Begin Your Fresh Start Challenge Now!
#1: The Niche Challenge
We challenge you to define niches that interest you. Don’t worry about researching them or trying to figure anything out at this point. Just pick them using your “gut” (intuition). Go with what you “feel” is true right now. We’ll teach you how to research and think through it later.
Complete this Challenge:
Step 1 – Open your Challenge Workbook Step 2 – List your niche ideas in the second set of boxes on the page. Here are the nine niches that we want to see you choose:
- List three hobbies that you love
- List three areas where you have a special talent or expertise
- List three areas that you feel money can be made – regardless of your knowledge of these areas
Step 3 – Come back to this page: http://blog.affiliateclassroom.com/challenges and let everyone know that you’ve completed the challenge. Tell us what you chose and what you’re most excited about!
Need some more direction?
Log into your Affiliate Classroom interface and check out course number 140.0 Niche Research and Selection and the checklist Evergreen Niches for help. Not an Affiliate Classroom member yet? Click on the button below to sign up now! 
Challenge #2: The 50-10 Keyword Challenge
Time to put on your thinking hat! We’re looking for words, words and more words.
*The video that Anik mentions in this video is coming soon!
Complete this Challenge:
Step 1 – Open your Challenge Workbook spreadsheet
Step 2 – For each of your 3 niches list:
- 50 three-word keywords
- 10 one or two-word keyword phrases
Step 3 – Come back to this page: http://blog.affiliateclassroom.com/challenges and let everyone know that you’ve completed the challenge. Tell us what tricks you used to come up with your lists.
Need some more direction?
Log into your Affiliate Classroom interface and check out course: 130.0 – Paid Search (PPC) Affiliate Business Model and 130.1 – Natural Search (SEO) Affiliate Business Model . Both of these talk about search engines (paid and natural) and how keywords play a role in affiliate businesses.
Challenge #3: The 10 Sites and Research Trends Challenge
This new challenge will take you through some basic research and will show you how to see emerging trends within your own niche.
Complete this Challenge:
Step 1 – Open your Challenge Workbook
Step 2- Find at least 10 affiliate websites from the niche that you selected in Challenge #1.
- Write down the domains in your Challenge Workbook
- Come up with a couple of sentences that describes what each of those websites are doing.
Step 3 – Go to Alexa.com and enter the domain names into the search box.
- Write down the domains traffic stats in your Challenge Workbook
Step 4 – Come back to this page: http://blog.affiliateclassroom.com/challenges and let everyone know that you’ve completed the challenge. Tell us what you’ve found in your research and your traffic trends.
Challenge #4 – Buddy Up Challenge
The Fresh Start Challenge video #4 is up and its time to gear up for the Buddy Up Challenge!
Tell us what niche you’re most interested in and we’ll match you up with a group of people in a related area so you can support one another through the next challenge, the 2-day event and beyond!
Just login to your Affiliate Classroom or PPC Classroom account here:Â http://my.affiliateclassroom.com/index/ and click on the Fresh Start Challenge banner on the main page to see the NEW challenge.
Don’t forget, we’ll be opening registration for our live, online, hand-holding event on January 23rd & 24th, 2010, very soon! Make sure to watch for the registration link to reserve your spot!
Take Care!
-Lurn Team
Hello,
I just completed Challenge #1.
Hobby 1 Bodybuilding
Hobby 2 Travel
Hobby 3 Watching Basketball (College and NBA)
Talent 1 Fitness Training
Talent 2 Nutrition Consulting
Talent 3 Cooking
Money Maker 1 Affiliate programs
Money Maker 2 Investing in Property
Money Maker 3 Travel
Very excited about 2010 and getting some hands on support.
Cheers!
Hey people,
hobbies: 1) skating, wakeboardings, snowboarding
2) designing graphics for boards
3) building websites
Talents: 1) building blogs
2) building css sites
3) web business ideas
Niches: 1) make money online products/blogs
2) Travel websites/blogs/programs
3) affiliate marketing
This should be a fun exercise! I hope it pays off!!
