So creating a very general outline isn't terribly hard (unless you're positively swamped with school and life in general), so thankfully I'm able to report that I have made my goal :).
However, it still needs to be fleshed out, so here's my next goal:
Goal: Have completed outline finished by midnight, November 5.
And looking at the rest of the month and how much time I have left to complete this project (48 days), I'm also going to try and set some goals for my next few steps. I'll have to be a bit flexible about this, because I can't tell how much time these steps are actually going to take (in most cases), but it's good to go ahead and have a general idea. But I'm really going to try and make these happen by the specified times and dates!
Goal: Confirm sufficient market size (pg. 174) by noon, November 9.
Goal: Research Google Adwords (pg. 182) by 11:30 p.m., November 11.
Goal: Follow advice on pg. 199 (or steps on page 184) to set up a shop by 12m, November 12.
Goal: Begin running Google Ads and posting news about my product via Facebook and other online forums (see pg. 222) by 12m, November 14.
Goal: Decide whether to make it a real book or e-book by 1:00 p.m., November 17.
Goal: Write intro by 2:00 p.m., November 21.
I should probably stop there, because I'm really stretching to plan that far out. Really, if the Google Ads don't turn up any positive response, I don't have any reason to keep planning or going. Why invest time in a product no one wants? Which is another reason I'm waiting to even write the intro until the ads have run for 5 days (November 14-19).
Fingers crossed!
