My personal 60 day challenge log

Day one of the 60dc hub challenge, for me. Some others have joined a few days earlier, but I am undaunted by my tardiness to the challenge.

My personal goals for this hub challenge are as follows; 1. I will publish thirty hubs in the next thirty days. This means I will stop thinking about writing, and write. 2. I will learn about the promotional aspect of hub pages. I know very little about getting traffic to my hubs. So far I have only been writing. I am anxious to expand my knowledge of internet marketing and hub pages, to increase readership to my hubs.

I am motivated by my desire to write. I have always wanted to write, professionally. I feel I am ready to go to the next level. For me, this means consistent writing, and consistent promoting. Of course, making money would be nice, but at this point, I am happy to learn what I am doing. The money will follow.

I have given some thought to the different topics I will write under. The first three will be spirituality, relationships, and gardening. As I further develop my ideas, the rest will follow. I am excited to begin the discipline of daily writing, with some degree of accountability.

Here's to all my fellow hubbers. Good luck, and Namaste.

Week 1: Cindy, Mindy and Bob; Spring-break, Cindy, Mindy and Bob; Slingshot, Beginners Guide to Babies; The Last Month of Pregnancy, Bible Reading April 6.

Aaaaahhhhhh.... What have I done? Just finished reading the challenge logs of the rest of the team members. Oh my gosh. I am soooooooo lost. I just wanted to write really. What the heck was I thinking?What day is this anyway? SEO? Keywords? Monetize? Yikes. Time to suck it up and get busy. Now, I have to give a massage, but I am feeling very tense, thank you.

Thursday, April 8: Figured out how to add video and amazon links. Also, ventured out into managing traffic. That was pretty easy. Almost like falling off a log. Joined twitter, and added my hub address. For me, this is huge. Also published one hub toward the contest. 

Week 2: I think this is week two. I'm not even sure what day it is. I have been writing all day, and have two new hubs ready, as soon as the keyboard elves get it typed in. Oh wait. Never mind. I am the keyboard elf. Looks like another long night. On the good news side, I did apply to Shetoldme, and Chitika. Two small steps forward.

Monday: Published two hubs. Also got approval for Shetoldme, and published some hubs there. I am feeling behind the eight ball still. 

Week three began without me. I looked at the calendar this morning, horrified to realize that it really is Monday again.

Aside from being a massage therapist, I am opening a metaphysical bookstore, in the middle of nowhere Wyoming. The good news is, there are none for hours in any direction; the bad news is, there is nothing else for hours in any direction. So, my writing lapsed a little last week. However, this will be a good week for me. I am feeling strong, creative, and inspired by my recent hubnugget win. Thanks to everyone who voted, by the way. You can read my prize winning hub; Only Witches Want Warts

I think week four may have ended without me. I looked at the calendar this morning, only to realize that it is Monday, May 3. Sadly, this took a while. The calendar next to my desk was still on March. It took ten minutes to realize that I missed April. Not to worry. Still thirty days left. I think I may be short a hub or two, but I plan to make them up this week.

As for self promotion. That is the real challenge. I have a long list of things to do, in order to promote my hubs. I have noticed a slight increase in traffic since beginning the challenge. I'm not sure what to attribute that to.  Right now I am busy checking key words, and rss links, and news feeds. Good luck fellow challengers.