While I don't want to run out and start buying every program out there that might save me time, I have broken out of pattern of saying, "I can't". Now I'm asking, "Can I afford not to?"

The benefits of this approach are many. I find that I have more time with my family, less stress, and I again have time to do what I love most....write, research and grow my business.

I'm resolved to keep this from happening again. Here are some things you can do to avoid straying from your path to success:

-Keep things in perspective Write down reasons that you started your business in first place and post them somewhere where you can see them and look at them periodically.

-Prioritize Ask yourself, "Is this really best use of my time?" Recognize when you need help and make changes.

-Evaluate Continually look at your processes and ask, "Could there be a better way of doing this?"

-Network Peers are a great source of advice and support. Chances are one of them has been in your situation and will have good advice. Join discussion lists or peer groups that share similar goals and challenges. Research your options and make informed decisions.

By way, client that I lost? He came back. When I contacted him to let him know what I'd been doing to improve my search engine results, he was so impressed with my responsiveness that he placed another order with us.

I got lucky with that one, but I've learned a valuable lesson--- I can't let my business run ME.

One thousand sites sending you (say, only) 3 visitors a day would result in !!! Hmmmmm

And, here's kicker. Search Engines are increasingly rating a site's popularity by number of ON-TOPIC links it's got to it.

So, get your linking strategy right and double whammie here is that your popularity rises in search engines "without you doing a damned thing."

Of course if you were to do all this manually we'd still be having this conversation next century. "Get little robots to do work I say, and in this case it's called ZEUS."

http://hypertracker.com/go/WEBpro1/zeus/art/

NOW... [caution] This is a not some smoke and mirrors technique. It requires knowledge, a little expense and effort... but it works.

AND, if you truly want to ramp up action then get yourself a mentor.

Glenn Canady got over ONE MILLION hits in 3 MONTHS using this wonderful robot with its effective linking strategy. This traffic is FREE and PERMANENT... and it only continues to increase.

Glenn got so excited about his results that he wrote a book about it, explaining how it's all done.

http://hypertracker.com/go/WEBpro1/Gwsm/art/

Kenneth Doyle - e*Analyst _______________________________________________________

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KJ Doyle... Born with the promotional strategist's gene... followed by twenty successful years in Media, Marketing, PR and copywriting.