Michaela Cernescu’s Blog

I like to start the New Year with my reflection on 2009, enjoying the good moments, learning from mistakes, enforce the plan for 2010 and organize to the bone, and whatever takes to make it better, and a humble thank you for the blessing friends and working JV partners of 2009.

It is fair to say that 2009 wasn’t one of my favorite year even though was better then 2008. It was a mix of too many events, projects which as a whole made me tired and not always happy.

This doesn’t mean that I don’t appreciate the accomplishments:

Learning:

•  It was a turning point on the way I looked at Web 2.0. A learned a lot and spend a value time analyzing some new trends. As a consequence I am going more towards: tagging, grouping, and blogging using only WordPress and the new born WP MU, abandoning some classic concept of putting my nose all over the net. I can see clearly now that this was a mistake of the past. Thanks you: Yaro, Eric, VanDyke, Joel for a friendly hand when I need it the most
• I definitely want to spend more time in small niches, but keeping in mind the main purpose of my business vision and its goals
• I eliminate a foggy area and I make now a clear difference between my main purpose and the  satellite “tools”
• It was an important step forward on my understanding of Google strategies, myths, and future trends. Thanks  Jonathan for “Search Engine Myths Exposed”, you are a marvelous researcher, deep analyst, and honest Internet Marketer. I learn a lot from you and I am using your scripts with a different prospective now
• I learned a lot about membership sites, scripts, and macros. Thanks: Eric, Jan Del Carmen, Stu  
• Learned WordPress MU, wrote the first eBook in JV with Alex: “WordPress Multi User”, read aboutit on this lens
• I know from sometime that the key of  long term success is to create automated systems, not to chase a couple of sales, but for the first time I made the creation of automated systems my priority, it is going to stay like this for 2010 as well 
• I’ll use an entire arsenal available for Automated systems: scripts, macro, autoresponders, recurring tools (membership sites, e-courses)

My 2009 Blessings and 2010 Hopes:

• In 2009 I was blessed with a couple of good new friends. Some were coming from working relations, others just happen to be the right person at the right place and time for me. I am really grateful for having all of them on my side, yes, the friends make our world. A special thanks for Jeanie, Alex, my dear musketeers, and a handful of very dear Squidoo friends
• In 2010 I’ll work at just a project at a time, no exceptions, the decision is coming as a hard to swallow learning experience from 2009
• I’ll eliminate all un productive activities, all volunteer work for hopeless experiences
• I’ll extend working relationships with people who happen to share what I  believe in, and I’ll continue to learn and grow within this friendly environment. I am glad  these type of people exist around me, I value their expertise, collaboration, and above all friendship
• I am convinced that if I want to work hard on my goals, my goals will work on me; I’ll continue to dream big, and plan to the last detail. I don’t want to face the future with apprehension; I want to do it with anticipation and joy. Yes, I always consider the joy of honest hard work a prerequisite of success 
• At personal level I have to put more time aside for family. My mother is 95 old now, she needs me, I’ll be available day and night for her, she is the best mother in the world for me
• My audience will find out about the progress from my blogs, published products, lenses, tweets, and so on
• To serve better my loyal subscribers, I’ll transform this blog in a monthly Newsletter-Blog, starting Jan 15th, and as usual I invite you to participate, I really love to hear from you

Quote Mark Twain

My Predictions:

• I am convinced that Blogging, Affiliate Marketing, and Internet Marketing in general will play a bigger role in 2010
• But a lot of changes will happen, new tactics, and trends will emerge, as of new FTC rules ( read lens ). To all the pessimists out there who are telling you that Internet Marketing is saturated, I say that they don’t understand essence. The Internet is big enough for you and me, and gazillion of other honest people, there are no fences, and the difference between the impossible and possible lies only in a person’s determination, not on outside influences 
• Among my good friends I clearly see 2-3 new stars in 2010, I wish them well, keep on open eye, and help as much as I can

To your success, Happy New Year Michaela

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