Following Up and Following Through
written by John Chow
Why You Will Fail
You know why the majority of web publishers and bloggers fail to make money online? The answer is really simple - they fail to follow up and follow through with their goals. Ever since opening TTZ Media to the public, I’m been constantly reminded of this lack of follow up and follow through.
Nearly 200 sites have joined the TTZ Media Network since it went live. However, only about 20% have installed the ad codes. Why? People are lazy! They want the quick fix, the instant gratification, and they don’t want to do any work to get it. This is why get rich quick eBooks and schemes does so well. It’s a universal desire to want the better things in life for ourselves and our family. However, very few people are willing to take the steps necessary to make that dream a reality.
I Want To Do It But I Don’t Want To Do Any Work
Through my blog, I’ve talked to thousands of people who tell me they want to make money on the Internet and they’re going to start that blog. For most of them, I’m still waiting to see the blog. Then there are those have actually followed up and created the blog but then stop updating it after a week because they’re not seeing the expected results. They did the follow up, but they didn’t follow through. Based on these past experiences, I really shouldn’t be at all surprised that a bunch of people applied to TTZ Media but only a minority follow through and installed the ad codes.
I was talking to my Kontera rep and he tells me the hardest part of his job is actually getting the publishers to install the ad codes. To me, this kind of stuff just defies logic. They are approved, they have the ad codes, they can now make money online. Why are the codes not installed? How much work are we talking about here? If you don’t even have time to copy and paste an ad code, how will you ever find time to actually write a blog post?
The Root of The Problem
Have you ever attended motivational seminars? I’ve been to a few. The sequences of events are always the same. People come out all fired up and ready to take on the world and change their lives for the better. A week later they’re back doing the same old routine. The seminar operators know this and count on it. If everyone they teach became successful, they’re be out of business.
The root of the problem all comes back to following up and following through. It’s all well and good to say, “I’m going to do it! I’m going to succeed!” However, if you don’t follow up and follow through with your words, then your words are nothing more than a big fat lie.
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John, you have hit the nail on the head. Many people want to make money online, but don’t want to work at it. At times I have been guilty of that, but I’ve notice I only make money online from projects that I’ve put serious time into. All be it, not a lot of money at the time…but I believe that my hard work will pay off in the future.
Chris
I have noticed the sites that I have paid the least amount of attention to make the most amount of money
I’ve been following up on my online dreams ever since I 1st dreamt them. It’s going great
Mubin, this way is sometimes successfull. If the product that your are promoting is high-demanding but sometimes “testing” for a new product that have not been over promoted can be risky but then if you are one of the first to promote this product can be very lucrative.
I thought we were talking about sites? I have yet to try to make a product, it is one of my goals but not yet.
promotion can always be risky but with the right angle well then maybe it could be lucrative.
Please explain in more detail.
Yes, totaly agree. Some people who would like to make money online but they never do any work.
Isnt that the whole point of doing work on the internet so that you can automatically make money while chatting with your friends?
lol. If that were true, I would have lots of money right and would be in vacation.
Your not doing it right, ask john he spends all day chatting with the cow on IM
That only works for video chat websites … if you’re a hot girl
All so true, you’ve got to work at it and put some effort in. I don’t expect ANYTHING from any website I create for a year, I really do treat anything a bonus up until then.
You wait for one year before you expect anything? Thats really horrible.
thats not horrible thats commons sense. Aftera year for a website you’re established, you are a trusted name more often. Not all blogs make money and not all niches are good. Testing out a niche for a year means you’ve given it sufficient amount of hard work and time to earn income. If you haven’t made your money you’ve put into a blog in a year you know that the next year may be the same.
Its smart thinking. Before being a critic try to think outside the box.
you sir are an idiot.
