Starting a New Freelance Business…Seriously This Time
A lot of us do a lot of talking about how we want to start our own business.
But ultimately, that’s where it stops: with a lot of talk.
Last year I bought Ramit’s Earn1K program and got off to a blazing start—it was like I was back in college devouring my philosophy books (don’t ask). Then our pregnancy got further and further along, I got lazy, and my diligence trailed off.
Excuses are a dime a dozen.
Lucky for me, when you buy Earn1k from Ramit, he gives you free upgrades for life. Last month he opened it up again with a bunch of new content and I got re-energized at the thought of going through the program.
For real this time.
But there’s one key ingredient that was missing the first time around: accountability.
When you don’t have to do something and no one is holding you accountable, the odds are something will “come up” and you will fail.
The Plan
I’m going to jump back into Ramit’s program and this time I’m going to do it right:
- If a lesson is supposed to take a week to process, I will take the entire week.
- If there are exercises that look pointless to me, I will do them anyway.
- If there are sheets he recommends I fill out, I will fill them out.
- If Ramit says jump, I will ask how high.
In other words, I’m going to go by the book this time around. If I fail, it’ll be because I didn’t pick the right business or I’m just not smart enough. I’m smart enough to figure those last two out, but I want to minimize excuses and make full use of this program.
It wasn’t cheap and I want to get my money’s worth.
Earn1K
I won’t divulge the content in the course—that wouldn’t be cool. But I will talk about the different steps I’m taking to progress along to my goals. And goals are a big deal in Earn1K.
Right now I have a short-term goal of generating $1,000 in a month by July 7.
There are smaller goals along the way to keep me motivated, but that’s the one I’m tracking for now. It means that in the month previous (June 7 to July 7), I want to generate $1,000 of freelance income.
Current Revenue
Right now I do generate some alternative income, but it’s highly concentrated in one place:
That has to change as my income isn’t nearly as diversified as it should be.
Anything I make in this freelance endeavor will be accounted for separately and on its own.
Off We Go!
You are my accountability, so stay tuned for more goals and notes as I progress through Ramit’s Earn1k program and do what I can to start up a decent freelance business.
March 9th, 2011 at 9:52 am
I am very jealous of your new endeavor. I follow I Will Teach you but have not yet seriously taken action on anything. I have a couple good ideas floating around and started to go down a path but work got in the way as did our wedding planning. I am very excited to see how the experience goes for you and your comments about the EARN1K course. I just cannot justify spending that much money at this time with a wedding coming up and I am skeptical at all the stories he publishes because I know they are all best case scenarios, much like TV advertising. Ramit is a hustler and has certainly carved out a market for himself. I understand the methods and philosophies he teaches but I am hesitant to follow like a blind sheep because this is how he makes all of his money. Getting feedback from a neutral party would do wonders for a lot of people I am sure because I have never met anyone or spoken to someone who has taken the course.
March 15th, 2011 at 6:06 am
Brad: I hope you find my travails interesting…it certainly isn’t easy but I’m looking forward to really putting a lot of time and effort into it.