The Boring Strategy That’s Actually Moving My Affiliate Business Forward

I need to say this upfront:
I am not the person with a perfectly blocked calendar, a color-coded planner, and three uninterrupted hours of “deep work” a day.

I’m a normal human with a job, a house that runs appliances nonstop, kids doing kid things, and a brain that occasionally forgets why I walked into a room.

So when someone says, “You just need to make more time,” I want to gently throw my coffee at them.

That’s why this strategy surprised me.

Not because it’s flashy.
Not because it’s new.
But because it actually works in real life.

The Problem I Kept Running Into

For the longest time, I told myself I didn’t have time to work on my affiliate business.

I wanted to work on it.
I even scheduled time for it.

But if I missed that block? The whole day felt like a wash.

And that’s how weeks pass with good intentions and very little progress.

The Shift That Changed Everything

This week, I stopped waiting for “work time” and started using in-between time.

You know the time I mean:

Waiting for the dryer to stop
Sitting with my coffee before the house wakes up
Standing around while food cooks
Fifteen quiet minutes while someone else is occupied
Instead of scrolling, I worked in tiny, intentional bursts.

No pressure. No marathon sessions. Just momentum.

I call it Micro-Momentum Marketing—not because it sounds cool, but because it explains exactly what’s happening.

Small actions. Done consistently. That move things forward.

The 5-Step Micro-Momentum Method

Here’s how I’m using it.

Step 1: Stop waiting for “work time.”
If you’re waiting for the perfect window, you’ll wait forever. The real progress is hiding in the cracks of your day.

Step 2: Pick ONE small task.
Not “fix my whole website.”
Think: reply to one comment, tweak one headline, write three sentences, answer one question.

Step 3: Set a 10–15 minute timer.
This matters. The timer makes it doable and removes the mental drama.

Step 4: Stop when the timer ends.
Yes, even if you feel like you could keep going. Ending on a win builds consistency instead of burnout.

Step 5: Repeat later.
Two short sessions a day beats one long session you keep rescheduling.

Why This Works (Even If You’re Skeptical)
Because motivation is unreliable.

Energy fluctuates. Life happens. But short, low-resistance actions are easy to repeat.

And here’s the part people underestimate:
those tiny actions stack fast.

A comment here.
A paragraph there.
A small fix today.

Suddenly, your site looks better. Your confidence improves. And your business feels less like a chore and more like something you’re actually building.

If You’re “Too Busy,” This Is For You

If you’ve ever said:

“I’ll work on it later”
“I just need a free day”
“I’ll start when things calm down”
This is your sign to stop waiting.

You don’t need more time.
You need a better way to use the time you already have.

Try this for a week.
Then tell me honestly—did it help you move forward without rearranging your entire life?

And if nothing else, save this for the next time you catch yourself saying, “I just don’t have time.”

Because it’s probably hiding right in front of you.