in an area that you are likely to be bugged day and night, and there is no TV in there. You need some desk space, you need somewhere to file papers/checks etc. A filing cabinet is usually overkill since most of use have fairly paperless offices. A scanner and printer does help, and believe it or not some businesses still use a fax .. yes even online businesses! STEP 2 – Research and planning Next step is reading and research. You need to decide what you want to try, what you want to make, and you need to read up on what other people suggest and are doing so that you don’t go in blind. Now avoid trying to create the super new concept that no one has ever done before that will make you rich, because chances are that people have though about it, tried it, and it was an utter waste of time. Try to stick to proven methods, and formulate a plan of attack. Don’t do it in your brain either, write it down or use your PC. Goals and plans written down tend to get acted on more than those vague goals in the back of your head. The best thing you can do at this point is to visit the Netpond newbie board .. start reading and posting … asking questions and the like. http://www.netpond.com/forumdisplay....sprune=365&f=9 – New webmaster forum. Now you have a rough plan, you would be a fool to formulate a detailed business plan because you still don’t really know that much about the industry. Wait till you have spent at least a few months getting to know traffic, getting to know systems, and getting a feel for webmastering. Then you will be able to draw from experience when formulating your precise business plan a little further down the road. That’s the topic of another post, and hopefully I will get permission to reproduce a business plan mission we have in Betabrigade (webmaster learning) which is simply stellar. STEP 3 - Hosting You have 3 choices. You either go free hosting, you go budget hosting, or you go solid discount hosting …. you could go premium hosting, but there is little need for that until you have more mission critical sites. Unfortunately most new to the industry make the mistake of going with budget hosting or the cheapest crappy hosting they can find. Now assuming you are intent on running a business you need to make sure your sites are going to be hosted somewhere with good uptime and good support. The problem with budget hosts is you are basically rolling the dice frequently in the hope your stuff doesn’t go down. You may be lucky and get a good run, but for every few people who have some luck there are those who luck out. Not only that but your sites are probably on the cheapest crappiest BW with the worst connectivity. In the hosting world you get what you pay for, and while saving $30-50 a month may seem attractive, when you actually start getting sales you are probably robbing yourself of 2-3 times that. When hunting for a host I tend to suggest www.cyberwurx.com (see no ref code!) as a middle of the range, solid discount hosting solution. I also think www.phatservers.com and www.mojohost.com are fairly decent middle of the road companies. There are other good ones, though when shopping take recommendations with a grain of salt. The best thing I can suggest is to search Netpond for things like “hostname down” or “hostname problems” etc and read the threads. If there is even 20% negative feedback or that host always seems to pop up in problem threads then its to be avoided at all costs. The best hosts are actually the ones who are around but you never see any threads started about. The risks some more experienced webmasters take to save even $100-200 a month are just amazing. A nice solid 100-200 gig account with a discount host should do you fine. STEP 4 – Getting started Whatever it is you have decided to do, you need to devote a week to doing it. I usually suggest some tgp submits and a freesite every day, but when starting out that could take a whole day or even longer while you are working out what to do. So make a few galleries and submit a few galleries, make a few freesites, maybe even try to create a blog. Generally start doing what you planned to do. This will get you set for the first real step forward in your webmaster career. Trying to do up a detailed business plan when you are first starting out is just stupid. You have to figure out which way is north before you can plan a route. Now we are at where most people who have been in the industry 3-6 months are at. Though I have seen some who just seem to rocket ahead and are at this stage within weeks … everyone learns at their own pace. __________________ New Unsaturated Niche Sites! Make The Most Of Your Traffic! Last edited by _LB_ : 07-22-2006 at 05:34 AM.

