I just got back from about a week long ski trip in Colorado. The snow was awesome! We had several powder days.

Last Saturday, I was at Vail and met up with a guy I knew that could actually be one of the examiners I have when I take my Level 2 Exam but that day he was my guide. I got to know him a little better, which was good (it can only help when I take my exam). Anyway, he took me through some of the best powder I’ve ever encountered. To get there and get through it, I had to work – work like mad!

At the end of the day, I was completely exhausted but had a huge sense of accomplishment just knowing what I went through. If I had been on my own, I would have taken the easy runs and also would not have known what I missed out on.

Another weird things was, at the beginning of the day, my boots were frozen. I had left them in the car, which was outside and I could not get my feet into them. I tried and tried and almost just called off the whole day. Finally, after 15-20 minutes of them sitting under the heater in the car, I was able to get into them. Earlier that morning, I thought I lost the keys to the rental car but found them. As I was making my way over to my friend, a snowboarder and I got tangled up on a lift – his buckle got caught in my brake.

The point is, I had a million and one reasons to give up. I was so close to doing it. I had skied a few days and knew I could use the break, too. But I didn’t give up. I kept on going. The same is true with how I’ve learned to make money online with the Keyword Academy.

At first, there was nothing. I’d check my revenue and it would be a few cents. It was that way for a couple of months even. Many, many people do give up at that point. But you can’t do that. Keep going. Have faith. Know that your work will pay off. For me, I kept pressing on and am enjoying the rewards. If you’re the kind of person that will give up, then honestly you should not waste your time with any kind of Internet marketing – you won’t be able to handle it and you’ll waste your time when you could be working at McDonald’s or something. That’s my advice to you.

Today, I went to the store today to get a few groceries. You know, some produce, eggs, meat, bottled water and stuff like that. I think the 2 pounds of chicken and the steak were the most expensive items. Anyway, I just realized here tonight as I write this that it was all for free. Yeah, I earned that much money online today and it covered my groceries for just over a week. Free groceries for a week. Not bad.

Forget worrying about coupons, make money online people!

Keyword Research = Easy

I have to give it up to Mark and Court. They just launched a free tool for us Keyword Academy users that really simplifies keyword research. I ran 2500 keywords through the system just today and it only took minutes. It’s amazing. It’s all about picking the right keywords when you set up keyword websites.  I think I’ve said this before but it’s like taking a reading on a map and compass to go somewhere and if you’re just 1 degree off, then you will end up hundreds of miles off course. To end up where you want to be, you need the right keywords. There is just no doubt about that.