1st Weekend Status update

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Ok, So it’s the first weekend in my challenge (I started Feb 1st), so now is a good time to recap on the first weeks highs and lows and set some targets for next week.

Highs:

• I got the blog up and running super fast
• I moved appartments to a much cheaper one quickly
• Learnt how great it was to live with guys again (like the good old university days)
• Having great messages of support via email, from people who truely believe I will do this.

Lows:

• Not going out with my friends as I usually would
• Losing my privacy in a shared flat
• Having to cut back on my favourite food in exchange for cheaper versions

All in all it’s been a much more pleasant week then I expected. There are a number of unexpected consequences which have really made me happy that I took on this challenge:

Unexpected Benefits

• Realised just how varied and interesting my skill set is
• Finding out that even my post on prioritising is of benefit to my readers
• Knowing I still have the drive and creativity that defined me all those years earlier
• Seeing things I never saw before (more on this in a later post)

So Weekend 1 is here, but that does not mean any rest for me, as there is still a lot to do.

Targets for next weekend:

• SEO this blog (1st step was to get it up and running, now I am actuvely using it, time for some Search Engine Optimaisation so people can find me)
• Create an ebook that is worthy of sale (I will sell it cheap, but will show by the third week, that I can make money off the internet within a month)
• Still work on offline work as a backup (there are no guarantees in business, so a backup plan is essential) – so that means generating at least 2 meetings with potential clients of my consulting business
• Start pre-launch preperations for my traffic echange Fontoon.com  , it’s a relaunch but I must focus on having at least 10 JV partners with lists of over 1,000 and another 10 people with who I am ready to do ad-swaps.
• Add an opt-in email box to this blog

If I can accomplish that by next weekend then I think I will have done well. There will be some distractions along the way, but I think that list is a great starting point…