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2002mjf
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# Posted: 6 Mar 2008 20:11
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How many hours a week do you spend promoting your business? ie. forums, placing classified ads, site maintenance(if you have a website), etc.
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# Posted: 6 Mar 2008 22:56
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It really kind of varies on what kinds of projects I'm working on - sometimes 10 or 20 hours, sometimes none at all.
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seeyalater72
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# Posted: 6 Mar 2008 23:39
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I spend about 10-20 hours per week promoting my business.
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CSGWAHM
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# Posted: 7 Mar 2008 07:04
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70% of the total time you spend on your business should be doing marketing/generating prospects. Hope that helps.
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# Posted: 7 Mar 2008 20:18
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10-20 hours per week
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dmitch31
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# Posted: 7 Mar 2008 21:30
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About 40, but it's because I haven't been at this very long and I know I've got to work harder at the outset to get some momentum going.
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# Posted: 8 Mar 2008 13:08
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I would say that once you have your website set up you should spend 90% of your time marketing it. This should include blogging, social bookmarking, article marketing, forum marketing, and email marketing to your list. If you are not building a list on your website and blog shame on you.
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mupegasus
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# Posted: 8 Mar 2008 13:11
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20-30 hrs a week!
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aplina
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# Posted: 9 Mar 2008 06:16
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its all depends. am still into getting backs links . so l make sure l have 1or2 everyday. most of my traffic come from google
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# Posted: 9 Mar 2008 06:48
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Depending upon what else is going on, 50%-90% of my internet time each week.
Will you be using the results of this thread for anything specific?
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2002mjf
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# Posted: 9 Mar 2008 21:12 � Edited by: 2002mjf
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Quoting: Newbie Shield Will you be using the results of this thread for anything specific?
Hi, Thanks for all the replies, and, no, I was just curious about the answer due to the fact that I spend about 30-40 hours a week on my various sites. I was wondering if I was spending too little or too much time on my sites.....I hope a few more people anwer as this is interesting!
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mountainmom5
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# Posted: 10 Mar 2008 17:43
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15 - 20 hours a week - sometimes more , sometimes less 
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brazilfarmer
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# Posted: 20 Mar 2008 23:12
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Not enough unfortunately! My day job takes 40 hours and then my wife and 2-year old daughter expect a certain number of hours of my time each week.... Then comes the internet! So probably about 10 hours a week which probably proves why progress is a little on the slow side. But as we always say with IM you need to put in the hours in order to be successful.
I do believe that it's quality not quantity that counts, so it's not necessarily the number of hours you spend marketing but how you market that matters. There are many methods that are a complete waste of time which means your productivity or efficiency would be very low despite spending many hours 'marketing'.
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Homeboy
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# Posted: 21 Mar 2008 05:08
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At the moment, about half the day, each day....
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brazilfarmer
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# Posted: 23 Mar 2008 16:18
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Homeboy: At the moment, about half the day, each day....
I am seriously jealous you must be single, without children!
Although if you can spend all that time on your online business I hope you're seeing some rewards.
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# Posted: 24 Mar 2008 05:24
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Though I do a few different things, I have developed the mindset that whenever an opportunity comes up I explore it re my MLM.
No I don't push the business aspect all the time, sometimes just the products.
Dedicated 100% attention - 2 to 3 hours a day
Target of opportunity during the day - approx 1 hour total (sometimes more)
It works very well for me
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# Posted: 27 Mar 2008 15:01
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Newbie Deb here:
I spent every moment i can spare. which right now is when i get up till i go to bed. had foot surgery so i get too devote that much time.
soon will be back to my reg. job so then it will be about 5 hrs eacch nite sxcept weekends (ie days off) most of the whole day..lol...
just can't get enough!
Hope this helps your pole/
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# Posted: 28 Mar 2008 14:03
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Well, unfortunately i really don't have much spare time on my hands at the moment so i spend as little as 5 hours a week sometimes even less
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# Posted: 28 Mar 2008 16:10
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HI Again,
Thats Ok, spend as much time as you can. ant time spent do ing your business is better than none.
The point is to at least make an honest effort.
And depending on where you see your self with your business in say 1 to 5 yrs. that should be your focus and motivation.
Just always remember that it's the quality not the quanity that matters most.
have A Great day
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# Posted: 9 May 2008 16:28
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dchezem: Just always remember that it's the quality not the quanity that matters most.
Correct - I think we all have experienced the problems with simply signing everyone up we come across - you end up stretching your attentions very thinly and wonder why there is no exponential growth happening.
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# Posted: 9 May 2008 20:24
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I am making a move from reselling products on my websites to affiliate marketing. 25% of my time is spent on my retail sites while the rest is educating my self about my new venture which I started last August.
I am probably spending about 25-40 hours per week on affilate marketing because I am learning as I go.
John
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# Posted: 10 May 2008 11:56
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I am spending 8-10 hours per week because I also have a J-O-B right now and a family so my time is pretty much limited to that amount.
Becky
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FedIntRev
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# Posted: 11 May 2008 00:42
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I used to spend about 50 hours a week building my business. Not any more.
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# Posted: 11 May 2008 09:54
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I work online 5 to 6 days a week with my businesses, so I belnd in my advertising during each day for all of them...more for some, less with others. I own 2 of my businesses out right and the other is an Affiliate.
Good luck to all
John
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# Posted: 12 May 2008 17:00
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brazilfarmer: I am seriously jealous you must be single, without children!
Haha, not single, but no children. I still work a normal job in the mornings, but the online income is picking up, so one of these days I can hopefully quit 'real' work for good.
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# Posted: 12 May 2008 17:09
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Oh good, I seem to be within the norm - I have been advised to aim for 50 "posts" or some ads or whatever, EVERY DAY, and I am becoming more efficient in meeting this goal every day. I think when you start out it takes a lot longer to find the places to post or advertise, sign up, read, see results, etc. So I am slowly getting up to speed. I spend as much time as i can at the moment! I also work part time also so it varies by day.
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