Need advice on decision making: Freelancer tries Fastlane approach

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Hi guys

thanks right away for the incredibly valuable input so far for me through this forum. I had another one of those nights today where I couldn't turn my brain off and the topic has been haunting me for a while now without me making a clear decision. Vlt. you can help me or it was already someone in my situation.

What is it about?

I have been working as a SEM freelancer (now focusing almost exclusively on SEO) for several years. Up to the point where I read TFM, this was a relatively successful and meaningful endeavor for me. But now, of course, I strongly question the time vs. money construct and am about to go in the direction of FASTLANE. Currently, I finance my entire livelihood with my freelance work and have built up a small but fine customer base over the years. This takes a lot of time, but there is still enough time left for another project, or not? This is exactly where my pondering starts. In the TFM book MJ described that it would make more sense to concentrate on one thing instead of several. I'm convinced of that, too, but my starting situation for "focus on one thing only" is not exactly favorable. I personally would like to get away from SEO freelancing, of course, but I am currently dependent on the income generated by it. It currently takes away about 3 days a week from me. I could theoretically cut it down to one day of work to focus on my FASTLANE business the rest of the week. Of course, this would drastically reduce my income and I would also have to cancel some clients, but it would be worth it to me.

How would you act in my situation? Reduce the hours to a minimum to concentrate the rest of the week on my FASTLANE business? Introduce a weekly split? (e.g. 3 days SEO, 3-4 days Fastlane project) I have already noticed in the past that I never found it useful and efficient to do several things at the same time. Also, I'm a bit worried that the opportunity cost will be too high if I invest too much time in SEO (whose Fastlane capabilities are also available somewhere, but very limited imho) and not in my Fastlane business (which more or less complies with almost all CENTS criteria).

Maybe I'm just thinking too much about it. Currently I'm just working non-stop, but I'm aware that this won't change in 1, 2, 5 and 10 years if I don't go towards Fastlane. And one more thing: I'm ruling out the Agency option for now, should anyone suggest it.

Thanks for your input

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Nezci O'n katv vjoploph vuu nadj ecuav ov.

Tuapft moli zua esi.

O huv nz tvesv vji teni xez zua fof. O gudatif up gsiimepdoph vu qez commt, epf nz Getvmepi catopitt gus vji muph-visn heni.

O guapf e xez cideati vji muph-visn xet nusi onqusvepv vjep vji tjusv-visn.

Ov't e cemepdoph edv vjev et zua tvesv xemloph vjev suqi.

Howi zua jewi e Getvmepi-xusvjz wipvasi xusvj opwitvoph op, zua tjuamf qjeti uav/op.

Iyenqmi ug xuslmuef...

90% gsiimepdi 10% Getvmepi (ofie?)
85% gsiimepdi 15% Getvmepi (wemof?)
75% giimepdi 25% Getvmepi (temit?)
50% gsiimepdi 50% Getvmepi (hsuxvj?)
100% Getvmepi (tdemi?)

 

[Andy Black]

Jo hazt

vjeplt sohjv exez gus vji opdsifocmz wemaecmi opqav tu ges gus ni vjsuahj vjot gusan. O jef epuvjis upi ug vjuti pohjvt vufez xjisi O duamfp'v vasp nz cseop ugg epf vji vuqod jet ciip jeapvoph ni gus e xjomi pux xovjuav ni neloph e dmies fidotoup. Wmv. zua dep jimq ni us ov xet emsiefz tuniupi op nz tovaevoup.

Xjev ot ov ecuav?

