Each year, we all set some goals that we want to accomplish. Some do New Year’s resolutions and others just set goals so they can push themselves to accomplish that feat, cross it off and then continue onto the next. Well, each year I set my goals so I can focus on them then look back to see how well I did. So, what are my 2009 goals going to be? But more importantly, what are yours going to be?

Last year around this time, I posted just a couple of minor goals that I wanted to accomplish online. It was nothing big and quite frankly, when I read it today, I feel as though I wasn’t even taking this online entrepreneur stuff seriously.

And I wasn’t.

One year ago, I started this blog and didn’t think it would grow as much as it did. Matter of fact, I didn’t even take this blog seriously so why would I assume it would? I lost track of a bunch of projects I worked on, favored certain aspects of my online business more than others and I set my goals pretty damn low which lead to less determination and motivation.

Last year, I set three minor goals that I wanted to accomplish in 2008 – increase my RSS Feed subscribers to triple digits, get some sort of Google Pagerank and increase my Technorati authorities to triple figures.

Can you tell that I obviously didn’t have too many serious goals?

Well, at least not when I wrote that post. And to think, those simple goals were shattered as I – increased my RSS Feed subscribers from the 50’s to nearly 700, I went from PR0 to PR4 back down to PR3 and at one point my Technorati authorities were over 1,000! Of course, since then it fell because we should all know Technorati is based on a 3-6 month cycle.

I didn’t even mention anything to do with revenue because I wasn’t really focused on making money online. Then when I started to make a decent amount, I was like “Damn, I can make money online!”

So, let’s get to some of my 2009 goals and expectations I have for myself so I can look back in one year and complain about it again:

1. Increase my RSS Feed Count to 1,500 or More – Last year, I wasn’t even specific on a number. All I said was I wanted to increase it to triple digits which could have been anywhere between 100 and 999. Well, in 2009 I’m aiming to double my current count and set an achievable goal of 1,500.

2. Make a Consistent $1,000/month from this Blog Alone – I’m not sure what my exact figures are but I think I make between $400 and $600 from this blog monthly. Even though I host my design work here, that is not included in the figures. And keep in mind that does not include the various separate projects I have going on either.

This is definitely an achievable goal since my private ads bring in a few hundred dollars alone. And recently, more and more sponsors have been contacting me for paid reviews which I will probably continue to do but no more than once a week because I don’t want to overwhelm my readers.

In addition, I plan to implement some referral sign ups so I can make some money and you guys can do the same exact thing simply by signing up.

3. Make a Total of $60,000 in 2009 Online – Again, another achievable goal here. There are some people who might aim higher when it comes to total revenue but before I just jump into random figures without thinking out the realistic issues, I want to preach consistency.

If you’re making, say, $500/month online now, after 12 month you would have made $6,000. Now if you think setting your goal to $100,000/year is good, well, more than likely you’re going to head for some disappointment. I mean, you would have to make more than your projected yearly amount each month. And we should all know making money online has its ups and downs.

So, rather than setting such a high goal for myself, I’m just aiming for consistency. $5,000/month is definitely a reasonable amount when you factor in all my online projects. And $60,000 is more than what most people would make at a regular full-time job.

And if you have a fairly high goal, I’m not saying you won’t or can’t make it, I’m just saying it will be extremely hard especially if you don’t make much now.  But again, it is doable so don’t let me get you down.

4. Partner with Other Online Entrepreneurs – I’ve already partnered with a couple of people on projects that have been pretty successful and I continue to expand my horizons and partner with multiple entrepreneurs.

I have already mentioned my site flipping team(s) which is still being worked out. But in the big picture, I want to network with others, build relationships, make some money on the way and more importantly, I want to learn. You can never stop learning and if you continue, success should just be right around the corner.

5. Revisit Old Projects I Keep Putting Off – When I have an idea, I tend to run with it. I don’t want to forget about it so I get it set up, for the most part. But when another idea comes up, I sometimes just jump into it and leave my other project hanging.

And as some of you guys know, I tend to procrastinate so currently, I have about 5 projects that haven’t been finished that I need to work on. Projects that will make some easy revenue come my way with very minimal work.

I’m sure once I finish these up, I will have more ideas, more projects and probably more procrastinating and postponing. But I will definitely revisit and hopefully complete all of the ones I hold off on.

Now, I have a lot of goals but I’m not going to list every single one here. And I don’t know if you guys noticed but I didn’t add the small things like increasing my Pagerank or anything like that. I’m not saying those aren’t important, but I feel as though those type of stats will just eventually come over time.

So, what are your 2009 goals? I’m definitely interested in hearing what you guys have set for 2009. With that said, if you create a 2009 goals post, let me know and I’ll add it to this post. Of course, if you want to send a backlink to this post, that is also welcomed!

Check out some of the other 2009 goals posts I have already read:

“My Goals for 2009” at TylerCruz.com
“Ryan McLean’s Goals for 2009” at Smarterwealth.com
“Balkhi’s New Year’s Resolutions” at Balkhis.com
“My Internet Goals for 2009″ at Improvingtheweb.com – Nice new blog btw Wesley!
My Goals for Standoutblogger in 2009 at Standoutblogger.com – Damn Tom, your blog has really grown! And to think, you was going to sell it!
New Years and Some Luv at Havocdynamics.xtreemhost.com – Some nice goals and thanks for the link love appreciation!