Well now that my hangover from New Years is finally cured I think it is time to write a “2011 Goals” post.  Like I mentioned in my 2010 Affiliate Recap post, it seemed like I forgot to do overall goals for 2010 and had to just go off the top of my head.  This year I am changing that and I am printing out my 2011 affiliate goals and posting them on my wall for a reminder of what I want to accomplish.

2011 is probably going to be a life changing year for me.  At the end of the year I will have been an affiliate for 4 years and will know what direction I will be going with my business and life… below are my 2011 goals:

No New Sites – In 2011 I don’t want to create any new sites.  For two reasons: I want to focus on my sites I am already running and if I want to start a new project I have some seriously awesome domains that I have started but haven’t really done anything with yet.  For me it’s so much easier focusing on just a couple sites and turning them into brandable, authority type sites.  I think trust will become even more important in 2011 and it’s easier gaining trust from returning visitors.  Instead of 5-10 page mini sites that I used to create, I am focusing on building my sites bigger.

Become Authority With NHL and MLB Sites – I have two sports betting sites that get good traffic and I want to turn those into authority sites.  I am trying to make them quality resources that get lots of repeat visitors.  I have already been doing this with my NHL site and am starting to make a little bit more money with the site now.  I am going to get a new MLB template designed and do daily blog posts during the MLB months with Free MLB Picks (that will give me something to do in the summer too).  My goal for these sites is 10 RMPs per month each.

Establish Workout Blog – I recently put up a Workout Tips guide that will pretty much be a personal workout blog that I am going to try and monetize in different ways.  I really like the domain name for the site as it mixes in keywords with a brandable sound to it.  My plan is to build up traffic and then down the road maybe sell my own workout product (workout program or something).  Health and Fitness is a niche that will always be around, and I want to be a part of it.  I have a personal interest in it and would enjoy writing content if I knew I could make money from it.

Monetize Affiliate Blog – I am one of the few poker affiliates who actually blogs at least once a month consistently, and feel I should be trying to make a little bit of money with the blog.  My main reason for blogging here is to keep myself on track and help out others (because I have gotten tons of free help), but if I can do that at the same time as making a couple $$ I might as well.

$200k Net Revenue – This year I want to net $200k with my business.  It’s going to take a lot of work, but I am ready to put in the effort.  I have been slacking too much over the last two years and feel I should have made this amount in 2010.  I am 100% focused heading into 2011 and would be pretty disappointed if I didn’t reach this goal.

Personal Goals – As far as personal goals go it is pretty much same old.. I want to keep working out 5 times per week and eating healthy (will go hand in hand with my workout tips blog anyways), keep donating to a charity of choice once per month, travel and just have some fun!

Good Luck to you in 2011, I hope it’s a good one!