Almost Done With Month Two

Well, I'm almost done with the second month of Mark and Court's Keyword Crash Course and I'm continuing to be optimistic despite the fact that my Adsense earnings were lower this month. Really, it's no surprise that Google favoured my sites and put them higher up in the rankings when they were new. My sites are now 2-3 months old and it's going to take extra work and time to get them up in the top 5 results where they belong.

The fact that most of my sites are getting small bits of traffic and clicks for long tail keywords and phrases related to my main keyword phrases proves that the "system" is working. I can only imagine what it's like to have your website ranked #1 for its main keyword phrase. How exciting! That's what kept me going through this dreadful second month. It seems like sometimes the thought of banging your head against the wall is more pleasant than the thought of writing or re-writing more articles for backlinks.

Something interesting Mark and Court did this month was add a forum to the membership. I really like being able to follow along with other people that are going through the course but sometimes I do find the forum to be a bit distracting.
Many people like to throw in all kinds of ideas and questions that you may never of considered before. I like the idea of following along Mark and Court's plan based on blind faith a whole lot better. Trying to follow along behind a confused herd is what I did for the past 2 years and it got me nowhere.

Also, sometimes when I'm getting ready to write an article I'll think to myself, "Gee I wonder what they're talking about in the forum . . . " and I'll go check it out for a few minutes. However, after signing up for the membership I find that I'm able to manage my time so much better now that I have daily tasks assigned for each day. I don't waste nearly as much time as I used to reading through other blogs and forums.

I do wish the forum was laid out a little better though--as it can be difficult to find which threads and posts you've already read. Who knows--maybe Mark and Court did this on purpose to make sure we don't become too comfortable and spend too much time in the forum instead of working on our sites. Overall, the forum definitely has its benefits but I'm trying to stick with the core videos as much as possible.

Anyway, in a few days I'll update my Adsense earnings for the month of April. I'm looking forward to a very productive May.