Yes, I did hear about the Online Business School. I checked out her material and I’m planning to get it. The only question is to whether get it now and save $200 or get it later, after I get the financing, when I have the money in the budget for such coaching material.

I can see how getting her material may impact my business vision and projection, but I’m close enough to the point where I’m going to file applications to the actual bank, that I am not sure if I want to take the time to read it and let it affect my vision. The plan I’m presenting to the bank is just to convince them that I am going to pay back their loan — while I do believe that the core of my business vision will not change too much, I think it’ll evolve and change as I go about running my business.

So I just needed some feedback from fellow entrepreneurs. Did you think my projection was realistic/achievable? That’s what I’d like to know. Thanks!

ari

Yes, and I did contact some big ones. But I think through all the conversations, I’m coming to a projection that I think is strong and convincing.

It’s a good feeling when you feel like what you’re intending to do is grounded in reality and truth — it gives you confidence about your success. I’m getting there.

And of course, I’ll let you know what I’m up to. Always!

ari

Thanks for the warning! I suppose some bloggers “sell out” and become a traffic whore by churning out stuff written more for search engines than people.

I am careful not to dilute this blog with too much of blogging-related stuff. This blog is not about blogging. But that said, this is my main blog currently, and I occasionally have to use it to make announcements or communicate with my fellow bloggers. I do intend to move all my entrepreneurial stuff to its own dedicated space, but I hope you bear with me until then.

I don’t think I’m ever going to stop being personal. It’s just not in my nature. Blogs evolve and change, so some readers coming and going are inevitable. But I promise to always be as authentic as I can with not just this blog but everything I do.

ari

Akemi “spiritual entrepreneur” @ Yes to Me´s last blog post..Inside Out Approach To Entrepreneurship, Part 5, Build Your System

Please do keep us posted.

Jennifer´s last blog post..Come and Share in My Misery

Don’t get caught up in the rat race to the finish line. You can make money at this I just don’t want to see you loose yourself trying to get there. I find myself staying away from blogs that are always talking about how to get the numbers up, etc. I go back months later and I see that certain readers have left because all they were hearing about is how to make your blog grow. It has a mental tendency to drive those of us away that want a community. When you do find that balance….please share! I am excited about your journey that you are on. Do keep us posted…with grace.

I know you speak on topics with deep passion. I want to see you continue to do this. Mother hen talking here. You have always kept things on a personal level and I know you will continue to do this.

Oh, I love to read Ajith above. He is a wonderful example of finding a balance of his readers. Of course, I love you also Ari!

I am just reminding you to remain you and the money will come!

Since I use my blog to attract coaching clients I have no idea regarding monetizing through ads. But there is a definite connection between traffic and inquiries regarding the services I offer.

Tom Volkar / Delightful Work´s last blog post..Experimenting For Fun and Profit

Oh, of course, I do plan to stick around. This is purely for my business plan, which I’m using to apply for a small business financing. And blogging is not going to be all that I do — but blogging is going to be my primary promotion/traffic builder. So I needed to forecast my growth.

It’s wise to set a time frame for a strategy and then reassess. From what I can tell, it looks like you’re doing very well with your blog!

ari

Man, thanks so much for this post. This was exactly the type of response I was looking for. I’d love to discuss this more offline — I’ll e-mail you shortly.

But let me tell you this. $1000/mo from advertising on the 13th month of going full-time is about what I was thinking as well. And that is quite enough for this revenue stream — as I have other streams in the plan.

Can I blog well enough to reach the $1k/mo after one year? That seems like a realistic goal.

ari

See Dereck’s answer below. I think it’s a great starting point, and that was along the lines of what I was thinking of.

You are so strategic and methodical! That’s one of the things I admire about you. I know there are many things with my blog that I am not doing mainly because I haven’t defined my strategy enough. I do also have a good bit of spontaneity built into me, so I need a road map that is both focused yet leaves enough room for me to be spontaneous. In my business plan, I’m building a budget to work with a coach so I have help in defining my strategy.

ari