Hi! You may notice a change in things this week. Yes I have swapped my old theme for a new one, and I think it looks just great.

Happy news also - I have got Google Analytics working at long last. Just as I was about to give up on it I got the green tick that tells me where all my fantastic traffic comes from and how much there is of it.

You may have noticed I havent been about much the last few days. I have had a few days off, really considering my options and thinking about what I need to be focused on. I think I had a bit of information overload where I ended up thinking about doing other things. But my commitment lies with this course and with generating great traffic and working hard to build my business this year. I know there are other ways to make money online but I want a good solid base to start my business off from, and this is it!

I am constantly amazed at how easy it is to be distracted. I think it really pays to be organized. As an at home Mum I am fortunate that my husband works at home too so we have our childcare needs covered. It does mean though that we have to be organized so that we both get time to work. Its all too easy to say well I want to do this today and it’s important, and then you don’t get the work done that you need to do.

So we have devised ourselves a new routine which allows me to get stuck in with work again, hurrah!

The plan is to do what I have been doing, but keep at it more regularly. I also need to keep checking my G/analytics because I will be applying the 80/20 rule - finding out the 20% that gets me  80% of my traffic and concentrating on that. Work smarter!

I mentioned the video competition that Alex Jeffreys and Maria Andros are promoting for Alex students, and so I will be doing as much as I can to organize a great video. I have left this quite late and therefore am unlikely to win but I want to make a really top-notch video. Keep your eyes peeled for the link, it will be on here!

I enjoy visiting others blogs, and it does provide me with links, so I will also be adding the sites that I like best to my blogroll. I have only just thought about doing that but I think it will be a good idea plus make it easier for me to dive over to them and visit.

I am part way through an article which I would really like some opinions on, I hope to be posting it here tomorrow. It’s a different sort of style to my normal way of writing, and I will tell you more about it tomorrow.

The final thing I will be looking at is giveaways, some of Alex students have had real success with this. It would be best for me to write something completely original, but I do have some things that I can grab that are really helpful to new marketers, to add to List Building with Alex.  I am looking forward to putting together an excellent package.

Until then,

Best wishes,

Ruth