TBIP Wk 1, Day 3: Developing a Rock Solid Business Plan

Today was a good session for me. I'm so excited about getting started that I completely overlooked the preparation step. I've decided to keep myself organized electronically. I read some blogs about a few tools. Should check those out.

Lessons for the Day:
Think objectively about your model. Act on reason not emotion.

1) Choose your Niche

2)Analyze your Niche: SWOT Analysis. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunties, Threats?

3) Dig deeper/Market analysis

• Competitors
• Sufficient demand
• Understand the customer
• Find a unique angle
• Get feedback

So I have a list of possible niches that I would like to pursue.
A few have passed the SWOT Analysis. Still need to 'dig deeper'.

Today I will:
-google my competitors
-browse through some tools to keep me organized

Getting Started

Welcome to my blog about affiliate marketing. I'm a beginner in affiliate marketing. I'm eager to learn and share with you my so-called journey.

Why I'm doing affiliate marketing: There's the obvious, I want to work harder for myself than I do for someone else. I see the huge potential. My close friend Brad had actually quit his day job! So the promises aren't made from some distant infomercial, I can see it happening through someone I personally know.

Who I am: I am Julia. I have no experience in affiliate marketing whatsoever. I took a few courses on web development and Photoshop and would say my knowledge in both is intermediate. Brad invited me to join The Black Ink Project (which I like to call TBIP) by Jeremy Palmer.

What I am doing now: TBIP starts tomorrow. I spent the last week reading High Performance Affiliate Marketing by Jeremy Palmer. It was really a really good book and it provided a good foundation.. Brad and Jeremy both mentioned using PHP so I also spent a few hours taking a PHP tutorial at PHP.net . I also read a few blogs written by other affiliate marketers.

Can't wait till TBIP starts!