A Look Forward and Backwards
I need goals to keep me moving and motivated. I looked back at some goals I set quickly during a discussion in the Squidoo Forum. They weren’t overly aggressive but I wasn’t really sure at the time I was going to devote too much time to Squidoo. A retrospective look shows:
My 2008 Goal What I Accomplished
- End the year with 75 - Ended the year with 124 completed lenses!
completed lenses.
- End the year with at least 500 - Averaged around 20,000-22,000 visits per month.
visits per day (15,000/month) (more lenses = more visits I suppose)
- Create at least 10 out of niche - I created approximately 25 out of niche lenses.
lenses.
- Later in the year I targeted making - Ok, I finally got aggressive with a goal but…I only reached
$2 in Amazon/e-bay royalites per just over $1.41 per lens in Dec.
lens per month by Dec.
For 2009, I’m going to assume more active participation on Squidoo and try to push myself more. I’ve been battling my husband’s unexpected early retirement this year and goodness, I had no idea how disruptive this lovely man could be: I need focus. I would love to say I will recruit him as a Lensmaster but have had no luck with that to date. So, for now here is my 2009 map.
- Have 300 completed lenses by end of year.
- Average 55,000 Squidoo visits/month during the last quarter of the year (this should follow if the trend continues and I hit my # of lenses goal)
- Create a Zazzle Gallery (or something similar) to make/sell my own products (using Squidoo lenses). (JFF)
- Get total Squidoo revenue to $600/month -or- begin selling Amazon products through my own affiliate ID versus purely through Squidoo by July.
- Find a direction for my “My Squid Life” blog. It’s too much of an afterthought right now.
I have general goals regarding promotion methods, learning/using more HTML, etc but I’ll save you the details on that. For now, I just need something to light a fire under me for the next few months.
What are your Squidoo plans for 2009?
December 31st, 2008 at 5:27 am
Very inspiring! I haven’t made my goals yet, but I’m working on it. Making a concrete list is definitely the best way to hit those targets. I’ve no doubt you’ll reach your 2009 goals!
Best,
Jennifer
December 31st, 2008 at 2:54 pm
You made me laugh with the note about your husband! I guess I should sit down tomorrow and map out my goals for 2009 - I need to focus too!
January 1st, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Congrats: you are doing well. I don’t really do goals. I just get to work. For the coming year I would however really want to get back to saving some money on most months instead of eating up my savings. Don’t really care where the money comes from… Though it would be nice if it came from somewhere that also has me growing as a person and a professional.
January 1st, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Quite inspiring, especially on how many Lenses you made, and the amount of traffic you are getting.
As far as making goals for Squidoo in 2009, I really haven’t figured it out. If I don’t make Giant, I’ll have to figure out which Lenses held me back, then either make them better, or replace them.
If I make Giant, I may try for the 100 club next round!
January 4th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Well - yes, thanks for reminding me: I do hope to become a member of the giant squid top 100
I made LOTD the other day (though not yet on the blog), so there are few milestones like that left 
:) 
