Buying from people you trust and seeing through scammy promotions. If your just being yourself with an idea or product that is intended to help people, then chances are you'll be successful to a certain degree. What separates the successful from the mediocre in Affiliate Marketing is the professionalism of your website. And that's why I've chosen WA. I feel they give me the best chance at building a portfolio of Domains that will enable me to build an Affiliate Income that will be residual for years to come. I'm not looking to make money next month, I'm looking years down the road, I know if I keep learning and making mistakes, that someday I'll look around and suddenly realize, that I've become an expert in Affiliate Marketing, in spite of myself.

all this information is great. but what if you are an author. my case is simply that. I really genuinely have no problem to solve for the visitors. I simply provide fiction books. how do these concepts apply in this case? how do you go by building your content? to monitize your books.any author advice?

how do we compete against direct purchasing via amazon who already have great search and thousands of product reviews? If someone broadly knows the product they are looking for, then I guess they go straight to amazon. So maybe we can only pick up people who have a problem, need a solution but don't know what the solution is yet?? our content gives them suggestions of a solution for a product/service and we hope they click through on our sites vs going off separately to research our suggestions rather than clicking through direct from our sites?

Excellent Info Kyle. I might be jumping the gun sort of but I saw some information somewhere that Google has a section where you can find who is searching for what and who is buy what amongst other things. I'm sure you heard about it, if it does exist. Please let me know if you heard something or hear anything. Thank you.

Very informative and helpful in gaining more understanding of what is required. I have been involved in "smash & grab" type of selling organisations before. This seems to be a far more valuable approach where customers can actually enjoy interaction with you and not feel as though they have been "sold" to. Thanks for info.

Thank you for the info! It's true that it takes a couple of times reaffirming what they want before they buy especially if they are investing something expensive.

What I have learned from UI/UX Design is the importance of creating multiple user profiles. To deeply understand a customer, you create persona cards and write down their habits, their likes, their dislikes, their distinct personalities, and other minor details in order to fully understand your audience.

Hi, a very good post and I think it will be very helpful to me. But I am wondering something, is there here in the training a lesson about tools to take care of signing up your customers' email, and how to take care of them in the future? And the one who is prospects for you in the future? If not, which tool do you recommend? I do not think I have missed this in my training so far, but I think it is time to implement it on my site. Kind regards Linda.

This is so like me now, really been this way for some years. Like before joining WA. i research a lot of websites about if it was a scam or not. Read 10 or more.All saying it wasn't, it was a great community of real people wanting something more out of life. Then i came to Little bit site. Liked what i read and here I am. Now am here I love all the friendship and community this place has to offer. It's tougher then I thought' but I'am getting there slowly but surely.
Thinks to all the information that is offered. couldn't type before, now look at me hunt and pick. Kyle you said it's a big word TRUST.
This is a good article Kyle.

So all the blogs and post I have made are junk no problem because I know what I will sell now and wasn't sure before
so do I take down all my post on 1 site where I plan my business,and start new with post on my product only ? or do I leave the about me page ?

I love how it sounds, "Customer Comprehension" because in Spanish, my language, "Compensión al Cliente" is very loving and sweet. Nevertheless, very true. We mostly tend to forget that contribution consciousness to customer service which is human relations. We have quite lost that across the globe, but we have managed to find it here in WA and it feels soooo good to share it and pass it around to one another. Be blessed everyone!

Of all the target market training I have ever done. Not one has been as straight forward and to the point as this. This is what I like best about WA! No beating around the bush! they give you the information and you are free to run with it. But you better RUN!

Shouldn`t you target the customers in the Research Phase specific in posts in this stage of your site building?
If you dont have any affiliate links or anything to sell yet there wouldn`t be any point of writing posts that targets custumers in the Decision Phase or the Purchasing/Action Phase,right?

Hello,
In the decision phase, it is said that:
''Sometimes people are looking for negative reviews and you can also leverage these as there are many "debunk" products out there, in almost any market. ''
How can I do it? Do I put on my site bad items?
Thank you.

