I have finally got off by backside and started to write my ebook. Fired up after my productive down time (see previous post) I got stuck into writing my first ebook.

It’s something I have wanted to do for the past couple of weeks but just couldn’t decide on the topic. Well if you want anymore proof that the answers will come from your blog, this ebook is it.

Everyday I receive questions from students, on this blog and by email, about how to make changes to their blogs. I have answered the same questions so many times that the topic for my ebook was in front of me the whole time! lol

The ebook will cover wordpress settings, changing the appearance, seo, widgets, plugins, adding adsense, adding aweber, adding ads and a few more areas.

Is there anything I have missed or you would like to know?

Any help or request for further topics would really be appreciated, so if you can think of anything, please leave a comment on this post.

I hope to have the ebook ready in the next few days. I haven’t ordered any graphics yet, so I put some together myself, what do you think?

Yesterday I had a return of the dreaded ‘information overload syndrome’.

The brain storming session with Alex Jeffreys on Thursday evening was outstanding as always. So many great tips and advice, not just form Alex but also from the other students of his coaching program. With the wealth of knowledge we all share and Alex’s guidance and insight, we can not fail.

It was interesting to hear how students feel they are progressing. You could hear frustration from some and the feeling that they were struggling to keep up. Well, no matter what our individual experience or techincal ability is, that’s something we all feel from time to time.

We feel there is so much to learn, so much to do and it seems never enough time to do it in.

And that’s when the problems can start. I have to admit, I have slipped back into the bad old ways slightly this week. The planning and organization that Alex had been trying to implement in us all got lost in my haste to accomplish too many tasks, too fast.

And that only leads to fatigue, frustration and information overload. So that’s where I was Friday morning.

So apart from answering a few comments and emails, I decided to take a step back, walk away for a while and turn the bloody computer off.

I don’t know about you, but I had forgotten there was an outside world and other people. I have been putting so much time and effort into this.

But as Alex keeps telling us, that time spent is only of use if it’s productive.

So can doing nothing be productive?

Well, yes it can. I did nothing to build my online business yesterday and I feel much better for it. It’s given me and my brain time to chill out, and now I’m ready for action again.

So, it’s forward to basics again for me and back to following the plan.

As we all know, success in life and business is not about how we deal with the good times but how we deal with the bad ones. Success can only come from failure and that is what failing forward is all about.

So to all those that are feeling frustrated, don’t be too hard on yourself, take some time out and the rest will follow. As Alex said on Thursday night, what is important is that we learn from our mistakes and those of others.

And don’t forget - Today’s dreams are tomorrows realities.

See you all on the webinar on Tuesday, social media money… can’t wait!

Mark

p.s. Nigel Yip has finished his first ebook. So if you want to find out how he creates those cool videos of his and how you can do, get over there now! Lights, camera, action! is fantastic and you will have a youtube following in no time. Grab the book here: Nigel Yip

p.p.s Gordon Bosnjak has set up a ‘how to page’ on his site where he adds links to our posts. It has sent some traffic my way (thanks Gordon!) so let him know if you have written a post that would help everyone. Go to his site here : Gordon Bosnjak

Garry is just putting the finishing touches to his first newsletter and he has a great opportunity for everyone.

He wants to feature as many students as possible in the first edition. These newsletters are going to go viral and spread all over the internet so you really don’t want to miss out on the exposure.

So what do you have to do?

1. Add a comment to his latest post here. It can be anything, a question, an answer, general update. Just a hello.
2. Make sure you are on his blogroll. (btw, if you dont see your name on mine, leave a comment and I will add you) 
3. Get a blogroll set up on your blog, and make sure Garry is on the list!
4. Add a comment on your own blog linking to his post.

That’s it, that is all you have to do and your name and website will be making it’s way round the web.

Don’t delay, take action and do it now!

Here is the link again:

http://garryparkes.com/alex-jeffreys/get-a-slice-of-the-1-million-up-for-grabs/