07-20-2006, 05:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
_LB_ Pornography Engineer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,702 Points: 740	Section 2 – “Ok I’ve been doing this for 3 months and I know everything! What next?” After learning, feeling your way, experimenting, and just goofing around with different things there comes a point where you are ready to start your business. You have a small pool of experience to draw on and you generally know how things work, so you are ready to draw up your business plan! I was going to do up my own business plan template, but why reinvent the wheel. In Betabrigade TheShiftyEyedBastard has drawn up a project for a business plan which is solid and probably better than anything I could have done. He gave me permission to repeat it in this thread, so next time you see him buy him a beer and let him sleep with your wife. This is a fairly brief plan, but will get you on the right track, and help you identify what may be holding you back … Step 1 : Business plan Everyone should have one, whether you are in this for beer money or in it for the long haul. It is your road map, how you create goals, and how you measure how you are doing at working towards those goals. Okay, now this can be as complex, or as simple as you want. You can just answer the questions that I put up, or seek out your own to add to it. What are the goals of your business? (eg trying to build up traffic to sell, create a large site that you can sell ads on, build a search engine network, keep plugin freesites and galleries, etc...) What do you need to do to reach these goals? How much is it going to cost you to reach these goals? Where are you now? Where do you want to be in 3-6 months? Where do you want to be in 6mos-2 years? Where do you want to be in 5 years? 10 years? (however far you want to set goals) Are you going to need employees to reach these goals, and if so, how soon, and how many? What, if any help do you need to reach these goals? (what you feel you need to learn) What are you currently doing that seems to be working for you? What are you currently doing that seems to not be working for you? What are the things in your life that are holding you back that you could change to increase your time/dedication towards this business? It is very important to set goals and have a plan for your business, or else you will just be flying blind and bouncing around from one thing to another. I did a whole lot of that during my first months in the business, and I don't want you guys falling into the same trap. When you build something, I don't care what it is, but make sure it has a purpose. If it doesn't perform a specific function for you, what is the point? Go to some of these websites and see what a business plan can entail. http://www.sba.gov/starting_busines...ning/basic.html http://www.bplans.com/dp/ http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws...n/bizplan2.html Do a google search for more, or for plan sampless, if you need additional reference material. Remember as well, plans are not set in stone, feel free to look back every few months to revise as you learn new aspects of the business, and what works best for you, and your individual goals. ----- STEP 2 – Your routine Now you have some experience, and some knowledge behind you. You should also be able to go about doing things just that little bit quicker. The business plan should take into account the time you have available and your daily routine or work hours. This is probably one of the hardest things to stick to, especially if you work from home where temptation is just a few steps away. Anyhow I am assuming that you plan to work full time. Full time in this industry tends to be between 50-70 hours a week. My suggestion is a daily work routine that starts at 8:30am, finishes at 5:30pm with a 30 min lunch break Monday-Friday. On Saturday I suggest a half day, probably the morning is best say from 9am-1pm. Then take the rest of the time off. Sunday should be 1-2 hours max. If you don’t take a day off you simply won’t be able to keep to the routine. You need to construct a work schedule and STICK TO IT. - Don’t drink or party the night before work - Don’t stay up all night playing games or whatever. Have a bedtime - Knock off work when you should, or at least 30 mins after you were supposed to. Don’t work into the evening and night. - Only have a designated time for board posting and ICQ. Its ok to leave ICQ on with an away message incase something important does crop up, but you leave the answering of all non important messages till a certain time in the day. Same with emails. - Try to have some activities away from the computer when you aren’t working. Go see a movie with friends, go out and have a blast on Saturday night, spend some time with your family, go for a daytrip on Sunday. Leaving your desk gives you perspective, and getting some sun and fresh air will help your health. - I strongly suggest playing some form of sport, or doing exercise at least 1-2 times a week. While that’s not nearly enough it will help keep some level of fitness which directly translates into better performance and presence of mind at work. - Dress for work. Don’t wear your PJ’s all day. Its amazing what effect your clothes have on your perception of yourself. I am not suggesting you wear a suit and tie at your desk, but wear something that at least makes you feel like you could be at work. - A tidy desk is a tidy mind. Clean the clutter up at the end of the day so you don’t sit down to a filthy desk the next morning. I actually did another thread on this a while ago which may be worth a read/re-read. The Lazy part probably doesn’t apply to everyone, but I some of the points down the bottom of the post are probably worth a read … http://www.netpond.com/showthread.php?t=84170 Step 3 – Do it. Well … not really sure what else I can say. Just do the work. If you aren’t seeing ANY results after 1 month time to go back to the start. Possibly your biz plan wasn’t sound, and maybe you are just going about things the wrong way. If you do see results .. even small results then you will want to re-evaluate after 3-6 months. Next : I will lay down some sample business plans and strategies .. full strategies with stages, outlining when and how to grow, and what signs to look for. I will also touch on employees, some office procedure and other things to hopefully make your life a little easier and save you making the same mistakes I have. __________________ New Unsaturated Niche Sites! 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