Two Job Bob (or Monty)
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OK. I admit it. I’m struggling.
I’ve never been the greatest at kicking my lazy arse into gear but in the past couple of weeks I’ve been finding it really difficult to motivate myself to “do the affiliate stuff”.
I started off thinking affiliate marketing would save me from the doldrums of the 9-5 but mixing full time work with evenings and weekends of affiliate stuff is doing my mental state no good. After eight hours of sitting in front of a PC coding the thought of spending a few more hours in front of a different PC is no fun. Particularly given the slim returns I’m seeing this month.
I was particularly interested in John’s post “Giving up the day job“. I was heartened by the fact that he had to spend a year as a part-time affiliate before he reached a level where he thought he could go full time.
But more to the point I was intrigued by the fact that his affiliate income soared when his full time job became part time and he was able to spend two full days a week on his affiliate work. That certainly resonated with me as I’m sure a full day’s affiliate work would be more productive than an equal number of hours slotted in after a day at the office. Unfortunately, I’m not really in a position to cut down my office hours yet.
So here’s the current plan. No affiliate work for the next 48 hours. Forget about it. Time off. Hope that my mate’s leaving do on Saturday night doesn’t take too much of a toll on me 
And then : I’ll start taking some of my annual leave to give myself one or two days a week to fully concentrate on what I’m doing affiliate wise. Let’s see if I can get the same sort of benefit John saw when he went part time at work. With Christmas coming up hopefully I’ll be in a stronger financial position in the new year and can revisit the idea of part time working.
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