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Wow! Great Post. Huge bump for honesty and biz. Congrats to all those who had a great year and chins up to those that didn?t
Aside from our core group here (Vegas, Brandi, Angel and Scooba) I would have to say my greatest source of inspiration has come from Tucker, SEGuru and 3xTom.
Gu and his beautiful wife (who he wont share... damnit!) have been an enormous support, a wealth of information and have taught me more about SEO than I ever thought I could understand. ( I still don't understand half of what he says)
Tucker has been like a brother, staying up all hours of the night chatting about life and business. He has taught me quite a bit about the politics in the industry and mainstream marketing.
3xTom ? although he doesn?t seem to get the notoriety he deserves, he knows his shit... period and is the workhorse behind their program. He and I bounce valuable information off each other almost every week which has helped both our programs. Super honest dude!
So with the accolades aside... Here's my personal 2005 Report Card.
Positives of 2005
- We grew our revenues 30% each month, every month for the entire year
- We finished the build-out of our 3000 sqft office and hired 3 new people from outside the industry who have not only learned it but excel in it.
- Worked hard to build a mainstream presence resulting in Brandi?s appearances on Stern, E!, The Larry Elder, The Tyra Banks Show and iN Demand.
- Worked hard to build a solid, productive group of webmasters while maintaining a ?closed program? ? They excelled.
- We acquired DirtyDaisy.com and launched SinamonLane.com
- We developed Parents in Adult
- We reinvested virtually all of the companies profits allowing us to build the 9 new sites set to launch in 2006
Negatives of 2005
- Lack of automation ? our first three sites are all manually updated
- We were too lenient with some of the contracted models
- Failed to effectively manage our traffic.
- Miscalculated the launch date and cost of our biggest project originally scheduled for Dec 2005
- Lastly...our work load far exceeds the human resources we have leading to average work weeks of 90+ hours
Conclusion:
We too had a successful year entirely due to the unbelievable dedication and work ethic of Vegas, Brandi, Angel and Scooba along with our incredible affiliates.
My Personal Grade for 2005 = ?B?
Running a successful program takes a lot of work. I have learned a great deal over this year and intend on making 2006 one for the record books.
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