I know all of you who also work at niche websites are inspired by many things – thoughts of the lifestyle you could live, the time you want to spend with your kids and so on.

But this post is specifically about the inspiration I’ve got from my fellow bloggers. Those people down there on my blogroll (which I should update soon) and others I’ve met since I started working online. Specifically, I want to thank Sara – her recent efforts really gave me the kick I needed to take action, and posts like this are amazing (as well as the comments they inspire).

One thing I do when I’m feeling down is go and read blogs like that just to see how much it works when you do push yourself out of your comfort zone. It helps so much!

Also, I wanted to thank Sara for the post about all the backlinking programs and methods she’s tried. I had been meaning to thank her for a while but didn’t fit it into any recent posts. So thank you! And thanks to everyone else who is also open about the ways they’re making this work.

Daily update: I found it hard to kick myself into gear today but I forced myself and just thought about how it’s all going to pay off in the end!

I’m really buzzing right now. Just sold another website on Flippa, and have been thinking about my plan to step things up. I haven’t felt like this for a little while now, I’d be going through a down patch where working online was concerned, so I’m really glad that the spark has come back.

The reason I’m calling today “day 1″ is just because it’s the start of a new week and time for me to really put my plan into action. I wrote ten blog posts today, a little slower than usual but I made sure I didn’t write any less. They are health-based so I made sure to do some research using some reputable health sites to stick with my belief that my websites really do need to be useful.

I got distracted a lot today – I just got a new iPhone. I’d been wanting one for a while but I couldn’t justify the price in my head. Luckily I was offered a good loyalty discount when I threatened to leave my current network. It’s a great tool to have for an online career (in fact, I even installed an app that will keep track of my new “habit” of writing 10 blog posts a day) – but it also has the potential to trap you in work all day long, no matter where you might be. I guess you need to find a balance

Back to the task at hand – I’m actually so excited and looking forward to the effort I’m going to be putting in. Now, I know in a few weeks when my earnings aren’t quite moving as fast as I want that I’m going to come back here questioning this. I just need to remember that the consistent action will eventually pay off.

And for now, I’m going to put this energy into getting as much done as possible!