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Autoresponders, The Life Blood Of Internet Marketing Success
Copyright 2005 Michael Tansey
What if you could send out all the information that your
potential customers have requested without checking your email
or answering a phone? While this may seem impossible, it is
becoming more and more popular...
How to Get Your Promotional Articles Accepted by Publishers
As the publisher of an article directory, I see this all the
time: writers and other marketers who are so desperate to get
their promotional seen they really don't think about how they
are marketing, where they are marketing, or who they...
How to Harness the Power of Web Directories: The Missing Link in Your SEO Strategy
So you want exposure on the Internet? Of course you do. You want
to drive people to your site, because that's the only way your
online business can succeed. And the more eyes you can get to
your page, the better off you are. It's common...
How to improve your search engine position
When promoting your website, the importance of submission to major search engines cannot be overstated. "46% of web-users use search engines to first find a website."1 They won't find yours unless it features in these engines. Getting a good...
Online Promotion: 10 Insiders' Secret For Writing Profitable Ads
Do what I did. Learn these 10 insiders' ad writing, website
promotion "secrets", and explode your website traffics and sales:
1. You can get ad copy ideas by studying similar product's
advertising material. Collect their sales letters,...
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DOING IT ALONE ON THE INTERNET WON'T CUT IT!
During the last week of January, I set my promotional plan to action. I contacted a few e-zine publishers and asked if they'd be interested in doing a cooperative venture with me.
The cooperative venture? A customized version of a free e-mail workshop I created to promote my e-book. In the customized version, the e-zine publishers are the "sponsors" and the links in the workshop pointing to my e-book's sales page are their referral links. I'm selling the e-book through Clickbank so if they promoted the customized version of my e-mail workshop to their subscribers, the publishers earn when their subscribers purchase my e-book through their links.
While I was writing my introduction letter and offer, I realized no matter how hard I promote anything on the Internet, I won't get the kind of results I want unless I ask other people's help.
I'm a shy person by nature. I'm an introvert and I never go to parties or any social gatherings. Other than speaking at (very selected) events and conducting face to face workshops every other month or so, you won't catch me out of my home office. Although I do consultancy work for an international organization, I work right from home and only go out when absolutely necessary. And when I do go out, the neighbors end up asking my mother about her house guest. My mother would say, "She isn't a guest. She's my eldest daughter."
The Internet isn't designed for a one-man
team. Instead, the Internet thrives on the principles of cooperation and information sharing. Partnerships, joint ventures and mutual cooperation are the ideal models for the online environment.
And in order to develop successful partnership undertakings on the Internet, someone needs to take that first step. Thus, I know that online, my shyness won't get me far. It won't bring me my desired results. I won't achieve them unless I get rid of some of my shyness and muster enough courage to approach people and ask for their help. And it begins with a simple and direct e-mail introduction.
And really, that's all there is to it. I approach people, ask them politely and see if they're receptive and willing to work with me side by side. If they give me a no answer -- well, it's a good thing they didn't have to give it straight to my face!
But seriously, approaching someone on the Internet with sincerity and honesty is the only way to be successful online. No, it isn't the best way. It's the *only* way. Show anything short of that, and true success is going to be elusive.
About the Author
Shery wrote the e-book, "How to Create & Profit from Your Own E-mail Workshops in 3 Days or Less!" She offers a customizable free workshop, "Create Your First E-mail Workshop in 3 Days!" that publishers and webmasters can use to promote their e-zines and sites. http://www.emailworkshopshowto.com/customfree.html
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