It’s been about a week since I last wrote and I do apologize for that. This was also the last week that my wife and I had family in town. We’ve kept pretty busy with six flags, the zoo, several museums, and other various activities. I did however get online several times to check my email and see who else was wandering around online.

This week I was posed this question several times… “What is the best thing I can do to help me make money online?” or “What can I do to make money the quickest?”

My answer is simple. Set a goal. Then break that goal down to several smaller goals. Break those smaller goals down even more until you have an easily obtainable goal.

Goal setting is important. If you don’t know where your going or if you don’t have direction in this business you will waste a lot of time and a lot of money. Also, if you set unobtainable goals you will get easily discouraged. Don’t jump in and say “My goal is to make $1000 as fast as possible.” Most people will start… realize this takes work… and quit. However, if you set a more obtainable goal like $5 a day for 1 week straight. WOW… That’s an obtainable goal. That’s something you can work with. Then you break that down.

What can I do to make $5 a day? I need traffic… What can I do to get traffic? Everyday I will build “x” amount of PPC campaigns, rip “x” amounts of vids, make “x” amount of yahoo answer posts, make “x” amounts of posts in forums… whatever it takes. By breaking down your main goal to smaller goals this job doesn’t seem too difficult.

Here’s your homework… Grab a piece of paper and pencil. Write down your immediate goal. Make sure it is a realistic goal. When I started out I just wanted $1 a day. That was easily accomplished when I figured out what I needed to do everyday to accomplish that goal. You should do the same. What do you need to do to reach that goal? Figure that out and write it down as well. Maybe you want to start out like I did and get $1/day. That’s a piece of cake. That means that you just need one person a day to enter their email address, or zip code into a CPA offer.

Goal setting will help to keep you accountable for your actions. You have to remember though, there are many factors that can and will impede you from completing your goals. If you have to stop reading this blog so that you take action I hope that you do. As much as I would like for you to keep reading here, if you have to cut this blog off because it is taking too much of your time then I encourage you to do so. The same goes for any blog or forum that you frequent. When I started online I would visit the RichJerk forum for HOURS. I wasted DAYS reading the forum. Once I stopped… I was able to focus on my work. Now… Reward yourself for completing a task. When you get “x” amount of work done go read your blogs and forums for 30 mins. It can’t be all work. Just give yourself some working room.

I hope this post helps you understand the importance of setting a goal so that you can build a successful business. You shouldn’t be out for the quick buck. You should want the long term success that I know you can have. Please set your goals and act on them! You can’t find success if you don’t know where your going.