Stop using witty catchphrases like think outside the box
I am most certainly not an idiot. If I were an idiot I wouldn’t have been doing this for 13 years owned several companies. I will use any catch phrase I wish. You thinking that you are continuously right is what one would call idiotic. I earn a darn good living through making money online and teaching others how to do it. I’ve had many successful “students” I’m also not a SIR I am a female. After 2 months my site was making over 2,000 a month. Some people get lucky some people don’t. It depends a year is a sufficient amount of time. You have to treat your blog like a business and knowing when to trudge on or give up. Assuming its going to be an instant success is idiotic. Having realistic point of view of the world and knowing instant gratification doesn’t work out all the time. Well thats intelligence. And name calling well that is just childish.
I apologize.
You MAAM are an idiot.
Your recent post has just contradicted your first one where you ask for a year, and than now you state it only took you 2 months, if you could do it in 2 months why the hell are you suggesting it should take other people a year?
Did auctionads take a year? BlogRush? DealDotCom? MillionDollar Wiki? WMillion Euro Wiki?
I think the answer is no.
And yes I have disallowed you from using stupid catchphrases so don’t do it again.
I’ve been doing websites for 13 years+ I was lucky and made a lot of money quickly. But I also have helped people who’ve had their blog for over year and have been trying to monetize it. now because they are now an authority figure. Its trying to make a name for yourself first.
Those are not earning income online from a blog itself using products like kontera.
You are referencing products not blogs
Mubin,
I don’t know who you are calling women idiots on the internet, would you do the same face to face? For your information she makes over $5k/month after just seven months of blogging, how much are you making? And she is on track to have over a six-figure income next year, and how much are you going to make next year.
John Reese who does BlogRush has been on the internet for many years. The internet is not a get rich quick scheme which is what she’s trying to say. Many people think you can make an easy living not doing anything and she refuses to advocate that. I happen to know that she also taught people with no experience to make income in a few weeks, but even she will tell you they only make a few hundred dollars. It takes time and that is her point. By the way she has appeared as a guest on internet talk shows, where is it we can tune in and hear your radio interview?
It took me over 2 years to basically do more than break even. It’s true that there were far less opportunities at that time to make money online as there are now, but this also instilled the fact that I loved doing what I was doing (why blog for 2 years without pay if you don’t love it).
It is so true that 90% of making money online is stepping up to the plate and being consistent over a long period of time. 2 years with no pay has turned into a six figure online income today…
It really depends onyour niche. Some will get you money instantly some wont. Its like playing russian roulette
Not really, I make enough from my established sites to not have to depend on any new ideas I have. Of course I make money in that first year but I don’t have any expectations.
John man, you have got to change the picture of that car on the front page. It’s getting a tad old. Put up a Ferrari one.
Love the site.
Change the picture his other picture was up for months! I dont think that picture is going any where any time soon!
Well, maybe the readers can choose which type of car he can put up next.
thats actually a good idea! that would make for a really great contest!
I think most people don’t understand the hard work and time it takes to upkeep a blog and eventually make money. Everything just wants to quit their job (or quit school) and start making money but they will never realize that johnchow.com is where it is today because of constant grinding for months and months.
Great article!
Or maybe 3-4 diggs in a row, and than just regularly updating and some great ideas? Not really what I call grinding and grinding.
A successful blog that makes a lot of money takes a lot of time and effort. I have a full time assistant to take care of contacting public relations companies and regular companies for product reviews. I also have a staff to write in categories I do not have time for. If I didn’t delegate I’d be working 18 hour days on my blog writing the content, then taking the time to make sure i keep up the back links etc.
Not everyone can get on digg. Not everyone knows about stumble groups, sk-rt groups, digg groups, etc. Some people have connections some don’t. For those who don’t well it takes more hard work. I was fortunate enough to be doing this for over a decade and know my way around the backdoor into getting my site noticed and getting readers. Not everyone has that advantage.
Bah. You like to do things the hard way, you do not belong on the internet.
How can you talk to someone like this? I don’t know how you can be so negative and so rude. Its really sad.
Ineed John. Words are cheap. Actions speak louder than words.
I’ve been experimenting quite a bit with placements, so far I haven’t gotten any clicks.
I’m going to try and integrate it with that WP adsense plugin and show it only on specific popular posts.