Challenge 1 completed:
Hobby: Learning about Alternative Medicine
Hobby: Travel
Hobby: Movies
Talent: Research
Talent: Analysis
Talent: Writing
Money: Weight Loss
Money: Natural Health/Beauty
Money: Making Money Online
Aaron, have you registered for the live 2-day event on January 23rd & 24th yet? Make sure you log into your Affiliate Classroom interface to reserve your spot!
Thanks,
Shannon
Hi Catherine,
We’ll have those buddies out shortly and sent right over to you. Don’t forget to register for the Fresh Start Challenge live (and free) 2-day event on January 23rd and 24th. Just log into your member interface and click on the register banner!
Look forward to seeing you there!
Shannon
Rainer, thanks for sharing this!
Dont forget to register for the live 2-day event on January 23rd & 24th. We’ve just launched the registration for it today so reserve your spot now by logging into your member interface and clicking on the registration banner!
Thanks,
Shannon
Hi Joe,
Have you completed the rest of the challenges yet? Don’t forget to register for the live 2-day event on January 23rd & 24th! We’ve just gone live with the registration link so make sure to check it out inside your affiliate interface!
Thanks,
Shannon
Hi Linnea,
Don’t forget to register for the live 2-day event on January 23rd & 24th! We’ve just gone live with the registration link so make sure to check it out inside your affiliate interface so you can reserve your spot now!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Thanks,
Shannon
Hi Neil,
Have you completed the rest of the challenges yet? Don’t forget to register for the live 2-day event on January 23rd & 24th! We’ve just gone live with the registration link so make sure to check it out inside your affiliate interface so you can reserve your spot!
We look forward to ’seeing’ you there!
Thanks,
Shannon
Hi Hans,
Have you completed the rest of the challenges yet? Don’t forget to register for the live 2-day event on January 23rd & 24th! We’ve just gone live with the registration link so make sure to check it out inside your affiliate interface so you can reserve your spot!
We look forward to ’seeing’ you there!
Thanks,
Shannon
Hey Steve,
Were you able to complete the rest of the challenges? If not, there’s still time to do so! All the videos and instructions are in the member interface.
Also, our 2-day live event is coming up on January 23rd & 24th and we’ve just opened registration for that today. Once you’re logged into the interface, just click on the Fresh Start Challenge live event banner to register for your spot!
Hope to see you there!
Shannon
Hey Chia,
Were you able to find and complete challenge 3 and 4? Were getting ready to send out the buddy information so if you’ve not done these challenges yet, you still have time.
Also, we just opened registration for our 2-day event on January 23 & 24 so make sure to register for that too!
Hope to see you there!
Shannon
I have completed it!
Hello, I have completed the first challenge:
Hobbies – Music, organic gardening, dog/pets
Talent: – Aromatherapy, craft, singing,
Money maker – sports equipment, stress management, dog training.
Looking forward to the next stage!
Late starter!
Completed Challenge #1
Hobbies
Genealogy
Computer technology
Reading science fiction & fantasy
Talent/Expertise
computer troubleshooting
internet
teaching
Money Niches
health & wellness / wheat intolerance / Acai
computer utilities / anti malware
ebooks
Mosty excited about the first 2 niches
ON to the next challenge!
Niches – here goes…
3 hobbies:
interior design, movies, cats
3 talents:
technical writing
organizer of all things chaotic
cleaning
3 niches that make money”
internet marketing ‘how to’
weight loss
drugs
next….
I’ve completed the first part. Late, I know, but I’ll have all of this done by the end of the week:
The Niche Challenge – Part 1
Niche
Hobbie 1 Politics
Hobbie 2 Philosophy
Hobbie 3 Tennis
The Niche Challenge – Part 2
Niche
Talent 1 Computers
Talent 2 Project Management
Talent 3 Statistics
The Niche Challenge – Part 3
Niche
Money Maker 1 Online jobs
Money Maker 2 Dog Training
Money Maker 3 Spanish
I completed challenge #1.
I took some time to create a list of niches I realy want to research further. And I left out the niche I tried to make money from, in the past.
Hey Christopher,
You still have time to complete the Challenges (if you haven’t already
.
If you’ve not registered for the live event this weekend, make sure to do that as well!
Shannon
Hi Grace,
Now that you’ve completed the first challenge, have you begun working on the rest of them? There’s still plenty of time to do them if you haven’t already.
