Are you interested in what my goals are for 2012 and how I’m progressing toward them? Well, each week I’ll be touching base on my yearly goals, and to make sure I’m staying on track, I’ll be breaking them down into monthly and weekly goals as well.
Goals for 2012
- 1,154 subscribers by April 30, 2012 – Back in April, 2011, I was trying desperately to get to 50 subscribers, so I organized a giveaway through my site and started tracking my numbers closely. According to my projections (based on an exponential increase), if I continued to gain subscribers at the same percent each month, I could get to 1,154 subscribers in 1 year.
Currently, I have 682 subscribers, which is just barely on pace for 1,154 subscribers at the end of April. By the end of this month (January), I’d like to see my subscriber numbers get to 725. So, I need to gain 43 subscribers in 24 days. We’ll see how I’m doing by next week!
- Earn $15,000 With This Site – I currently am involved in the 30k Challenge at Online Money Bloggers, and would really like to earn half of that $30k with this site alone. I think it’s possible, but I’ll have to earn $1,250 per month to get there.
This month, I already have about $200 nailed down (via a sponsored post and some staff writing), with another potential $100 in the works. If I keep up this pace, I’ll be right around that $1,250 mark by the end of the month.
- Develop Another Free Resource to Help My Readers - Currently, I offer an eBook for free if you subscribe to my site (which is also free by the way), but I feel like my readers need something new. I don’t know what this is yet, but I’ll have to figure it out this year.
Perhaps I could offer another eBook? Or, maybe some free budgeting material? I’m not sure yet. Any advice on this one?
- Pay an Extra $1,200 on My Mortgage Each Month – It’s not directly related to the site of course, but I have a goal to pay off our house in 4 years (now, we’re down to 3 years and 8 months), and in order to accomplish this goal, we need to add $1,200 to our regular mortgage payment each month.
I’m actually already failing at this goal since we didn’t pay extra on our mortgage a few days ago. We’re hoping to be able to catch up throughout this month though. We’ll see what happens.
Goals by the End of January
In alignment with my yearly goals, here are my goals for the end of this month:
- 725 subscribers
- Earn $1,250 with LifeAndMyFinances.com
- Brainstorm potential free resource ideas
- Pay an extra $1,200 on the mortgage before the end of the month
Weekly Round-Up
There wasn’t a ton of extra time for me to read other blogs this week, but I still hit my favorites. Here are some articles that I think you’ll enjoy:
December 2011 Goals and Income Report – by 20s Finances
My Mortgage Needs Insurance – by Frugal Confessions
Landlord Nichtmares! – by Krantcents
How to Make Millions with Passive Income – by Prairie Eco Thrifter
6 Reasons Not to Have a Garage Sale – by Bucksome Boomer
Great work on the goals, Derek, especially the house! I have always had great luck with getting more subscribers with giveaways. Maybe a giveaway or two and a free eBook could boost your numbers of so you can reach your goal. Either way, I think you are doing great!
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Thanks for the encouragement Melissa. I’ll most likely continue the giveaways – they have worked well for me in the past as well.
Please continue with the giveaways! Ha. They’re great. Also, congrats on accomplishing so much. Keep up the great work!
Jon – Free Money Wisdom recently posted..4 Ways Colleges are Ripping Students Off
Haha, you just want to win one of the sweet prizes huh? Keep up the great work yourself! You are doing some awesome things!
Why do I believe you will reach that? Oh I know why… Because you will.
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Haha – sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t, but I always give it 100%!
1,154 subscribers by April 30, 2012
-you can do it derek. Just believe in yourself.
sir derek, can you recommend some business books or kindly list your top 10 business books.
I should probably make a resource page for this huh? Here are some of my top reads:
The e-Myth Revisited
The Magic of Thinking Big
God’s Plans for Your Finances
The Richest Man in Babylon
The Parable of the Pipeline
From Good to Great
The Total Money Makeover
How to Win Friends and Influence People
The Millionaire Next Door
Personality Plus
Thanks for the list sir. Highly appreciated.
No problem! Glad I could help!
Awesome progress. I will be having my first giveaway starting tomorrow to celebrate my 100th post. I am hoping it brings in some readers who are interested in what I have to write.
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It will definitely bring in readers. Congrats on your 100th post!
That is a lot of subscribers but I think it is totally possible for you to pull that off.
Miss T @ Prairie EcoThrifter recently posted..How to Save Money on Food Costs
I think I can make it! I know that I’ll have to get creative, but I’ve done amazing things before, and I can do amazing things again!
I like your methodical approach Derek. Your innovation will help to get you there; your not afraid to create and try new things. Inspiring!
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You’re right. I’ll try anything that I think might have possibilities of earning an income (as long as it’s legal of course). Some of them fail miserably, and others are successful beyond my wildest dreams! That’s kind of the fun part – you just never know what’s going to happen.
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