Jeremy JohnsonHigher Learning For Success

Snapshot image taken 3/23/2010

Today is an awesome day for many reasons. I have a wife whom I love dearly and is a large part of the fuel that enhances the fire of this website. I have two wonderful daughters. I have a great full time job as a web developer (as of 3/23/2010) with benefits which help care for our family. I feel happy, full, and abundant – and I believe I’m only scratching the surface! Today I want to celebrate something with you, and that is the breaking of the one million mark in Alexa.

I wrote an article about how life is a journey, and that getting to a certain point in time does not define life. However, milestones and achievements do help define life! Alexa is one way to measure website traffic against the world, and the lower the number you are ranked, the better you are doing (it’s not perfect, but it is something).

I made a set of goals last month and boy have things really changed since then. All these goals were smashed and I have worked tirelessly to follow through with them. The only one I didn’t do was announcing a live chat session – but that one is coming :)

How Did It All Begin?

It started with Lisa Irby, a couple years ago. She is the first member of my ‘wizard club’ – people I’m finding to be exceptional in their expertise in life. Lisa got me started on the path to having a successful website.

There have been others who have come along and been an inspiration to me, one in particular is Sam, from Financial Samurai. He has shown great leadership and intelligence through his creation of the Yakezie Club. I felt an immediate connection to what he was saying and doing when I first saw his website, and I’ve gotten to know some of the other website owners that are part of the Yakezie club.

There are many others who have had a profound impact on me. This has been the beauty of taking action and networking with people. I’ve really found some extraordinary folks in just a short time. I feel fortunate to have formed some of the friendships and genuine relationships I have now. Just check out a few of them at my shout outs for March!

For some, under one million in Alexa is no big deal. For me, it is – this is the first website I’ve ever done that has ranked this high. It’s no coincidence that this is the most focused and driven I’ve ever been in my entire life – there is a direct correlation I believe.

26 Ways To Increase Your Alexa Ranking

• Promote others selflessly. Write about them. Contact them. Email them. Comment on their website. Link to them from your website. Do it genuinely.
• Look for others to network with. Look on Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Google, Yahoo, Flickr, SodaHead, Youtube, Online Forums, Street Corners, Cafe’s, Classrooms, Workplaces, on TV, on the News. Be relentless in your pursuit!
• Learn technology – specifically web technology. Don’t be afraid to learn how the guts of your website works. I’m going to make the wizard at the top of my site shoot fire out and display a welcome video for first time visitors when you hover over him, by the end of next month. I can do this by myself because I know the technology.
• Examine your life pie. Really see what your priorities in life are. Slice into it and make your website a priority.
• When you are tired at midnight, work two more hours.
• When you are feeling burned out, pump up the motivation music, and work more.
• Burn the vision of your website in your mind. Use ‘Unleash Your Fire Through Motion’ as a way to enhance this.
• Seriously – selflessly give to and promote others.
• Create your own group which you selflessly promote. For me, this is the I.P.W.
• Create at least 30 pages of quality content. Then you can start referring to previous articles when you write, for further value and cohesiveness.
• Model successful people – without copying them. Find your thing, but use the strategies of those who are successful (like Lisa Irby and Financial Samurai)
• Believe in yourself. Use positive self talk!
• Enjoy successes and build upon them. I’m under a million in Alexa, so what do I do now? I go to town and work harder.
• Learn and accept failings. I did a contest for 5 people to join my Facebook page as a fan and if they did, I’d mention and link to them in my next article. I announced it on Twitter and nobody joined. Guess what? No biggie, gather what I learned from how I approached it, change my approach, and move on. UPDATE! Silly me – there was a restriction on the page – it should be visible now…
• Create contests (I’ve seen people do this and have great success). Give away something free. Give away a free book. Give away some of your time.
• Seek out mentors. Special thanks to Brandi Grays, for working with me on the marketing side of my website. Check her site out, she’s been very helpful to me! She is offering free consulting right now as of (3/23/2010).
• Create more sites, learn from them. I’ve had DrJerm for over two years and P90XFamily for over a year. I’ve learned valuable lessons from them.
• Set realistic goals – achieve them and set harder goals.
• Be persistent, dedicated, and earnestly seek to add value to others.
• Chew fear, spit out relentlessness. Could my site die a horrible death and get ranked 10 million in Alexa? Sure it could. But if I give it my all, I’m not worried.
• Get fit and have the energy to work hard.
• Eat the right foods.
• Be bold, dream big.
• Be unique.
• Get everywhere on the web.
• Hustle!