A very informative lesson on the stages that a prospect goes through before purchasing. I have a question concerning communicating or connecting with the prospect, is it the place of us the affiliates to get the prospects info? For example getting their email addresses. Or should we give them a way to contact us?

Kyle is correct. Knowing your audience is key to product promotion. An audience that is concerned about health probably would not appreciate seeing a product review on sports cars.

Also, people are tired of scams and get rich quick schemes. This is my main reason for signing up with Wealthy Affiliate. Searching he WEB is how I found this platform; so, I started as a customer with a pressing need. In the beginning, my understanding of passive income was not clear. Now, I am aware that it takes awhile to get paid. Building a website, training, being indexed and ranked are part of the process. Each day, I am inspired to continue onthis proven path of success.

Will Kyle this sure has been informative. I can see where this is the place to get the information from sure have given and gotten a lot of good advice. Now I have to go and see just what and How I want to get things going here a lot better get some more keywords going and try and figure out how to get the sites on my website like Amazon and other place to send people to to check out where to buy the same thing I am advertising.

Thanks, Kyle. As always, this is "good stuff"! It does help with looking for particular and valuable keywords. It takes just as much effort to promote these as it does to promote random keywords. We might as well target those that reflect people who are farther along in their decision making.

I can see how the Customer Purchase Lifecycle works through how I shop. I'm not a person that really loves to shop a lot. But I do go through the different phases of research. I notice that I prefer doing most of my shopping online. About the only shopping I do anymore at physical stores is because of groceries, and that seems to be waning with me as well.
I do see myself in all of these lessons. Reverse Engineering that really is good advice.
Thank you :)

Just a brief comment about YouTube, I use it for most research. And, I always refer others to do the same. Why, because it is rich with reviews (biased or not) and history. I think it's a major tool for getting to folks who are are in the final purchasing decision phases.

Hmmm; it sounds kinda' like trying to make a friend; It never seems to work for me to jus' go up an' tap someone on the shoulder an' tell 'em how lucky they are 'cause I've suddenly decided to be their friend. Haha

Go figure, eh?

But if I take the time to get to know someone an' learn a little bit about 'em, before deciding whether or not we could get along as friends, well... that friendship does step out on a little better foot.

Thanks, Kyle!

In building a relationship with your customer how would you include bonuses: newsletters, free gifts on your website. Do you have to keep an inventory? or publish newsletters? how do you collect emails?

I am on LEVEL 2 of the training so if this question is covered in future training videos then disregard the question.

You mentioned comparison buying... If I'm working with Amazon and two other art supply links would be it be better to review say the types of a certain paint with prices from each source or the exact same item that in love and can give access great v review to with the v prices from all the sources... Or are the comparisonsv just a badc idea overall?

The last thing that I actually purchased online was the Wealthy Affiliate course and I can tell you that I did a large amount of research before that purchase. I really like the advice of "You are a customer...use that knowledge". I think that simple phrase is invaluable advice.

Thank you for the course and all of the fantastic guidance,

Kyle, The customer life cycle was an interesting read. From my experience in the business world a Customer life cycle is very similar to Product life cycles. One needs to follow closely where the product is within its own life cycle. As product life cycle nears and/or comes to an end, we need to follow closely as you can expect a drop off of customers...only natural. So, bring on the next generation of product people would be interested in buying. Best Regards, George

My niche is about selling health and fitness product through affiliate marketing .
My website is healthproductionmarket.com

I can't seem to reach anybody to buy the products at all .i have about 5 products reviews and a few blogs relating to my niche on my .i have been doing what i am learning here for about 3 months .Am i missing something ? HELP PLEASE !!!!!

Now i am learning how to use social media for that purpose

I am enjoying this training very well especially a Customer Purchase Lifecycle topic, though I do have one question. I may be wrong, but my thinking of the way this affiliate marketing work is, you have no control over who will visit your website and then go on to buy the items right? Isn't it your website just there to promote some products, whereas the actual transactions happening out in some different premises? If that is so, then how could you know who this existing customer and let alone to get in touch with them?

