Newbie social traffic marketers just don’t get it…
True, social traffic is about building relationships.
And it’s also true, you can make your presence felt by establishing yourself as an authority on forums, blogs and social community sites by participating in ongoing conversations or starting new ones.
But where many stumble, and subsequently crash and burn is subscribing to the UFO mentality.
A UFO is flashy, appears for a brief moment, makes a lot of sound and noise, everyone looks up at it. And boom! It disappears!
Likewise, a new social marketer will (more…)
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Here’s why social traffic works.
People like people. People want to belong to a group. Even if it’s a small, unknown group, it’s a group nonetheless.
People are constantly on the search for meaning. Having read “Do what you love, love what you do“, you’d know that once the physiological (food, water, sex) needs and safety needs are satisfied, all individuals would look for “love and belonging”
Even in the case of rebels, or deviants, they’re constantly seeking validation from society, that they’re being rejected. Call it building “anti belonging” if you will.
How’s this apply to Internet Marketing?
Lots actually.
If you’re a new Internet Marketer on the block, you’d want to establish yourself, build your brand, get your name out there.
You’d want to break into the inner circle of Internet Marketers.
You could participate in forums, build a high authority website. But I feel that the biggest bang for your buck will come from (more…)
Well, not exactly 200 years old, but the fledgling BumpZee affiliate marketing community launched by Scott Jangro has hit 200 members recently.
Here’s a snapshot of some member avatars:
I guess one might ask, “How’s listing yourself in the directory help generate more income?”
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Yaro Starak has analyzed ProBlogger Darren Rowse’s path to blogdom and provide some insight that blogging can be a pathway to greater things.
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Super Affiliate Ros Gardner bumps her adsense earnings up 5 times and (more…)
I was checking out community members who’d visited my blog over at MyBlogLog and checked out fellow Singapore Leonard Chen’s blog, especially his entry: Here comes the Affiliate Blog list.
It looks like Scott Jango might be on to starting something viral with his post: Have You Got An Affiliate Marketing Blog?
As you’re expect, the big guns of Affiliate Marketing: Ros Gardner, Shoemoney, Linda Buquet, Shawn Collins, Kris Jones, are already on the list, though I’d expect it’s just a matter of time before the likes of Ewen Chia, PlanetAndrea and Jon F appear too.
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