Have you wondered what it takes to get connected as internet marketer?
I recall seeing partnerships 10 years ago when a newbie blogger.
How did these internet marketers bond to release products, services and seminars?
Over the years I uncovered a few strategies from top connected marketers with large, loyal friend networks of influential internet marketers.
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Following these strategies helps you:
- Build a thriving online business
- Earn Passive Income
- Reach a large, targeted audience through the principle of leveraging
- Enjoy the ride since you won’t feel the stress of trying to succeed through your own steam
The lone wolf dies during the winter. But the wolf pack survives and thrives.
Nature fans – and Game of Thrones fans – know this.
2 beats 1. Imagine you trying to reach a big audience and promote your opportunity solo. Not a good look. But imagine you and a dear friend co-promoting each other to your respective tribes. This is the smart, prospering approach.
Peep these tips to become a connected internet marketer.
1: Help Without Asking
Being generous is the easiest way to become a connected marketer because top marketers did the same generous giving to become connected.
I receive emails daily from bloggers asking for help in terms of guest post opportunities and features but show zero interest in me. None of these folks express an authentic interest in me as a human being. All want to use my platform for their benefit. I junk such emails if I feel annoyed or respond with a link explaining how building a friendship with me is the only way to appear on my blog.
Do you want to become connect? Help me by:
- Publishing a genuine comment on my blog
- Retweeting my latest post
- Sharing my latest post on Facebook
Email me explaining how you helped me. I love these emails. Said emails impress me. Said emails prove you want to befriend me, not use me.
This is how to lay the foundation for being a connected internet marketer; pay your dues, plant friendship seeds and help without asking for anything, cyber wining and dining established pro marketers.
The more interested you become in top pros, the more interested top pros become in you, your blog and your online business.
Connected internet marketers are generous internet marketers.
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2: Study the Hero’s (and Lose the Zero’s)
How do the most connected internet marketers behave?
Study these pros. Emulate these dynamos. Successful, connected marketers help you become connected through osmosis.
I emailed my friend and highly connected internet marketer Zac Johnson a few hours ago, sharing how I’d mentioned him on Blogging From Paradise, and noting how I hoped our native New Jersey would miss an upcoming potential Nor’easter (I am in Thailand now). Zac responded a few minutes ago, gratefully thanking me and noting to keep in touch.
See how I helped him without asking for anything and kept things light and personal, noting the storm? This is how two friends chat. Zac is an iconic marketer who inspired me to keep things light, via his shining example. I learned from Zac by observing Zac.
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On the flip side of things, ignore and release any marketers focused on:
- Talking business all day long online
- Trying to squeeze money out of folks through fear based tactics
- Dehumanizing their audience (everything is “prospect” or “lead” versus “human being”)
Let go the fear-based marketers. They don’t care to connect with you anyway; they just want to use you for your gain.
Hang with and observe the genuine pros who market from a heart-centered space.
3: Invest in Resources
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I share tips to help you become super connected through thick, thin and all in between during your online career.
Almost all internet marketers panic at some point during their careers. They start out with a smart approach – create value and befriend top pros by being generous – but fear sets in when after 3-6 months of doing the right things, no tangible results appear.
Most marketers panic, ditch the smart strategy and fail horribly, going through a miserable, self-centered, lone wolf strategy.
Wise marketers buy resources to refer to when panic begins creeping into their minds, remaining centered, poised, balanced and on purpose, with an eBook or course to turn to for regular reading and study.
Buying resources from pro marketers also makes you memorable in their minds. If you buy my eBook and email me with a glowing review I instantly love you and remember you. This is such a quick and easy way to plant the seeds for building a genuine friendship with me. I take care of my good blogging buddies who patiently allow our bond to mature; just ask anybody I promote to my 60,000 member, loyal tribe.
What tips can you add to this list?
About the Author
Ryan Biddulph is a blogger, author and world traveler who’s been featured on Richard Branson’s Virgin Blog, Forbes, Fox News, Entrepreneur, Positively Positive, Life Hack, John Chow Dot Com and Neil Patel Dot Com. He has written and self-published 126 bite-sized eBooks on Amazon. Ryan can help you build a successful blog at Blogging From Paradise.
The lone wolf dies during the winter. But the wolf pack survives and thrives. 100%. Thanks for this amazing content. I learned a lot.
Hi, I appreciate your feedback!
With covid affecting all of us networking online is a must which is connecting through social media.
This was a GREAT article. I have someone in mind…and we have essentially started to connect-market just by happenstance.
Hi Annie, glad you found this post helpful!
Nailed it! Great advice. Networking and connecting with others isn’t a new concept but seems to have gotten a bit lost in the online world.
True Tamara, thanks for your feedback.
Im happy to finally read someone one point out what you just did on this post. Most people want help but arent willing to reciprocate. great post
True! Succeeding at blogging is all about being ready to help other bloggers too!
Really great insights, I wished I knew this when I start blogging. Really appreciate how people share their knowledge on the net, def. will pass on this post to my blogger friends.