I’m showing that there really is something to what I am saying. I am willing into existence evidence. I’m not just some crazy person making crap up (ok I am crazy!). What I share on this website really works. It will help you realize your DREAMS and IDEAS, make PROGRESS, and see things through to COMPLETION. That is the magic of what I am doing here. That is the magic you can have in your life too! Wishing you success as you create your dreams and ideas into existence – whatever they may be that add value to this world.

Folks: What are you dreams and aspirations? Do you believe you can complete them? What can I do to help?

image via a video from Lisa

I am excited to announce the first member of the wizard club, and that is Lisa Irby. Lisa Irby specializes in creating informational websites with a focus in helping people create websites and blogs. She gives information and video that assist people in getting visitors to their website (traffic) and the ways to profit (make money) from online websites.

I’m going to share first what she has accomplished – which is a great deal. Next time, I will share how she got to where she is and the great potential she still has.

Why did I choose Lisa?

First, she meets all my wizardly criteria. That is she has shown intelligence, success in many areas, and a genuine interest in helping others. Not only that, she has an immense amount of information, video, and tutorials amongst the many websites which she currently maintains today. I have benefited from her tutelage. I am by no means making tons of money right now – however, I feel am getting close to that ‘sweet spot’ where I know I am on the right track and in time will see the fruits of my labor.

What specifically does Lisa do?

Let me explain this to you through her many informational and social networking websites. She will have a few sites that I do not list because they are either personal, I have not found them yet, or are not relevant to showing her skill as a wizard.

2CreateAWebsite

This is Lisa’s ‘flagship’ website. She’s had it since January 2002. She uses it to help beginner’s learn to create websites and blogs. She provides information covering how to get your domain name, find a web host, build your website, get traffic, and make money from your website. Lisa refers to herself as an ‘affiliate marketer’ – that is someone who promotes and sells other people’s products – and making a portion of the sale when a website visitor buys the product.

2CreateAWebsite Blog

This is the ‘side kick’ to Lisa’s 2CreateAWebsite. She updates about once a week with helpful information for those looking to create websites, or for those who already have websites and are needing advice for taking their website further with traffic and making money. Lately she’s been doing video reviews of other websites which have succeeded in driving high amounts of traffic (around the top 5% in the world).

Website Babble

This is a forum that Lisa created. A forum is basically an online community where people can talk to each other through ‘posting’ to various topics and what other members of the forum have posted. The forum covers topics from affiliate marketing (selling other people’s products), beginner’s programming help, building traffic, and making money.

2PlanAWebsite

This is one of Lisa’s more recent websites. She created it as a response to a need she saw for people to slow down and stop rushing into creating their websites without a plan or strategy. She covers brainstorming, copyright, taxes, how to get paid, amongst other things.

Flat Stomach Exercises

This is one of Lisa’s ‘off topic’ websites. She created it using one of the products she sells via affiliate marketing, Site Build It. It is a website that focuses on ways to get a flat stomach, while also adding information about healthy eating, having a good attitude, and getting a flat stomach for the right reasons.

Lisa’s social networking sites

• Lisa’s 2CreateAWebsite Twitter account.
• Lisa’s 2CreateAWebsite YouTube channel for affiliate marketing, traffic, making money tips, and more.
• Lisa’s 2CreateAWebsite YouTube channel for programming and development tips.
• Lisa’s Flat-Stomach-Exercises YouTube channel.

Why does any of this matter for you?

That’s the million dollar question isn’t it? And the real magic of it is what I will share in my next article about her. So stay tuned, you won’t want to miss the insights into how Lisa got to where she is and the amount of exposure, income, and potential that Lisa Irby has – and why this is a good thing for all of you reading.