How is 2009 Shaping up?
Do you think it is a bit early for this post? Maybe, maybe not. Believe it or not, many freelance writers have already abandoned their goals for 2009 for one reason or the next. How about you? Are you staying on track or are you already straying away from the goals you set and the strategy you outlined for the new year?
If you are off to a bad start in 2009 it is very important that you listen up: you still have time to get back on track. Now is the time to pull your career together and really get down to business. If you continue to stray from the path you have set for yourself there is a good chance that you will look back in a few months and wonder what could have been. You don’t want that to happen, do you?
Although past years have not been the same, this time around I am doing a great job of sticking to my strategy and chasing all my goals. The year is only two weeks old but a good start is important to a successful year. Again, if you are far from where you thought you would be at this point you need to make the proper changes today. Each day that goes by in which you are not on the right path is another day that is wasted.
If you are not following a strategy or have yet to set goals it is safe to say that you slacked off at the end of 2008 and the beginning of the new year. But since it is only the middle of January you can make up for this lost time if you act now. It only takes a couple of hours to draw up a rough strategy and set both short and long term goals. Will you finally take the time to do so?
This post may seem a bit “pushy†or similar to a sales letter. But sometimes it takes a bit of a push for some freelance writers to realize that they are not on the right track. If you are off to a no-so-great start in 2009 now is the time to forget about what has happened in the past two weeks, and to realize that hard work and the right strategy can go a long way in making this your most successful year ever.
January 15th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
I’m on track with some things and not quite with others.
For example, on the positive front, I’m having my typical January boom with clients (it’s often my best month of the year income-wise, and is even better than usual this year).
Because of the client load, however, other things are taking a back seat. One of my goals was to flip a few sites early in the year (they’ll now wait until February before I sell the first), and I’m releasing a free report that’s taking longer than anticipated to finish.
January 15th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Jenn – I know where you are coming from. That being said this is a good problem to have. I guess it is better to have too much work and put other projects on the back burner than not enough to stay busy!
January 15th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Of course, it’s still a little too soon to truly tell, but I do feel that 2009 is going to be the year of the freelance writer! I’m a regular reader of your blog, although I rarely comment (sorry). I was wondering if happened to read the recent article about hot job skills for 2008 that features freelance writing and blogging. It shows that demand for blogging skills has increased by 4 times from that of the previous year. I found this encouraging (and figured I’d share) because in this economy, it’s good to be a part of something that is actually in demand.
Looking forward to your next post and a successful rest of the year.
January 16th, 2009 at 2:48 am
2009 is looking good man. It’s all about thinking outside the box this year, whether you are a freelance writer, or a plain ol affiliate marketer.. with financial times being a little shifty, more and more people are looking towards entrepreneurial solutions to substitute their income..
Outside the box, and everything will be fine!