Online Secrets: Building Relationships - Part 1

How important do you think it is to build quality relationships with others in your industry? I’d say it’s EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!

We will be getting into Joint Ventures in a moment. However, this is about “building relationships”. I find it crucial.

When I started actively trying to build relationships with other “like minded” marketers, my online success skyrocketed. I can look back now and actually see real proof of how my business was before I started building relationships and how it was once I started building relationships…

I can literally date back to a specific time and document where my business took off. It was once I started getting to know others.

Then, I went to an IM seminar. Oh, I actively met others and tried my best to get to know them. I exchanged business cards, gave them quality insight and techniques.

I delivered as best I could…

Now, I get opportunities all the time. Someone will call me up or email me saying that so-and-so referred them to me. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard, so-and-so said you’re pretty good at copywriting or mentoring, etc.

When I first arrived at the seminar, I went to register. The lady asked me for my name. When I gave it to her, she said, oh yeah, I know your name from the Warrior Forums. So-and-so did a JV with you.

I highly recommend you take this to heart. Building relationships could be the single most important thing you can do to grow your business…

Taking action is the most important, and I’d say building relationships is second… in my opinion.

Listen, you are about to learn about Joint Ventures. People who have large lists or can partner up with you can make a monumental difference.

Niche Marketing: Search Engine Optimization

One technique I use to get my site crawled quickly by the search engines is to post an ad on craigslist.com and other high ranking websites.

Your home page on your site should be where you focus on for search engine strategies. The home page caters more to the indexing or crawling of the search engines…

On your home page, you want to provide links to information within your site or the other pages. You also want to include keywords on your front page. It should load fast and not be boggled down with tons of graphics and files.

Also, include a site map. The site map will help indexing your site by search engines.
You can place keywords in your domain name as well. It is advised for you to use dashes instead of underscores.

I also use a site called http://www.linkmetro.com/ to gain back-links. This is a nice site for taking advantage of such a strategy.

I also believe that it is good to post messages on forums and include your link in the signatures. These are back-links as well. Posting articles can get your links spread around the Internet.

Creating a blog also increases your search engine crawls.

Over time, you will be crawled over and over again and eventually you’ll start receiving traffic from places you have no idea where it came from.

Online Secrets: The Number One Key - Part 2

”There are millions of wasted million dollar ideas that remain in the minds of ordinary people.”
-Eric Louviere

Keep in mind, that taking action sets everything in motion. Think about that the next time you “pause”. Pausing is causing you to delay everything that is to be set in motion.

You have the intelligence, resources, and abilities to create a fortune for yourself. You know you do. The hard part is doing it. Make “action” a habit. It is what will separate you from average.

Send that email, make that phone call, attend that seminar, get that webpage designed, ask those questions, write that article, interview that person, create that joint venture, and set everything in motion.

You can do something to assure yourself that you will without a doubt take action... this ‘one-thing’ will hold you accountable for doing that thing you want to do.

You can find another similar minded person and ask them to help keep you focused. If you want to make money online, find someone who already has - and ask them to keep you in check as you continue to take action!!

I heard from Mike Filsaime that if you write down your goals you are 30% more likely to achieve them. However, if you have a coach/mentor who keeps you in check and helps you down that road to achieving your goals, you are 70% more likely to achieve the goals.

It jumps from 30% way on up to 70% with a coach or mentor. I believe in setting goals and expecting to achieve them.

Have 100% faith you will achieve the goals you write down and focus on. If you have any doubts that enter your mind about your goals, crush those thoughts.

Always expect your goals to be reached and expect them to be accomplished. It works.

Niche Marketing: Solo Ads

A solo ad is an ad that is sent out to an email list or ezine that only has your ad. You will want to do a bit of research on this as well. Select ezines or opt-in lists carefully.

Make sure the ezine will allow you to place your own subject line in the email that will be sent out. If they will not allow this, then I recommend not using that ezine.

Find ezines that are targeted to your niche.

Perhaps ask the list owner if they have references. Subscribe to the ezine yourself to get a feel for the quality. Find ezines that are sent out only a few times a week.

If you can find some good affordable ezines, you can create some quick and heavy traffic. Make sure to write a compelling ad copy as well.

Your ad should have a headline that captures people into reading the rest of your copy. Tell the reader what you are going to do (solve a problem).

Then, give them the solution and benefits. If you can, give the reader testimonials. Give the reader your unique selling proposition. What’s unique about your offer?

Then create urgency. “For a limited time” is an excellent urgency creator. Then, close the reader by having a call for action (Don’t delay, take action… click here now).

Online Secrets: The Number One Key - Part 1

Get your product up and running. Don’t worry about how great it has not yet become. There is plenty of time to tweak it and improve it. Your product/system needs to be up as soon as possible. There are millions/billions of people online and billions more to come so don’t worry about running out of customers.

It is much better to get your product up than it is to keep working on it and working on it trying to make it the greatest product in the world.

The sooner you get your product up, the sooner you’ll start making money. You’ll be one-day- closer to building a large opt-in list. Just do it. The lessons you learn by getting it up and running will be paramount.

Someone asked me what the single most important key to making money online is. I responded Action!

A C T I O N

this word is what WILL keep many, many people from ever achieving anything.

…You’ve heard it before. Action sets everything in motion. Action is what separates you from average. Average does not take action. Do what average does not do.

Do this: look around you and just take note of all of the things that surround you this very moment. What do you see? Do you see a computer, a mouse, a television, keyboard, speakers, pens, calculator, desk, and light bulbs, paint and so on? All of those items started as an idea, a thought, and a concept… right? Someone somewhere thought of those items before it existed... It was taking action that made it possible and a reality. If not, the inventions would have remained in their minds. Nothing would have come from it.