The Law of Reciprocity (Robert Cialdini) - "...people will be eager to help you when you have helped them first....." It can be hard to start out blogging and find fresh material. You want to blow your trumpet, but you may think that that is inappropriate. After all, we are often told that most people are interested in their favourite topic - themselves! Well, that may hold true for face to face conversations when you find that if you talk about YOU, the other persons' eyes glaze over, so you ask them questions and get them talking about themselves, their families, their interests and most often that person will walk away from that conversation thinking that you are a very interesting person. Reminds me of that old joke:...."that's enough about me - let's talk about you - what do you think of me?..." It seems, that when it comes to blogging and writing on the internet, the opposite holds true. You can very easily engage your audience by telling them things about you, about your life, your hopes, and dreams, even your pets! I read a great blog article, recently on Pro Blogging Success called Blog Content Ideas - 40 Simple Ways to Never Run Dry! Some of them were:
These are just a few of the selection but they all have in common "giving of yourself". People who choose to be on your subscriber list are there because there is something about you that they like or trust, so go with it, personalise your material, get down and deep and engage, ask what they want, ask about them, pose questions, and give great (well researched) answers and your audience will continue to grow. Give parts of yourself away by writing e-books, publishing short videos, set up polls and even forums once your site gets some traction. It's well worth it, so 'nuff said - more later! ...and here is another great source of ideas:- Jeff Bullas - 10 Secrets to Creating Engaging Content that will Attract Readers Let us have your feedback and ideas. What do you think? How do you rate this article? ARE YOU INTERESTED IN MAKING SOME NICE WORKING CAPITAL? NOT ENOUGH TO GET RICH ON, BUT ENOUGH TO START OUT ON YOUR WEALTH JOURNEY?.... Try these... Gates To Freedom Never Ending Holidays Tell us what you think...
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Everyone says that "the Money is in the List" Q: I get that but where to I go to find this "List"? Q: What do they mean? A: Well, what that means is that you need to build the biggest list of happy, contented subscribers that you can, and to do that you should use one of the professional online email services. You can do it yourself, but if you are going to personally manage your list as it grows you will find the following:
The Answer? Use a professional service that can send to thousands of members anytime you want, and one that has great Autoresponders so that you can design once and send many times without you being there Who to Use? There are plenty out there and we encourage you to look around, but you can take our word for it, we have been using Aweber since day one and it is one of the "big dogs!" You can start with a $1 trial for the first month and then you will pay $19 per month after that - good value for money To help you learn more about AWeber, here are some quick highlights: So, what is AWeber? AWeber is an email marketing service provider that enables over 120,000 entrepreneurs, bloggers and other small business owners around the world to communicate with their audiences through email. They were also voted #1 among 25 leading email marketing service providers by PCMag readers, which includes their customers. AWeber Product Highlights
Again, if you have any questions at all, we are happy to help answer them! Disclosure: We are Affiliates of AWeber and as such, might make some money if you click the links in this post, but we affiliates because we think that AWeber is the best of them. If we do make a small commission it is paid to us by AWeber and does not come out of your pocket NOW, WHILE YOU ARE GETTING YOUR LIST BUILT AND YOUR BUSINESS UP AND RUNNING HERE ARE A COUPLE OF GREAT LITTLE BUSINESS STARTERS THAT MIGHT PUT SOME CHUNKS OF CASH INTO YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT AND GET YOUR BUSINESS OFF TO A GREAT START - TELL US WHAT YOU THINK Effortless Web Cash Formula No Money! No Problem ! Here's to Your Success Internet + Business = Profit .... Right? If that was all, everyone would be doing it. To fully integrate that formula into a successful program you are missing the most important one of all … Traffic Every article you will find about making your site or company successful will always include the importance of generating traffic. The core concept is that traffic is the most essential thing to a successful internet based business. You will hear the saying "the money is in the list" as nauseum, because that is the secret. No business can survive without a growing customer database, no matter whether it be a physical store, a newspaper, a media outlet, or an industrial business. The Internet is no different. There are millions of people out there, but if they can't find you or you aren't reaching out to them and putting them on a list, you might as well close down and retire. First you need a great product to sell, but in order for that, you have to be organised. Only you know your business plan, but this article assumes that you have done all of the necessary things to "open your doors for trading , such as:
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After reading countless articles and seeking expert advice and reading countless success stories of people creating a small fortune with opt-in lists you finally decide to have one of your own. Then it happens, you think you know everything there is to know about opt-in lists, have followed their advice and you still can't make a profit. In fact, you may be losing money. You may be hiring writers to help you out. You may have some expenses, even if you have a big list, but only a very small percentage actually buying from you, and you're still making no profit. After some months, you look up and finally, you see your statistics and sales figures. So what could have gone wrong? Why have others succeeded where you have failed? The most common mistake is that you dived straight right in. You chose a topic you thought would be quite popular and the money would just flow. This is just not the case. 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Keep it organized and manageable. Get or hire help if need be, just make sure that your subscribers are happy and satisfied and they will be willing to buy from you. Get started today and start making money online..... and let me know what you think. Any ideas? If we keep it simple and think it through it will fall into place. One of the biggest advantages for doing business on the internet is the low or no cost that is involved in starting and managing the business. Take the place where you do business which is the site, your online store. Many people would say .."there are too many websites out there"..."I will get lost in the noise.."