The Countdown Begins!

Well, we’re at the “sixteen weeks until the end of the year” mark, so ready or not, my “Law School Challenge” is starting today (although I see that many of you have already found this website!)

To summarize what I am going to be trying to do in the sixteen weeks until January 1st, 2009, I will be working on accomplishing the following goals:

1. Earn $250,000, mainly by internet marketing, although I am leaving all options on the table
2. Get at least a 175 on the LSAT (Law School Aptitude Test)
3. Get a fully-accredited college degree in Accounting

Why knock myself out, and have many sleepless nights in order to accomplish these goals?

Well, I have been wanting for several years to go to Law School, and after working as a freelance Web Developer / Internet Marketer for the past few years, I decided that there was “no time like the present”.

The initial “challenge” I had in mind was to get 60 hours of college credit, a 165 on the LSAT, and $100K in the bank, but after thinking it over, I figured “why not shoot high”, so I bumped those figures up, and am about to go full-steam ahead towards those goals.

As the financial aspect of my goal is probably the one that interests you the most, I’ll delve into that in greater depth for the remainder of this post.

Although I am, as I mentioned above, “leaving all options on the table”, I am currently planning on spending the bulk of my time (and getting the bulk of my income) from Internet Marketing.

I have several reasons for this:

First of all, Internet Marketing is an area in which I have a fair amount of experience. I am not walking into it with a blank slate, as I have studied Internet Marketing in depth in the past, and have also managed several Internet Marketing campaigns (PPC campaigns, in particular).

Internet Marketing is also an area where it is relatively easy to get a lot of leverage in a short period of time, in particular, if you have an email list.

Email marketing (opt-in, not spam) is going to be a key cornerstone of my plan, as that is one of the best, inexpensive ways to reach and build a relationship with a target market.

Well, I suppose I have said enough for the first post, but in closing, it’s going to be a very interesting next 16 weeks, so make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed or use the email subscription form at the top right of this page, so you don’t miss any of the action!