"The Blahg of the Day" - July 24, 2016
To Become A Successful Affiliate Marketer Series
Hello, fellow WA-ffers :)
I received a link to an article from sfimg (SFI Affiliate Center) in my inbox earlier today with regards to self-promotion.
I believe this article is a great article with the "40 Commandments" to live by in Affiliate Marketing. It is what will make you a successful affiliate marketer when promoting your product or service. The art of affiliate marketing is not in selling, but in helping others.
Wealthy Affiliate is a great training ground where people can do just that. For those that have the high rankings, they have figured it out. They know that to be successful, you must not look at things in monetary value ($), but rather in interpersonal/ inter-relationship value. Without being able to build the relationship with people first, it would be hard to sell them anything. You need to focus on the person and his/ her individual needs. If you treat them as a human being first and foremost, your business will take off. If you treat them as dollar signs, you will not get very far in business. This is why it is good to invest in the emotional IQ. Because, after all, we are humans with needs. If we can just tap into their emotions and their needs as humans, rather than trying to sell them something, you will get far.
This following is a copied and pasted article that talks about the...
40 Ways To Self-Promote Without Being A Jerk (by: Bruce Kasanoff )
www.forbes.com/sites/brucekasanoff/2016/07/11/40-ways-to-self-promote-without-being-a-jerk/#768417ad1c22
1. Help other people without expecting anything in return.
2. Introduce others to people they would enjoy, or benefit from knowing.
3. Serve, don’t sell. Let your actions be your “sales pitch.”
4. Be there in tough times, which also present unique opportunities for human bonding. When under stress, we come together for support, but the long-term benefits may be even more important.
5. The secret to success in social media is to give valuable ideas away for free. What you get back over the long run is worth more than what you “gave away.”
6. Promote talented professionals and colleagues to your network. The more you support others, the more credibility you will enjoy. This credibility will come in handy when you most need it.
7. Develop true expertise in one or more areas that other people value enough to pay for it.
8. Don’t be mediocre. If you need to get attention, the last thing you want to be is an average voice saying unmemorable things.
9. Become a reliable source of good information on a short list of topics.
10. Proof your work.
11. Only make claims you can prove. Don’t claim to be a visionary. Don’t call yourself a thought leader. These are ridiculous statements that are nearly impossible to validate.
12. Specialize. It is very hard to be known for nothing. I’m confident you will never see a tweet that says, “John Doe is one of the best generalists I know. Hire him.”
13. When it comes to gentle self-promotion, most people say too little about what they have accomplished. This is a big mistake. Be proud and honest about your achievements.
14. Be authentic. Social influence is the power of humans interacting authentically with other humans.
15. Limit each email, letter, or social media posts to one key point. Then focus on getting it across effectively.
16. Minimize trivia. Only tell people what they need to know to help you accomplish what is most important. If you want someone to volunteer for your community organization, tell them about your community projects, not about what you do for a living (and vice versa).
17. Use more pictures, but skip the cute cats.
18. Know what matters most to the person or organization with whom you are interacting, then tailor your communications accordingly.
19. Ask for feedback, then use it. Think of feedback as insurance against unpleasant surprises.
20. Ask for three pieces of constructive criticism. Then, later, show how you used it.
21. Match your environment with your goals. If you are ambitious, spend time with ambitious people. If you are gentle and nurturing, seek out gentle and nurturing folks. But see No. 22 and 23.
22. From time to time, seek out entirely new experiences, if only to provide you with valuable perspective.
23. Attack your blind spots. Doing so requires challenging many of your most cherished beliefs. It might make you feel foolish. But power past those moments.
24. Be energetic. Show your passion.
25. Change your headline. If a story of mine doesn’t work, I try to change the headline. In many cases, the same story then works quite well. If you’re not getting a good response to your emails or outreach efforts, try changing the way you start each outreach.
26. Write three drafts. It’s nearly impossible to write anything well without going through at least three drafts. If you don’t do this, then you just don’t care.
27. Use fear to inspire you to work harder. Everyone gets nervous; the trick is how you use that anxiety.
28. Partner with others in a thoughtful manner. Choose partners who have solid reputations, who share key values with you, and with whom you have goals in common.
29. Never stop learning.
30. Never stop growing.
31. Don’t take no answer as a no. People get busy, and emails end up in spam filters. If someone doesn’t respond to you after a reasonable period of time, try again.
32. The single best way to get people to talk in glowing terms about you is to dramatically exceed your promises to them.
33. Ask for referrals and recommendations. Most people make the most fundamental mistake; they fail to even ask for a referral, or they settle for just one. Ask others for referrals, and when they give you one, ask for another.
34. When you accomplish something and others congratulate you, don’t minimize your work or brush off the compliment. Show pride in your work, and be grateful for the acknowledgment. Always accept credit for the good work you have done.
35. Listen carefully. If you don’t listen, you prove two things to people. First, you don’t care about them. Second, you aren’t very smart.
36. Talk less. If you are genuinely interested in other people, you will be genuinely interested in what they have to say. This implies that you will talk less.
37. Get in front of people. You can only do so much via email and the phone.
38. There is no substitute for spending time with other people.
39. Be persistent. The higher you aim, the longer it will take to achieve. Don’t get discouraged when weeks or months go by. That is par for the course.
40. Take time to give yourself perspective. Exercise. Travel. Be quiet. Play with kids or a dog. Volunteer. In many cases, when you step away from your challenges, you get one giant step closer to solving them.
In summary: This article is a great article, because it helps guide our behavior to be successful. If you can gear your behavior towards these 40 principles, or 40 Commandments, as I would like to call them, the sky is the limit. Your business can grow!! I hope this helps many of you, as you look to build your online wealth. Think of the person first, the money will come soon after.
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Hey bud.
Now you have 40 posts to write.
How awesome are you? You are awesome.
Paul.