Thanks for the feedback Casey!
Thanks for all the great tips! I am convinced that connecting with others, helping, sharing your knowledge is key to your success
True, its all about building networks online, that will enable you succeed.
Very informative post and all of these are great tips. Thanks for sharing this post.
Welcome.
I agree with you about the guest post request, I too put it in junk mail. Everybody wants to use. After that they don’t want to do any thing. I like your tips. Yes I will ask them to show how they are connected me. Thanks for these tips.
Welcome.
This is great info. I am a fairly new blogger and am trying to navigate my way around. So I find this very helpful. Connections are so important.
Thanks for visiting!
Hello.
These are really good points! I understand why you would junk people who only want your help but don’t repost or support you! I also think studying the pros is a good idea!
Hi, sometimes we have people online who just want to take, and not give any support. Thanks for visiting.
love this info and yes I love having someone with me to promote!
Hi Leah, thanks for your visit.
These are some great tips! I’m always willing to learn more about this kind of stuff!
Thanks.
It’s always nice to have someone help promote alongside you. Two heads are better than one!
Thanks!
Some great tips there that I have pinned for later. I’m defo still learning my way around the blogging world these days!!
Thanks for visiting.
This is great, so many helpful tips for marketing online. Not only am I a blogger, but I also work in social media management and marketing as my day job so I am always looking for any new tips to help me out.
Thanks for that nice feedback.
As a blogger, I’m an online marketer and what I’ve been trying to do of late is make investments; invest in courses, books and ebooks, softwares and also, a new layout that’s coming soon!
Glad to learn that. Keep up the great work Dalene!
Yes I really do understand where you’re coming from and you have a great point! These are really nice tips.
Thanks Chelle!
These are a few great tips on how to become connected as an online marketer. I would also recommend doing round up posts of top experts by niche, sharing their content on social media and interviewing them on my podcasts also helps.
True, that helps you build your online profile too!
These are great tips! I remember when I started blogging I had know idea as where to direct my energy. Now I know that internet is a powerful tool and marketing is everything. A believe that for any business internet marketing is just essential and super important to succeed.
XO
Candace
http://www.thebeautybeau.com
Thanks Candace for commenting on this post!
These are really good tips. I would really be hard pressed to partner with people who took the personal stuff out of the people.
Hi Rachel, I appreciate your visit.
Very useful tips, thanks. We have to focus on helping people.
True.
These are some wonderful ideas! I think studying those around who are doing great things is such a great way to pick up tricks!
True! I appreciate your visit.
In fact, they are recommendations applicable to both work and private life. A good connection between the two things!
Hi, your feedback well taken in. Thanks.
I too get all those annoying emails from people who want to guest blog on my site. I like the idea of commenting or sharing posts to make connections.
Hi Tara, glad you’ve learned something from this post. Thanks.
Yes, I love this! I always try to stay connected online. I love to help others out and share their links as well. I think that’s important.
Hi Amber, thanks for your comments. Welcome.
Great post and good tips. I really want to incorporate into my blogging routine. I feel difficult to connect with others. As I always feel like the other person may not like it. But this post is a real inspiration to connect to others.
Thanks for your input. Yes, connecting with other bloggers helps you grow online.
Its always good to be connected. The tips will certainly help.
True, thanks for visiting.
You always share such useful tips! Thanks for sharing this at Booknificent Thursday on Mommynificent.com!
Tina
Hi Tina, am too grateful for offering us an opportunity to share and connect with other bloggers. You are most welcomed.
Sometimes people get to far ahead of themselves and they miss many opportunities by not connecting with pretty fabulous people.
True, most people online try to focus on working alone, and tend to ignore the power that is in connecting with other bloggers or online entrepreneurs. If everyone can leverage on the power of connecting, then most can succeed online.
Thank you for bringing the focus back to helping people. We can so easily forget when we are online. It’s the basic principle of treating others how you want to be treated. I’m always drawn to people that have that and I’ll be reading more of your advice.
Hi Linda, thanks for visiting and taking time to comment on this post. Succeeding online is all about helping other people achieve their dreams while you accomplish yours too.
I’m definitely bookmarking this! It’s a good reminder of what being in online business is all about– helping people with something. Lately I’ve been a little overly-focused on statistics, and reading this post was a great way to re-center on the thing that matters most, which is connecting with other people. I think this is going to be something I look at over and over again if I find myself losing that again.Thanks!
Hi Nicole, I totally concur with you. Most Bloggers tend to focus on how they can benefit from those who are established and fail to work on building each other. If we could just stop, and think of the best ways we can help each other online, I believe we can achieve great success. Thanks for visiting.
Hi John,
Thanks for sharing this opportunity with me.
Ryan
Hi Ryan, always good to have Guys like you share great content Like this. I learned a lot of helpful tips from these, and I believe this will help many bloggers create good relationships online that benefit them in the long run. You are most welcomed.