My target customers are students and experts looking for someone to polish their research into a final product. Naturally, they would shop for trustworthy writing/editing services.

Before they search the internet, they will probably start with people they know. To attract online purchasers, I will have to build a rapport with my possible customers' networks.

In the meantime, I am building my blog to gain noticeability -- and the rapport that I need. In addition, this could be a source for ad revenue and affiliate recommendations.

Thank you, Kyle,

I had heard of some of this when I first joined WA and was very "green" at internet marketing. Many of these ideas seem much more familiar now. That said, I am still learning much more on this pass through the training. Also, the training is revised. Great job on improvements.

this is helping greatly and I know as I approach creating my second post, it can and will get better as I move through the process understanding this customer purchase flow and applying that to my keyword selection and i start to strengthen my ability to catch them at the best time!!!

My niche is classic football team shirts (domain name: footballteamshirts.com) as I have always loved football and decided on a subset niche (in this case football team shirts).

I can write about football related topics all day long with some research, no problem, but I can't specifically write about shirts themselves as I am not a fashion guru and plus my customers will search for their team kits they want to buy more out of loyalty to their teams than anything else.

Big teams like Liverpool, Man Utd, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, Bayern Munich etc will likely be the most popular shirts sold I imagine for obvious reasons.

In my first 2 articles, I have wrote about the current 2018 World Cup in Russia and linked in a few keywords namely "classic football shirts" and "Old Classic Football Shirts".

My vision is to sign up to several affiliate programs and promote their football shirts through my website. Will my general football articles work to attract customers this way?

I am just about to start the adding visuals to my site mid way through Phase 2!

My niche is personal development. When I have purchased products in this niche, I usually start by getting on someone's email list in exchange for reader magnet (usually a free ebook). It's usually not until I've gotten a few emails from this person and attended a free webinar that I purchase a product. So yes, I understand why everyone's always saying to start an email list!

I think I pretty muck know my customers that would log onto Dosney With Kids. I am a long time Disney fan of all things Disney and I grew up going to Dosney and watching it change over the years. The hard part for me will be to actually market something. In this case it shuold go although with a lot of work. I think my site is one that covers all three area so hopefully, if I do my job right, I will get them when they first start out and have them through purchases which should make for repeat customers... I hope.

I have a few weeks off school. I have not had a chance to work my nitch which is very broad and I can continually keep adding to it all the time because students are needing everything from clothes to apps, from discounted car insurance to discount airfare. I need to narrow down to sections than nitches from those sections

The Customer Purchase Lifecycle to me is the core of Marketing. There are a lot to absorb and retain. For me, I know it is going to take time to get it all down packed. So off to study again, because, there's more to just reading it, I need to know it, and then apply it!

I realise that we have to create traffic but at this point I don't have much to offer in the way of content. I would like to create a few posts, that cover at least some of what I want to share, before having regular people see it.
I don't want them to come across my website, hopefully start to get interested in what I'm working on. Then for them to be disappointed and annoyed that there is no real content to follow, after my introductory stuff.
Is there a way to set a few things up before putting the website out there or would that be more detrimental to my progress ?

Thanks Kyle. It really helps me to see this as a multi-step process so I have more clarity and awareness of what works at each stage. Also helps me remain patient through the process, understanding that it can take time to build relationships and gain trust.

You've focused on a product-based niche. Would there be any differences for a service-based niche, like coaching?

