Brick #1: Starting from Scratch...again

Emperor of The Inkland Empire

What up, yo?

After some consultation and review (thanks, Pop), I've decided to "rebuild" my Empire - The Inkland Empire!

Procrastination is a helluva drug symptom..Yep, DRUG SYMPTOM!

I had to take stock in what I was/wasn't doing. I was confusing my fans!I wasn't defining what I was doing.I was all over the place. I wasn't in ONE spot. I was doing a daily video blog with the same name as THIS blog! I wasn't writing for THIS blog.

To make matters worse, I've been through this a few times.As a matter of fact, see for yourself here and here.Crazy, right?

I even set goals:

§  1,000 views on any 1 video on my Channel

§  100 subscribers on my YouTube channel

§  100 Likes on my Channel BBP Facebook Page

§  100 Inkyatix brand shirts sold

§  My partnership with Brandon “ double B “ Pullins on his WCHS show/Livestream in effect.

§  My Blogs make $100 each for Benjamin Brothers Publishing

§  Become Self Employed making a minimum $50k

§  Employ family

§  Become Wealthy

§  Have YOU help me…

Some have been achieved ..some don't exist anymore..

I review beer.I review food.I'm on Twitter, Facebook,YouTube, Google +,LinkedIn,Pinterest, Stumble Upon, Reddit and Instagram. My presence is all over, but...

What am I doing?

I figured it out...I think! LOL! I have fans for different reasons, so, I need to build separate communities.I learned this from doing research on Professional bloggers of all sorts.That's what THEY do. This will require A LOT of work...I'm up for it!It's gonna take carefully planned posts scheduled for future publication.Consistent building of the separate communities.Interaction.Weekly insights and metrics readings.Action.Possibly hiring a staff.

I was focusing on making money, so, I was half ass setting up shit that needs to be complete and consistent. I need to do this for the love of building MY communities, the money will come later. When I was doing Hip Hop (Rap) music, I'd record, write, produce, be in the studios ALL NIGHT.I was paying for studio sessions with my own money! I loved it! I know now that if I would've monetized what I was doing THEN, I would be WEALTHY by now! I love blogging just as much..AND I'm old enough to know better

I've come up with a plan and I'm gonna carry it out. YOU are gonna watch me do this (if you're up for it, you know you are, though!).Get you some popcorn, sit yo'ass down and watch the movie-The Inkland Empire (rated NC-17).

This blog will be about entrepreneurship, becoming a MOGUL (as the blog name suggests) and just all around hustling. I'll take you on a weekly journey of me building my Empire, interviews of all types of business owners and Movers and Shakers.I want you to hold me responsible and use this as a way to get your stuff off the ground.

Ride with me....

Brick05082013

Brick05082013

A Husband and Wife Review is gaining international viewers!! Got comments from France and New Zealand.I love it! It's great to have great teamwork, effort, blood, sweat and tears, put together for the WORLD to enjoy.The feedback is the ICING on the cake!

Brick05092013

I tweaked the Facebook Ad for AHAWR. After running an ad that was widely targeted, I took the metrics from a week of doing that and changed the audience.

I'm now targeting Men and Women aged 18 - 44 years old, living within a 50 mile radius of my hometown. I also went after Parents, lovers of pop culture, food & dining, ALL mobile users( with iPads and various tablets hitting the market, this is important),and a few other variables.

Let's see what happens..

Brick05112013

 We filmed an episode of A Husband and Wife  reviewing The Baconator. That burger is good as I don't know what! Check that out here. I also took the leap and bought the domain name:        AHusbandAndWifeReview.com. Click the words and check out the beginning stages.  

I filmed an episode of Dummy Sauce reviewing Young's Double Chocolate Stout today, as well.I also began developing a Facebook Fan Page for Dummy Sauce.Click the highlighted words and check them both out..

Brick05122013

Went whale watching with the Missus for Mother's Day.Whale watching!I can scratch that off my "bucket list", now.I've been wanting to do that for more than 10 years, now.My wife invited me as a gift to her.It was GREAT!

Before we went we stopped off at the Kobey's Swap Meet in San Diego.We're walking around killing time before our adventure and who do we see at there-selling stuff nonetheless - David Hester from Storage Wars!

Got to see seals:

Got to see dolphins:

Also got to take a very good nap with her, as well as reflect on my life and where I wanna go...

Didn't see any whales.Still had a great day with the Missus.

