Hi There,
Thanks for dropping by, we really appreciate it. I would give you a quick look at what I do at Income Scene and what I plan doing in the near future. For the enhanced version of my story, you can see this post
Quick Facts About Emmanuel Olonade
My Best Investment?
My best investment would have to be my WooThemes theme, it’s very awesome.
How Many Hours Do I Spend Blogging Weekly?
At the moment I spend about 7 hours working on my blog every week (this is different from the time spent promoting it)
My Top 3 Traffic Sources
1. Other sites
2. Social Media (Twitter, Facebook etc.)
3. Direct
How Long Did It Take Me To Make $1000?
I recently started “real” blogging so this is very soon.
My Most Memorable Blogging Moment
There are lot’s of moments I cherish, the time I had my first subscriber being one of them.
Major Challenge
My work ethic, it’s always a pain when I have to work consistently for days and The resources I have to work with.
The Best Advice I Got
“Never start a blog with the sole aim of making money”
Favourite Quote
“Follow Excellence And Success Will Chase You PANTS DOWN!”
More Facts About Emmanuel And Income Scene
In The Beginning- Before I Started Making Money Online
I lived a normal life as a student (I am still one). I already had the picture of leading an independent life as at age 16. I had just left High School the. Myself and a friend were always reading self improvement and finance books – The Richest Man In Babylon, Think And Grow Rich (I have never completed this one), Rich Dad Poor Dad and about FIVE other books written by Robert Kiyosaki, Multiple Streams Of Income, The Entrepreneurs Book Of Checklists (By Robert Ashton), Richard Branson’s Losing My Virginity (I also paid for Business Stripped Bare but the book wasn’t delivered), From Acorns…, Yaro Starak’s Blog Profits Blueprint, Brian Tracy’s Psychology Of Selling (a few pages)….I read books back then.
I was also full of plans for the future. All I wanted was to work under NOBODY. I think that’s paying off now.
Everything was Business As Usual Until This Happened
As I have in my enhanced About Page, I started out blogging with free WordPress and Blogger blogs. I was trying to understand what being a blogger really meant. I kept doing this and hoped to make some money. I was wrong, not one dime was made.
Since I believed I had done what needed to be done to make money and the results didn’t seem to appear, I kind of called it quits. I had read a lot about blogging and back then, I knew quite a lot but I called it quits.
But sometime around early 2009, I idly googled “Make Money Online” – I wanted to find out what I had missed during my absence. It was here that I came across Michael Dunlop’s Income Diary. What got me hooked was the amount of great content on the site, and the awesome design.
This was when I began to re-learn and update my knowledge about blogging. I started visiting other sites and I got my own domain.
I Didn’t Stay On The Spot… I Kept Right On Going
At this point I just got the domain and left it like that – no hosting, nothing. I kept at this for 8 months until November 2010 when I decided it was finally time to launch my first real blog. I wrote some things and threw them up on the site. I set up two Twitter accounts, one for this blog(IncomeScene) and the other for myself(EmmanuelOlonade). I also set up a Facebook page. I also went about placing comments on other blogs, joining communities and forums. All these have started paying off really well.
What Have I Accomplished So Far?
I wouldn’t say I am too impressed with my performance at the moment because I have very high standards but I am very pleased with the overall progress. Every day is getting better than the previous and I am getting closer to achieving my goals… Overall God has been very good to me. Some of the few accomplishments include Having thousands of visits to my blog and Having over 500 followers on my Twitter account within a few months.
But I Am Not Done Yet, I Have Some Other Things I am Working On
I am definitely not through yet. I have some things to accomplish. For my 2011 goals, check out this post. An example of something you will find there is:
Networking Goals >>
I must….
• Attend as many (useful) seminars as possible, Always jot and/or record and, meet new people there.
• Get into conversation with a total stranger at least fortnightly. I must hone my conversational skills.
• Get at least 2,500 followers to each of my Twitter profiles, EmmanuelOlonade and IncomeScene before I clock 20 (in July). At least you guys now have some thing to do for me… ? My IncomeScene Page has likewise not been moving as I would have loved.
• Become a lot more active in the forums I visit.
If I Am To Start All Over Again, I will Do These Three Things FIRST
1. Start building my list right away (if possible from day one)
2. Plan My blogging schedule – when to post, when to network and market, and when to shut down the computer!
3. Get a great design for my blog (again using WooThemes, they are the best!)
Where Can You Find Out More About Me?
On Twitter: IncomeScene and EmmanuelOlonade
On Facebook: You can Become a Fan of Incomescene(Like It) or Send me a Friend Request here.
And I have an eBook (currently in the eCourse format), Blogging Behind the scene which can be yours if you subscribe to this blog using the top form at the top right side of this page.
For other things – interview requests, questions about the eCourse, or grievances feel free to use the Contact Form. I’ll be pleased to reply.
Peace!
Emmanuel Olonade