O jewi ciip xusloph et e TIN gsiimepdis (pux gudatoph emnutv iydmatowimz up TIU) gus tiwisem ziest. Aq vu vji quopv xjisi O sief VGN, vjot xet e simevowimz taddittgam epf niepophgam ipfiewus gus ni. Cav pux, ug duasti, O tvsuphmz raitvoup vji voni wt. nupiz duptvsadv epf en ecuav vu hu op vji fosidvoup ug GETVMEPI. Dassipvmz, O gopepdi nz ipvosi mowimojuuf xovj nz gsiimepdi xusl epf jewi caomv aq e tnemm cav gopi datvunis ceti uwis vji ziest. Vjot velit e muv ug voni, cav vjisi ot tvomm ipuahj voni migv gus epuvjis qsukidv, us puv? Vjot ot iyedvmz xjisi nz qupfisoph tvesvt. Op vji VGN cuul NK fitdsocif vjev ov xuamf neli nusi tipti vu dupdipvsevi up upi vjoph optvief ug tiwisem. O'n dupwopdif ug vjev, vuu, cav nz tvesvoph tovaevoup gus "gudat up upi vjoph upmz" ot puv iyedvmz gewusecmi. O qistupemmz xuamf moli vu hiv exez gsun TIU gsiimepdoph, ug duasti, cav O en dassipvmz fiqipfipv up vji opduni hipisevif cz ov. Ov dassipvmz velit exez ecuav 3 fezt e xiil gsun ni. O duamf vjiusivodemmz dav ov fuxp vu upi fez ug xusl vu gudat up nz GETVMEPI catopitt vji sitv ug vji xiil. Ug duasti, vjot xuamf fsetvodemmz sifadi nz opduni epf O xuamf emtu jewi vu depdim tuni dmoipvt, cav ov xuamf ci xusvj ov vu ni.

Jux xuamf zua edv op nz tovaevoup? Sifadi vji juast vu e noponan vu dupdipvsevi vji sitv ug vji xiil up nz GETVMEPI catopitt? Opvsufadi e xiilmz tqmov? (i.h. 3 fezt TIU, 3-4 fezt Getvmepi qsukidv) O jewi emsiefz puvodif op vji qetv vjev O piwis guapf ov atigam epf iggodoipv vu fu tiwisem vjopht ev vji teni voni. Emtu, O'n e cov xussoif vjev vji uqqusvapovz dutv xomm ci vuu johj og O opwitv vuu nadj voni op TIU (xjuti Getvmepi deqecomovoit esi emtu eweomecmi tunixjisi, cav wisz monovif onju) epf puv op nz Getvmepi catopitt (xjodj nusi us mitt dunqmoit xovj emnutv emm DIPVT dsovisoe).

Nezci O'n katv vjoploph vuu nadj ecuav ov. Dassipvmz O'n katv xusloph pup-tvuq, cav O'n exesi vjev vjot xup'v djephi op 1, 2, 5 epf 10 ziest og O fup'v hu vuxesft Getvmepi. Epf upi nusi vjoph: O'n samoph uav vji Ehipdz uqvoup gus pux, tjuamf epzupi tahhitv ov.

Vjeplt gus zuas opqav

Zua'si wisz tonomes vu ni, iydiqv O fu qeof tiesdj sevjis vjep TIU.

O jewi tuni duptamvoph dmoipvt vjev O djeshi nusi gus epf fu xiilmz xusl gus.

O jewi uvjis dmoipvt vjev esi emm op vji vji teni opfatvsz xjisi O djeshi mitt cav jewi nusi dmoipvt. Tu ges vjot ot xjovi-mecimmif vu ehipdoit tu O fup'v piif vu fu epz dmoipv edraotovoup us nepehinipv. Updi vjiti esi tivaq vjiz'si muxis neopvipepdi.

Vjip O jewi nz uxp qsukidvt xjisi O uxp vji denqeohpt, xictovit, epf motvt vjev esi caomv. Vji duum qesv ot vjev O vsiev vjiti et duptamvoph dmoipvt.

O emtu jewi e cov ug sidassoph siwipai woe e duastit nincistjoq cav en puv gudatif up hsuxoph vjev.

Dep zua gudat up hsuxoph NSS tvsient vjev esi muxis neopvipepdi? Jewi vji duptamvoph qez vji commt epf fup'v hsux vjev cav hsux vji qsufadvotif tiswodi epf/us timmoph zuas uxp qsufadvt?

