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Here's an easy one, what's your best and worst skill at making money online?
Mine's easy:
My Best Skill For Making Money Online
Programming - Hands down my ability to program is the best skill I have for making money online.
Everything on the web is programmed from your blog to tracking to keywords.
Certainly you can get by without programming, however knowing how to program is a great asset.
My Worst Skill For Making Money Online
Hands down it's my ability to measure, track, and use analytics properly.
If I tracked things better I would know when to pursue things and when to count my losses instead of flying on impulse.
Usually I get motivated to start tracking earnings details or traffic or keywords and it lasts a month (sometimes a few months) but I usually get lazy.
The sad thing is I have a central database where most of my sites write their keyword searches to, and I hardly ever pull the reports on it ;(
My goal is to improve upon my measuring and tracking. Maybe put together some KPI's (key performance indicators).
Your Best Skill For Making Money Online
Do you do anything well or want to? What do you think is the most important skill to making money online?
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Homebizseo says on April 2, 2008
My best skill is the ability to network on the web.
Zac Johnson says on April 2, 2008
Being Spiderman on an off day...
Shane says on April 3, 2008
My biggest problem and mistake (probably) Is not knowing what to give away and what to put in my wallet. I did a series of posts recently and had a few readers email me and tell me I should be selling it. Yeah I might have made some money, or should I have made money instead of giving it away. So maybe my mistake "might be" giving away too much content.
Sam Carrara says on April 3, 2008
I also do alot of my own programming, it just seems quicker for small projects. I do tend to outsource some programs if they are large.
Did you code the widgets for your Top100 list or did you have someone else do it? (Or can I find the code online somewhere?) :-)
Daniel Scocco says on April 3, 2008
My best skill: the ability to come up with unique and innovative ideas.
My worst skill: my inability to implement all the ideas that I have, and to finish all the projects that I start.
pingo affiliate program says on April 3, 2008
I wish i could program..... I come up with great ideas. But don't have a clue on how to put it all together.
My interest is in seo & marketing strategy, so it works for me to be an affiliate manager, to just give out suggestions.
Collin - Feed Flare says on April 3, 2008
My biggest problem is making money and being constant with what I make. Trying to find the right ad network that will make me money is very hard.
thegeekboys.com says on April 3, 2008
hay daniel you stoll my idea lol. comming up with great ideas is what i'm good at but not knowing which ones to keep is what I do bad but i also hate that I tend to do to many things at once
45n5 says on April 3, 2008
great stuff all ;)
@collin - you probably should choose the ad network/products first then find the people that want them ;) if the goal is to make money that is.
Jason says on April 4, 2008
Best skill - being able to write.
Worst skill - design/coding. Uncreative tech n00b here. :(
Brent says on April 7, 2008
What is the best way to start a one page affilate site i have been using wordpress and i see what you are saying in your video
i have html skils but when i have made these sites in the past the design and look is not good compared to wordpress. i don;t know css but do you have any suggestions
Brent
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