In the internet marketing world, it’s incredibly easy to become distracted by the next big thing online. It doesn’t help that every other day a new guru is touting yet another product that you need to buy if you want to succeed.

Over the past year, I’ve been realizing just how important focus truly is to one’s success. Sure, some people seem to work better when they have multiple tasks going at the same time so they don’t get bored, but even when you’re spinning a few plates, there is a limit; the key is figuring out that limit.

For me, I’ve been spinning plates in the double digits for too long and it’s kind of got me burned out. No more. Looking over the various methods there are online to make money, I’ve settled on working out two for actual profits part and one for the marketing part.

The money-makers:

  1. My own ebook in a niche market. A really hot niche that I’m pretty damn good in was made huge by a very public person and I’m thinking I need to cash in on it. Since I can’t stand those crappy products some people put out, any product I create will be completely top-notch.
  2. ClickBank products. Creating your own good product takes time and dedication. Two things I’ve been running short on in this online marketing world. Of course, I will only promote products that I feel are good products that I can attach my name to.

The marketing:

  1. Craigslist. I’ve heard so many mixed reviews about Craigslist that it has me a bit scared that I won’t sell anything there. I’ve already had one failed advert, but I’m not going to let that or the naysayers deter me. Even if I need to post 50 Craigslist ads, I will (and don’t worry, I don’t plan to spam the pace). It’s about sticking with something until I’m sure that it’s time to move on.

It’s never good to place all your eggs in one basket, but I’m simply focusing on one method at a time. Once I’ve got a system down for Craigslist (or determine it’s simply not a good method for me), then I’ll move on to another one.

Eventually, I plan to have a number of blogs, affiliate websites, and services set up to make a profit - passive, preferably - in the near future. Hmm…maybe I should start documenting the actual numbers from these experiments as I conduct them. That’s something to think about.