Day 7: Analysis Paralysis, Small Wins, and Why I’m Giving Blogging a Real Shot
So today is day seven of my journey—and if you’re looking for the posts for days two through six, you’re not crazy.
I just didn’t write them.
I was stuck in analysis paralysis for a few days. I wasn’t sure whether experimenting with a blog was a good idea, or if I should just focus 100% of my efforts on YouTube since that’s what’s worked for me in the past.
But the more I thought about it, the more blogging started to make sense.
YouTube—and to a lesser extent Facebook—are great platforms for creating content and driving traffic into my funnel. But there’s a core issue with relying only on them:
I could get banned at any time, for any reason.
Granted, I’m not really doing anything shady, but I’ve seen a handful of my make-money-online friends get hit with the ban hammer, and it wasn’t pretty.
In life and in online business, you can usually find a way to recover and make a comeback—but getting banned is still a major setback.
That’s why developing this blog feels like a smart move for me. It’s an asset I mostly control, and something I can use to drive traffic without constantly worrying about losing everything overnight.
Anyway, let’s get into my Day 7 update.
So how much money have I made this month so far?
This question can get complicated, especially when you factor in taxes and potential refunds on products I sell. So I’m going to keep this simple.
I’m defining this strictly as money that has actually reached my bank account so far, and that number is:
$3,577.31
I should also note that the vast majority of this money is currently coming from my call center job. That’s not ideal, but my goal is to replace that income with my online business sometime this year.
Aside from money, did I have any other wins?
Yes—I’ve had a few more leads join my funnel since my first day.
My current total number of leads is 63.
I definitely wish that number were higher, but I’m still happy with small, consistent progress. As long as I can keep momentum, I’ll eventually get to where I want to be.
One of my mentors told me that I should be able to make about $1 per month for every lead on my email list.
If that’s true—and my long-term goal is $40,000 per month—then I guess my official lead goal is now a list of 40,000 leads.
It’s a big goal, but having a clear target helps.
What did I work on today?
For this one, I’ll cover the past few days I missed as well as Day 7.
Over the last several days, I:
Published a couple of video reviews
Wrote my first few manually written emails
Created a new quick-start guide video as a bonus for my main offer
I tend to beat myself up for not being productive enough, but after writing this out, I realize I actually got quite a bit done.
So maybe I deserve a small pat on the back.
And of course, I finally motivated myself to write the next entry in this blog—which matters more than it might seem.
Do I have any interesting thoughts today?
Honestly, I still question whether blogging is the right move.
I see a lot of people getting tons of traffic from Instagram and TikTok with short-form videos, and part of me wonders if I’m just wasting my time blogging instead of doing that.
It feels old-fashioned.
But there are a couple reasons I’m not doing short-form content.
For one thing, I’m marketing completely faceless, which makes the usual B-roll-style videos with text overlays harder to pull off.
Another reason is that I just don’t really enjoy short-form videos personally.
When I want to relax, I’m usually on Twitter (or X) or watching YouTube. I prefer reading words or watching long-form content. Short-form videos just don’t hold my attention.
So I think it’s worth actually committing to this blog before deciding whether it works or not. My plan is to give it three months of consistent posting and then reevaluate.
One of my mentors really believes in blogging, so I’m trusting that he knows what he’s talking about.
So what’s the plan for tomorrow?
Each day, I’m going to try to publish:
One video review
One manually written email
One blog post
That feels like a sustainable amount of content. It’s enough to make progress, but not so overwhelming that I burn out and quit.
I know video reviews work. I’m still a little skeptical about emails and blogging, but I’m willing to test them properly and see what happens.
Do people still read blogs or emails?
I guess we’re about to find out.
One important thing I should probably mention
Last year, I actually made enough money online to leave my call center job for about a year.
The only reason I ended up going back wasn’t because making money online stopped working for me—it was because I got distracted by shiny object syndrome and decided to chase other business models that didn’t work out.
That experience taught me a lot. Mostly that consistency matters more than constantly switching strategies, and that just because something is working doesn’t mean you should abandon it.
That’s a big reason why I’m being more intentional this time around and documenting the process as I go.
But that’s all for my Day 7 update. Thanks for reading.
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