90 Day Internet Marketing Plan

July 7, 2008

Like several internet marketers have said, the secret to success in this field is not how much you comment on blogs, how many feeds you have in your newsreader, or how many widgets you play with each day. It’s not about gaming the system. Instead it is about maximizing the opportunities within the system for maximum impact - both for advertisers and customers.

I have tried GTD numerous times. I have tried Remember The Milk and related systems. I have tried every way imaginable via LifeHacker and other sites to maximize my productivity. I usually ended up more in love with task systems than actually doing the tasks - big ups to Merlin Mann and Courtney Tuttle for helping me see the light in this regard. It’s not that the aforementioned systems suck - because they actually ROCK! But my personality type hasn’t found a method that has helped me except for what I know best - just getting in there, getting dirty, and doing whatever it takes to get it done.

So, I have purged my newsreader of miscellaneous crap. I have unsubscribed from a zillion newsletters and forums that aren’t directly related to the next 90 days. I have routed via filters other emails that aren’t time sensitive while I am working on my plan (more details on that later). I have setup an aggressive 90 Day Internet Marketing plan (of which I will publish snippets at a later date), and it starts TODAY.

My goals are very specific and listed on a separate worksheet in Google docs from my 90 day plan I will be releasing those goals in the coming weeks as I accomplish them:

My 90 Day Internet Marketing Plan In Google Docs

Signed In Blood

To make it official I crafted a 90-Day agreement with myself, signed it, printed it, and hung it on my wall in front of me:

In case you can’t read it, it says:

MARKETING PLAN AGREEMENT

I, Donald W. Makoviney, promise to execute the self-created 90-Day Internet Marketing Plan. Following this plan will give me the freedom to pursue other larger projects and achieve financial and location independence.

I am allowed to miss 3 days during this 90 day period. I will not be allowed to shift ALL events forward, and will have to make up for the previous missed day on the next day. (i.e. double my workload the following day)

The program will begin on July 7th and will end on October 5th 2008.

My signature and date below signifies my willingness to participate in and complete the program.

Failure to complete the program will result in me having to kick my own ass.

Signed: Don Makoviney
Date: 7/7/2008