Will you be joining us for the live event this weekend?
Shannon
Hey Selwyn,
Great to see you’ve completed challenge #1! How are the rest of the challenges coming?
Make sure to register for our live event this weekend too if you haven’t already!
Shannon
Hey Lee, this looks great! Now that you’ve completed the first challenge, have you started on the remaining ones yet?
Shannon
Completed challenge #2.
It was hard.
Could have been easier if I could have watched the second video for keywords.
Did keywords too..
Did anyone receive email or so about tomorrow ?
The First Challenge: is completed.
Hobbies :
Writing
Making music and playing drums, bass guitar and keyboards
Online games
Talents and experience:
Reading and researching on many subjects
Web surfing LOL
Geek stuff
Money Maker 1– Out of credit card debt
Money Maker 2– Weight Loss
Money Maker 3– Internet Marketing
I have completed Challenge # 1. Yeah!
Hobbies: Enterntaining, Knitting, Movies
Talents: Languages, Interior Design, Cooking
Money Maker: Start Up/Own your Business Training, Natural Health, Weight Loss
Can’t wait for the second challenge!
challenge #1 has been done
OK, here is step 1 completed.
Hobbies:
1. Health and Wellness
2. Sports / Mostly Football
3. Business / Marketing / Internet
Talents:
1. Business, a passion for learning and applying
2. Health and Nutrition
3. Personal Development
Money Makers:
1. Very specific / Niche health conditions
2. Internet Marketing
3. Medical Marijuana Content
Challenge 2 here I come!!!
I completed part 1 and completed the quick registration link I received today. Does anyone have the link for tomorrow that they can post?
I have chosen to sell seeds, i love the idea of having an emegency garden in a can.
Challenge 2 completed. I love this small chunking step by step process. So much gets done doing it this way!
hobbies: folk art painting, hand crafted ornaments, jewelry
Talents: training, math, sales
Money maker: dogs (pets), weightloss, get fit/healthy,dating
I completed the first part of the challenge.
Hobbies: bicycling, programming, watching movies
Talent: computer consulting, computer repair, information systems management
Money makers: selling used college textbooks, daycare camera installation, secure website hosting for businesses
I have registered for the 2 day class, a couple weeks ago. Thought it starts tomorrow but have received no info on time and how to connect. Can anyone help me?
Great task!
Hobbie 1 photography
Hobbie 2 aquarium
Hobbie 3 personal development
Talent 1 horticulture
Talent 2 greenhouse
Talent 3 spirituality and health
Money Maker 1 internet marketing
Money Maker 2 wealth creation
Money Maker 3 health and fitness
Okay, I’m up through the keyword research.
To Shannon:
I’ve registered 3 times now but still haven’t received any further information about this weekend’s classes. I sent a reply to support.affiliateclassroom@gmail.com. Let me know what else I need to do.
Thanks,
Christopher
Hobbies
1. Reading (Personal Development)
2. Exercise
3. Movies
Things I’m good at
1. Great with people
2. I make people laugh
3. I work well in a team environment
Niches
1. Weight loss niche
2. Dating Niche
3. Insurance Niche
Hobbies: cooking, gardening, sewing
Good at: cooking, gardening, sewing
Make money: gardening, woodworking, cooking
Oh, I’m discouraged…
Circumstances has gotten in the way this past 2 weeks so that I have not been able to complete all that is necessary for this seminar. I’m working this morning at my regular job so this a.m. is not available to finish the assignments. Can I attend anyway, and get got up there? I have the basic knowledge, so I believe I can do this…
I’m going after gardening…specifically, greenhouses. I’m familiar with clickbank & have an account there already. I can begin there…
Thank you to the Lurn team for an engaging and information packed Day 1. I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s sessions and the DVD version of the workshop to reveiw all of the concepts at my leisure. Enjoy your evening!
Thanks so much Lin, were so glad you were able to join us today. Tomorrow is another packed day so get some rest and we’ll see ya tomorrow!
Shannon
Hi Ellen,
Don’t be discouraged at all, things happen! You can finish the challenges as time permits and if your able to join us tomorrow, Sunday, for the second half, you can definitely attend.
Thanks,
Shannon
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