I didn't know that. THANK YOU FOR BEING SO DETAILED. My niche is helping people get into online businesses. This is why I have chosen Wealthy Affiliates. It has taken 8 months with some failed attempts trying other companies only to find out that the only thing they focus on is how much money they can get from me ( 1 was $30,000) I was a newbie. I did't fork over anything. just canceled learned what not to do. kept looking wondering if I would ever find an opportunity that fit me. Thank you for putting together such a great opportunity for everyone. This has shown me your integrity as a person and as entrepreneur .I;m sure we will meet some day so I can thank you personally.
Kindness and Love
Raymond Shaw

So now the real part begins! I usually catch on quickly, but I am definitely a people person, but a Sales Person not so much. I think it's just because I've been a Teacher, but I was a Technology Teacher that travelled from school to school for a HUGE school board teaching technology to the classes. Now that I think about my role as a whole; I was selling my method of teaching, so the Teacher would continue using the software that I had taught his/her Students.

I guess I never really thought about my job that way before, but I was in fact selling the software that I was teaching at the schools??

It's starting to make sense to me now...…..

Hello Kyle!

Having read the training, I felt good that I in some way was leaning on showing my visitors that my website was created with them in mind. You have given a more in depth explanation as to why I should write my content a certain way.

Thank you for putting me up to speed so that I could understand a little better about how to be more efficient as an affiliate marketer.

May your blessings continue to make this world better, an affiliate at a time.

This article/training has eased the impulsive and radical feeling of wanting to go out and just sell to people. It is interesting in that we forget so often how everything involving a purchase, involves a person behind it. We are all people and wanted to be treated as such.
There are times when it actually hurts to know that you were just a transaction.
I hope all of us here at WA can make anyone they sell to, feel like they were more important than their pocketbook.

Looking back at my own purchasing cycle, this is exactly how I purchase about 80 % of the time. Then other times I see something I didn't even know existed and I just have to have it.

I think there may be a place for creating an article leading to an impulse purchase. What does everyone else think?

wow... i can totally relate to that purchase lifecycle... And that sample of how customers may have found WA, that was me, lol... Analysis of customer's behavior is amazing.
It probably was easier then to sell with just the television technology compared to the internet age now... seems to be more people takes more time in purchasing decision as we could do own little research before deciding. cool!

Well this is an eye opener for me Kyle. It clarifies so much that I was confused abou concerning why I couldn't make a sale before. I know that I will have to revisit this lesson as I get further along in maximizing my site. This is so relevant, including the last phase about making a one time buyer into a lifetime customer. Thank you.

I really enjoyed this training; Lots of info that I will definitely be going over again. I have a question about the 2nd task. Are we supposed to be creating a new page/post targeting keywords from one of the 3 phases of the Customer Purchasing Life cycle? Targeting brand name keywords or reviews or scams? If so, I'm still not sure as to go about it. Thanks in advance.

O.K., This is going to be an ignorant question but here goes: You are only talking about products and brands having to do with our own niches, right? Not just random ads or infomercials we see? The reason I ask is because I have just recently been in the market for a new washing machine and have been researching them online.
Now it seems when I go to research stuff for my website posts, or anything else for that matter, an ad for a washing machine pops up! It's kind of a turn-off for me. Are you talking about us having those kinds of ads on our sites?

In my opinion the most important step drill to into your head is #2. I have heard it stated many ways, the one I like is. The sale does not begin until after the 7th no. And, of course those No's are in the methods described. Many salespeople give up after the 1st or even make it to the 3rd or 4th and then give up. Remember #2 and then apply all the other facts and we are on our way to making money.

Damn Great Content As Always ever lesson I'm getting better and better out of all the programs I invested in nobody gives Value like WA and great tools and knowledge I truly believe if I keep learning and taking action here I will be extremely successful thank you so much and I really don't remember how I found you guys but I'm glad I did

So here what I'm understanding so far correct me if I'm wrong but from here on out I should mainly focus on using keywords related to a buying phase for example my niche is Pc gaming wether its video games or gaming pc hardware or gear so when I'm creating content I should be creating content around a buying phase customer like this "EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Review" talk about the pro's and con's give alot great content and info about the product and while doing that have another similar product to compare it too and talk about the pros and cons of that product just to give them a alternative anything I'm missing so far?

Hi Kyle,

Two Questions:

1. In order to maintain and develop the customer relationship is there a plug in or other tool that I can use to do mass emails to prospects or notify them, e.g., of my latest post?

