Weekly Goals = Research, Research, Research

So, I've been slacking on my weekly goals recently. Copping out in a way as I've been feeling down and discouraged lately so I haven't been pushing myself like I should be. Sometimes though, I just have to step away for a moment and get my fire back, then I'm ready to go again. Sometimes you just have to keep telling yourself that you're almost there and not to stop now.

Reading a book called Think Rich I read a story in which a man the author was interviewing went somewhere to look for gold at a time that a lot of people were striking it rich with gold in that area (this book is kind of old). He had a plot of land, he bought the equipment, and he started to drill, dig, whatever you do to get gold. Eventually, after not finding any he gave up and sold his land and equipment to another person. This person contacted some specialist and they advised the fellow to dig, drill (whatever) merely 3 ft to the side. Yeah, you guessed it, that guy found gold, and a lot of it. Made him rich! So the moral of this story (yes I do love Fables, but this one is true) is not to give up to easily as you may only be 3 feet from gold. That and to consult experts! Which is what I have been working on myself recently.

It was the fourth of July weekend, and with that weekend came some great deals on a few info products I've been wanting on selling on FBA. I've also been watching more Youtube videos, finding more blogs, and just reading up in general more on Amazon FBA. Consulting my experts if you will. Even with all the research I've already done though, there's still a lot more to do. So this leads me to my next set off weekly goals:

• Read all the ebooks and blogs that I've found over the past weekend and really dig in more on research.
• Watch Amazon's Youtube videos for sellers (you must be an Amazon seller to view these videos)
• Decide what I will be sending in for my 1st Amazon FBA shipment and begin to get it read. 
• List at least 5 items with Bonanza and really dig around the website a little more to get a better feeling for it. 
• At least 1 blog post.

As you can see it's a list that kind of heavy on research. Researching Amazon FBA, and researching a little more on Bonanza. Listing the items with Bonanza is basically a bit of research, and hopefully a step towards sales, but mostly it's to help me get acquainted with listing and selling on their site. Hopefully I'll remember to get a few good screen shots of the listing process for Bonanza and get a blog post together on how it works and what I thought of it. I have this week off from work, and while that sounds like I should be able to accomplish more, it's actually kind of the opposite. Mostly because there are so many plans already made for my time, and there is so much to be caught up on around my home that it won't leave much "leisure" time for reading and researching. 

So there's my plan, and I'm going to try and stick to it. I think I've messed around long enough as far as the Amazon FBA stuff goes. After this weeks research it's going to be do or die time, so I just need a good swift kick to the butt. Good thing this blog is here to help organize my thoughts and get them out there. Until next time, have a green day.