Skill Trading & Joint Venure Tips
My friend David seems to think I come from another planet...
A few days ago, he comes to me and says, Geoffrey, I've been at this TWO
DAYS and I cant make the damn checkbox you helped me with work.
It's the order button for a new launch he's doing.
"Giz a look, bro," I said in Kiwi vernacular.
I was swamped, but I knew it would be a quickie.
Inspected the page for about 30 seconds, then wrote back with:
"just copy this **insert javascript gobildy-gook** and paste it anywhere
between A and HREF. Should be sweet mate!"
Worked, of course. And his shopping cart was ready to take orders. He was
relieved!
Think about this for a sec...
took me 30 seconds to do something he messed with for two days without
resolution.
But not everyone has a computer whiz handy.
And I wouldn't do this for just anyone. David is the #1 copywriter in our industry within
a radius of at least 100 miles to me -
and I've called on him MANY a time to critique my sales presentations. In fact,
he's been like a brother at my side, helping me with various projects.
TRADING SKILLS
This is the difference between successful business owners and struggling ones.
We trade skills with one another. It's a clever way to quickly learn and get done
the things you're not good at doing.
David's not the only one either. For years now, I've created relations, gained experience,
and swaped favours from promising entrepreneurs who later became web-PIMPS.
In my "newbie" years, my technical abilities and traffic skills made a number of "online gurus" my BROTHERS.
My people.
Together we made quite a few dollars online.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
Who do you call on when you're stuck? Who helps when you've installed a new
pop-up software that you can't get to look right? Or when you're nervous about a
new promo you're doing and need a second opinion you can trust? Or when need
someone to promo your latest product?
Without relations, you are like an orphan. It's a lonely journey to take on your own.
Everyone needs their own "Geoffrey Moffett" to help solve their technical problems. Their
own "David Beach" to look over their sales pages. Their own "Tim Erway" to promote
their products. And their own Fong or Ceballos to talk business and bounce ideas with.
Which of these guys do you have?
Recent Comments
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That's a really good question Geoffrey, and many of us don't have the guys you described. Sure we can post a question here at WA and look up training, but the one on one type of relationship you're talking about is golden, and a good many of us don't have it.
Most of the IM friends I can phone/meet with are in the same boat, we know pretty much the same amount and it's a little like the blind leading the blind:) We are getting there though and committed to making this work.
Good blog. Cheers, Caden