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Eric L Walker [dot] com Coming Down

In another week or so this site, Eric L Walker [dot] com will be down for (re)construction. It might be down for as long as a few weeks. In previous posts here, I’ve spoken about creating a new site called Start Marketing Smart. I’ve decided against that. What was going to be Start Marketing Smart will now simply be Eric L Walker.

The reason for this is because I’ve grown to really enjoy this blog, and I don’t want to neglect it by starting something new. So I’ve taken pencil to paper to dovetail the two together. My internet business will be built around this blog.

My blog business funnel will still include teaching people how to create their own content marketing system. But there are more facets and intricacies to be included.

Going Back to Work Has Helped My Internet Business

Many of you who read this blog regularly know that I decided to go back to work. You can read about the important decision to go back to work here –> Good Advice for Your Internet Business.

I wanted to update you about my decision making process and new things that have unfolded. First of all, going back to work was a decision I made solely for money. I was feeling stressed about relying solely on my internet business to support my family especially since my internet business hasn’t been realized yet. I still have a long way to go to build out all that I have planned.

To be completely honest, my internet business wasn’t fully supporting my family. Combine that economic reality with the fact that it became clear to me that in order to grow my internet business, I would need to take a portion of its earnings and reinvest it. And I’d need to do this for a few months, maybe longer.

So I went looking for a job and found one within one week.

Adventures of Finding a Job Not a Career

I know a lot of people are hurting out there. Many are jobless and some hopeless. I don’t watch or read much news, but I know the economy is hurting. But I found a job in one week.

I found a job NOT a career. If I wanted a career I would have gone back to finish my Masters Degree which is halfway complete in the education field. If I wanted a career, I would have gone back to the previous school district I worked for to network and see what was open for the fall. That’s not what I wanted. I’m committed to my internet business.

Now that you understand that distinction, finding a job wasn’t hard. I had interviews with a couple temp agencies where I could have worked in a warehouse or assembly line; I had an interview as a carpet cleaner; I had an orientation to sell vacuum cleaners; I had an interview as a freelance writer and I had an interview to be a server at a fine dining restaurant.

I can’t say I was thrilled about any of them, but I took the freelance writing gig AND the server position at the fine dining restaurant. I’m now a working man! And it feels good to relinquish a certain amount of worry and stress. It took me a week to find work; took another week to get started and on the right track, and now I’m beginning to focus on a new routine.

The First Re-Investment I Made Toward My Internet Business

I’ve had my blog business funnel plan detailed, drawn out and neatly organized in a notebook for about a month now. I’ve outline the content marketing strategy, and have begun to create some of that content. I’ve created sketches of how I want the (re)design of this blog to look.

There is a lot I can do behind the scenes, but design isn’t one of them. So the first re-investment I made was with a designer. I’ve been working with my designer for quite awhile, but never on my own stuff. She’s always helped me with my coaching clients including Katie at Bring Birth Home.

I scanned all my drawings and sent them to her as a PDF then we got on the phone and discussed everything. I held nothing back, and there are some things she will be challenged to create. We worked out an agreement and the process is starting. I feel design and layout is an important aspect of any internet business (for obvious reasons).

Do you see already how getting a job helped me to confidently move forward with an important aspect of realizing my internet business plan?!

So Now What Do I Do While I Wait for the Design to Be Complete?

There is a lot to do in the way of content creation. I won’t be able to create all the content for my entire blog business funnel in the amount of time it takes for my designer to redesign and reconstruct this site. But a little every day goes a long way. Consistency adds up.

The other thing I’m doing is providing consultations and accepting coaching clients again. I had more consultations in the previous three or four weeks than ever before.

The other thing I’m doing is providing blog set up services; providing Aweber set up services; blog promotion coaching and blog business funnel coaching. It’s somewhat amazing to me that in the last month I have spent the least amount of time EVER in front of the computer yet have only earned more once in the two years I’ve been online.

I attribute some of this to a subtle mindset shift and some of this to simply being consistent and doing what is necessary for growth.

Have questions, need assistance, or want to set up a consultation, visit my contact form. I will reply within 24-36 hours.