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The Simple 5 Step Formula That Pries Open The Gates to Success on The Net
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The Simple 5 Step Formula That Prys Open The
Gates To Success On The Net
by Marc Goldman
Five years ago anyone could start an internet business and
call themselves a guru. It was easy and lots of people did
it. Some of them are still around today - proving that they
have staying power, while others faded off into the sunset.
Why are so many people obsessed with the title of marketing
guru? Many online business owners and would be business
owners are absolutely convinced that they have to be called
marketing expert or guru even if they dont make a penny
online or the only money they make is made from reselling
others courses and products.
Hey listen, wanting to be a marketing guru is one thing,
calling yourself one is a whole 'nother story. I have been
marketing online and offline for going on 8 years now and
it is a fun process. But no matter how much money I make
or what products and services I successfully sell, I know
that I am forever a student of the great ones in marketing.
People like Jay Abraham, Ted Nicholas, Gary Halbert, Joe
Karbo, OG Mandino, Napoleon Hill these are names that get my
blood boiling. I love learning the intricate sales secrets
of Zig Ziglar and Brian Tracy and the insanely simple yet
elegant copywriting techniques of people like Dan Kennedy
always turns my head.
Online, I like to look at some of our peers and admire their
work as well, people like Joe Vitale, Yanik Silver, Mark
Joyner. They inspire me to greatness and while I compete
with many of these people (and sometimes even partner with
them) it is all done on a friendly level that keeps us
competitive but at the same time gives us enlightenment
into their techniques - techniques that I can use to grow my
own business even stronger.
So why dont more new and even seasoned marketers do the
same? No matter how many times they have heard the
expression don't reinvent the wheel they still believe in
doing things the hard way. Hey, that's understandable - the
school of hard knocks can be a great teacher but,
personally, I prefer to learn what works and what doesn't
work from those who have come before me and model after
those who are already successful.
If that sounds easy and you wonder why I am telling you
something that seems like common sense, congratulate
yourself - you get it. Welcome to the 1-2% of people doing
business online who know how to be successful. The other
98%, unfortunately, still just don't get it.
A perfect example of this phenomenon comes from people who
refuse to trust the successful marketing techniques that
came before them. This can be seen in some internet
marketing salesletters I have read recently. Apparently
the people writing these letters have ignored all the
"rules" about creating killer headlines, they refuse
to put in time sensitive deadlines, they not only forget
the risk reversal (guarantee policy) they altogether make
it impossible for people to order - instead they put in
comments about how honest they are and how they are not
trying to sell you.
Look, lets be perfectly honest here - the reason
salesletters are called salesletters is because they are
being used to sell you something!
These wannabe marketers are forgetting the rules laid down
by Claude Hopkins, by Dan Kennedy, Joe Vitale, Robert
Cialdini and others - they are not selling and some are not
even putting a call to action in their letters.
This is a shame and I suspect that many marketers are not
making a penny or very little money because of their
insistence on "being different". Look, I am all for
ingenuity and individuality and the last thing the web needs
is another copycat internet marketing guru but what these
marketers who may have superior products and services to
sell are missing is: they refuse to model after someone
who is already successful.
For those of you who want to learn how to join the ranks of
the successful, here is my simple five step formula:
1. Study the great ones: Marketers, both online and offline,
have a lot to teach. All you need to do is begin studying
what works for them and adapt it to your own site. Please
note: I AM NOT ADVOCATING STEALING. On the contrary, study
great salesletters, see what they have in common and then
apply those techniques to your own site.
2. Always be open to criticism and review: If someone has
something constructive to say about your site, products,
sales copy always listen to it. If the person offering you
criticism has never sold a thing online, smile politely,
file the information away and move on. If that person is a
successful marketer - write down every word they say and
immediately implement it.
3. Don't listen to the online marketing hype: this technique
works, no this technique works. The truth is many techniques
work for different people, what you need to do is find out
what techniques worked for the successful marketers and try
many of them until you find a few that work for you and then
stick with those.
4. Always, always model after those who came before you.
They have a lot to offer and the really great ones have a
lot to teach. Look for a mentor, if you cannot find one or
they are too expensive (many are) try to learn everything
you can from their courses, websites, audio/video interviews,
products, etc.
5. Be yourself. Take what works for the experts and make it
work for you - for your own products and services.
Many marketers have heard this before and still refuse to
heed the advice.
I feel bad for these marketers as I click off their sites
and don't find myself presented with a popup window
soliciting me for my email address so they can build a
relationship with me and follow up later.
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Article by Marc Goldman. Marc's latest project, The Secrets
of Internet Cashflow Wizards contains tons of the biggest
money-making secrets of the top 5 internet marketing
wizards. This awesome course will teach you exactly what the
experts do to suck in wads of cash without lifting a finger.
http://www.mastersofmarketing.org
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