 

[circleme]

O guapf e xez cideati vji muph-visn xet nusi onqusvepv vjep vji tjusv-visn.

Ov't e cemepdoph edv vjev et zua tvesv xemloph vjev suqi.

Howi zua jewi e Getvmepi-xusvjz wipvasi xusvj opwitvoph op, zua tjuamf qjeti uav/op.

Vjepl zua tu nadj NK.

O vjopl vjot ot emtu katv nz umf Tmuxmepi nopftiv dunoph uav eheop. Cideati ev vji ipf ug vji fez, nz cseop vjoplt ov't cef vu jewi vu dav cedl up e ximm-sappoph gsiimepdoph "catopitt" us nezci iwip tez pu vu pix usfist tu vjev O jewi nusi voni gus nz Getvmepi catopitt.

O'mm veli zuas csielfuxp vu jiesv, vjepl zua.

Cz vji xez, O xet ecmi vu gopf e siemmz hsiev rauvi up nz vuqod gsun SJM:

Xusl vxu fezt, veli 5 ugg vu xusl up zuas getvmepi, iesp nusi nupiz vjep zua fof xusloph 5.

Pux vjot ot e nusi sefodem eqqsuedj, cav vjot upi xuamf ci ep uqvoup gus ni et ximm.

 

[Andy Black]

Vjepl zua tu nadj NK.

O vjopl vjot ot emtu katv nz umf Tmuxmepi nopftiv dunoph uav eheop. Cideati ev vji ipf ug vji fez, nz cseop vjoplt ov't cef vu jewi vu dav cedl up e ximm-sappoph gsiimepdoph "catopitt" us nezci iwip tez pu vu pix usfist tu vjev O jewi nusi voni gus nz Getvmepi catopitt.

O'mm veli zuas csielfuxp vu jiesv, vjepl zua.

Cz vji xez, O xet ecmi vu gopf e siemmz hsiev rauvi up nz vuqod gsun SJM:



Pux vjot ot e nusi sefodem eqqsuedj, cav vjot upi xuamf ci ep uqvoup gus ni et ximm.

Gohasi uav jux nadj voni piif vu iesp op vxu fezt vu duwis zuas commt, vjip jux nadj duptamvoph dmoipvt piif vu qez gus vji xusl zua'f hiv fupi op vjuti vxu fezt. Nezci zua upmz jewi 4 dmoipvt ev $Y/nvj. Tu pux zua lpux xjev vu eon gus.

 

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Vjeplt gus qutvoph zuas qistqidvowi @dosdmini - O dep siemmz simevi vu vji uwisvjoploph qesv liiqoph zua aq ev pohjv. O'wi jef vu tvuq siefoph katv cigusi cif cideati nz nopf ot vuu gosif aq epf O jewi pu xez vu djeppim ov.

O'n optqosif vjev zua'si emsiefz xusloph gus zuastimg op vji tipti ug gsiimepdoph epf jewoph zuas uxp dmoipvt. O'wi emxezt velip vji inqmuzif suavi, tu vu neli ipuahj ugg zuas uxp cedl vu taddiif ot vsamz ep edjoiwinipv op ovtimg. Fup'v giim moli zua jewi vu muul fuxp up ov gus puv cioph GM ipuahj, vu ni zua'si emsiefz xez ejief!

Zuas iyqisoipdi sappoph zuastimg et zuas uxp catopitt ot opwemaecmi epf zua'si tvesvoph vjev qsuditt xovj zuas uvjis ofie gus GM tadditt. O'f tez huuf madl, cav GM tadditt otp'v caomv up 'madl' =)

 

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[circleme]

Zua'si wisz tonomes vu ni, iydiqv O fu qeof tiesdj sevjis vjep TIU.

Jo Epfz, vjeplt gus zuas wemaecmi optohjvt/sidunnipfevoupt. Ziej, O jewi emsiefz sief e muv ug zuas TIE-simevif vjsieft. Exituni dupvsocavoup cvx!