2. Ok, I understand "Buy type keywords," and "product related keywords." But what exactly is a "product review type keyword" vs. "purchase keyword." And can you provide an example of each?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Great training Kyle, I learned A LOT! I see the applicability of this. I'll tell you my answers on what sold me on WA and they are very much in line with what you said in the training. 1. I trusted it, 2. It seemed like a great investment, 3. I committed to it, 4. It was relevant to what I was doing. When I wrote down that last one, the light bulb went off and what you said came around in full circle. If I could identify the customer's problem/wants/needs/desires and articulate how the product that I am selling is the most effective solution to those problems/wants/needs/desires, then that is the key to the close. You read a lot of Grant Cardone prior to making this training didn't you?! What you both said about the selling process directly lined up with each other! Thank you very much.

I think, at least for me, the longest time is the first time you sell to a customer. When they make that purchase, then they have done their homework on you as well as your products. Building a relationship and trust takes time. But then they become repeat customers.

Also my Golden Rule of selling, always sell them something that will help them solve a challenge they have, ie sell the cleaner for a dirty car, Not wax.

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When they know you truly care about them and their needs, they spread the word and come back.

Yes, I have seen the 7 times remark over and over in various ways. I have seen the sale does not begin until after the 7th NO, Kind of the same thing. The issue is most people give up before then. Go news about the internet, we don't have to keep knocking on the door or dialing the phone!! And, I check reviews before I buy, especially on Amazon.

Very interesting,I have three children all collage grads ,they buy a lot on the internet, I have noticed that they always check reviews , then buy.I my self am a little different , when I buy I always know just what I want and if they have it I buy

I don't seem to properly understand when and where along the line to begin to apply the principles discussed here. For example, I have just started a site and at the moment I have only one post on it aside the about me post. When do I begin to apply this principles to my contents?
Sorry that I am sounding so ignorant here.

Thanks for this lesson, Kyle. I found it really useful to consider how different phases of a customer's buying mindset effect the keywords that I should target.

By sheer chance the website I started writing content for this week features reviews. Within a couple of days I've already had engagement of around 600 on twitter - just for two review posts. This is higher than anything I've ever posted on Twitter.

This has already translated to 10 click throughs to Amazon. No purchases yet but I'm thrilled that in two days I've already had 10 click-throughs to my target market platform.

This lesson has helped me to understand WHY that happened - and has given me some ideas of new keywords to try for my next two reviews as a form of A/B split testing against the first two review posts.

I have found this lesson(now seeing it a second time.) very helpful as I also have never been involved in any form of commercial/selling post in the past. I can fully empathise with SimonKE 's message below here. Although, I feels very strange and challenging seeking to develop a positive/trusting relationship with a customer on line rather than doing it face to face as you would in store/shop it makes perfect sense and hopefully both participants gain from the experience. Moving on....!

As I work my way through the training, and implement what I learn, I find myself going through a range of thought and emotions that I believe every entrepreneur experiences as they evolve. These thoughts and emotions have nearly taken me out many times. I wonder if it reflects in my writing and scares people away, or if they are following to be sure what I say is true. I have never been a sales guy and I am turned off by overly hyped and promoted products and even more irritated by spam on social media than in my email inbox, so this is the last thing I would ever want to do. I hope my attempt to prove sincerity is not mistaken for desperation to gain trust.

Great content: especially analyzing your own buying habits. I've done the exact same thing before joining programs in the past.
Hasn't always worked mind, as most have gone down the Swanny River. such as: M.F.I., Carbon Copy Marketing and Empower Network. But it does go to show that most people do their own research before purchasing.

Knowing all these steps of Customer live style is a great capital.
I can attract your attention on two points of view without any comment:
I describe the Client the client on line as a ''Virtual Client'', comparatively to that one into a geographic grocery, who is a "Real client" and full of emotions.
This prototype of Real Client is inspiring sometimes the virtual one.