The Wife and Me

I also did ( which I didn't realize how long I've been doing it) my 3rd Annual Facebook Mother's Day Shout outs.

That went over well.the list keeps getting bigger.I gotta do something big for Menn's Month (my self-proclaimed holiday that encompasses Father's Day and a month devoted to all things MEN,thank you).

Brick05152013

I need to put more focus on this site. A Husband and Wife Review is doing extremely well and I've lost site of my flagship product- this blog! Sorry.

Anyway, I just found out about these Movies: It's The End and Now You See Me. Look like some good shit!

Brick05162013

I just found out I'm worth -25, 307.06 !! Wow.Obviously, I need to change that around if I'm to be a mogul!

Brick05012013: Unemployment Feels So Good

Circa 2005

Brick05012013: Yep!

Today I decided to pay off my Facebook Ad debt and run a campaign for the A Husband and Wife Review Facebook Page. Just yesterday, the Wife and I discussed really getting into AHAWR  to make a living. We’re gaining a good following and with a lil’ more “elbow grease” we can sell products and begin building a solid foundation.

See, we’re “Empty Nesters”, so, we can do this. We are GOING to do this! One step at a time.

The first step: advertising. Supposedly, the ad should reach about 34,000+.I’ll keep ya posted.

Brick05022013: My New Formula

I finally found a formula to stick with for UDHH. Each week, I spotlight all four Elements of Hip Hop through videos, links, downloads, reviews and interviews. I've gained a subscriber, too. Now I must build my list while I build my site with valuable content.

I’m looking at a few interviews that I’d like to achieve, too.Stay tuned for that.

Brick05032013: Letting Go

Today I quit my job to pursue this publishing...After 3 years, it's time to get into this publishing more.More content.Moneymaking products.Time to make a living.The wife's on board and the Law of Attraction is in full effect!!

Brick05042013: Work! Work!

I gotta make use of the weekends to get this thang going!
Filmed/Edited/Posted:

1. AHAWR: Cinco de Mayo
2. The commercial for the episode 
3. Dummy Sauce : Cinco de Mayo

Brick05052013: Happy Cinco de Mayo

Getting some beers for our personal celebration of the day we ( Me and the Wife) checked into a Red & White to buy some TenFidy's. While there and looking at the beers an employee named Eric, apparently into beers, told us about a beer mixture.They had one part of it, but not the other.So, I will be going back to get that.Sounds like a review.

The Holiday shows for Dummy Sauce and A Husband and Wife Review went up.These shows along with the Facebook ad and links are gaining subscribers on all three channels:

1. InkyMann
2. OpsRep
3. AHusbandAndWifeReview

I reviewed our AHAWR YouTube metrics and found us at 13,292 views! Let the monetization begin! My tools will be Google AdSense and Commission Junction.

Brick05062013: An eBook

For some reason, the theme of writing your own eBook keeps passing by me. I've read.I've dreamt it. Hmmm...This would be another notch in my belt.Another title conquered!

Tomorrow makes one week that the Facebook ads have been running.Based on the metrics, I'll be changing my target.

Monetization tactics for AHAWR and Dummy Sauce have begun.Plus, a lil' designing, as well.

Brick 0404212:Accountability

I got!I finally figured it out…

I’ve been doing all sorts of things with this blog and I think I got it. So..here we go:

I’ve got a few projects under way :

§  This blog , of course

§ Dummy Sauce, my other blog

§  Doing my weekly review I found I’ve been posting shows on You Tube since October of 2009!I had The Adventures of Inky Mann( a show I’m proud of , but, not too many family member s were…), The Benjamin Brother Program (feat. Inqronicles, The Manns, Mannsion Kitchen,etc) and , now, Inqronicles: The Show.

§  I also have some other things I’ve brought up in the past that will come into fruition.

I also have some goals that I’d like to share with you. These are but stepping stones on my road to becoming a Mogul (This was the original reason for the blog ). Here they go:

• §  1,000 views on any 1 video on my Channel
• §  100 subscribers on my YouTube channel
• §  100 Likes on my Channel BBP Facebook Page
• §  100 Inkyatix brand shirts sold
• §  My partnership with Brandon “ double B “ Pullins on his WCHS show/Livestream in effect.
• §  My Blogs make $100 each for Benjamin Brothers Publishing
• §  Become Self Employed making a minimum $50k
• §  Employ family
• §  Become Wealthy
• §  Have YOU help me…

I thought I was the only one doing this and then I found This guy and this guy

Welcome to my Journey.

PS   Yooohooooo!