Hello,
I can't seem to get the song from the "King & I" out of my head as I prepare
to write this newsletter issue:
"Getting to Know You...Getting to Know All About You...Getting to like
you...Getting to hope you like me"
I can't get it out of my mind because that's what online business is ALL about.
Some say it's search engines.
Some say it's a great pay-per-click campaign.
Yeah, yeah...those things are great, but it's important to get to know people
and I'm talking about the people that reach your target market. You know, the
people you might think as your competitors.
It's possible you've heard me say it before - competitors can be your partners -
but it seems the subject keeps creeping up over and over again.
People ask me questions like, "How do I get people to join my affiliate
program?"
And recently, when I spoke at Kelly's Blogging seminar at her
http://www.HotSummerSeminarSeries.com, it came up again. We are
talking about joint venture blogs, where more than one writer
comes together to keep adding fresh content to the blog. When we
did the seminar, people seemed excited about the idea, but really
weren't sure how to find people to write with them.
Well, here's the solution and I hope you take steps to make this
happen for you. It doesn't matter what market you are in, you
should ALREADY be getting to know the people who are in the same
market as you. You should be developing relationships and talking
to one another.
This isn't the cut throat world of offline business where you
might be competing fiercely with the restaurant across the
street. This is the Internet where joint ventures are abound and
are literally a gold mine for your business.
Here's Some Ideas for Joint Ventures:
- Join each others affiliate programs
- Create viral ebooks to give away
- Create a bonus for your partner to add to her product
- Interview each other for teleseminars
- Create information products
- Create membership sites
- Use each other's products as upsells
- Connect each other to other important people
- Co-write that joint blog we talked about
- Co-write and autoresponder series
...the ideas are endless.
The point is, if you already have these relationships in place,
it's easy to get people to work with you. It's hard work to
approach people you don't know and ask them to promote your
product or even contribute to an ebook. But if there's one thing
about human nature, we tend to want to work with people who are
already our friends.
So, please go make more friends! Then see how your business
multiplies. I promise you it will be much faster than a speeding
search engine algorithm and more powerful than a high-cost
pay-per-click campaign.
Talk to you soon,
Alice Seba
Editor, InternetBasedMoms.com
WAHM Talk Radio Notes from Kelly
Stephanie Hetu is the Adsense Queen and I have her undivided
royal attention on today's show. If you have been thinking about
making more money through affiliate programs, Google's Adsense is
an easy way to get started.
Stephanie made a special offer to my listeners. If you subscribe
this week to her monthly Adsense Queen newsletter, she is going
to give you 60 extra private label rights articles as a bonus.
All you have to do is send her your paid receipt and tell her
that you're a WAHM Talk Radio listener.
For the WAHM & her Family,
Kelly McCausey
Visit and listen to WAHM Talk Radio:
http://www.wahmtalkradio.com/
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Week in Review
Google's launched their new online payment service, Google
Checkout. For buyers, Google Checkout promises ease of purchasing
and tracking shipping, and security and privacy features. Sellers
who are also Adwords advertisers earn credit towards transaction
fees. I've seen comments on unrelated message boards advising
that you check the acceptable use policy carefully to make sure
your product or service doesn't fall in the prohibited use
categories. People are questioning the restriction on things like
subscriptions, membership sites, and upsells.
~ Linda Stacy
Assistant Editor
Week at a Glance
Despite the US and Canadian Holidays this week, there are several
opportunities for you to shop and learn about new businesses. Stop
by for stuffed toys, cosmetics, health products and benefits, gift cans,
and check out a new candle company that just launched.
>>>>>For complete information on this week's and upcoming events,
online parties and seminars: Consult our interactive calendar at
http://www.internetbasedmoms.com/event_calendar
Sign up for event reminders and even create a personal calendar.
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