I find it hard to believe people don’t install the ad codes for at least a daty after signing up. That is truly lazy.
Separate topic, but are you still giving a link back if a site reviews your site? Enjoy the blog and read it on a regular basis. Thanks.
I no longer do the linkback for review promotion.
Thats actually good you get slapped alot by google for that. I got slapped by google. I’m on page three for my own search term. Don’t you love them? Bleh.
I tell people they can link to a contest. but I ask them to link to the company more so than the actual contest. It boosts the company more than my site plus i get them to visit the site and tell them to pick a product they like as a form of entry. The companies who hold the contest love it since they get 3x’s the hits.
I agree, John. I’d been so busy that I didn’t install the ad code up until today. Now I can make money online
John,
I signed up when you announced that ttzmedia was now open, but didn’t hear anything back.
Just checked my server logs and can see now that emails from ttzmedia were rejected at the server because of an invalid PTR, you might want to fix this as I’m sure I can’t be the only one not receiving activation emails.
I also haven’t heard back from TTZ about my application… been about 3-4 days now.
Same here. I applied and saw John visit with in a few minutes but heard nothing either way.
Did you check your spam folder? I replied to your guys and activated your accounts. Email me directly at johnchow@johnchow.com if you haven’t received anything.
John, checked spam folders, but nothing there.
My server is set up to reject at server level if the PTR is invalid, so the email doesn’t even get as far as the spam folder.
I did add ttzmedia to my white list tonight and got approval on a new email address (couldn’t use previous ones because they had already been registered on tzz),
So for me, all is ok now, but you do have 3 accounts registered from my domain, but only 1 is accepted on my end…
I’d still suggest you fix the PTR problem, an easy fix, and your % of those that sign up and then display ads will increase.
True!! But a lot of people fade out even after a month 2 months or even 3 because they don’t see any money they were pumped about making. It seems that a blog really takes at least a good 6 months to a year to even mature enough to see some good action.
In a lot of cases 1 - 2 years before seeing some return. Thats a good reason to not have money as your goal… but rather doing something because you enjoy it.
How true! I coach Track & Field, and can you guess how many new runners join in September, or after an Olympic year, wanting to become the next Ben Johnson (aka 9.79 fame) only to see them disappear by October or November.
Funny thing is, they **all** disappear after they get their new team uniforms, sweats, jackets, etc.
Track & Field, I tried that once. It is horrible I am not sure how the hell people even join that in the first place. I remember once a kid got suspended but they couldn’t actually kick him out of school because his parents were poor and they needed to work and no one could supervise him, you know what the school did? They made him join track and field.
That’s all true. I realized after 3 months of having a blog, how much work there is to do. Join ad networks, socialize, comment, write articles, send e-mails, write more content, document, research, ask, answer, and many, many more.
You have really hit the nail with this post John. I used to be making the same mistake when i first started, and in most of the cases I would have forgot with who I had signed up and this means I have most probably lost a real money maker.
I remember I contacted you about TTZ media few weeks ago when I was about to acquire a tech related site, after some negotiations with the sellers I managed to buy the site, but had to make major changes to raise the traffic and serps ranking in the long run, the traffic was already just of few hits, so far have managed to increase slightly the traffic but yet not at the amount of pageviews TTZ media required in order to sign up for. Even tho you made this announce that you would accept a limited number of sites on TTZ media i still didn’t signed up as I believe the blog is not ready yet for TTZ media. I believe this left me aside of the 80% of those that haven’t installed the code (I believe anyhow i would have used).
At this moment i use the widgetbucks widget, will see how it will go.
Thank you for another great post John.
John, that is real true! Lazyness kills success and this is the main challenge in our life, we just have to beat ourselfes!
I leave a trail of shattered blogs behind me…
This is my biggest fear in starting this latest blog. My other blogs have not been as successeful as they potientially could have been because I am lazy. They were all profitable niches that I just didn’t follow through with. This time will be different. It has to be.
wow, so you knw what your past issues havebeen, just dont do those things anymore.