Types of products play a remarkable role in quickening the Customer' s decision to purchase, due to that a product is to be kept indoor or outdoor.
Ex. A Bed and Bike.

Clenching, what kind of product which are generated by our Key word?

Is it not appearing simplistic by the academic breakdown of the stages!? Are you suggesting that the articles and content writing are aimed at gaining attention of persons who come through your website, your blogs on fb and other social media sites? It will mean that more work must be done to get the quality people who may come again to possibly buy.
More work ahead!!!

Yeah. Understanding individually the Client is obtaining the market key.
There is a want always associated to the product. It might be a product for indispensable need or for leisure.
The product scarcity attract the Client at the most.
A more known product like the newest one are carrying a intrinsic value.
So the seller has cards to play efficiently.

The Customer Purchase Lifecycle will be hard for me to learn. I feel everyone will buy what they need. And if they need it they will buy it.

But I will be following Kyle's expert advice and training. That's why he is doing the training so I can Learn and Grow.

Thanks, Kyle.

I will always use a QSR of 0 if I find one. This means no other papes to compete with of Google. At least that's my understanding.

Thank you, all for having interesting topics and conversations here. We learn and grow from others here in WA.

The Customer Purchase Lifecycle is excellent training information Kyle. I feel armed and a little closer to being ready to earn money. However, I have no doubt that I still need more information and knowledge to be successful. So I anxiously move forward one step at a time taking it all in.

Thanks to you and the WA community I am feeling much more enthusiastic about my goals in affiliate marketing.

Vanna Pearl
Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?
~Dennis and Wendy Mannering

Hi Kyle, this lesson really opened a whole new world for me in getting an “Inside view” of our customer's mindset.

Being a teacher most of my life reminds me a lot of checking homework - I guess the phycology is the same, the only difference is; I could see it in their eyes!

I really enjoyed this lesson!

Hey Kyle,
I appreciate your timely post. As most of us just starting out, it behooves all of us to have a complete understanding of the
correct procedures and use proven methods to be able to
make ourselves profitable if we decide to sell online. It seems
to be a completely different ballgame than buying in person in a
store.

Cheers,
Ken

i am a professional firefighter myself. the website I am working on is bootsforheroes.com

keep it mind i just started working on it and do not even have any content yet to sell, but do you guys think it has a "scammy" feel to it? let me know. thx

Can you negatively or positively review a product? Or do you need permission?

I am finding out just by building my content there are products that I do use and would recommend to people who are looking for the same thing.
I just don't know if I can publish it on my site.

For example, " I really like Blendtec blenders. There are strong and reliable." Or "I really don't like K-cup coffee machines"

I'm finally through the reading of the customer Purchase Lifecycle. I had been taught most of these tactics through my AWeber account. It took me a while to get through it because it was a lot of repeat for me.. LOL I found myself getting sleepy a lot I didn't feel bored, but definitely would of went faster with a video for me. LOL Reading anything more than a couple pages even highly interesting new stuff just puts me to sleep. Don't know why,
maybe it is the bifocals cause I have to look down all the time. LOL
I just get up and down, walk around, drink lots of coffee. Anyone got any suggestions on what to do for getting sleepy while they read, please let me know? This is a on going problem for me for a few years now.

Having just read the Customer Purchase Lifecycle for the 2nd time I am now beginning to make sense of this important marketing skill. Will be aiming to self-analyse my next few on line purchasing items soon and try to make myself more aware of this process to build a powerful but honest based internet business.

Since my main business has been helping people through the process of selecting and evaluating franchises to decide if a certain franchise is a fit, I am used to a very long sales cycle and building a relationship with my candidates.

When I first found WA 2 years ago, I was looking for something that I could do that would complement my franchise brokerage and generate some steady income in between franchise placement fees.

At the time, I thought I needed to have some kind of product of my own to sell, so I didn't spend anymore time with WA. Over the last couple of years I learned some things that brought me full circle.

