matt rhodes

It’s been a few days since I posted about being involved in a contest through the Simple Cash Blog, so I wanted to give you a bit of an update.

First of all, I am falling a bit behind. I’m not listening to my own advice, and I’m finding myself all over the place. So yesterday I sat down and set up a recovery plan to get me back on track by 27th April. It’s going to require some work, but I think I can do it.

Aside from that, this really is a very solid plan. I can’t go into too much detail because that wouldn’t be right - I didn’t create the plan so it really isn’t mine to give. But I don’t see too much harm in talking about it in a general fashion, so that’s what I’ll do. Matt and John, if you read this and you disapprove, let me know and I’ll pull it right away.

Basically, the plan involves two attack vectors, content and relationship marketing. By content, I mean to say that we are expected to post more content on the web in a given week than I have usually posted in the span of several months, so this is a lot of content for me. However, they do a very good job of explaining exactly how to speed it up and do what they are looking for. At least in the revised versions of the instructions this is true. I found myself a little bit confused by the original.

The plan, especially for the content, is very detailed, and they really don’t leave much out. I prefer having daily milestones to make sure I’m on track all week, but that’s just my preference. Their plan is broken down by the week.

The biggest complaint I would have is that it takes me longer to do everything than they suggest. I’m just not as fast as they are when it comes to doing a lot of this stuff, so I’m moving along much slower. But I’m starting to get moving much faster, and it won’t really be fair to say whether I’m at pace or not until I catch up.

The relationship marketing kicks in right in the second week, and builds on itself week after week throughout the contest period. It makes use primarily of forums and a blog for the first few weeks, then moves into using twitter and Facebook, and then goes way beyond that too. I’m not a big fan of Facebook myself, but as they say, you’ve got to go along to get along. I can deal with it at least as long as the contest is ongoing.

In my opinion, it isn’t too late for anyone else who wants to try out this contest. I’m guessing (they haven’t said one way or the other) that the Rhodes brothers are going to be leaving this content up for members and/or selling this as a separate product when all is said and done, so why not get in on it now if you have an interest?

The Simple Cash Blog (NOTE: Full disclosure - if you use this link and decide that you want to give this a try, I will make a commission. This does not affect the price you pay at all, and it is certainly not the reason I am making the recommendation. If you do not wish to use that link, the one below goes to the same place but I will not get any commission if you choose to buy.)
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