..."people are already selling what I want to sell.."..."I couldn't possibly learn all of that.." But you can. It just takes a bit of persistence and learning - and the good news is that most of the information is already out there - Google, Wikipedia, AskMe, Fiverr, Bing, MakeUseOf, Warrior Forum and hundreds more - all great websites where you can get everything you need to know FREE. Our suggestion - make a running list of the things that you need to do and spend some time, regularly, devoted to just finding out. Don't worry about the others, or the noise, or the volume of websites - many of them won't be around much longer and if you persist you will, and yours will grow and prosper. Just as there are a lot of flowers and vegetables in the ground, there is always room for more. A lot of fish in the sea, but always room for more. If you get stuck you can always ask us - comment on our blog, email us, call us, or contact us on Facebook or Twitter - we promise that we will find you a solution, and promptly. If you are on our email list, or following us on social media, or just thinking about it, you are ON THE OZZYTRADERS TEAM and we want to be there for you. Low or No Cost One of the biggest advantages for doing business on the internet is the low or no cost that is involved in starting and managing the business. Take the place where you do business which is the site, your online store. Most sites can be setup for free by a hosting company. You can either design it yourself or have someone design it for you, again for free. You don't need a physical office - these days, a smartphone, a tablet, or laptop is all you need for your office - you can use them to write (blogs), film (video), record (podcast) and post (any social media app) - use all of those and you have your travelling office in your pocket. Free Affiliate Programs Products for your business can be obtained free from the many and various affiliate programs. You do not have to pay for storage of the product because this is done for you by the affiliate. Once the prospect lands on the affiliate’s page they will sell, pack, and ship the merchandise for you. Again, for free. And you are paid a commission on the sale just for leading the prospect to the affiliate’s landing page through your promotions. Dropshipping Programs This is where someone else ships physical products and you just take the order. Check out our Article on Dropshipping [insert links] Others Sell physical products, take surveys, write, do voiceovers, be an Amazon or E-Bay affiliate, or use Clickbank - we will publish artices on all of these in coming months. Free Promotions Now some promotions can also be free. For instance, you can write articles with links to your site, about the products, and have them published on hundreds of directories on the internet for free. The articles act as advertisement and through the links take the prospect to your site where you, in turn, through links or banners direct the prospect to the affiliate’s landing page where the sale is made. You can also get the prospect to your page through links with other web pages or through your position in search engines. All again for free! Join Forums Another way that you can get free advertisement is by belonging to a forum where you can participate in discussions and develop relationships. Your name and site will be listed each time you make a contribution and if enough interest is developed in what you offered; BINGO, you have another person following the link to your site. Follow "Gurus" We can't tell you who to follow, but we have found about 20 to 30 folks on the web (out of hundreds, maybe thousands) who are genuinely successful and genuinely ready to share their success, sometimes for a fee, or sometimes to sell a product (only fair) but most often FREE of CHARGE.. Priceless. If you don't know who to follow here are a few suggestions that we personally trust, who will share their knowledge and never try to scam you:-
Some of those you may not relate to and we are sure that some of the ones you eventually pick, we may not relate to, but that is life. All of the guys on the above list will give you fantastic guidance and save you hundreds of hours. When first starting out, and not wanting to invest large sums of money, then YOUR TIME IS MONEY, so the more you can save, the better. These "internet gurus" will do that for you. Just read their stuff, read between the lines, trust them and sign up with them for great value (I make nothing out of giving you this advice, by the way). Their websites are chock full of fantastic FREE information, too. Press Releases You can also develop and place a free press release on the internet every time you add a new product or launch a new site. Blogs, Newsletters, and eBooks can also act as free advertisements. And because the internet is free, their distribution is free. Do Your Homework and Start Out Right Let us not overlook the fact that in order to profit from all of the free stuff that is offered you need to do your homework. You will need to examine which hosting company offers the site designs that fit your style. Study which products you are going to be comfortable with representing and promoting. Read lots of blogs and look at the structure of websites, even the "big dogs" like Amazon and e-Bay to see how they are laid out. Determine how much knowledge and skills you will need to possess about the products so that you can develop interesting content to draw interest and develop a desire for the product. Never stop learning - remember, the internet is the window to all of the information that is out there. You can find all of it if you think it through, and if you can't someone can. Develop Your Credentials and Build a Reputation You will need to develop a reputation for yourself as being an expert in the field before you will gain a following. This will take some time to establish. You need to be patient, persistent, and committed. Remember, “Rome was not built in a day” but it has lasted many a lifetime. And so can your home business. It is a great opportunity when you consider all of what can be done for free. Spend the early days, months and up to the first year, putting as much good content as you can on your blog, research products, make your website user and mobile friendly, work hard on your email list and build up your loyal followers. Then, when you have gained some traction, start split testing - that's another article for another day, but what it means is - don't just trust your instincts, test your work and trust the results that will come back to you as hard data. Tiny, simple little errors can cost you, so you need to learn how to test your work, and be able to make corrections. Hey, guys, trust me - it's fun and rewarding and when you get it right you will be in complete control of your life, your destiny and your family's destiny. That's what excites me - how about you? Leave some comments and let us know. |
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