I'm going to tell you a secret.
It's the secret of continued success that every successful publisher knows and benefits from them.
Here it is...
The secret of continued success is.. to be successful.
I know, it doesn't sound very helpful, does it?
But it's true. Once your site has picked up lots of readers and once it's earning good money from AdSense, you'll find that more success seems to just fall into your lap.
Other publishers will write asking for links on your page, and offering to link to you in return.
Advertisers will compete to put their ads on your site.
And writers will volunteer to contribute content for free as a way to publicize their name and show off what they can do in front of lots of readers.
You'll be able to sit back and relax, at least a little, as your site continues to go from strength to strength.
It's a bit like driving a car. It takes a lot of effort to get it started but once you're chugging along in the fast lane, even if you lift your foot off the gas a little, you'll still keep moving at a fair rate.
Of course, you have to get there first. And that means optimizing your ads, writing quality content and bringing in users. Just be aware, as you're shifting up through the gears that the more your site grows, the easier it will be to keep it growing.
It is worth putting in the hard work now -- and enjoying the momentum in the future.
It's Del.icio.us!
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September 18, 2008 11:51 AM
You make it sound sooooo easy...So having confidence and really working daily may make it happen...author of For Kids 59.99& Over
September 18, 2008 11:55 AM
Hi Joel Cimm! How greit is to know that you can be a JV partner when I,ll arrive to that level I,ll ask you for that to be. I know about you that you,re also a chocklet king and I give thank again to introduce me your team. I,ll visit you just as I won a lotto high prize or a jackpot. Here I confirm for you that I keep all those moneys an "OUT OF the WINDOW MONEY" for its, but I was trying and have a lot of unsolicited emails where I always won, but have to pay in order to get my winnings=spams. I also know that you,re greit at the are of ADSense which area is a secret to me and until now I couldn,t debug it.
Thanks for contacting and have Greit Days, Greetings: Irén 918
September 18, 2008 03:12 PM
Hi there! Thanks for this succinct success snippet...just had to find an s word for the last one :-)
I guess it's about sowing what we would like to reap. If you want consistent success you've got to sow systems, (hey, that's a better s word) that will ensure the consistency you're looking for.
Staying at success is not as much work as getting there is what I hear you saying...IF we do what we need to do to get there in the first place.
The power is in the IF.
Thanks Joel!
September 18, 2008 04:59 PM
It is actually as simple as you say Joel, the problem is most people want the big success and rewards straight up and aren't prepared to do the hard work to get there and they'll either try to buy their 'success' or they'll just build some spammy looking site that goes belly up within weeks.
September 19, 2008 11:22 AM
That makes sense Joel. And I've seen it happen! I guess everyone wants a piece of you when you're doing good! Not so much when you're trying to get to that level. However, this is definitely a motivation to put in the work in the beginning, knowing that you'll continue to reap the rewards in the future.
September 23, 2008 02:49 AM
The only place where diamons come before work is in the dictionary! You must in some way improve the visitors life to your website, you have to give before you can recieve!
October 2, 2008 12:13 AM
Joel, Thats exactly what I want to happen on my blog/auction site.. I have been getting people in china showing up on my page somehow those search engines are tricky beasts. I get no love from google but lots of love from yahoo..
And adsense earnings are starting to look in the positive direction. I love how success builds more success.
I was just trying to watch the secret movie again but I get distracted and motivated and end up on sites like yours..
October 3, 2008 03:00 PM
Joel, this reminds me of Zig Ziglar's example of priming the pump. You're pumping, pumping, it's hard work, you keep pumping...nothing, you keep pumping....suddenly, a trickle of water comes out, you keep priming that pump, and then, more water, and a gush...and then it's easier to keep the water coming, just a slow easy priming from time to time. Perseverance is key!