Buying franchise leads is expensive and typically only 1% will qualify and become a franchise owner. 99 people out of 100 I help determine are not ready or financially qualified to own a franchise, and until now I did not have an alternative solution.

My plan is to educate people in all aspects of business ownership through my site and gain credibility as an expert in what it takes to become a business owner and what business makes sense based on skills goals and budget.

Since people spend time researching everything, they will see that the information in my articles is true and correct and they will trust talking with me when they are ready to have someone walk them through the process of finding a franchise. By the time I have a conversation with them, they are ready to talk and want to talk with me rather than calling a cold lead that cost me $55.00

For the people that have been scammed or determine a franchise is not right but really want to change their lives by becoming self employed, and are ready and willing to do the work, they will gain my trust because I am not selling the false dream of overnight riches. They will trust me because everything I tell about starting any business is true. So only the people that understand how hard it will be, the time required and are willing to do what it takes will become students and there should be a higher rate of success because they know what they are getting into before starting.

I have a few different ideal candidates and this strategy will be slow to build, but will build a very solid business in time.

Thank you Kyle and Carson for building a place for the willing to learn and build real and sustainable businesses.

I created a niche based on my passion, I loved to communicate with people, to help people to find a solution for their problems, through my blogs, I write only one blog a week, I know it is not enough to get people coming to my website, but I am working on that. To read a second time, the customer purchase lifecycle, help me to have a better understanding, and probably to be able to fully understand who's my audience.
Thank you so much, Kyle.
Jacqueline

This all makes a lot of sense. I can see that trust will play a vital part of the relationship. What people want, need, to buy with confidence in us is the most important.
"Good to have consistent business with a few people at the beginning......this will build a reputation and we can use their comments and feedback.

I'm so glad I went through this again. Reading it a second time helped me grasp a better understanding of the purchasing cycle and what keywords we should use for the last 2 phases of their research. I do a question though. Would you think it is a good idea to diversify in your blog so that you're getting people at all phases and creating relationships with them?

This is where it all at. If we all can get this to sink into our head, we'll all be rich. But first, we have to understand why, before we can know who.

I'm off going down the rabbit hole. I'll fill you in on what I find.

The customer lifecycle makes a lot more sense after going through it the third time.

I'm mostly been going after the customer while they are in the research stage. I say this because most of my headlines are using those type of keywords.

Off to work I go, thank you

Hi this was very informative and showed me a different way to look at selling a product. I admit I thought at first you open a website, put a bunch of ads on it and sit back waiting for the income.

This training is teaching me so much more. I am trying to apply everything here on my site.

My daughter and I also started a small crafty type business online about 2 mo ago. We have had moderate success with it.

I believe this article about knowing your customer will help me in that business as well.

Thank you so much for everything

Hi Kyle , thank you so much for detailed information. This is the back bone and crucial mechanism for successful business or marketing online and I know that's why many entrepreneurs love WEALTHY AFFILIATE. I've read more reviews about WA programs before I joined and that it is true that this basic stuffs you're teaching is tremendous for those serious online business entrepreneurs.

Great job well done! Keep up the good work Kyle and Carson and the team...

Thankful
Tonny.

I really appreciate your insight. You explaining all of this helps me to believe that you have our best interests in mind. I really wish I had more free time to apply to my progress here at Wealthy Affiliate. I'm anxious to get my sites available to customers. I know that you will guide us in accurately making a site that will truly bring us commissions. Thank you. Once I get my first one running, I'm going to jump in to my second one.

This lesson really opened my eyes. I can't wait to put what I've learned into action. This makes absolute common sense when I put myself in the customer's place. Imagine the time and money this will save you when targeting your potential customers.

I believe most of us mistakenly think we know what the customer wants, but never had a clue to begin with.

This is so true.
I have written several books. One of which helps households reduce their expenditure by up to 30%. Virtually every single household in the UK would benefit from this book but that is the problem, the market is too vast to economically advertise the book and defining different niches is proving difficult. It's like having a winning lottery ticket and not being able to claim it.

Very frustrating.