DAY 6 UPDATE: Monday, 11-Oct-2004 9:25 PM
Well all activities came to an abrupt halt for 72 hrs. after a stomach virus hit. Not good. Everything was 'out the window' and I was down.
But not out...
Now back, and all the 'time down' gave me a lot of time to think back at all the plans.
I'll summarize all the thoughts about the activities I have planned.
The original idea and concept remain strong and unchanged.
The rules are good and remain mostly unchanged. Some additional rules and minor changes may be necessary as STEPS advance.
My next steps include setting up the forum area where members can share their thoughts and I can answer questions directly.
I am also setting up a contest to select 25 mailing list subscribers to "take them thru some of the 31 STEP process --perhaps, 'til STEP 28. I'll also provide funds to cover the online costs up to $1000.00 and mid-way thru the process I'll present the winners with a very good computer --one that is near the 'top of the line'.
All of this I plan to do *after* I get thru STEP 28 on my own.
I have also decided to use a little credit mainly because without the use of a credit card doing business on the Internet is nearly impossible. However, I will not use the credit amount to add to the total of the STEPS.
Lastly, I am planning this week to 'move all the cash I have to a bank account' so that I don't have it near me. It's better to stick to statements after this point.
TO DO LIST
What I hope to do this week:
1. Finish the forum
setup
2. Get a credit card merchant processor to charge users for forum access.
3. Setup the bank account to get deposits from the charges.
4. Update and personalize the mailing list subscriber area.
5. Update several STEP pages.
6. Setup more of the contest and some of the rules. I hope to finish the contest
by the end of the month.
7. By the end of the week formulate plans to make several more steps and review
progress at this point.
That's about it. It was a tough week and I am glad it's over... now I have some catching up to do.
Out for now... talk to you tomorrow!