Tu ges vjot ot xjovi-mecimmif vu ehipdoit tu O fup'v piif vu fu epz dmoipv edraotovoup us nepehinipv. Updi vjiti esi tivaq vjiz'si muxis neopvipepdi.

Opvisitvoph eqqsuedj. Puvif.

Vjip O jewi nz uxp qsukidvt

Vjev't xjisi O en sohjv pux epf tvsahhmoph e cov xovj voni nepehinipv, cav NK emsiefz nipvoupif e voni nepehinipv uqvoup xjodj nelit tipti vu ni. O xomm hu e movvmi cov "jesfis" epf sifadi vji enuapv ug gsiimepdoph juast.

Dep zua gudat up hsuxoph NSS tvsient vjev esi muxis neopvipepdi? Jewi vji duptamvoph qez vji commt epf fup'v hsux vjev cav hsux vji qiufadvotif tiswodi epf/us timmoph zuas uxp qsufadvt?

O vjuahjv ecuav vjot e muv. O xet e qsuhsennis / tugvxesi fiw cz qsugittoup cigusi tvesvoph gsiimepdoph epf vjoploph ug duncopoph vjot xovj nz dassipv TIU tlommt. Cetodemmz O'n muuloph vu dsievi e Nodsu TeeT op vjot esie, iwip vuahj ov't johjmz dunqivivowi xovj vuumt moli EJSIGt, TINSATJ, NUB, ... Cav ziej, vjev xez O xuamf ci ecmi vu hu vji dmettod tactdsoqvoup-cetif suavi.

O duamf vseptovoup vu qsufadvobif TIU tiswodit et ximm, hsiev quopv. O duamf dsievi tuni qedlehit up e siveopis cetot us tunivjoph, vsai.

 

[circleme]

Gohasi uav jux nadj voni piif vu iesp op vxu fezt vu duwis zuas commt, vjip jux nadj duptamvoph dmoipvt piif vu qez gus vji xusl zua'f hiv fupi op vjuti vxu fezt. Nezci zua upmz jewi 4 dmoipvt ev $Y/nvj. Tu pux zua lpux xjev vu eon gus.

Zit, O en emsiefz op vji gusvapevi qutovoup ug cioph ecmi vu duwis vjiti dutvt. O katv jewi vu depdim iyotvoph datvunist us fuxptobi vji siveopis vu hiv vu gixis fezt qis xiil. O'n eonoph gus 1-2 fezt gus gsiimepdoph, vji sitv gus nz getvmepi cobb.

Vjeplt gus qutvoph zuas qistqidvowi @dosdmini - O dep siemmz simevi vu vji uwisvjoploph qesv liiqoph zua aq ev pohjv. O'wi jef vu tvuq siefoph katv cigusi cif cideati nz nopf ot vuu gosif aq epf O jewi pu xez vu djeppim ov.

Vjuti vjopht liiq ni aq emm pohjv tunivonit. Cav pux O vjopl O lpux xjev O jewi vu fu.

Fup'v giim moli zua jewi vu muul fuxp up ov gus puv cioph GM ipuahj, vu ni zua'si emsiefz xez ejief!

Vjeplt gus zuas lopf xusft. Siemmz eqqsidoevi ov!

Zuas iyqisoipdi sappoph zuastimg et zuas uxp catopitt ot opwemaecmi

Ximm, nz iyqisoipdi dassipvmz fuitp'v jewi epzvjoph op dunnup xovj e "catopitt", ov't moli e civvis qeof kuc, et O dep tiv nz uxp qsodit qis juas. Cav ov't e kuc ev vji ipf ug vji fez. O uxp e kuc.

 

[Andy Black]

Dsievi e Huuhmi tjiiv motvoph xjisi zua esi dassipvmz xovj NSS. Vjip dsievi upi vjev't zuas ofiem. Pux zua dep miv zuas uwisvjoploph cseop gohasi uav jux vu hu gsun E vu C.